Pete Runnels

Positions: First Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: January 28, 1928 in Lufkin, TX us

Died: May 20, 1991 in Pasadena, TX

Buried: Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

High School: Lufkin HS (Lufkin, TX)

School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: July 1, 1951 (Age 23-154d, 10,820th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 1964 (Age 36-107d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: James Edward Runnels

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.9

6373

1854

.291

876

RBI

630

OBP

.375

SLG

.378

OPS

.753

OPS+

107

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

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 18	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	6	1	11	1	2B
3	3	Apr 19	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
4	4	Apr 20	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
5	5	Apr 21	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	1	2B
6	6	Apr 22 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	4	1	1	6	1	2B
7	7	Apr 22 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,4-1	GS	16	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
8	8	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
9	11 (2)	Apr 28	WSH		BAL	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
10	12	Apr 29 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
11	13	Apr 29 (2)	WSH		BAL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	14	May 1	WSH		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
13	15	May 3	WSH		CHW	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	2	2	6	1	2B
14	16	May 4	WSH		CHW	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
15	17	May 5	WSH		CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
16	18	May 6 (1)	WSH		KCA	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
17	19	May 6 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,3-13	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
18	20	May 8	WSH		DET	L,6-14	CG	51	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
19	21	May 9	WSH		DET	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
20	22	May 11	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
21	23	May 12	WSH		BOS	W,12-9	CG	47	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
22	24	May 13	WSH		BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
23	26 (1)	May 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
24	27	May 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	55	11.0	6	0	0	6	1	2B
25	28	May 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
26	29	May 20 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
27	30	May 20 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
28	31	May 22	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	3	2B
29	32	May 23	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	64	16.1	5	3	0	8	1	2B
30	33	May 25	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
31	34	May 26	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	2B
32	35	May 27 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
33	36	May 27 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,11-10	CG	47	10.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
34	37	May 28	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
35	38	May 29	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
36	41 (2)	May 31	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	42	Jun 1	WSH		CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
38	43	Jun 2	WSH		CLE	L,0-15	CG	50	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
39	44	Jun 3 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,4-8	CG	53	12.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
40	46 (1)	Jun 4	WSH		CLE	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	2B
41	48 (1)	Jun 6	WSH		CHW	W,12-7	CG	45	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
42	49	Jun 7	WSH		CHW	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
43	51 (1)	Jun 9	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	39	10.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
44	52	Jun 10 (1)	WSH		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
45	53	Jun 10 (2)	WSH		DET	W,12-9	CG	46	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
46	54	Jun 11 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
47	55	Jun 11 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
48	56	Jun 12	WSH		KCA	L,3-9	GS	69	15.0	7	3	1	11	1	2B SS
49	57	Jun 13	WSH		KCA	L,4-13	CG	52	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	2B
50	58	Jun 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
51	59	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
52	60	Jun 17 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-20	GS	51	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	2B 1B
53	61	Jun 17 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
54	62	Jun 18	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
55	63	Jun 19	WSH	@	KCA	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
56	64	Jun 20	WSH	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B SS
57	65	Jun 21	WSH	@	KCA	L,6-15	GS	45	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B 1B
58	66	Jun 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
59	67	Jun 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	45	8.2	2	4	0	6	3	2B
60	68	Jun 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	26	5.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
61	69	Jun 25	WSH	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
62	70	Jun 26	WSH	@	DET	T,2-2	CG	21	4.2	4	0	0	4	0	2B
63	71	Jun 27	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	2B
64	72	Jun 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	5	1	9	2	2B
65	73	Jun 30	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	74	Jul 1 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B 2B
67	75	Jul 1 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-8	GS	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B 2B
68	76	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	L,2-3	GS	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B SS
69	77	Jul 3	WSH		BOS	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
70	78	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		BAL	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
71	79	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,4-7	CG	31	6.0	8	0	0	8	4	1B
72	80	Jul 6	WSH		NYY	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
73	81	Jul 7	WSH		NYY	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
74	82	Jul 8	WSH		NYY	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
75	83	Jul 12	WSH		DET	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
76	84	Jul 13	WSH		DET	W,12-11	CG	48	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
77	85	Jul 14	WSH		DET	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
78	86	Jul 15 (1)	WSH		KCA	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	12	3	0	15	1	1B
79	87	Jul 15 (2)	WSH		KCA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
80	88	Jul 18 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
81	89	Jul 18 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
82	90	Jul 19	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
83	91	Jul 21	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
84	92	Jul 22	WSH		CHW	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
85	93	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-11	CG	45	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
86	94	Jul 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
87	95	Jul 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	24	6.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
88	96	Jul 27	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
89	97	Jul 28	WSH	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
90	98	Jul 29 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
91	99	Jul 29 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
92	100	Jul 31	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	101	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	41	10.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
94	102	Aug 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
95	103	Aug 3	WSH	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	47	11.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
96	104	Aug 4	WSH	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
97	105	Aug 5	WSH	@	KCA	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
98	106	Aug 8	WSH		NYY	L,2-12	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
99	107	Aug 9	WSH		NYY	L,7-15	CG	52	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
100	108	Aug 10	WSH		BOS	L,2-3	GS	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B 2B
101	109	Aug 11	WSH		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
102	110	Aug 12	WSH		BOS	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
103	111	Aug 14	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
104	112	Aug 15	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	43	11.1	11	1	0	12	0	1B
105	113	Aug 17	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
106	114	Aug 18	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
107	115	Aug 19 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
108	116	Aug 19 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,11-10	CG	61	11.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B
109	117	Aug 21	WSH		DET	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
110	118	Aug 22	WSH		DET	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
111	119	Aug 23	WSH		KCA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
112	120	Aug 24	WSH		KCA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
113	122 (1)	Aug 26	WSH		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
114	123	Aug 27	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
115	124	Aug 28 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
116	125	Aug 28 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
117	126	Aug 29	WSH		CHW	L,7-9	CG	49	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
118	127	Aug 31	WSH		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	128	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
120	129	Sep 2	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
121	130	Sep 3 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
122	131	Sep 3 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,0-16	CG	50	9.0	9	1	0	10	4	1B
123	132	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	L,6-7	CG	47	12.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
124	133	Sep 5	WSH		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
125	134	Sep 6	WSH		BAL	W,7-5	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
126	135	Sep 7	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
127	136	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-16	CG	46	8.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
128	137	Sep 9	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
129	138	Sep 11	WSH	@	DET	L,0-12	CG	48	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
130	139	Sep 12	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	9	0	0	9	2	1B
131	140	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
132	141	Sep 14	WSH	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
133	142	Sep 15	WSH	@	KCA	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
134	143	Sep 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
135	144	Sep 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
136	145	Sep 18 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
137	146	Sep 18 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
138	147	Sep 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	35	6.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
139	148	Sep 21	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
140	149	Sep 22	WSH	@	BAL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
141	150	Sep 23	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
142	151	Sep 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
143	152	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
144	153	Sep 29	WSH		BAL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
145	154	Sep 30 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
							153gm		1262.2	875	229	14	1118	131