Andy Pafko

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 25, 1921 in Boyceville, WI us

Died: October 8, 2013 in Bridgman, MI

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Boyceville HS (Boyceville, WI)

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 22-211d, 9,528th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1959 (Age 38-216d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Andrew Pafko

Nicknames: Handy Andy or Pruschka

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.6

6292

1796

213

.285

844

RBI

976

OBP

.350

SLG

.449

OPS

.799

OPS+

117

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	MLN	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 14	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 17	MLN	@	CIN	L,9-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 19	MLN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 20	MLN	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 22	MLN	@	CHC	W,15-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 23	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 25	MLN		CIN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 28	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	10	Apr 29	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 30	MLN	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	13	May 3	MLN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	May 4	MLN	@	BRO	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	15	May 8	MLN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	May 9	MLN		CHC	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	May 10 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	18	May 10 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
19	19	May 12	MLN		NYG	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	20	May 13	MLN		NYG	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 14	MLN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	22	May 15	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	23	May 16	MLN		PHI	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 18	MLN		PHI	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	25	May 19	MLN		BRO	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	26	May 20	MLN		BRO	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	27	May 23	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
28	28	May 24 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	29	May 24 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS	33	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
30	30	May 25 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	31	May 25 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	32	May 26	MLN		CIN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
33	33	May 27	MLN		CHC	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	34	May 29	MLN	@	STL	L,7-11	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
35	35	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	36	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	37	May 31 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
38	38	May 31 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 2	MLN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	40	Jun 3	MLN	@	BRO	W,14-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	RF
41	41	Jun 4	MLN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	42	Jun 5	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	43	Jun 6	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
44	44	Jun 7 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	45	Jun 7 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	46	Jun 8	MLN	@	NYG	W,12-8	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	47	Jun 9	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
48	48	Jun 10	MLN	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	49	Jun 11	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	50	Jun 12 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	51	Jun 12 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	52	Jun 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	53	Jun 14 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	67 (13)	Jun 27	MLN		BRO	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	68	Jun 28	MLN		BRO	L,1-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	69	Jun 30 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	70	Jun 30 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	71	Jul 1	MLN	@	CIN	W,10-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	72	Jul 2	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	73	Jul 3	MLN		CIN	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	74	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	75	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	76	Jul 5 (1)	MLN		STL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	77	Jul 5 (2)	MLN		STL	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	78	Jul 7	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	79	Jul 8	MLN		CHC	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	80	Jul 10	MLN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
68	81	Jul 11	MLN	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	82	Jul 12 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,10-1	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	83	Jul 12 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	84	Jul 16	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	85	Jul 17	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	86	Jul 18	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	87	Jul 19 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	L,5-7	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	88	Jul 19 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	17	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	89	Jul 21 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,0-10	GS	40	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	90	Jul 21 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
78	91	Jul 22	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	92	Jul 24	MLN	@	BRO	W,11-6	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	93	Jul 25	MLN	@	BRO	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	94	Jul 26 (1)	MLN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	95	Jul 26 (2)	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
83	96	Jul 27	MLN		NYG	W,13-0	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
84	97	Jul 28	MLN		NYG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	98	Jul 29	MLN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	99	Jul 30	MLN		NYG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	100	Jul 31 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	101	Jul 31 (2)	MLN		PHI	T,0-0	CG	34	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	102	Aug 1	MLN		PHI	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
90	103	Aug 2 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	104	Aug 2 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	105	Aug 3	MLN		BRO	L,0-1	CG	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
93	106	Aug 5	MLN		BRO	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	107	Aug 6 (1)	MLN		BRO	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	108	Aug 6 (2)	MLN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	109	Aug 7	MLN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	110	Aug 8	MLN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	111	Aug 9 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	112	Aug 9 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	113	Aug 10	MLN		STL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	114	Aug 11	MLN		STL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	115	Aug 12 (1)	MLN		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	116	Aug 12 (2)	MLN		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	117	Aug 14	MLN	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	118	Aug 15	MLN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	119	Aug 16 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
107	120	Aug 16 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
108	121	Aug 18	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	122	Aug 19	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	123	Aug 21	MLN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	124	Aug 22	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	53	14.0	6	0	0	6	0
112	125	Aug 23 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,10-2	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	126	Aug 23 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,2-7	CG	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	127	Aug 25 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	128	Aug 25 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
116	129	Aug 26	MLN	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
117	130	Aug 28	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	131	Aug 29	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	135 (3)	Sep 3	MLN	@	BRO	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
120	138 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	MLN		STL	W,3-1	GF	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	139	Sep 6 (2)	MLN		STL	T,3-3	GF	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	140	Sep 7 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	141	Sep 7 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	142	Sep 8	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	143	Sep 9	MLN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	144	Sep 11	MLN		BRO	W,9-8	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	145	Sep 12	MLN		BRO	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	146	Sep 13 (1)	MLN		NYG	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	147	Sep 13 (2)	MLN		NYG	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
130	148	Sep 15	MLN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	149	Sep 16	MLN		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
132	150	Sep 19	MLN		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	151	Sep 20 (1)	MLN		CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
134	152	Sep 20 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,3-0	CG	26	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
135	153	Sep 22 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	154	Sep 22 (2)	MLN	@	STL	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	155	Sep 23	MLN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
138	156	Sep 26	MLN	@	CIN	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
139	157	Sep 27	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
							139gm		1176.2	232	5	6	243	1