John McHale

Positions: Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: September 21, 1921 in Detroit, MI us

Died: January 17, 2008 in Stuart, FL

Buried: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City, FL

High School: Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, MI)

Schools: University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI), University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: May 28, 1943 (Age 21-249d, 9,469th in major league history)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 23, 1948 (Age 26-215d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: John Joseph McHale

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1945 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

114

.193

RBI

OBP

.258

SLG

.281

OPS

.539

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-24 / in Starts: 10-11
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 103 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	52 (25-22-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 103 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (35-21-10)

Most Driven In
H Evers	3
P Mullin	1
Self	1
E Lake	0
V Wertz	0
G Kell	0
D Wakefield	0

Most Driven In By
E Lake	2
V Wertz	1
Self	1
F Hutchinson	1
P Mullin	1
R Cullenbine	1
B Swift	0
H Wagner	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	25	24 (23)	May 16	DET	@	PHA	L,5-11	3-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	3	.08	0.009	.36	0.02%	1.13	1B
2	26	28 (3)	May 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	3	.23	-0.006	1.16	-0.02%	-0.03	1B
3	27	35 (6)	May 27	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	7	.69	-0.055	3.50	-0.17%	-1.12	1B
4	28	36	May 29	DET		CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	7	1.08	-0.082	5.80	-0.26%	-0.56	1B
5	29	37	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.231	.286	.231	.516	7	1.34	0.055	5.84	0.14%	0.30	1B
6	30	38	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,3-8	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	3	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.294	.333	.647	.980	7						1B
7	31	39	May 31	DET		WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.318	.550	.868	7						1B
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
8	32	40	Jun 3	DET		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.458	.728	7	1.34	-0.132	7.47	-0.44%	-1.00	1B
9	33	41	Jun 4 (1)	DET		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.393	.626	7	.19	-0.020	1.10	-0.07%	-0.76	1B
10	34	45 (3)	Jun 9	DET		PHA	L,3-11	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.172	.226	.379	.605	9						PH
11	35	48 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	DET		PHA	L,0-4	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	9						PH
12	36	52 (3)	Jun 19	DET	@	PHA	L,4-8	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.226	.273	.419	.692	9						PH
13	37	53	Jun 20	DET	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.371	.615	2	.58	-0.059	1.99	-0.12%	-0.73	1B
14	38	54	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.333	.553	2	.90	-0.074	2.90	-0.14%	-0.67	1B
15	39	56 (1)	Jun 22	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.214	.325	.539	9	.37	-0.009	.95	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
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
16	40	70 (13)	Jul 6 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,10-2	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.341	.574	9	.04	0.002	.08	0.00%	0.25	PH
17	41	71	Jul 6 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,8-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.190	.227	.333	.561	9						PH
18	42	73 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	DET		BOS	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.222	.326	.548	9	6.59	-0.168	14.68	-0.22%	-0.43	PH
19	43	80 (6)	Jul 16 (2)	DET		WSH	L,1-10	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.217	.318	.536	9						PH
20	44	86 (5)	Jul 20 (2)	DET		NYY	W,12-11	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.196	.229	.326	.555	9						PH
21	45	87	Jul 22	DET	@	WSH	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.224	.319	.544	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.09	PH
22	46	90 (2)	Jul 25	DET	@	PHA	L,5-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.220	.313	.533	9	.93	-0.021	.61	-0.01%	-0.35	PH
23	47	91	Jul 26	DET	@	PHA	W,13-0	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.25	1B
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
24	48	99 (7)	Aug 5	DET		CLE	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.231	.306	.537	5	1.74	-0.046	.49	-0.01%	-0.76	PH
25	49	105 (5)	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.268	.340	.607	7	.72	0.092	.17	0.01%	1.09	1B
26	50	106	Aug 12 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.321	.588	7	1.66	-0.106	.62	-0.02%	-0.53	1B
27	51	107	Aug 12 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-11	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.254	.305	.559	7	.26	-0.020	.08	0.00%	-0.58	1B
28	52	108	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.203	.250	.297	.547	7						1B
29	53	109	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.246	.292	.539	8						PH
30	54	110	Aug 14	DET	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.243	.275	.519	7	.82	-0.043	.13	0.00%	-1.04	1B
31	55	111	Aug 15	DET	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.203	.253	.297	.550	7	.79	-0.002	.15	0.00%	0.31	1B
32	56	112	Aug 17 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.256	.299	.555	7	1.84	-0.177	.21	-0.01%	-1.32	1B
33	57	114 (1)	Aug 19	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.256	.296	.552	7	1.07	-0.073	.32	-0.01%	-0.50	1B
34	58	115	Aug 20	DET		NYY	L,13-14	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.258	.298	.556	7	.87	0.068	.38	0.02%	0.59	1B
35	59	116	Aug 21 (1)	DET		WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.258	.330	.588	7	1.40	-0.076	.15	-0.01%	0.82	1B
36	60	118 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.258	.326	.584	7	.31	-0.026	.01	0.00%	-0.15	1B
37	61	120 (1)	Aug 23	DET		WSH	L,3-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.267	.319	.586	7	1.24	-0.048	.12	0.00%	-0.53	1B
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
38	62	137 (16)	Sep 7	DET		SLB	L,0-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.265	.316	.580	9	2.65	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
39	63	155 (17)	Sep 24	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.265	.316	.580	7						1B
							15-24		103	95	10	20	1	0	3	11	7	2	24	0	1		0	0	1	1	.211	.265	.316	.580		.95	-1.071	1.64	-1.35%	-6.97

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