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Mark
Birdsell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 235
 
Born: September 26, 1921 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 FAI KL $ 350,000   4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 5 6
1948 26 FAI KL $ 350,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
1949 27 FAI KL $ 350,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 5 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 25 FAI KL 34 62 7 21 6 0 0 8 2 0 4 10 .339 .379 .435 .814 9.0 2.0
1948 26 FAI KL 104 154 15 28 6 0 2 12 0 0 4 36 .182 .210 .260 .470 6.2 0.0
1949 27 FAI KL 100 122 13 25 2 1 4 13 0 1 4 13 .205 .230 .336 .566 8.0 0.0
3 Years Sim 238 338 35 74 14 1 6 33 2 1 12 59 .219 .249 .320 .568 23.2 2.0
162 Game Average 230 23 50 9 0 4 22 1 0 8 40 .219 .249 .320 .568 15.8  
Career Highs 104 154 15 28 6 1 4 13 2 1 4 36 .339 .379 .435 .814 9.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   222 21 43 12 1 2 19 0 1 6 38 .194 .221 .284 .505 11.1
vs LH   116 14 31 2 0 4 14 2 0 6 21 .267 .301 .388 .689 13.9
Home 110 172 19 41 6 1 2 18 1 0 8 20 .238 .273 .320 .593 14.6
Away 128 166 16 33 8 0 4 15 1 1 4 39 .199 .222 .319 .541 10.5
RISP   94 0 18 5 0 2 25 0 0 4 15 .191 .228 .309 .536 6.0
Pinch Hitting   112 12 26 3 0 3 11 1 0 2 23 .232 .250 .339 .589 9.1
Close/Late   70 7 17 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 10 .243 .274 .314 .588 5.5
Mar/Apr 39 44 7 11 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 13 .250 .261 .318 .579 3.2
May 46 72 5 21 5 0 2 7 0 0 2 13 .292 .311 .444 .755 9.3
June 34 42 4 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 5 .190 .209 .286 .495 1.9
July 36 43 4 11 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 .256 .289 .349 .638 4.3
August 38 69 8 11 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 10 .159 .213 .217 .431 2.5
Sep/Oct 45 68 7 12 3 1 1 6 1 0 3 15 .176 .211 .294 .505 4.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 25 FAI KL 2B 12 10 78.3 12 28 0 6 1.000 4.60   0.3
    3B 8 4 43.7 2 7 1 0 .900 1.86   0.1
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1948 26 FAI KL 3B 23 10 125.0 12 37 2 5 .961 3.53   0.8
    SS 10 10 88.0 17 32 0 9 1.000 5.01   0.4
    2B 22 0 43.0 9 17 1 2 .963 5.44   0.1
1949 27 FAI KL 3B 23 9 96.0 5 21 1 2 .963 2.44   0.3
    2B 25 7 95.7 24 34 4 7 .935 5.46   0.1
    SS 5 0 13.0 3 5 0 3 1.000 5.54   0.1
  3B 54 23 264.7 19 65 4 7 .955 2.86   1.1
  2B 59 17 217.0 45 79 5 15 .961 5.14   0.5
  SS 15 10 101.0 20 37 0 12 1.000 5.08   0.5
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   129 50 583.7 84 181 9 34 .967 4.09   2.1
Career Highs   55 20 256.0 38 86 5 16 .980 4.36    
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  1. Chet Dice (976)
  2. Edward Shah (955)
  3. Timothy Lewis (947)
  4. Randy Fairfax (945)
  5. Thurman Knauer (943)
  6. James Showalter (937)
  7. Clarence Hileman (934)
  8. Robert Braatz (930)
  9. Dennis Noon (926)
  10. William Springer (917)
History
Drafted in 21st round, 363rd overall pick, by Fairfax in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1947, off William Guerra (OMA)
Injured on 6/3/1947 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 7/14/1948, off Domingo Contreras (OMA)
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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