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Dave Philley
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Birthdate: 5/16/1920
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 188 lbs.
Place of Birth: Paris, TX, USA
Bats / Throws: B / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Dave Philley, OF, IB, 3B, PH, Switch-hitter, Throws RH; Chicago White Sox 1941, 1946-51, 1957; U.S. Army 1942-45; Philadelphia A's 1952-53; Cleveland Indians 1954-55; Baltimore Orioles 1956, 1961; Phillies 1958-60; Boston Red Sox 1962 A swift and steady fielder, Dave Philley played for the Chicago White Sox in 1941, joined the U.S. Army in 1942, returned to the White Sox in 1946 and played in the big leagues until the age of 42 at the end of 1962. In 1949, Philley led the White Sox in runs scored with 84, stolen bases with 13, line 20 two-base hits, 8 triples and batted .286. In 1950, his power numbers rose but his batting average declined. Philley hit 21 Ds, 5 Ts, 14 Hr but batted only .242.

 Dave Philley was always known for his strong throwing arm, led the American League in assists three times and in double plays twice.He was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics in April 1951 and was one of the best contact hitters in the major leagues. In 1953, he hit .303, 30 Ds, 9 Ts, 9 HR and struck out only 35 times in 620 at bats. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1954, and from then on was platoon at first base and outfield, being mainly used as a pinch-hitter. His pinch-hitting helped the Indians win the AL pennant in 1954.

 While playing for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1958, Philley set a still-standing major league record of nine straight pinch hits and also holds the American League record of 24 pinch hits in a one season, 1959. As a pinch-hitter, he lined 93 hits in 311 at bats, for a .299 average. Dave Philley's career record: .270 BA, 1700 hits in 1904 games, 276 doubles, 72 Ts, 84 HR, 789 runs, 729 RBI, walked 594 times, only 551 Ks in 6296 at bats, .335 on-base-pct. baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
24 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1941 CHW (AL) 7 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .417 SLG
1946 CHW (AL) 17 68 10 24 2 3 0 17 4 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 .353 .389 SLG
1947 CHW (AL) 143 551 55 142 25 11 2 45 35 39 21 16 0 1 5 0 .258 .303 SLG
1948 CHW (AL) 137 488 51 140 28 3 5 42 50 33 8 10 0 0 8 0 .287 .353 SLG
1949 CHW (AL) 146 598 84 171 20 8 0 44 54 51 13 4 0 2 6 0 .286 .347 SLG
1950 CHW (AL) 156 619 69 150 21 5 14 80 52 57 6 3 0 1 10 0 .242 .302 SLG
1951 CHW (AL) 7 25 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .296 SLG
1951 PHA (AL) 125 468 71 123 18 7 7 59 63 38 9 6 0 3 4 0 .263 .354 SLG
1952 PHA (AL) 151 586 80 154 25 4 7 71 59 35 11 4 0 4 17 0 .263 .334 SLG
1953 PHA (AL) 157 620 80 188 30 9 9 59 51 35 13 5 0 2 4 0 .303 .358 SLG
1954 CLE (AL) 133 452 48 102 13 3 12 60 57 48 2 4 0 0 6 7 .226 .308 SLG
1955 BAL (AL) 83 311 50 93 13 3 6 41 34 38 1 2 2 0 2 1 .299 .367 SLG
1955 CLE (AL) 43 104 15 31 4 2 2 9 12 10 0 2 2 0 0 1 .298 .368 SLG
1956 CHW (AL) 86 279 44 74 14 2 4 47 28 27 1 3 0 1 2 6 .265 .328 SLG
1956 BAL (AL) 32 117 13 24 4 2 1 17 18 13 3 1 3 0 0 1 .205 .309 SLG
1957 DET (AL) 65 173 15 49 8 1 2 16 7 16 3 1 0 0 0 1 .283 .309 SLG
1957 CHW (AL) 22 71 9 23 4 0 0 9 4 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 .324 .360 SLG
1958 PHI (NL) 91 207 30 64 11 4 3 31 15 20 1 1 3 1 1 1 .309 .357 SLG
1959 PHI (NL) 99 254 32 74 18 2 7 37 18 27 0 0 3 1 4 1 .291 .339 SLG
1960 SFG (NL) 39 61 5 10 0 0 1 7 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .239 SLG
1960 PHI (NL) 14 15 2 5 2 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .444 SLG
1960 BAL (AL) 14 34 6 9 2 1 1 5 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .342 SLG
1961 BAL (AL) 99 144 13 36 9 2 1 23 10 20 2 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .293 SLG
1962 BOS (AL) 38 42 3 6 2 0 0 4 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .250 SLG
24 years   1904 6296 789 1700 276 72 84 729 594 551 101 63 14 17 71 22 .270 .334 .SLG



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