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Dave Philley
Full name David Earl Philley Born May 16, 1920, Paris, Texas Died March 15, 2012, Paris, Texas Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas First Game: September 6, 1941 ; Final Game: August 6, 1962 Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 188 Ejections: 1947 (1), 1948 (1), 1949 (1), 1952 (1), 1955 (1), 1956 (4), 1957 (1), 1958 (1). Total: 11 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1941 CHI A Daily Splits 7 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .417 .333 0.0 1941 CHI A
1946 CHI A Daily Splits 17 68 10 24 2 3 0 17 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 .353 .389 .471 0.8 1946 CHI A
1947 CHI A Daily Splits 143 551 55 142 25 11 2 45 35 5 39 1 5 0 9 14 21 16 .258 .303 .354 -2.6 1947 CHI A
1948 CHI A Daily Splits 137 488 51 140 28 3 5 42 50 3 33 0 8 0 6 11 8 10 .287 .353 .387 0.6 1948 CHI A
1949 CHI A Daily Splits 146 598 84 171 20 8 0 44 54 4 51 2 6 0 9 12 13 4 .286 .347 .346 -1.7 1949 CHI A
1950 CHI A Daily Splits 156 619 69 150 21 5 14 80 52 1 57 1 10 0 18 17 6 3 .242 .302 .360 -2.5 1950 CHI A
1951 CHI A Daily Splits 7 25 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 .296 .320 -0.2 1951 CHI A
1951 PHI A Daily Splits 125 468 71 123 18 7 7 59 63 1 38 3 4 0 12 4 9 6 .263 .354 .376 -1.0 1951 PHI A
1951 TOT A 132 493 71 129 20 7 7 61 65 1 41 3 4 0 12 5 9 6 .262 .351 .373 -1.2 1951 TOT A
1952 PHI A Daily Splits 151 586 80 154 25 4 7 71 59 4 35 4 17 0 11 29 11 4 .263 .334 .355 -1.0 1952 PHI A
1953 PHI A Daily Splits 157 620 80 188 30 9 9 59 51 1 35 2 4 0 3 22 13 5 .303 .358 .424 -0.5 1953 PHI A
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 133 452 48 102 13 3 12 60 57 3 48 0 6 7 0 5 16 2 4 .226 .308 .347 -2.5 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A Daily Splits 43 104 15 31 4 2 2 9 12 2 10 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 2 .298 .368 .433 -0.1 1955 CLE A
1955 BAL A Daily Splits 83 311 50 93 13 3 6 41 34 2 38 0 2 1 0 0 9 1 2 .299 .367 .418 0.1 1955 BAL A
1955 TOT A 126 415 65 124 17 5 8 50 46 4 48 0 2 2 0 2 14 1 4 .299 .367 .422 0.0 1955 TOT A
1956 BAL A Daily Splits 32 117 13 24 4 2 1 17 18 3 13 0 0 1 0 1 7 3 1 .205 .309 .299 -0.8 1956 BAL A
1956 CHI A Daily Splits 86 279 44 74 14 2 4 47 28 0 27 1 2 6 0 9 9 1 3 .265 .328 .373 -1.4 1956 CHI A
1956 TOT A 118 396 57 98 18 4 5 64 46 3 40 1 2 7 0 10 16 4 4 .247 .322 .351 -2.2 1956 TOT A
1957 CHI A Daily Splits 22 71 9 23 4 0 0 9 4 0 10 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 .324 .360 .380 -0.1 1957 CHI A
1957 DET A Daily Splits 65 173 15 49 8 1 2 16 7 0 16 0 0 1 0 2 4 3 1 .283 .309 .376 -0.4 1957 DET A
1957 TOT A 87 244 24 72 12 1 2 25 11 0 26 0 1 1 0 4 5 4 2 .295 .324 .377 -0.5 1957 TOT A
1958 PHI N Daily Splits 91 207 30 64 11 4 3 31 15 3 20 1 1 1 0 1 8 1 1 .309 .357 .444 -0.2 1958 PHI N
1959 PHI N Daily Splits 99 254 32 74 18 2 7 37 18 3 27 1 4 1 0 4 3 0 0 .291 .339 .461 0.1 1959 PHI N
1960 PHI N Daily Splits 14 15 2 5 2 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .444 .467 0.1 1960 PHI N
1960 SF N Daily Splits 39 61 5 10 0 0 1 7 6 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .164 .239 .213 -0.8 1960 SF N
