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Don Dillard

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: January 8, 1937 in Greenville, SC us

Died: January 8, 2022 in Greenwood, SC

Buried: Rosemont Cemetery, Waterloo, SC

Debut: April 24, 1959 (Age 22-106d, 11,635th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1965 (Age 28-262d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: David Donald Dillard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

476

116

.244

RBI

OBP

.292

SLG

.387

OPS

.679

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-43 / in Starts: 11-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 162 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	91 (54-26-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 162 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	101 (52-31-16)

Most Driven In
Self	7
J Temple	2
J Romano	2
W Held	2
J Piersall	1
W Kirkland	1
B Phillips	1
V Thomas	1

Most Driven In By
Self	7
W Kirkland	4
V Power	3
T Francona	3
J Romano	2
J Temple	1
W Held	1
B Phillips	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	17	6 (5)	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-11	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.30	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
2	18	9 (2)	Apr 23	CLE	@	KCA	W,10-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.029	2.48	-0.04%	-0.45	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	19	17 (7)	May 2	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.833	1.262	3	1.90	0.450	4.68	0.67%	1.31	LF
4	20	18	May 3	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.600	.964	3	1.26	0.015	3.05	0.02%	0.03	LF
5	21	19	May 5	CLE		WSA	L,2-5	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.600	1.017	9	.59	0.028	1.40	0.04%	0.38	PH
6	22	20	May 7 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,4-2	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.438	.500	.938	6	1.02	-0.016	2.35	-0.02%	-0.30	RF
7	23	21	May 7 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.412	.462	.873	9	2.42	-0.068	5.92	-0.10%	-0.23	PH
8	24	29 (7)	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-8	8-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.421	.533	.954	9	2.18	-0.087	5.34	-0.13%	0.63	PH LF
9	25	31 (1)	May 19	CLE		NYY	W,9-7	GS-6	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.409	.556	.965	2	1.01	-0.018	2.76	-0.03%	-0.11	CF
10	26	35 (3)	May 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.391	.526	.918	9	1.07	-0.031	3.79	-0.07%	-0.24	PH
11	27	37 (1)	May 24	CLE	@	LAA	W,7-1	3-GF	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.346	.455	.801	3	.14	-0.012	.47	-0.02%	-0.69	PR LF
12	28	39 (1)	May 27	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	11-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.370	.478	.849	9	1.79	0.055	6.92	0.13%	0.26	PH
13	29	41 (1)	May 28 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,4-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.458	.815	9	.29	-0.008	1.12	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
14	30	42	May 30 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.379	.480	.859	9	4.30	0.293	15.25	0.62%	1.00	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	31	44 (1)	Jun 2	CLE		LAA	W,6-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.367	.462	.828	9	1.51	-0.038	5.68	-0.09%	-0.23	PH
16	32	45	Jun 3	CLE		LAA	W,9-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.444	.799	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	CF
17	33	46	Jun 4 (1)	CLE		LAA	W,5-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.429	.772	9	.36	-0.008	1.52	-0.02%	-0.36	PH
18	34	47	Jun 4 (2)	CLE		LAA	W,8-4	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.343	.400	.743	2	.74	-0.043	3.14	-0.11%	-0.47	CF
19	35	49 (1)	Jun 6	CLE	@	WSA	W,14-3	4-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.368	.424	.793	3	.71	-0.119	3.40	-0.34%	0.26	LF
20	36	50	Jun 7	CLE	@	WSA	W,11-0	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.375	.412	.787	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.01	PH LF
21	37	52 (1)	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	6-6	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.390	.457	.847	9	1.64	0.144	11.70	0.62%	1.16	PH
22	38	57 (4)	Jun 12	CLE		KCA	L,5-7	8-GF(10)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.395	.459	.855	2	2.37	-0.001	12.02	0.00%	-0.20	PH CF
23	39	62 (4)	Jun 17	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.409	.474	.883	9	1.44	0.080	7.13	0.24%	0.47	PH
24	40	64 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	9	.49	-0.015	2.38	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
25	41	69 (4)	Jun 24	CLE		DET	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	6						PR
26	42	70	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-6	5-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.396	.439	.835	9	1.12	-0.012	4.38	-0.03%	-0.21	PH CF
27	43	71	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.415	.432	.847	2	1.95	0.132	6.60	0.27%	1.05	CF
28	44	72	Jun 27	CLE		WSA	L,5-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.397	.408	.805	2	.91	-0.100	2.40	-0.16%	-0.85	CF
29	45	73	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,3-2	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.383	.392	.775	2	.59	-0.029	1.49	-0.04%	-0.32	PH CF
30	46	74	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.375	.400	.775	2	1.43	-0.028	3.91	-0.05%	-0.06	CF
31	47	75	Jun 29	CLE		WSA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.353	.373	.726	2	1.24	-0.106	3.37	-0.17%	-0.82	CF
32	48	76	Jun 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.353	.373	.726	2						CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	49	77	Jul 1	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.338	.355	.693	2	.42	-0.029	1.02	-0.04%	-0.81	CF
34	50	78	Jul 2	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-6	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.333	.394	.727	2	1.16	-0.018	2.89	-0.03%	0.04	CF
