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Glen Gorbous
Glen Edward Gorbous

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 11, 1955
Final Game May 5, 1957
Born July 8, 1930 in Drumheller, Alberta, CAN
Died June 12, 1990 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 24 TOT NL  99  242   27   59  12  1   4   27   0  3  24  18  .244  .311  .351   77   85   2   1   3   0   6
         CIN NL   8   18    2    6   3  0   0    4   0  0   3   1  .333  .429  .500  142    9   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  91  224   25   53   9  1   4   23   0  3  21  17  .237  .301  .339   72   76   2   1   3   0   6
 1956 25 PHI NL  15   33    1    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .182  .182  .182   -1    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1957 26 PHI NL   3    2    1    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   0  .500  .667 1.000  347    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      117  277   29   66  13  1   4   29   0  3  25  19  .238  .300  .336   71   93   2   1   3   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        384   40   91  18  1   6   40   0  4  35  26  .238  .300  .336   71  129   3   1   4   0   8
 Career High     99  242   27   59  12  1   4   27   0  3  24  18  .244  .311  .351   77   85   2   1   3   0   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 24 TOT NL  269  195   26   3.6   104| .244  .264| .311  .334| .351  .417| .662  .752|  77  .379  -7.7  -0.8   0%
         CIN NL   21   12    4   8.9   109| .333  .270| .429  .342| .500  .428| .929  .769| 142  .765   1.4   0.1   0%
         PHI NL  248  183   22   3.2   104| .237  .263| .301  .334| .339  .417| .640  .750|  72  .334  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1956 25 PHI NL   33   27    1   1.0   101| .182  .262| .182  .328| .182  .413| .364  .741|  -1  .060  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1957 26 PHI NL    3    1    2  54.4   100| .500  .265| .667  .328|1.000  .410|1.667  .738| 347  .989   0.9   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       305  223   29   3.5   104| .238  .263| .300  .334| .336  .417| .636  .750|  71  .370 -11.6  -1.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 24 TOT NL OF 62 125 10 4 2 .971 .977 2.18 2.10 5 4 53 CIN NL OF 5 12 0 2 0 .857 .976 2.40 2.10 5 0 0 PHI NL OF 57 113 10 2 2 .984 .977 2.16 2.10 0 4 53 1956 25 PHI NL RF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.80 1.57 2.00 6 51.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 24 TOT NL OF 62 125 10 4 2 .971 .977 2.18 2.10 5 4 53 CIN NL OF 5 12 0 2 0 .857 .976 2.40 2.10 5 0 0 PHI NL OF 57 113 10 2 2 .984 .977 2.16 2.10 0 4 53 1956 25 PHI NL OF 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 2.05 1.39 2.28 6 51.7 1956 25 PHI NL RF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.80 1.57 2.00 6 51.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total RF* 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.80 6 51.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 70 133 10 4 2 .973 .977 2.04 2.09
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Medford (Far West) to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

November 22, 1954: Drafted by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1954 rule 5 draft.

April 30, 1955: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with Jim Greengrass and Andy Seminick to the Philadelphia Phillies for Smoky Burgess, Steve Ridzik, and Stan Palys.

May 10, 1957: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Harmon.


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