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Larry
Gober		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 27, 1918 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 29 CHI YL $ 300,000   4 4 5 8 7 8 8 7 7 5 4 5 5 5 5
1948 30 SBS YL $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 8 7 8 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 5 5
1949 31 SBS YL $ 2,000,000   4 4 5 8 7 8 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 5 5
1950 32 WOO YL $ 808,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 5 8 7 8 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 8 7 7 5 4 5 5 5 5
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 29 CHI YL 154 572 81 137 36 6 27 107 0 1 40 124 .240 .297 .465 .762 79.9 10.1
1948 30 AAA   118 323 59 103 21 1 22 66 2 6 27 60 .319 .371 .594 .966 63.8  
1949 31 SBS YL 112 203 38 54 12 3 13 41 0 0 12 32 .266 .326 .547 .873 34.2 5.3
1950 32 WOO YL 110 146 24 34 8 1 5 26 0 0 16 25 .233 .310 .404 .714 20.8 2.5
3 Years Sim 376 921 143 225 56 10 45 174 0 1 68 181 .244 .306 .473 .779 134.9 17.8
1 Years AAA 118 323 59 103 21 1 22 66 2 6 27 60 .319 .385 .594 .979 63.8  
162 Game Average 396 61 96 24 4 19 74 0 0 29 77 .244 .306 .473 .779 58.1  
Career Highs 154 572 81 137 36 6 27 107 0 1 40 124 .266 .326 .547 .873 79.9  
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   693 107 171 46 7 33 133 0 1 45 132 .247 .304 .476 .780 95.3
vs LH   228 36 54 10 3 12 41 0 0 23 49 .237 .310 .465 .775 33.2
Home 186 466 70 103 20 4 24 82 0 1 42 90 .221 .293 .436 .729 59.7
Away 190 455 73 122 36 6 21 92 0 0 26 91 .268 .318 .512 .830 68.8
RISP   280 0 72 13 2 18 128 0 0 18 52 .257 .309 .511 .820 43.0
Pinch Hitting   135 20 32 5 1 5 27 0 0 12 27 .237 .297 .400 .697 16.5
Close/Late   111 9 25 9 2 1 12 0 0 7 28 .225 .285 .369 .654 10.6
Mar/Apr 59 132 26 35 6 2 12 31 0 0 13 21 .265 .342 .614 .956 26.3
May 62 157 26 43 10 1 9 44 0 0 5 32 .274 .312 .522 .834 23.5
June 66 157 19 33 8 2 4 22 0 1 12 36 .210 .264 .363 .627 15.0
July 55 135 19 31 9 1 6 25 0 0 8 33 .230 .281 .444 .725 16.4
August 67 160 24 37 9 2 7 22 0 0 16 26 .231 .317 .444 .760 21.8
Sep/Oct 67 180 29 46 14 2 7 30 0 0 14 33 .256 .317 .472 .789 25.6
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 29 CHI YL 2B 154 153 1301.7 311 569 14 143 .984 6.08   9.1
1949 31 SBS YL 2B 34 19 187.7 43 79 4 20 .968 5.85   1.0
    SS 20 20 177.7 34 40 5 9 .937 3.75   0.3
1950 32 WOO YL 2B 23 16 156.0 32 57 0 9 1.000 5.13   0.4
    CF 1 0 4.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.16   0.0
  2B 211 188 1645.3 386 705 18 172 .984 5.97   10.4
  SS 20 20 177.7 34 40 5 9 .937 3.75   0.3
  CF 1 0 4.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.16   0.0
Career Totals   232 208 1827.3 422 745 23 181 .981 5.75   10.8
Career Highs   154 153 1301.7 311 569 14 143 1.000 6.08    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1947-7-36
 Triples
1947-10-6
 Homeruns
1947-2-27
 RBIs
1947-6-107
 Strikeouts
1947-3-124
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 11
 
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  1. Sean Rickel (933)
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  3. Jeremiah Judah (922)
  4. David Puņal (917)
  5. Dennis Noon (894)
  6. James Showalter (887)
  7. Armand Kerney (884)
  8. Anthony Dealba (883)
  9. Steven White (881)
  10. Fred Vick (881)
History
Drafted in 19th round, 337th overall pick, by Chicago in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/2/1947, off Chet Seiler (CB)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1947, off Phillip Lampe (CON)
Hit 3 homeruns against Leesburg, driving in 6 runs on 4/8/1947
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1947, hitting .455 with 5 HR, 13 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Woodstock on 9/24/1947
Signed as a free agent by Satellite Beach on 2/2/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Woodstock on 4/1/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $808,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsfield on 5/21/1950
 
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