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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 15	MIN		DET	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
2	3	Apr 17	MIN		CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
3	4	Apr 18	MIN		CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
4	5	Apr 21	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
5	6	Apr 22	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
6	7	Apr 23	MIN	@	DET	W,8-6	GS	37	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
7	9 (1)	Apr 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,11-1	GS	20	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
8	10	Apr 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
9	11	Apr 30	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	12	May 1	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	13	May 2 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
12	14	May 2 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	15	May 4	MIN		BAL	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
14	17 (1)	May 6	MIN		BAL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
15	18	May 7	MIN		CHW	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
16	19	May 8	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
17	22 (2)	May 11	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	23	May 12	MIN		CAL	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
19	24	May 13	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
20	25	May 14	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	3	1	13	2	C
21	26	May 15	MIN	@	KCA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	27	May 16 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-7	CG	42	9.1	10	0	0	10	0	C
23	29 (1)	May 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.1	6	2	1	9	0	C
24	30	May 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	31	May 19 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	41	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
26	32	May 19 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
27	33	May 21	MIN		KCA	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
28	34	May 22	MIN		KCA	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	35	May 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,17-5	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
30	36	May 26	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-7	GS	29	6.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
31	38 (1)	May 28	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
32	39	May 29	MIN	@	WSA	W,11-8	GS	27	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	47 (7)	Jun 7	MIN		CLE	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	PH C
34	48	Jun 8	MIN		CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
35	49	Jun 9	MIN		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	50	Jun 10	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
37	51	Jun 11 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
38	53 (1)	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
39	54	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	55	Jun 15	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
41	56	Jun 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
42	57	Jun 17	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
43	58	Jun 18	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-10	GS	34	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
44	59	Jun 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
45	61 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
46	62	Jun 22	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	72 (9)	Jul 2	MIN	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	73	Jul 3	MIN	@	KCA	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
49	75 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
50	76	Jul 5 (2)	MIN		BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
51	77	Jul 6	MIN		BOS	W,9-0	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
52	78	Jul 7	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	79	Jul 9	MIN		NYY	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
54	80	Jul 10 (1)	MIN		NYY	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
55	82 (1)	Jul 11	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	GS	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
56	83	Jul 15 (1)	MIN		KCA	W,11-3	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
57	84	Jul 15 (2)	MIN		KCA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
58	85	Jul 16	MIN		KCA	L,2-10	GS	27	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
59	86	Jul 17	MIN		KCA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
60	87	Jul 18 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
61	88	Jul 18 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
62	91 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	93 (1)	Jul 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,11-5	GS	20	5.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
64	94	Jul 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	C
65	95	Jul 24	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	32	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
66	96	Jul 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-5	GS	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
67	97	Jul 26	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
68	98	Jul 27 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	L,7-10	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
69	99	Jul 27 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,9-5	GS	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
70	100	Jul 28	MIN	@	WSA	W,8-1	GS	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
71	101	Jul 30	MIN		BAL	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
72	102	Jul 31	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	GF	14	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	103	Aug 1	MIN		BAL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
74	104	Aug 2	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	GS	26	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
75	105	Aug 3 (1)	MIN		WSA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
76	106	Aug 3 (2)	MIN		WSA	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
77	107	Aug 4	MIN		WSA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
78	108	Aug 5	MIN		WSA	W,8-5	GS	29	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
79	109	Aug 6	MIN		BOS	W,9-3	GS	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
80	110	Aug 7	MIN		BOS	W,9-4	GF	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
81	111	Aug 8	MIN		BOS	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
82	112	Aug 10	MIN	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
83	113	Aug 11	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	20	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
84	114	Aug 12	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-2	GS	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
85	115	Aug 13	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
86	116	Aug 14	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
87	117	Aug 15 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
88	118	Aug 15 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
89	119	Aug 17	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
90	120	Aug 19 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,8-3	GS	27	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
91	122 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
92	123	Aug 20 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	GS	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
93	124	Aug 21	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
94	125	Aug 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
95	126	Aug 23	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
96	127	Aug 24	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
97	128	Aug 25	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
98	129	Aug 26	MIN		NYY	W,9-2	GS	16	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
99	130	Aug 27	MIN		CLE	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
100	131	Aug 28	MIN		CLE	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
101	132	Aug 29	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
102	133	Aug 30	MIN		DET	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	13	4	0	17	2	C
103	134	Aug 31	MIN		DET	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	135	Sep 1	MIN		DET	W,5-2	GS	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
105	137 (1)	Sep 3	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
106	138	Sep 4	MIN		CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
107	139	Sep 5	MIN		CHW	L,0-2	GS	18	4.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
108	140	Sep 6 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	W,8-6	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
109	141	Sep 6 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,3-4	GF	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
110	142	Sep 8	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
111	143	Sep 9	MIN	@	CHW	W,10-4	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
112	144	Sep 10	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
113	145	Sep 11	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
114	146	Sep 12	MIN	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
115	147	Sep 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
116	148	Sep 15	MIN		KCA	W,7-5	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
117	149	Sep 17	MIN		WSA	L,1-2	CG	41	10.0	17	1	0	18	0	C
118	150	Sep 18	MIN		WSA	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
119	151	Sep 19	MIN		WSA	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
120	152	Sep 20	MIN		KCA	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
121	153	Sep 21	MIN		BAL	L,4-6	CG	49	10.0	9	1	1	11	1	C
122	154	Sep 22	MIN		BAL	L,2-5	GS	26	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
123	155	Sep 25 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
124	156	Sep 25 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	GF	10	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
125	157	Sep 26	MIN	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
126	159 (1)	Sep 29	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
127	160	Sep 30	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
128	162 (1)	Oct 3	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	GS	20	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
							128gm		952.1	652	56	10	718	10