Pete Runnels

Positions: First Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: January 28, 1928 in Lufkin, TX us

Died: May 20, 1991 in Pasadena, TX

Buried: Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

High School: Lufkin HS (Lufkin, TX)

School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: July 1, 1951 (Age 23-154d, 10,820th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 1964 (Age 36-107d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: James Edward Runnels

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.9

6373

1854

.291

876

RBI

630

OBP

.375

SLG

.378

OPS

.753

OPS+

107

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

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	WSH		BAL	W,12-5	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
2	2	Apr 13	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-19	CG	52	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
3	3	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
4	4	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
5	5	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
6	6	Apr 21	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
7	7	Apr 22	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 23	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
9	9	Apr 24 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	1	2	0	3	0	2B
10	10	Apr 24 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	2B
11	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
12	12	Apr 27	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	74	16.2	7	4	0	11	1	2B
13	13	Apr 28	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
14	14	Apr 29	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
15	15	Apr 30	WSH	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	40	7.2	2	4	0	6	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	WSH	@	KCA	L,10-16	CG	52	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
17	17	May 2	WSH	@	KCA	W,12-1	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	2B
18	18	May 3	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
19	19	May 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
20	20	May 6	WSH		BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
21	21	May 7	WSH		BAL	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
22	22	May 8 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
23	23	May 8 (2)	WSH		BAL	W,15-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
24	24	May 10	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
25	25	May 11	WSH		DET	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
26	26	May 12	WSH		CLE	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
27	27	May 15 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
28	28	May 15 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
29	29	May 17	WSH		KCA	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
30	30	May 18	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
31	31	May 20	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
32	32	May 21	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	CG	50	12.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
33	33	May 24	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
34	34	May 25	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
35	35	May 26 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
36	36	May 26 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
37	37	May 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-16	CG	46	8.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
38	38	May 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	46	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
39	39	May 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
40	40	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
41	41	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	WSH	@	DET	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
43	43	Jun 2	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
44	44	Jun 3	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
45	45	Jun 4	WSH	@	CLE	W,14-5	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	3	2B
46	46	Jun 5 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
47	47	Jun 5 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
48	48	Jun 7 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
49	49	Jun 7 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-3	CG	45	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
50	50	Jun 8	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	2B
51	51	Jun 9	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
52	52	Jun 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-10	CG	47	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
53	53	Jun 12 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
54	54	Jun 12 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
55	55	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,4-6	CG	49	11.0	5	6	0	11	1	2B
56	56	Jun 14 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	GS	42	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B SS
57	57	Jun 15	WSH		CLE	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
58	58	Jun 16	WSH		CLE	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
59	59	Jun 17	WSH		KCA	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
60	60	Jun 18	WSH		KCA	L,4-9	GS	42	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B SS
61	61	Jun 21	WSH		CHW	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
62	62	Jun 22	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	3	2B
63	63	Jun 23	WSH		CHW	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
64	64	Jun 24	WSH		DET	L,7-18	CG	54	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
65	65	Jun 25	WSH		DET	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
66	66	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		DET	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
67	67	Jun 26 (2)	WSH		DET	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
68	68	Jun 28 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
69	69	Jun 28 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
70	70	Jun 29	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
71	71	Jun 30	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
73	73	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-12	CG	46	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
74	74	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	5	3	1	9	2	2B
75	75	Jul 4	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
76	76	Jul 6	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
77	77	Jul 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
78	78	Jul 8	WSH		NYY	L,0-3	CG	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
79	79	Jul 9	WSH		NYY	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
80	80	Jul 10 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
81	81	Jul 10 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
82	95 (13)	Jul 26 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	1	6	2	2B
83	96	Jul 26 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	3	0	3	0	PH 2B
84	98 (1)	Jul 27 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
85	99	Jul 29	WSH		CHW	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
86	102 (2)	Jul 31 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	103	Aug 2	WSH		DET	L,10-13	CG	49	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
88	104	Aug 3	WSH		DET	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
89	105	Aug 4	WSH		DET	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
90	106	Aug 5	WSH		CLE	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
91	107	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	4	1	2	7	0	2B
92	108	Aug 7	WSH		CLE	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
93	110 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
94	111	Aug 13	WSH	@	BOS	W,18-9	CG	44	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
95	112	Aug 14 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
96	113	Aug 14 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
97	115 (1)	Aug 16	WSH		BAL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	8	4	0	12	3	2B
98	116	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
99	117	Aug 20	WSH		BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
100	118	Aug 21	WSH		BOS	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
101	119	Aug 23	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	120	Aug 24	WSH	@	KCA	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
103	121	Aug 25	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	2B
104	122	Aug 26	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
105	124 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
106	125	Aug 28 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
107	127 (1)	Aug 31	WSH	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	129 (1)	Sep 3	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
109	130	Sep 4	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
110	131	Sep 5 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	48	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	2B
111	132	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
112	133	Sep 7	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	5	1	12	1	2B
113	134	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
114	135	Sep 9 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
115	136	Sep 9 (2)	WSH		KCA	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
116	137	Sep 10	WSH		KCA	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
117	138	Sep 11 (1)	WSH		DET	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
118	139	Sep 11 (2)	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	2B
119	140	Sep 13 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
120	141	Sep 13 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
121	142	Sep 14	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
122	143	Sep 16 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
123	144	Sep 16 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	3	3	1	7	1	2B
124	145	Sep 17	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
125	146	Sep 18	WSH	@	BAL	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
126	147	Sep 20 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
127	148	Sep 20 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
128	149	Sep 21	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
129	150	Sep 23 (1)	WSH		BAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
130	151	Sep 23 (2)	WSH		BAL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	6	2	1	9	1	2B
131	152	Sep 24 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
132	153	Sep 24 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
							134gm		1139.2	349	340	18	707	107