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YEAR

CLUB, LEAGUE

AVG.

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

1941

Norfolk (Western)

.284

93

341

44

97

12

6

3

57

36

46

4

1942

Joplin (West. Assn.)

.233

115

382

46

89

17

3

4

50

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__

__

1943-45

Binghamton (Eastern) (Military Service)

___

__

__

__

__

__

__

__

___

__

__

__

1946

Binghamton (Eastern)

.245

74

229

24

56

7

0

1

24

32

34

4

1946

Norfolk (Piedmont)

.356

19

73

16

26

4

2

0

8

4

5

0

1947

Kansas City (Am. Assn.)

.200

6

10

0

2

0

0

0

2

__

__

__

1947

Binghamton (Eastern)

.271

30

85

18

23

5

1

1

12

7

6

0

1947

Norfolk (Piedmont)

.211

40

133

17

28

5

2

0

12

13

20

0

1948

McAlester (Sooner St.)

.335

123

355

96

119

27

9

9

64

71

28

30

1949

McAlester (Sooner St.)

.274

127

387

71

106

25

1

4

51

80

29

24

1950

McAlester (Sooner St.)

.285

109

302

61

86

21

5

9

60

52

23

12

1951

McAlester (Sooner St.)

.354

116

373

80

132

28

7

11

109

61

21

17

1952

Joplin (West. Assn.)

.240

74

171

24

41

16

2

1

18

38

20

5

1953

Quincy (Three-I)

.319

81

185

30

59

13

0

1

21

34

13

2

1954

Quincy (Three-I)

.283

95

269

40

75

16

0

3

43

38

14

2

1955

Quincy (Three-I)

.250

52

136

10

34

9

0

1

17

18

17

0

Totals

 

.284

1154

3431

577

974

205

38

48

548

484

276

100

 

Managerial Record

YEAR

CLUB

LEAGUE

POSITION

WON

LOST

PCT.

1948

McAlester

Sooner St.

1st in Div.

91

47

.689

1949

McAlester

Sooner St.

6th in Div.

58

82

.414

1950

McAlester

Sooner St.

2nd in Div. *

92

48

.657

1951

McAlester

Sooner St.

3rd in Div. *

91

48

.655

1952

Joplin

West. Assn.

2nd (1st half)

1st (2nd half) *

38

49

27

25

 

.585

.662

1953

Quincy

Three-I

2nd in Div. *

70

58

.547

1954

Quincy

Three-I

4th in Div. *

71

64

.526

1955

Quincy

Three-I

7th in Div.

52

74

.413

1956

Quincy

Three-I

5th (1st half)

5th (2nd half)

32

24

34

30

.485

.444

1957

Peoria

Three-I

2nd in Div.

80

49

.620

1958

Greensboro

Carolina

3rd in Div.

75

64

.540

1959

Greensboro

Carolina

5th in Div.

54

70

.415

1983

Sarasota

Gulf Coast

7th in Div.

24

35

.407

TOTALS

 

 

 

901

755

.544

·          = Playoff Winner

 

1948-54 Player and Manager

1955 Player, Manager, General Manager

 

General Manager, Quincy (Three-I League), 1955-56

General Manager, Peoria (Three-I League), 1957

General Manager, Greensboro (Carolina League), 1958-59

President, Three-I League, 1960-61

Scout and Minor League Camp Coordinator, Baltimore Orioles, 1962-67

Coach, Baltimore Orioles, 1968

Coach, Oakland A’s, 1969-74

Coach, California Angles, 1976

Coach, New York Mets, 1984-87