Earl Battey
Earl Jesse Battey
Born: January 5, 1935
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: 2003
Ocala, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Career: 1955-1967
Minor League Statistics
Earl Battey compiled a career batting average of .270 with 104 home runs and 449 RBI in his 1141-game career with the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .444 | .286 | .730 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 48 | 129 | 115 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 38 | .174 | .246 | .322 | .568 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 198 | 168 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 34 | .226 | .325 | .417 | .742 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 26 | 72 | 64 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .219 | .306 | .391 | .696 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1960 | AL | Washington Senators | 137 | 530 | 466 | 49 | 126 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 68 | .270 | .346 | .427 | .773 | 199 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
1961 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 133 | 522 | 460 | 70 | 139 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 66 | .302 | .377 | .470 | .847 | 216 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
1962 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 148 | 591 | 522 | 58 | 146 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 48 | .280 | .348 | .393 | .741 | 205 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
1963 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 147 | 586 | 508 | 64 | 145 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 75 | .285 | .369 | .476 | .845 | 242 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
1964 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 131 | 471 | 405 | 33 | 110 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 49 | .272 | .348 | .407 | .756 | 165 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 131 | 456 | 394 | 36 | 117 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 23 | .297 | .375 | .409 | .783 | 161 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
1966 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 115 | 412 | 364 | 30 | 93 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 30 | .255 | .337 | .327 | .664 | 119 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 48 | 123 | 109 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | .165 | .254 | .211 | .465 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 1141 | 4104 | 3586 | 393 | 969 | 150 | 17 | 104 | 449 | 13 | 12 | 421 | 470 | .270 | .349 | .409 | .757 | 1465 | 127 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 42 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 5 | 2 | 20.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.450 | 4.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 3.176 | 1.333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 43 | 31 | 289.7 | 165 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .989 | 5.717 | 4.279 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 55.6 |
1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 49 | 41 | 380.3 | 220 | 27 | 3 | 6 | .988 | 5.845 | 5.041 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 65.2 |
1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 20 | 16 | 141.7 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 6.480 | 5.100 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 44.4 |
1960 | AL | Washington Senators | C | 136 | 131 | 1178.0 | 749 | 65 | 15 | 10 | .982 | 6.219 | 5.985 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 58.6 |
1961 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 131 | 127 | 1119.7 | 812 | 60 | 6 | 9 | .993 | 7.009 | 6.656 | 13 | 38 | 33 | 19 | 36.5 |
1962 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 147 | 143 | 1241.0 | 872 | 82 | 9 | 9 | .991 | 6.919 | 6.490 | 13 | 51 | 34 | 27 | 44.3 |
1963 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 146 | 142 | 1236.7 | 861 | 66 | 6 | 11 | .994 | 6.746 | 6.349 | 12 | 51 | 37 | 19 | 33.9 |
1964 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 125 | 121 | 1022.7 | 813 | 52 | 9 | 4 | .990 | 7.612 | 6.920 | 12 | 55 | 34 | 18 | 34.6 |
1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 128 | 115 | 952.3 | 652 | 56 | 10 | 10 | .986 | 6.691 | 5.531 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 48.1 |
1966 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 113 | 113 | 903.3 | 705 | 45 | 4 | 9 | .995 | 7.472 | 6.637 | 3 | 26 | 41 | 25 | 37.9 |
1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 41 | 33 | 272.7 | 212 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .987 | 7.559 | 5.585 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 29.6 |
Totals | 1087 | 1016 | 8769.3 | 6176 | 501 | 69 | 73 | .990 | 6.853 | 6.143 | 96 | 311 | 276 | 214 | 43.7 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .120 | .120 | .200 | .320 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .120 | .120 | .200 | .320 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1965 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 56.3 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.911 | 5.286 |
Totals | 7 | 7 | 56.3 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.911 | 5.286 |
Awards
1960 - AL Gold Glove C
1961 - AL Gold Glove C
1962 - AL Gold Glove C
1962 - AL TSN All-Star C
1965 - AL TSN All-Star C
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