1960 BAL A Daily Splits 14 34 6 9 2 1 1 5 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .265 .342 .471 0.1 1960 BAL A
1960 TOT N 53 76 7 15 2 0 1 11 9 1 16 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .197 .282 .263 -0.7 1960 TOT N
1960 Total 67 110 13 24 4 1 2 16 13 1 21 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 .218 .301 .327 -0.6 1960 Total
1961 BAL A Daily Splits 99 144 13 36 9 2 1 23 10 0 20 0 0 3 0 2 9 2 0 .250 .293 .361 -0.8 1961 BAL A
1962 BOS A Daily Splits 38 42 3 6 2 0 0 4 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .250 .190 -0.5 1962 BOS A
Total NL ( 3 Years) 243 537 69 153 31 6 11 79 42 7 63 2 5 2 0 6 14 1 1 .285 .338 .426 -0.8 Total NL
Total AL (16 Years) 1661 5759 720 1547 245 66 73 650 552 29 488 15 66 20 0 94 176 100 62 .269 .333 .372 -14.5 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 1904 6296 789 1700 276 72 84 729 594 36 551 17 71 22 0 100 190 101 63 .270 .334 .377 -15.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 1954 CLE A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 CHI A Daily Splits OF 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 0
1941 CHI A LF 2 2 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 CHI A Daily Splits OF 17 17 16 152 55 3 1 0 0 .983 16 1 0
1946 CHI A LF 16 16 15 143 48 3 1 0 0 .981
1946 CHI A CF 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 CHI A Daily Splits OF 133 133 129 1188 355 9 5 2 0 .986 41 94 0
1947 CHI A CF 94 93 90 833 263 4 5 2 0 .982
1947 CHI A LF 41 40 39 355 82 4 0 0 0 1.000
1947 CHI A 3B 4 4 4 39 1 6 0 1 0 1.000
1948 CHI A Daily Splits OF 128 128 125 1106 381 22 9 6 0 .978 6 123 0
1948 CHI A CF 123 122 121 1059 374 21 8 6 0 .980
1948 CHI A LF 6 6 4 47 11 1 1 0 0 .923
1949 CHI A Daily Splits OF 145 144 139 1259.1 282 16 7 3 0 .977 0 3 143
1949 CHI A RF 143 142 137 1239.1 272 16 7 3 0 .976
1949 CHI A CF 3 2 2 20 10 1 0 0 0 1.000
1950 CHI A Daily Splits OF 154 153 129 1324 367 19 8 8 0 .980 0 70 104
1950 CHI A RF 104 91 81 815 194 9 2 4 0 .990
1950 CHI A CF 70 62 48 509 171 11 6 4 0 .968
1951 CHI A Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 52 15 0 1 0 0 .938 6 0 0
1951 CHI A LF 6 6 6 52 16 0 1 0 0 .941
1951 PHI A Daily Splits OF 120 118 115 1051.2 299 15 7 4 0 .978 2 117 1
1951 PHI A CF 117 115 114 1024.2 293 14 7 4 0 .978
1951 PHI A LF 2 2 0 18 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
1951 PHI A 3B 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1951 PHI A RF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 TOT A LF 8 8 6 70 21 1 1 0 0 .957
1951 TOT A OF 126 124 121 1103.2 314 15 8 4 0 .976 8 117 1
1952 PHI A Daily Splits OF 148 146 143 1312.1 442 13 4 3 0 .991 0 148 0
1952 PHI A CF 148 146 143 1312.1 433 12 4 3 0 .991
1952 PHI A 3B 3 3 3 25 3 3 0 0 0 1.000
1953 PHI A Daily Splits OF 157 156 137 1329.2 296 18 6 0 0 .981 0 31 129
1953 PHI A RF 129 127 109 1076 228 16 2 0 0 .992
1953 PHI A CF 31 29 28 253.2 75 0 4 0 0 .949
1953 PHI A 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 CLE A Daily Splits OF 129 120 117 1110 237 6 4 0 0 .984 1 0 129
1954 CLE A RF 129 120 117 1106 237 7 4 0 0 .984
1954 CLE A LF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 CLE A Daily Splits OF 34 22 21 230.1 44 2 0 2 0 1.000 2 0 32
