Whitey Lockman
[edit] Biography
Whitey Lockman (Carroll Walter Lockman) was born on July 25, 1926 in Lowell, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on July 5, 1945 for the New York Giants. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .286 with 18 home runs and 59 RBI. Lockman played for the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 14 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Whitey Lockman's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1948, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .286 average and knocked in 59 runs. However, others believe that it was 1949, when he hit for a .301 average and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1945
| NY
| N
| 32
| 129
| 16
| 44
| 3
| 18
| .341
| .410
| .481
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1947
| NY
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| NY
| N
| 146
| 584
| 117
| 167
| 18
| 59
| .286
| .361
| .454
| 24
| 10
| 68
| 63
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 4
|
| 1949
| NY
| N
| 151
| 617
| 97
| 186
| 11
| 65
| .301
| .368
| .429
| 32
| 7
| 62
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 8
|
| 1950
| NY
| N
| 129
| 532
| 72
| 157
| 6
| 52
| .295
| .349
| .400
| 28
| 5
| 42
| 29
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1951
| NY
| N
| 153
| 614
| 85
| 173
| 12
| 73
| .282
| .339
| .407
| 27
| 7
| 50
| 32
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 17
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| 154
| 606
| 99
| 176
| 13
| 58
| .290
| .363
| .396
| 17
| 4
| 67
| 52
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| 150
| 607
| 85
| 179
| 9
| 61
| .295
| .351
| .389
| 22
| 4
| 52
| 36
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 148
| 570
| 73
| 143
| 16
| 60
| .251
| .318
| .375
| 17
| 3
| 59
| 31
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 3
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 147
| 576
| 76
| 157
| 15
| 49
| .273
| .320
| .384
| 19
| 0
| 39
| 34
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 7
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 70
| 193
| 14
| 48
| 0
| 10
| .249
| .311
| .269
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 48
| 169
| 13
| 46
| 1
| 10
| .272
| .333
| .343
| 7
| 1
| 16
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 118
| 362
| 27
| 94
| 1
| 20
| .260
| .322
| .304
| 7
| 3
| 34
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 3
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 133
| 456
| 51
| 113
| 7
| 30
| .248
| .308
| .331
| 9
| 4
| 39
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 3
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 92
| 122
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 7
| .238
| .311
| .328
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 52
| 84
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 7
| .262
| .292
| .345
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 69
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .217
| .299
| .261
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| 90
| 153
| 17
| 37
| 0
| 9
| .242
| .295
| .307
| 6
| 2
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 21
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .200
| .385
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1628
| 5871
| 829
| 1643
| 114
| 561
| .280
| .342
| .392
| 221
| 48
| 544
| 379
| 19
| 63
| 43
| 21
| 67
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 38
| 69
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .217
| .299
| .261
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1666
| 5940
| 836
| 1658
| 114
| 563
| .279
| .342
| .391
| 222
| 49
| 552
| 383
| 19
| 64
| 43
| 21
| 68
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1945
| NY
| N
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1948
| NY
| N
| OF
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 388
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1949
| NY
| N
| OF
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 353
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1950
| NY
| N
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 305
| 11
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1951
| NY
| N
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1951
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 1045
| 89
| 16
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 1435
| 111
| 13
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 1042
| 100
| 13
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 145
| 138
| 1238.2
| 1261
| 88
| 18
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 613
| 34
| 3
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| OF
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| OF
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 103
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| OF
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| OF
| 27
| 11
| 150
| 41
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| LF
| 22
| 6
| 104
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 102
| 97
| 865.2
| 981
| 71
| 10
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| LF
| 22
| 4
| 56.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 19.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 6
| 72
| 24
| 19
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| OF
| 25
| 6
| 76
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 5
| 53
| 59
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 5
| 51
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 8
| 98.2
| 92
| 10
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 12
| 112.2
| 116
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| 1B
| 42
| 20
| 211.1
| 208
| 13
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| 2B
| 12
| 5
| 68
| 17
| 19
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 12.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 5
| 4
| 34
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 9
| 4
| 42.1
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 771
| 260
| 2381.1
| 6716
| 510
| 80
| 672
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 45
| 11
| 168.2
| 43
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 27
| 11
| 140
| 41
| 38
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 752
| 19
| 245
| 1660
| 43
| 41
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1943).
- Traded by New York Giants with Al Dark, Ray Katt and Don Liddle to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni and a player to be named later (June 14, 1956); New York Giants received Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants in exchange for Hoyt Wilhelm (February 26, 1957).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to Baltimore Orioles (February 14, 1959).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Walt Dropo (June 23, 1959).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (November 25, 1959).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (1960).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (July 1, 1960).
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