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Boots Day

Positions: Centerfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: August 31, 1947 in Ilion, NY us

High School: Central HS (Ilion, NY)

School: Mohawk Valley Community College (Utica, NY)

Debut: June 15, 1969 (Age 21-288d, 12,856th in major league history)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1974 (Age 27-024d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Charles Frederick Day

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

AB

1151

H

295

HR

BA

.256

R

146

RBI

SB

OBP

.314

SLG

.312

OPS

.626

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1965	17	STL-min	WRk	22	32	25	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	8	.080	.281	.120	.401		3		2	0	0			CNS · FLIL
1966	18	STL-min	A	123	461	418	53	101	22	5	15	71	11	1	32	83	.242	.293	.426	.719		178		1	4	6			RKH · WCRS
1967	19	STL-min	A,WRk	158	637	562	86	158	15	13	11	77	23	6	51	85	.281	.338	.413	.751		232		3	10	11			SPT,CNS · FLOR,FLIL
1968	20	STL-min	AA,WRk	137	569	529	68	156	26	4	17	67	12	7	27	89	.295	.332	.456	.788		241		3	9	1			ARK,CNS · TL,FLIL
1969	21	STL-min	AAA,WRk	124	519	458	70	119	15	7	7	51	18	11	55	79	.260	.339	.369	.708		169		1	3	2			TUL,CNS · AA,FLIN
1969	21	STL	NL	11	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143	-57	0	1	0	0	0	0	H/8
1970	22	MON-min	AAA	84	342	313	46	92	19	5	10	39	5	5	25	62	.294	.346	.482	.829		151		0	4	0			BUF · IL
1970	22	TOT	NL	52	126	116	16	31	4	0	0	5	3	2	6	21	.267	.303	.302	.605	63	35	3	0	4	0	2	8H/7
1970	22	CHC	NL	11	8	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	/H8
1970	22	MON	NL	41	118	108	14	29	4	0	0	5	3	2	6	18	.269	.307	.306	.613	66	33	2	0	4	0	2	8H/7
1971	23	MON	NL	127	422	371	53	105	10	2	4	33	9	4	33	39	.283	.342	.353	.695	99	131	4	1	16	1	5	*8H/7
1972	24	MON	NL	128	428	386	32	90	7	4	0	30	3	6	29	44	.233	.288	.272	.560	60	105	5	1	12	0	3	*8H9
1973	25	MON	NL	101	234	207	36	57	7	0	4	28	0	3	21	28	.275	.342	.367	.709	95	76	3	0	6	0	1	H87/9
1974	26	MON-min	AAA	21	74	63	8	21	4	0	0	6	0	1	11	6	.333	.432	.397	.829		25		0	0	0			MEM · IL
1974	26	MON	NL	52	72	65	8	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	8	.185	.239	.185	.424	18	12	2	0	1	1	0	H7/9
1975	27	DET-min	AAA	96	350	294	39	73	14	2	2	33	2	4	43	30	.248	.343	.330	.673		97		1	9	3			EVN · AA
1976	28	DET-min	AAA	114	351	308	42	82	15	5	7	34	1	0	38	43	.266	.345	.416	.760		128		0	3	2			EVN · AA
1977	29	DET-min	AAA	85	231	203	25	54	13	4	3	31	2	0	23	32	.266	.338	.414	.752		84		0	3	2			EVN · AA
1978	30	DET-min	AAA	105	365	313	42	74	14	1	3	40	2	1	39	54	.236	.318	.316	.634		99		2	3	8			EVN · AA
1980	32	DET-min	AAA,A	31	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650		1		0	0	0			EVN,LAK · AA,FLOR
6 Yrs				471	1289	1151	146	295	28	6	8	98	15	15	95	141	.256	.314	.312	.626	76	359	18	2	39	2	11
162 Game Avg.				162	443	396	50	101	10	2	3	34	5	5	33	48	.256	.314	.312	.626	76	123	6	1	13	1	4

MON (5 yrs)				449	1274	1137	143	293	28	6	8	98	15	15	94	137	.258	.315	.314	.629	77	357	16	2	39	2	11
CHC (1 yr)				11	8	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	29	2	1	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				11	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143	-57	0	1	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Sabermetric Batting

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Neutralized Batting

Adjust to Different Run-Scoring Environments

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Explanation of Similarity Scores

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