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Dave Philley

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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