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Wayne
Jara		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 230
 
Born: March 14, 1914 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1948   
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 33 CB YL $ 300,000   7 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 3 4 4 6 7 7
1948 34 CB YL $ 2,401,800   7 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 3 4 3 6 7 7
1949 35 CB YL $ 2,401,800   6 6 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7
1950 36 LEE YL     6 6 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,401,800   7 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 3 4 4 6 7 7
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 33 CB YL 96 313 38 85 16 2 9 47 1 0 17 35 .272 .318 .422 .740 38.1 4.8
    AAA   32 132 21 51 11 0 7 25 5 3 9 14 .386 .426 .629 1.054 29.7  
1948 34 CB YL 138 480 60 153 27 1 8 76 1 0 27 45 .319 .353 .429 .782 68.2 11.8
1949 35 CB YL 136 484 76 129 19 2 8 72 1 0 38 56 .267 .321 .364 .685 57.0 7.4
1950 36 AAA   110 297 45 94 10 2 15 59 2 4 21 28 .316 .362 .515 .877 51.1  
3 Years Sim 370 1277 174 367 62 5 25 195 3 0 82 136 .287 .332 .403 .735 163.2 23.9
2 Years AAA 142 429 66 145 21 2 22 84 7 7 30 42 .338 .388 .550 .938 80.8  
162 Game Average 559 76 160 27 2 10 85 1 0 35 59 .287 .332 .403 .735 71.5  
Career Highs 138 484 76 153 27 2 9 76 1 0 38 56 .319 .353 .429 .782 68.2  
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   1109 145 323 53 4 21 171 3 0 70 105 .291 .336 .403 .739 143.9
vs LH   168 29 44 9 1 4 24 0 0 12 31 .262 .309 .399 .708 20.5
Home 188 617 85 183 32 3 10 88 2 0 38 66 .297 .340 .407 .747 81.2
Away 182 660 89 184 30 2 15 107 1 0 44 70 .279 .325 .398 .723 83.2
RISP   350 0 106 17 2 7 158 0 0 25 38 .303 .340 .423 .763 49.5
Pinch Hitting   25 6 9 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 3 .360 .385 .480 .865 4.2
Close/Late   126 15 36 3 0 3 25 0 0 8 13 .286 .328 .381 .709 15.6
Mar/Apr 49 181 25 54 12 0 3 30 0 0 14 25 .298 .343 .414 .758 25.0
May 56 192 29 54 12 1 1 31 1 0 20 23 .281 .350 .370 .720 24.9
June 66 246 32 71 7 1 5 34 0 0 15 31 .289 .332 .386 .718 30.6
July 69 240 28 58 9 2 4 33 1 0 10 26 .242 .272 .346 .618 21.9
August 65 217 26 68 12 0 5 34 0 0 13 15 .313 .355 .438 .792 31.5
Sep/Oct 65 201 34 62 10 1 7 33 1 0 10 16 .308 .352 .473 .824 30.6
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 33 CB YL RF 87 79 699.7 119 4 3 1 .976 1.58   1.5
1948 34 CB YL RF 131 124 1094.7 283 7 2 3 .993 2.38   2.8
    SS 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1949 35 CB YL RF 134 129 1126.7 284 2 2 0 .993 2.28   3.4
  RF 352 332 2921.0 686 13 7 4 .990 2.15   7.8
  SS 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   354 333 2933.0 686 16 7 5 .990 2.15   7.8
Career Highs   134 129 1126.7 284 10 3 4 .993 2.38    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 33 CB YL 4 15 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .375 .333 .708
1948 34 CB YL 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1949 35 CB YL 7 21 4 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .381 .435 .524 .959
Career Post-Season Batting 15 47 6 13 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 .277 .320 .340 .660
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.
Batting Average
1948-3-.319
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 4
 
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 277th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947
Was claimed off waivers by Tulsa on 4/4/1947
Released by Tulsa on 4/14/1947
Signed as a free agent by Colonial Beach on 4/17/1947 to a minor league deal
Had first career hit (double) on 5/23/1947, off Darren Strasser (CHI)
Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1947, off Lucien Pillar (TUL)
Signed as a free agent by Colonial Beach on 2/7/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $2,401,800 per year
Drove in 7 runs against Woodstock on 5/19/1948
Drove in 6 runs against Woodstock on 6/9/1948
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1948
Signed as a free agent by Leesburg on 3/1/1950 to a minor league contract
 
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