Tom Umphlett
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Tom Umphlett (Thomas Mullen Umphlett) was born on May 12, 1930 in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1953 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 3 home runs and 59 RBI. Umphlett played for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 137
| 495
| 53
| 140
| 3
| 59
| .283
| .331
| .376
| 27
| 5
| 34
| 30
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 11
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 114
| 342
| 21
| 75
| 1
| 33
| .219
| .255
| .269
| 8
| 3
| 17
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 13
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 110
| 323
| 34
| 70
| 2
| 19
| .217
| .271
| .266
| 10
| 0
| 24
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 361
| 1160
| 108
| 285
| 6
| 111
| .246
| .292
| .314
| 45
| 8
| 75
| 107
| 2
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 29
|
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| 1953
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 382
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 169
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 237
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 340
| 0
| 0
| 788
| 33
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1950).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Mickey McDermott to Washington Senators in exchange for Jackie Jensen (December 9, 1953).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield and Johnny Schmitz to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley and Al Curtis (November 8, 1955).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with cash to New York Yankees in exchange for Billy Gardner (June 12, 1962).
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