1955 CLE A RF 32 22 21 226.1 41 2 0 2 0 1.000
1955 CLE A LF 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 BAL A Daily Splits OF 82 80 54 687 154 6 5 2 0 .970 46 3 49
1955 BAL A RF 49 46 31 377 78 4 2 2 0 .976
1955 BAL A LF 46 32 22 294 79 3 3 0 0 .965
1955 BAL A CF 3 2 1 16 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1955 BAL A 3B 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500
1955 TOT A LF 48 32 22 298 82 3 3 0 0 .966
1955 TOT A RF 81 68 52 603.1 119 6 2 4 0 .984
1955 TOT A OF 116 102 75 917.1 198 8 5 4 0 .976 48 3 81
1956 BAL A Daily Splits OF 31 31 19 255 56 2 4 2 0 .935 21 0 18
1956 BAL A LF 21 14 9 131.1 21 1 4 1 0 .846
1956 BAL A RF 18 17 10 123.2 34 1 0 1 0 1.000
1956 BAL A 3B 5 1 1 20 2 4 1 1 0 .857
1956 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 51 44 22 354.1 299 17 7 31 0 .978
1956 CHI A OF 30 26 13 228 50 2 0 0 0 1.000 13 0 22
1956 CHI A RF 22 21 11 158.2 33 2 0 0 0 1.000
1956 CHI A LF 13 5 2 69.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 TOT A LF 34 19 11 200.2 36 1 4 1 0 .902
1956 TOT A RF 40 38 21 282.1 67 3 0 1 0 1.000
1956 TOT A OF 61 57 32 483 106 4 4 2 0 .965 34 0 40
1957 CHI A Daily Splits OF 17 16 13 146.2 39 0 1 0 0 .975 0 0 17
1957 CHI A RF 17 16 13 146.2 38 0 1 0 0 .974
1957 CHI A 1B 2 0 0 13 15 0 0 2 0 1.000
1957 DET A Daily Splits 1B 27 23 23 227.1 203 25 1 19 0 .996
1957 DET A OF 12 11 7 99 16 0 1 0 0 .941 4 0 8
1957 DET A RF 8 8 5 72 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 DET A LF 4 3 2 27 5 0 1 0 0 .833
1957 DET A 3B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1957 TOT A 1B 29 23 23 240.1 218 25 1 21 0 .996
1957 TOT A RF 25 24 18 218.2 49 0 1 0 0 .980
1957 TOT A OF 29 27 20 245.2 55 0 2 0 0 .965 4 0 25
1958 PHI N Daily Splits OF 24 24 17 203.2 32 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 24
1958 PHI N RF 24 24 17 203.2 34 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 PHI N 1B 18 17 10 148 151 12 1 12 0 .994
1959 PHI N Daily Splits OF 35 35 32 297.1 64 4 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 35
1959 PHI N RF 35 35 32 297.1 67 4 0 1 0 1.000
1959 PHI N 1B 23 21 21 190 174 11 4 17 0 .979
1960 PHI N Daily Splits OF 3 0 0 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 1
1960 PHI N LF 2 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 PHI N 1B 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000
1960 PHI N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 SF N Daily Splits OF 10 9 5 73.1 16 0 1 0 0 .941 10 0 0
1960 SF N LF 10 9 5 73.1 16 0 1 0 0 .941
1960 SF N 3B 3 0 0 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 BAL A Daily Splits OF 8 7 3 58.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 2
1960 BAL A LF 7 5 2 44.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 BAL A RF 2 2 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 BAL A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 TOT N LF 12 9 5 78 16 0 1 0 0 .941
1960 TOT N OF 13 9 5 80 16 0 1 0 0 .941 12 0 1
1960 Total 3B 4 0 0 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 Total LF 19 14 7 122.1 26 0 1 0 0 .963
1960 Total RF 3 2 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 Total OF 21 16 8 138.1 31 0 1 0 0 .969 19 0 3