35	51	79	Jul 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.342	.382	.724	2	.58	0.060	1.51	0.09%	0.34	CF
36	52	81 (1)	Jul 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.349	.371	.721	2	.65	-0.024	1.96	-0.04%	0.32	CF
37	53	82	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.337	.356	.693	2	.76	-0.057	1.89	-0.09%	-0.61	CF
38	54	86 (3)	Jul 9 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,8-9	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.345	.365	.710	9	1.28	0.080	1.56	0.06%	0.96	PH
39	55	88 (1)	Jul 14	CLE		LAA	W,7-5	7-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.360	.373	.733	7	2.51	0.295	1.64	0.12%	1.53	PH LF
40	56	89	Jul 15	CLE		LAA	L,5-6	CG(12)	6	6	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.368	.420	.788	6	2.40	0.139	2.03	0.07%	0.59	LF
41	57	90	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		MIN	W,7-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.365	.415	.779	2	.05	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.23	PR LF
42	58	91	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,5-12	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.366	.414	.780	2	.54	0.015	.38	0.01%	0.62	LF
43	59	92	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	L,2-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.358	.402	.761	2	.84	-0.117	.37	-0.03%	-0.94	LF
44	60	93	Jul 19 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.345	.385	.731	2	.37	-0.037	.11	-0.01%	-0.71	LF
45	61	94	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,9-8	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.351	.392	.743	9	1.83	0.057	.57	0.01%	0.27	PH
46	62	95	Jul 20	CLE		BOS	W,12-11	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.348	.388	.736	9	2.06	-0.049	1.04	-0.02%	-0.29	PH
47	63	96	Jul 21	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.354	.394	.748	9	.54	0.022	.37	0.01%	0.13	PH
48	64	99 (2)	Jul 25	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.360	.400	.760	9	2.88	0.115	.96	0.02%	0.39	PH
49	65	102 (2)	Jul 28	CLE	@	LAA	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.365	.436	.801	9	.02	0.003	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
50	66	104 (1)	Jul 30	CLE	@	LAA	L,6-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.362	.431	.793	9	1.03	-0.027	.23	0.00%	-0.18	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	67	107 (2)	Aug 3	CLE		CHW	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.359	.427	.786	9	.90	-0.023	.15	0.00%	-0.23	PH
52	68	108	Aug 4	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.364	.433	.797	9	.29	0.013	.06	0.00%	0.39	PH
53	69	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.366	.431	.797	2	1.46	-0.082	.11	0.00%	0.01	CF
54	70	111 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	6	6	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.364	.452	.817	2	.62	0.074	.01	0.00%	-0.21	CF
55	71	112	Aug 8	CLE		WSA	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.366	.458	.824	2	1.53	0.303	.02	0.00%	1.41	CF
56	72	113	Aug 9	CLE		WSA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.355	.444	.799	2	.69	-0.073	.01	0.00%	-0.79	CF
57	73	114	Aug 11	CLE		LAA	W,3-2	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.360	.448	.808	9	2.71	0.189	.03	0.00%	0.84	PH
58	74	115	Aug 12	CLE		LAA	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.364	.452	.817	9	1.06	0.037	.01	0.00%	0.42	PH
59	75	117 (1)	Aug 15	CLE		BOS	L,0-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.362	.449	.811	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
60	76	119 (1)	Aug 17	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	12-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.366	.449	.815	9	3.17	0.010	.01	0.00%	0.23	PH
61	77	124 (4)	Aug 22	CLE		DET	L,1-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.364	.445	.809	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
62	78	125	Aug 23	CLE		DET	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.364	.445	.809	3						LF
63	79	126	Aug 24	CLE		DET	L,0-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.361	.442	.803	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
64	80	127	Aug 25	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.359	.438	.797	2	1.25	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.16	CF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
65	81	135 (7)	Sep 2 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.363	.466	.829	9	2.61	0.302	.00	0.00%	1.62	PH
66	82	136	Sep 2 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.361	.462	.823	2	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.36	CF
67	83	141 (4)	Sep 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.353	.452	.805	6	.85	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.61	CF
68	84	142	Sep 8	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.344	.439	.783	3	.98	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-1.08	CF
69	85	147 (4)	Sep 15	CLE		MIN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.342	.436	.778	9	1.79	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
70	86	150 (2)	Sep 17 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.340	.433	.772	9	.83	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
71	87	153 (2)	Sep 20	CLE		KCA	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.338	.448	.786	2	1.35	0.214	.00	0.00%	0.06	LF
72	88	154	Sep 22	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.338	.448	.786	9						PH
73	89	157 (2)	Sep 27	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.342	.452	.794	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
74	90	159 (1)	Sep 29	CLE	@	LAA	L,4-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.340	.449	.788	9	2.73	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
							31-43		162	147	27	40	5	0	7	17	15	1	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.272	.340	.449	.788		1.14	1.474	2.00	1.25%	3.08

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