Earl Battey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: January 5, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: November 15, 2003 in Ocala, FL

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

High School: Jordan HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1955 (Age 20-248d, 11,292nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1967 (Age 32-265d)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Earl Jesse Battey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.8

3586

969

104

.270

393

RBI

449

OBP

.349

SLG

.409

OPS

.757

OPS+

106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 18	CHW	@	KCA	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
2	8 (3)	Apr 23	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
3	9	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	26	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
4	10	Apr 25	CHW		KCA	W,6-5	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (8)	May 11 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
6	27 (7)	May 18 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
7	30 (2)	May 22	CHW		BAL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	36 (5)	May 28	CHW		WSH	W,13-3	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
9	38 (1)	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	41 (2)	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-13	GF	16	3.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
11	43 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-12	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
12	48 (4)	Jun 8 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	50 (1)	Jun 10 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
14	52 (1)	Jun 12	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
15	53	Jun 13	CHW	@	BAL	T,5-5	GF	23	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	PR C
16	54	Jun 14	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
17	55	Jun 15 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	27	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
18	62 (6)	Jun 22	CHW		BAL	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	67 (4)	Jun 28	CHW		WSH	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	69 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,12-11	CG	53	11.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	72 (2)	Jul 3	CHW		KCA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
22	73	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
23	77 (3)	Jul 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-11	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
24	78	Jul 11	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	C
25	80 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	84 (3)	Jul 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	38	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
27	86 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
28	88 (1)	Jul 18	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	C
29	89	Jul 19	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
30	91 (1)	Jul 20 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
31	94 (2)	Jul 24	CHW		BAL	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
32	100 (5)	Jul 30	CHW		WSH	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	103 (2)	Aug 3 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
34	105 (1)	Aug 5	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
35	106	Aug 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	110 (3)	Aug 10 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	51	11.1	7	2	0	9	0	C
37	114 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	118 (3)	Aug 17	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	2	1	10	2	C
39	123 (4)	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
40	125 (1)	Aug 25	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
41	130 (4)	Aug 31	CHW		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	135 (4)	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
43	139 (3)	Sep 10	CHW		BOS	W,7-2	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	142 (2)	Sep 13	CHW		NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
45	143	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
46	148 (4)	Sep 20	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	149	Sep 21	CHW	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	152 (2)	Sep 25	CHW		DET	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
49	154 (1)	Sep 27	CHW		KCA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
							49gm		380.1	220	27	3	250	6