Walt Dropo

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: January 30, 1923 in Moosup, CT us

Died: December 17, 2010 in Peabody, MA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Moosup, CT

High School: Plainfield HS (Central Village, CT)

School: University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 26-079d, 10,575th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 17, 1961 (Age 38-107d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Walter Dropo

Nicknames: Moose

Pronunciation: \DRO-po\

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Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

4124

1113

152

.270

478

RBI

704

OBP

.326

SLG

.432

OPS

.758

OPS+

100

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

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	May 2	BOS		CLE	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	1B
2	15	May 3	BOS		CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
3	16	May 4	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
4	17	May 5	BOS		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
5	18	May 6	BOS		CHW	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
6	19	May 7 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,8-6	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	20	May 7 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
8	21	May 9	BOS		DET	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
9	22	May 11 (1)	BOS		DET	L,4-13	CG	50	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
10	23	May 11 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
11	24	May 12	BOS		WSH	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
12	25	May 13	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
13	26	May 14 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
14	27	May 14 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
15	28	May 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
16	29	May 17	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
17	30	May 18	BOS	@	DET	W,13-12	CG	49	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
18	31	May 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
19	32	May 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	6	2	1	9	0	1B
20	33	May 21 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
21	34	May 21 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
22	35	May 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,9-10	CG	51	9.1	12	1	0	13	0	1B
23	36	May 24	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
24	37	May 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,15-12	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
25	38	May 27 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
26	39	May 27 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
27	40	May 28	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
28	41	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
29	42	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	43	Jun 2	BOS		CLE	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
31	44	Jun 3	BOS		CLE	W,11-9	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
32	45	Jun 4	BOS		CHW	W,17-7	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
33	46	Jun 5	BOS		CHW	W,12-0	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
34	47	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
35	48	Jun 7	BOS		SLB	W,20-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
36	49	Jun 8	BOS		SLB	W,29-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
37	50	Jun 9	BOS		SLB	L,7-12	CG	47	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
38	51	Jun 10	BOS		DET	L,8-18	CG	53	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
39	52	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
40	53	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		DET	L,6-9	CG	62	14.0	17	1	0	18	2	1B
41	54	Jun 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
42	55	Jun 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
43	56	Jun 15	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	57	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
45	58	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	14	0	0	14	2
46	59	Jun 18	BOS	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
47	60	Jun 20	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
48	61	Jun 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
49	62	Jun 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
50	63	Jun 23	BOS	@	SLB	W,12-9	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
51	64	Jun 24	BOS	@	SLB	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
52	65	Jun 25 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
53	66	Jun 25 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	4
54	67	Jun 27	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	44	11.0	11	1	0	12	4	1B
55	68	Jun 28	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
56	69	Jun 29	BOS	@	PHA	W,22-14	CG	52	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
57	70	Jun 30 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
58	71	Jun 30 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	72	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
60	73	Jul 2	BOS		NYY	L,9-15	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
61	74	Jul 5	BOS		WSH	L,7-9	CG	37	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
62	75	Jul 7	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
63	76	Jul 8	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
64	77	Jul 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
65	78	Jul 13	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
66	79	Jul 14	BOS		CHW	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
67	80	Jul 15	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
68	81	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
69	82	Jul 16 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
70	83	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
71	84	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
72	85	Jul 18	BOS		DET	W,12-9	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
73	86	Jul 19	BOS		DET	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
74	87	Jul 20	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
75	88	Jul 21	BOS		SLB	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
76	89	Jul 22	BOS		SLB	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
77	90	Jul 23	BOS		SLB	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
78	91	Jul 25	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
79	92	Jul 26	BOS	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
80	93	Jul 27	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
81	94	Jul 28	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-13	CG	43	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
82	95	Jul 29	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
83	96	Jul 30 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	39	9.2	8	1	0	9	1	1B
84	97	Jul 30 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	98	Aug 1	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
86	99	Aug 2	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-8	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
87	100	Aug 4	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	10	0	0	10	2	1B
88	101	Aug 5	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
89	102	Aug 6 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
90	103	Aug 6 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	104	Aug 8	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
92	105	Aug 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	9	4	1	14	0	1B
93	106	Aug 10 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
94	107	Aug 10 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
95	108	Aug 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
96	109	Aug 12	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
97	110	Aug 13	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
98	111	Aug 15 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,8-3	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	119 (7)	Aug 23	BOS		SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
100	120	Aug 24	BOS		SLB	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
101	121	Aug 25	BOS		DET	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
102	122	Aug 26	BOS		DET	L,6-8	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
103	123	Aug 27	BOS		CLE	W,11-9	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
104	124	Aug 28	BOS		CLE	W,15-14	CG	52	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
105	125	Aug 29	BOS		CHW	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
106	126	Aug 30	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
107	127	Aug 31	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	128	Sep 1	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
109	129	Sep 2	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
110	130	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
111	131	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
112	132	Sep 6	BOS		NYY	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
113	133	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
114	134	Sep 9 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
115	135	Sep 9 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
116	136	Sep 10	BOS		PHA	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
117	137	Sep 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	7	3	0	10	1
118	138	Sep 14	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
119	139	Sep 15	BOS	@	SLB	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
120	140	Sep 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	2	1B
121	141	Sep 17	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	142	Sep 18	BOS	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
123	143	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
124	144	Sep 20 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
125	145	Sep 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
126	146	Sep 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
127	147	Sep 25 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
128	148	Sep 25 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
129	149	Sep 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
130	150	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
131	151	Sep 28	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
132	152	Sep 29	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
133	153	Sep 30	BOS		NYY	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
134	154	Oct 1	BOS		NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
							134gm		1180.1	1142	77	15	1234	147