Toby Atwell
[edit] Biography
Toby Atwell (Maurice Dailey Atwell) was born on March 8, 1924 in Leesburg, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1952 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .290 with 2 home runs and 31 RBI. Atwell played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Toby Atwell's best season was 1952, when he hit for a .290 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 107
| 362
| 36
| 105
| 2
| 31
| .290
| .362
| .367
| 16
| 3
| 40
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 53
| 139
| 11
| 34
| 0
| 17
| .245
| .352
| .288
| 6
| 0
| 20
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 74
| 10
| 17
| 1
| 8
| .230
| .345
| .297
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| 77
| 213
| 21
| 51
| 1
| 25
| .239
| .349
| .291
| 8
| 0
| 33
| 19
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| 96
| 287
| 36
| 83
| 3
| 26
| .289
| .384
| .376
| 8
| 4
| 43
| 21
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 11
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 71
| 207
| 21
| 44
| 1
| 18
| .213
| .337
| .266
| 8
| 0
| 40
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 4
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 12
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .111
| .158
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 15
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 7
| .167
| .265
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 48
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 10
| .146
| .226
| .292
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 378
| 1117
| 116
| 290
| 9
| 110
| .260
| .355
| .333
| 41
| 7
| 161
| 84
| 8
| 11
| 4
| 13
| 36
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| C
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 451
| 50
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 20
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| C
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 17
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| C
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 295
| 37
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| C
| 88
| 83
| 719.1
| 360
| 39
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 31
| 12
| 0
| .990
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| C
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 334
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| C
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| C
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| C
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 344
| 83
| 719.1
| 1499
| 156
| 34
| 12
| 0
| 30
| 31
| 12
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1946).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Carmen Mauro (December 3, 1951).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski and $150000 to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ralph Kiner, Joe Garagiola, Howie Pollet and George Metkovich (June 4, 1953).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (May 28, 1956); Pittsburgh Pirates received Dick Rand (October 12, 1956).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies (@July 4, 1956).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Milwaukee Braves (July 17, 1956).
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Contact Toby Atwell: Box 686 Purcellville VA 22132
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