Ted Savage
[edit] Biography
Ted Savage (Theodore Edmund Savage) was born on February 21, 1937 in Venice, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 9, 1962 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 7 home runs and 39 RBI. Savage played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Ted Savage's best season was 1970, when he hit for a .279 average and knocked in 50 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 127
| 335
| 54
| 89
| 7
| 39
| .266
| .345
| .373
| 11
| 2
| 40
| 66
| 2
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 6
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| 85
| 149
| 22
| 29
| 5
| 14
| .195
| .268
| .322
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 7
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 30
| 63
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 4
| .159
| .232
| .254
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 16
| 29
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .172
| .273
| .310
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 96
| 225
| 40
| 49
| 5
| 33
| .218
| .346
| .338
| 10
| 1
| 40
| 54
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 7
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| 105
| 233
| 41
| 50
| 5
| 33
| .215
| .342
| .330
| 10
| 1
| 41
| 57
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 7
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 61
| 126
| 7
| 26
| 2
| 7
| .206
| .270
| .317
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| TOT
| N
| 64
| 134
| 7
| 28
| 2
| 7
| .209
| .269
| .313
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 68
| 110
| 20
| 25
| 2
| 11
| .227
| .344
| .345
| 7
| 0
| 20
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 114
| 276
| 43
| 77
| 12
| 50
| .279
| .402
| .482
| 10
| 5
| 57
| 44
| 2
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 6
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 14
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .364
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 19
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .172
| .250
| .172
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 46
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .174
| .296
| .174
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 495
| 1053
| 155
| 236
| 22
| 111
| .224
| .316
| .337
| 41
| 6
| 135
| 218
| 9
| 13
| 36
| 8
| 32
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 147
| 322
| 47
| 85
| 12
| 52
| .264
| .388
| .438
| 10
| 5
| 65
| 54
| 2
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 642
| 1375
| 202
| 321
| 34
| 163
| .233
| .334
| .361
| 51
| 11
| 200
| 272
| 11
| 18
| 49
| 9
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 93
| 65
| 637.2
| 133
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 10
| 9
| 78
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 109
| 82
| 783.2
| 185
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 10
| 8
| 68
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 47
| 27
| 274.2
| 47
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 37
| 21
| 211
| 33
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 8
| 6
| 60.2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| OF
| 21
| 15
| 144
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| RF
| 21
| 15
| 144
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 5
| 51
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 22
| 16
| 152.2
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 86
| 65
| 604.2
| 133
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 67
| 49
| 452
| 100
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| RF
| 22
| 19
| 134.1
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| LF
| 20
| 11
| 125
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| OF
| 39
| 30
| 259.1
| 61
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 24
| 21
| 150.1
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1968
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 41
| 32
| 276.1
| 64
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 28
| 7
| 104.1
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 12
| 11
| 94
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 42
| 18
| 210.1
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 33
| 24
| 229
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 81
| 68
| 613.2
| 119
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 21
| 18
| 149.1
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 34
| 26
| 235.1
| 53
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 6
| 2
| 20.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 6.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| OF
| 9
| 6
| 49.2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| RF
| 5
| 3
| 23.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 15
| 8
| 70.1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 30.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 9
| 4
| 40
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 449
| 320
| 3028.2
| 651
| 22
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 77
| 62
| 557.2
| 144
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 172
| 126
| 1124
| 245
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 220
| 132
| 1347
| 258
| 10
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (February 18, 1960).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Pancho Herrera to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Don Hoak (November 28, 1962).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Earl Francis to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jack Damaska and Ron Cox (December 15, 1964).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs (May 14, 1967).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jim Ellis to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jim Hickman and Phil Regan (April 23, 1968).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jimmie Schaffer (March 30, 1969).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Milwaukee Brewers (April 5, 1970).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Tommy Matchick (May 11, 1971).
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