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Dave Pope
David Pope

Bats Left, Throws Right
Weight 170 lb.
School University of Pittsburgh

Debut July 1, 1952
Final Game September 30, 1956
Born June 17, 1921 in Talladega, AL
Died August 28, 1999 in Cleveland, OH

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 31 CLE AL  12   34    9   10   1  1   1    4   0  0   1   7  .294  .314  .471  122   16   0           0   0
 1954 33 CLE AL  60  102   21   30   2  1   4   13   2  1  10  22  .294  .354  .451  118   46   1   1       0   2
 1955 34 TOT AL 121  326   38   86  13  4   7   52   5  2  28  65  .264  .325  .393   96  128   3   3   3   3   7
         CLE AL  35  104   17   31   5  0   6   22   0  0  12  31  .298  .373  .519  135   54   0   1   0   1   1
         BAL AL  86  222   21   55   8  4   1   30   5  2  16  34  .248  .302  .333   77   74   3   2   3   2   6
 1956 35 TOT AL  37   89    7   20   3  1   0    4   0  0   1  19  .225  .239  .281   37   25   1   1   0   1   0
         BAL AL  12   19    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   7  .158  .200  .158   -1    3   1   0   0   1   0
         CLE AL  25   70    6   17   3  1   0    3   0  0   1  12  .243  .250  .314   47   22   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      230  551   75  146  19  7  12   73   7  3  40 113  .265  .317  .390   92  215   5   5   3   4   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        388   53  103  13  5   8   51   5  2  28  80  .265  .317  .390   92  151   4   4   2   3   6
 Career High    121  326   38   86  13  4   7   52   5  2  28  65  .264  .325  .393   96  128   3   3   3   3   7
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 31 CLE AL   35   24    5   5.6    91| .294  .253| .314  .332| .471  .369| .785  .701| 122  .635   0.6   0.1   0%
 1954 33 CLE AL  114   77   16   5.6   100| .294  .268| .354  .344| .451  .391| .805  .735| 118  .620   2.2   0.2  66%
 1955 34 TOT AL  363  255   43   4.5    99| .264  .262| .325  .341| .393  .390| .718  .731|  96  .493  -2.5  -0.2  71%
         CLE AL  118   75   21   7.5   106| .298  .271| .373  .351| .519  .404| .892  .755| 135  .711   5.0   0.5   0%
         BAL AL  245  180   22   3.3    96| .248  .258| .302  .336| .333  .384| .635  .720|  77  .351  -7.5  -0.7  71%
 1956 35 TOT AL   93   71    7   2.6   106| .225  .267| .239  .349| .281  .408| .520  .757|  37  .250  -8.4  -0.9   0%
         BAL AL   21   17    1   1.6    99| .158  .257| .200  .338| .158  .393| .358  .731|  -1  .114  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         CLE AL   72   54    6   3.0   108| .243  .270| .250  .352| .314  .412| .564  .764|  47  .293  -5.7  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       605  427   71   4.4   100| .265  .263| .317  .342| .390  .392| .707  .734|  92  .492  -8.1  -0.8  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 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 ------+
1952 31 CLE AL OF 10 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.30 2.18 0 0 10 1954 33 CLE AL OF 29 45 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.59 2.17 18 6 5 1955 34 TOT AL OF 104 212 3 3 1 .986 .982 2.07 2.08 31 51 38 CLE AL OF 31 62 0 3 0 .954 .983 2.00 2.08 12 14 7 BAL AL OF 73 150 3 0 1 1.000 .982 2.10 2.08 19 37 31 1956 35 TOT AL OF 22 37 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.73 2.04 2.07 2.34 21 165.0 TOT AL LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.70 1.02 2.11 5 44.0 TOT AL RF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 1.00 1.80 1.73 2.08 4 26.0 BAL AL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.05 0.96 2.35 3 28.0 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.80 1.12 2.08 2 16.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.75 2.10 1 12.0 CLE AL OF 18 34 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.94 2.04 2.30 2.34 18 137.0 CF 12 27 1 0 0 1.000 .982 2.33 2.50 2.65 2.79 12 95.0 LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.11 4 32.0 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.80 2.70 2.07 2 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 35 CLE AL CF 12 27 1 0 0 1.000 .982 2.33 2.50 2.65 2.79 12 95.0 1956 35 TOT AL LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.70 1.02 2.11 5 44.0 BAL AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.75 2.10 1 12.0 CLE AL LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.11 4 32.0 1952 31 CLE AL OF 10 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.30 2.18 0 0 10 1954 33 CLE AL OF 29 45 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.59 2.17 18 6 5 1955 34 TOT AL OF 104 212 3 3 1 .986 .982 2.07 2.08 31 51 38 CLE AL OF 31 62 0 3 0 .954 .983 2.00 2.08 12 14 7 BAL AL OF 73 150 3 0 1 1.000 .982 2.10 2.08 19 37 31 1956 35 TOT AL OF 22 37 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.73 2.04 2.07 2.34 21 165.0 BAL AL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.05 0.96 2.35 3 28.0 CLE AL OF 18 34 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.94 2.04 2.30 2.34 18 137.0 1956 35 TOT AL RF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 1.00 1.80 1.73 2.08 4 26.0 BAL AL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.80 1.12 2.08 2 16.0 CLE AL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.80 2.70 2.07 2 10.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 165 307 5 3 1 .990 .981 1.89 2.10 21 165.0 55 69 58# CF* 12 27 1 0 0 1.000 .982 2.33 2.50 12 95.0 LF* 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.70 5 44.0 RF* 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 1.00 1.80 4 26.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 165 307 5 3 1 .990 .981 1.89 2.10
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .250  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1955 AL-65-10

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2772) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1955: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Wally Westlake to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene Woodling and Billy Cox. Billy Cox refused to report to his new team. The Baltimore Orioles sent $15,000 (June 15, 1955) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

May 13, 1956: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Hoot Evers.

October 13, 1958: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Larry Raines to the Toronto (International) for Bobby Tiefenauer.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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