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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 23	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
2	9	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
3	10	Apr 25	CHW		KCA	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	26 (15)	May 18 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	GF	11	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	1B
5	27	May 18 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
6	31 (3)	May 23	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
7	32	May 24	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
8	33	May 25 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
9	34	May 25 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
10	36 (1)	May 28	CHW		WSH	W,13-3	GS	19	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
11	38 (1)	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Redlegs
12	38	Jun 1 susp	CIN	@	PHI	W,12-11	GF	21	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	PH 1B
				Player went from Cincinnati Redlegs to Chicago White Sox
13	40	Jun 2	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
14	44 (3)	Jun 5 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	19	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
15	46 (1)	Jun 7	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS	19	4.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
16	52 (5)	Jun 12	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
17	63 (10)	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	GF	9	3.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Redlegs
18	61	Jun 24 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,2-7	CG	43	11.0	13	3	0	16	4	1B
19	62	Jun 26	CIN		SFG	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
20	64 (1)	Jun 28	CIN		SFG	W,8-2	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
21	66 (1)	Jun 30	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	68 (1)	Jul 2	CIN	@	MLN	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
23	71 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
24	74 (2)	Jul 6 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
25	75	Jul 10	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-0	GF	11	3.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
26	76	Jul 11	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS	27	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
27	77	Jul 12	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
28	79 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
29	80	Jul 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
30	81	Jul 16 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	25	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
31	82	Jul 16 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS	27	6.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
32	83	Jul 17	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
33	84	Jul 18 (1)	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
34	91 (6)	Jul 25 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
35	93 (1)	Jul 26	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	GS	24	6.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
36	95 (1)	Jul 27 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
37	97 (1)	Jul 30	CIN		SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	18	1	0	19	1	1B
38	98	Jul 31	CIN		SFG	W,10-9	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	99	Aug 1	CIN		LAD	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
40	101 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,6-8	CG	49	10.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
41	109 (7)	Aug 10 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
42	110	Aug 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
43	112 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
44	118 (5)	Aug 17 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,7-5		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
45	119	Aug 19	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
46	121 (1)	Aug 21	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
47	124 (2)	Aug 24	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
48	125	Aug 25	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
49	126	Aug 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
50	129 (2)	Aug 30	CIN		PHI	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	132 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
52	137 (4)	Sep 6	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
53	139 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	142 (2)	Sep 10	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
55	147 (4)	Sep 16 (1)	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
56	148	Sep 16 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,7-5	CG	41	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
57	151 (2)	Sep 21	CIN		MLN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
58	153 (1)	Sep 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
59	154	Sep 28	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
							59gm		421.1	398	35	0	433	39