1961 BAL A Daily Splits OF 25 17 6 146 21 0 0 0 0 1.000 22 0 3
1961 BAL A LF 22 15 6 132.2 16 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BAL A RF 3 2 0 13.1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BAL A 1B 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 BOS A Daily Splits OF 4 4 1 24 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4
1962 BOS A RF 4 4 1 24 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (18 Years) Splits OF 1454 1405 1247 12352.1 3242 137 64 33 0 .981 201 590 721
Total (13 Years) RF 721 678 587 5904 1283 61 18 13 0 .987
Total ( 9 Years) CF 590 572 548 5036.2 1625 64 34 19 0 .980
Total (11 Years) LF 201 155 112 1411.2 329 13 12 1 0 .966
Total ( 6 Years) 1B 124 106 76 941.2 846 65 13 82 0 .986
Total ( 8 Years) 3B 22 8 8 97 6 14 2 2 0 .909
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1954 CLE A Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
1954 CLE A RF 2 2 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9- 7-1947 BOX CHI A Cal Hubbard Call at 2B
4-26-1948 BOX CHI A Bill Summers Called third strike
9-18-1949 BOX CHI A Joe Paparella Balls and strikes
7-15-1952(1) BOX PHI A Scotty Robb Arguing strike 3
8-21-1955 BOX BAL A Hank Soar Call at 2B
6-14-1956 BOX CHI A Charlie Berry Called third strike
6-23-1956 BOX CHI A Jim Honochick Charging mound
8- 7-1956(2) BOX CHI A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
8- 7-1956(1) BOX CHI A Red Flaherty Called third strike
9-14-1957(2) BOX DET A Eddie Rommel Call at 3B
6- 1-1958(1) BOX PHI N Ken Burkhart Called third strike
Transaction Information
Sold by Shreveport (Texas) to Chicago White Sox (July 18, 1941 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Gus Zernial to Philadelphia Athletics as part of
3-team trade in which Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to Cleveland Indians ;
Cleveland Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to Philadelphia Athletics ;
Cleveland Indians sent Minnie Minoso to Chicago White Sox ; and Philadelphia
Athletics sent Paul Lehner to Chicago White Sox (April 30, 1951 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bill Upton ,
Lee Wheat and $15000 (February 19, 1954 ).
Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Cleveland Indians (July 2, 1955 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Jim Wilson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bob
Nieman , Mike Fornieles , Connie Johnson and George Kell (May 21, 1956 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Earl Torgeson (June
14, 1957 ).
Sold by Detroit Tigers to Philadelphia Phillies (December 11, 1957 ).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to San Francisco Giants (May 12, 1960 ).
Sold by San Francisco Giants to Baltimore Orioles (September 1, 1960 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 13, 1960 ).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 31, 1961 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 9, 1961 ).
Signed by Houston Colt .45s (February 27, 1962 ).
Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Tom Borland (March 24,
1962 ).
Released by Boston Red Sox (August 14, 1962 ).
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