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Walt Dropo

Birthdate:

1/30/1923

Height / Weight:

6' 5" / 220 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Moosup, CT, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Powerful Walt Dropo punished AL pitchers in his rookie season, 1950. Dropo was a strong, 6' 5" 230 lbs powerful batter and in his first season blasted 34 home runs, a .322 BA, and led the league with 144 RBI's ---- Walt Dropo was voted the American League's Rookie of the Year ---- was voted the starting 1st baseman for the AL All-Star Game, all in his rookie season. Walt Dropo turned down a offer from the Chicago Bears in 1947 and decided his future was with the Boston Red Sox. Traded to Detroit, Walt Dropo had a sensational July, in 1952, when he smashed 12 consecutive hits to tie a major league record. Playing on the Chicago White Sox in 1955, Walt hit 19 HR's, batted .280 along with 79 RBI's. Nagged by injuries he finished his career with Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles, but was only a part-time player. Walt Dropo's career: 1288 games, .270 BA, 152 HR's and 704 RBI's. Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
16 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
1949	BOS (AL)	11	41	3	6	2	0	0	1	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.205	SLG
1950	BOS (AL)	136	559	101	180	28	8	34	144	45	75	0	0	0	5	0	0	.322	.378	SLG
1951	BOS (AL)	99	360	37	86	14	0	11	57	38	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.312	SLG
1952	BOS (AL)	37	132	13	35	7	1	6	27	11	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	.265	.331	SLG
1952	DET (AL)	115	459	56	128	17	3	23	70	26	63	2	2	0	2	1	0	.279	.320	SLG
1953	DET (AL)	152	606	61	150	30	3	13	96	29	69	2	0	0	6	4	0	.248	.289	SLG
1954	DET (AL)	107	320	27	90	14	2	4	44	24	41	0	1	0	0	6	4	.281	.328	SLG
1955	CHW (AL)	141	453	55	127	15	2	19	79	42	71	0	1	8	2	3	2	.280	.343	SLG
1956	CHW (AL)	125	361	42	96	13	1	8	52	37	51	1	0	2	3	5	6	.266	.334	SLG
1957	CHW (AL)	93	223	24	57	2	0	13	49	16	40	0	1	2	0	1	4	.256	.300	SLG
1958	CHW (AL)	28	52	3	10	1	0	2	8	5	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	.192	.271	SLG
1958	CIN (NL)	63	162	18	47	7	2	7	31	12	31	0	0	0	1	0	4	.290	.335	SLG
1959	BAL (AL)	62	151	17	42	9	0	6	21	12	20	0	0	0	0	2	1	.278	.329	SLG
1959	CIN (NL)	26	39	4	4	1	0	1	2	4	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.103	.205	SLG
1960	BAL (AL)	79	179	16	48	8	0	4	21	20	19	0	1	0	1	0	1	.268	.343	SLG
1961	BAL (AL)	14	27	1	7	0	0	1	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.355	SLG
16 years		1288	4124	478	1113	168	22	152	704	328	582	5	6	12	24	22	23	.270	.326	.SLG

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