Eric
Salas
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: November 24, 1915 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1950   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 31 LEE YL $ 4,990,000   6 6 6 9 8 9 7 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
1948 32 LEE YL $ 4,990,000   6 6 6 9 8 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
1949 33 LEE YL $ 5,890,000   6 6 6 9 8 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 7
1950 34 LEE YL $ 5,890,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,990,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,890,000   6 6 6 9 8 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 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 31 LEE YL 153 549 85 152 30 2 24 93 1 0 66 89 .277 .355 .470 .825 90.5 15.5
1948 32 LEE YL 156 553 85 146 25 1 22 70 3 0 69 77 .264 .348 .432 .780 84.1 13.5
1949 33 LEE YL 151 580 92 144 24 1 22 108 0 0 73 85 .248 .335 .407 .742 84.4 9.6
1950 34 LEE YL 155 576 92 143 24 0 35 132 0 0 64 92 .248 .331 .472 .803 90.4 11.9
4 Years Sim 615 2258 354 585 103 4 103 403 4 0 272 343 .259 .342 .445 .787 349.4 50.6
162 Game Average 594 93 154 27 1 27 106 1 0 71 90 .259 .342 .445 .787 92.0  
Career Highs 156 580 92 152 30 2 35 132 3 0 73 92 .277 .355 .472 .825 90.5  
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   1740 268 429 71 4 74 301 4 0 219 276 .247 .334 .420 .753 251.2
vs LH   518 86 156 32 0 29 102 0 0 53 67 .301 .370 .531 .901 95.6
Home 307 1104 174 271 36 2 45 181 3 0 140 153 .245 .335 .404 .739 155.0
Away 308 1154 180 314 67 2 58 222 1 0 132 190 .272 .348 .484 .832 191.8
RISP   676 0 170 32 1 30 297 0 0 97 102 .251 .337 .435 .772 105.2
Pinch Hitting   27 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 .259 .300 .296 .596 2.1
Close/Late   239 29 62 10 0 8 33 0 0 29 42 .259 .343 .402 .745 33.6
Mar/Apr 102 388 71 106 23 2 20 78 0 0 56 65 .273 .367 .497 .864 69.9
May 104 386 56 94 16 1 14 59 1 0 39 56 .244 .312 .399 .711 49.6
June 102 379 60 107 21 1 20 82 2 0 44 57 .282 .360 .501 .862 66.7
July 99 359 59 95 18 0 18 73 1 0 43 46 .265 .348 .465 .813 57.8
August 106 376 67 103 12 0 21 62 0 0 50 59 .274 .370 .473 .843 64.7
Sep/Oct 102 370 41 80 13 0 10 49 0 0 40 60 .216 .291 .332 .623 38.0
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 31 LEE YL 3B 149 143 1271.0 91 269 18 30 .952 2.55   2.4
1948 32 LEE YL 3B 153 146 1278.7 109 250 19 22 .950 2.53   2.9
1949 33 LEE YL 3B 150 147 1278.0 91 292 20 32 .950 2.70   3.0
1950 34 LEE YL 3B 151 148 1318.3 82 315 23 30 .945 2.71   6.4
Career Totals   603 584 5146.0 373 1126 80 114 .949 2.62   14.7
Career Highs   153 148 1318.3 109 315 23 32 .952 2.71    
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.
XR
CAR-49-349.4
Games
1948-10-156
CAR-27-615
At-Bats
CAR-34-2258
Runs
CAR-45-354
Total Bases
CAR-34-1005
Doubles
CAR-48-103
Homeruns
1947-9-24
1950-2-35
CAR-13-103
RBIs
1949-8-108
1950-1-132
CAR-15-403
Walks
CAR-40-272
Strikeouts
CAR-33-343
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 17
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28
 
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  6. Luis Rosenblatt (919)
  7. Jose Sanchez (918)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 51st overall pick, by Leesburg in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/2/1947, off Daniel Adams (CON)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1947, off Silas Caylor (CB)
Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against Colonial Beach on 4/5/1947
Injured on 6/28/1947 with a Concussion, out for one week
5/29/1948: Signed a contract extension with Leesburg, $5,890,000 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 7 runs against Satellite Beach on 4/21/1950
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1950, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 15 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago on 6/5/1950
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game