Sherm Lollar
[edit] Biography
Sherm Lollar (John Sherman Lollar) was born on August 23, 1924 in Durham, Arkansas. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1946 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .261 with 8 home runs and 49 RBI. Lollar played for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that Sherm Lollar's best season was 1959, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 84 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 62
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 9
| .242
| .299
| .387
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1947
| NY
| A
| 11
| 32
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 6
| .219
| .242
| .375
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1948
| NY
| A
| 22
| 38
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .211
| .231
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 109
| 284
| 28
| 74
| 8
| 49
| .261
| .340
| .384
| 9
| 1
| 32
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 126
| 396
| 55
| 111
| 13
| 65
| .280
| .391
| .449
| 22
| 3
| 64
| 25
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 12
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 98
| 310
| 44
| 78
| 8
| 44
| .252
| .350
| .397
| 21
| 0
| 43
| 26
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 20
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 132
| 375
| 35
| 90
| 13
| 50
| .240
| .354
| .384
| 15
| 0
| 54
| 34
| 12
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 113
| 334
| 46
| 96
| 8
| 54
| .287
| .388
| .416
| 19
| 0
| 47
| 29
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| 107
| 316
| 31
| 77
| 7
| 34
| .244
| .334
| .351
| 13
| 0
| 37
| 28
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 138
| 426
| 67
| 111
| 16
| 61
| .261
| .374
| .408
| 13
| 1
| 68
| 34
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 12
| 10
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 136
| 450
| 55
| 132
| 11
| 75
| .293
| .383
| .438
| 28
| 2
| 53
| 34
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 19
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 101
| 351
| 33
| 90
| 11
| 70
| .256
| .342
| .393
| 11
| 2
| 35
| 24
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 7
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 127
| 421
| 53
| 115
| 20
| 84
| .273
| .367
| .454
| 16
| 0
| 57
| 37
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 12
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 140
| 505
| 63
| 134
| 22
| 84
| .265
| .345
| .451
| 22
| 3
| 55
| 49
| 9
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 27
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 129
| 421
| 43
| 106
| 7
| 46
| .252
| .326
| .356
| 23
| 0
| 42
| 39
| 8
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 22
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 116
| 337
| 38
| 95
| 7
| 41
| .282
| .360
| .380
| 10
| 1
| 37
| 22
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 5
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 84
| 220
| 17
| 59
| 2
| 26
| .268
| .369
| .350
| 12
| 0
| 32
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 5
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 73
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 6
| .233
| .317
| .288
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1752
| 5351
| 623
| 1415
| 155
| 808
| .264
| .357
| .402
| 244
| 14
| 671
| 453
| 115
| 47
| 20
| 49
| 184
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| C
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 89
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1947
| NY
| A
| C
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| NY
| A
| C
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| C
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 279
| 39
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| C
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 367
| 48
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| C
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 361
| 48
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| C
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 590
| 53
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| C
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 470
| 51
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| C
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 395
| 38
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| C
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 664
| 62
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| C
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 679
| 40
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| C
| 96
| 90
| 820
| 454
| 45
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 21
| 1
| .998
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| C
| 116
| 112
| 991.1
| 597
| 63
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 29
| 26
| 5
| .987
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| C
| 122
| 106
| 994
| 623
| 51
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 37
| 27
| 1
| .993
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 24
| 23
| 184
| 177
| 17
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| C
| 123
| 111
| 1013
| 555
| 54
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 31
| 0
| .995
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| C
| 107
| 93
| 826.2
| 464
| 48
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 27
| 22
| 0
| .998
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| C
| 66
| 59
| 516.1
| 298
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 11
| 0
| .991
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| C
| 23
| 18
| 158.1
| 94
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 1
| .981
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 27
| 23
| 187
| 184
| 17
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1571
| 589
| 5319.2
| 7059
| 688
| 62
| 101
| 0
| 53
| 173
| 143
| 8
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1943).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Ray Mack to New York Yankees in exchange for Hal Peck, Al Gettel and Gene Bearden (December 6, 1946).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Red Embree, Dick Starr and $100000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Roy Partee and Fred Sanford (December 13, 1948).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Al Widmar and Tom Upton to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Joe DeMaestri, Gus Niarhos, Gordon Goldsberry and Jim Rivera (November 27, 1951).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (October 4, 1963).
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