Rupert
McKown
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: January 5, 1921 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1948   
All-Star Selections 1949   
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 26 FAI KL $ 2,178,571   8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 8 8
1948 27 FAI KL $ 2,178,571   8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 8
1949 28 CB YL $ 4,289,062   9 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 8
1950 29 CB YL $ 4,289,062   9 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 5 5 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,178,571   8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,289,062   9 9 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 8
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 26 FAI KL 150 517 59 156 23 4 9 75 7 11 45 45 .302 .357 .414 .771 71.0 12.4
1948 27 FAI KL 155 611 82 173 31 10 13 98 8 5 55 60 .283 .339 .430 .770 82.6 13.9
1949 28 CB YL 157 622 102 190 28 7 19 102 2 3 53 68 .305 .361 .465 .825 93.7 17.7
1950 29 CB YL 153 589 78 175 24 3 11 86 3 1 49 53 .297 .352 .404 .757 81.6 13.6
4 Years Sim 615 2339 321 694 106 24 52 361 20 20 202 226 .297 .352 .429 .781 329.0 57.6
162 Game Average 616 84 182 27 6 13 95 5 5 53 59 .297 .352 .429 .781 86.7  
Career Highs 157 622 102 190 31 10 19 102 8 11 55 68 .305 .361 .465 .825 93.7  
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   1705 250 534 80 18 37 260 14 17 152 155 .313 .369 .446 .815 265.4
vs LH   634 71 160 26 6 15 101 6 3 50 71 .252 .308 .383 .691 74.7
Home 310 1144 154 333 53 9 25 169 13 10 96 121 .291 .345 .419 .764 160.4
Away 305 1195 167 361 53 15 27 192 7 10 106 105 .302 .359 .439 .798 179.7
RISP   659 0 204 35 8 11 293 0 0 75 62 .310 .373 .437 .810 106.2
Pinch Hitting   31 3 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 4 .226 .294 .323 .617 2.9
Close/Late   236 24 72 11 1 5 38 0 0 22 20 .305 .363 .424 .787 35.4
Mar/Apr 102 405 60 113 14 6 5 61 6 4 31 45 .279 .332 .380 .712 49.8
May 104 410 47 121 21 4 8 69 2 4 38 31 .295 .355 .424 .779 59.1
June 100 368 51 114 18 4 12 54 3 1 37 37 .310 .373 .478 .852 62.8
July 98 384 47 103 16 3 7 55 3 7 31 43 .268 .323 .380 .703 45.1
August 106 392 51 108 19 2 7 59 2 2 32 35 .276 .329 .388 .716 49.2
Sep/Oct 105 380 65 135 18 5 13 63 4 2 33 35 .355 .403 .532 .935 74.2
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 26 FAI KL 1B 148 135 1194.7 1167 87 5 123 .996 9.45   1.9
1948 27 FAI KL 1B 153 152 1352.3 1430 118 9 126 .994 10.30   3.2
1949 28 CB YL 1B 153 145 1305.3 1259 104 11 125 .992 9.40   2.6
1950 29 CB YL 1B 153 146 1295.7 1382 117 17 137 .989 10.41   2.4
Career Totals   607 578 5148.0 5238 426 42 511 .993 9.90   10.2
Career Highs   153 152 1352.3 1430 118 17 137 .996 10.41    
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
1949 28 CB YL 11 44 11 14 4 0 2 10 0 0 6 2 .318 .392 .545 .938
1950 29 CB YL 5 17 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 .353 .353 .706
Career Post-Season Batting 16 61 12 20 4 0 2 10 0 0 6 3 .328 .382 .492 .874
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.
Games
1949-3-157
CAR-27-615
At-Bats
1948-4-611
1949-5-622
CAR-16-2339
Hits
1949-9-190
CAR-20-694
Total Bases
CAR-36-1004
Singles
CAR-15-512
Doubles
CAR-43-106
Triples
1948-7-10
1949-6-7
CAR-19-24
RBIs
CAR-32-361
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 8
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20
 
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  6. Bill Marquardt (935)
  7. William Belknap (934)
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 111st overall pick, by Fairfax in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off William Guerra (OMA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1947, off Carol Wright (BOS)
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1948
Signed as a free agent by Colonial Beach on 2/4/1949 to a 3-year deal worth $4,289,062 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 6/27/1949, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 14 RBI
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/12/1949, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Pittsfield on 9/24/1949
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1949, hitting .431 with 6 HR, 21 RBI