Don Savage

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: March 5, 1919 in Bloomfield, NJ us

Died: December 25, 1961 in Montclair, NJ

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Bloomfield, NJ

High School: Bloomfield HS (Bloomfield, NJ)

School: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ)

Debut: April 18, 1944 (Age 25-044d, 9,643rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1945 (Age 26-202d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Donald Anthony Savage

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

297

.256

RBI

OBP

.312

SLG

.357

OPS

.668

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-25 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	51 (29-14-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
N Etten	1
J Lindell	1
O Grimes	1
B Metheny	0

Most Driven In By
F Crosetti	2
B Metheny	1
M Garbark	0
B Drescher	0

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	72	1	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.27	0.025	3.21	0.04%	-0.37	3B
2	73	2	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	7	.62	0.089	1.67	0.14%	-0.10	3B
3	74	3	Apr 19	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	1.94	0.280	5.54	0.48%	1.23	3B
4	75	4	Apr 20	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	7	.67	0.016	2.20	0.03%	0.14	3B
5	76	5	Apr 21	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.368	.368	.421	.789	7	.81	0.046	2.77	0.10%	0.23	3B
6	77	6	Apr 22	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		1	0	0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	7	.37	0.006	1.23	0.01%	0.37	3B
7	78	7	Apr 26	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.296	.333	.630	7	1.42	-0.039	4.96	-0.08%	-0.82	3B
8	79	8	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.290	.313	.323	.635	7	1.81	0.045	5.72	0.09%	0.44	3B
May		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
9	80	16 (7)	May 9	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.314	.303	.617	7	1.28	-0.011	4.92	-0.03%	-0.15	3B
10	81	17	May 11	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.243	.282	.270	.552	7	.70	-0.031	2.63	-0.07%	-0.34	3B
11	82	30 (12)	May 27 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-9	14-GF(14)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.289	.589	9	7.46	0.253	35.51	0.72%	0.72	PH
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
12	83	43 (12)	Jun 8	NYY		BOS	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.317	.308	.625	8	.82	0.043	3.92	0.12%	0.37	PH
13	84	46 (2)	Jun 12	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.279	.311	.302	.613	7	1.34	0.052	6.30	0.15%	0.86	LF
14	85	48 (1)	Jun 16	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.295	.600	9	1.88	-0.054	7.73	-0.13%	-0.55	PH
15	86	51 (2)	Jun 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.298	.289	.587	9	2.02	-0.055	9.39	-0.15%	-0.21	PH
16	87	59 (7)	Jun 28	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.275	.265	.540	7	1.03	-0.104	5.37	-0.33%	-1.15	LF
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
17	88	63 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-11	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.260	.529	9	.06	-0.002	.27	0.00%	-0.66	PH
18	89	73 (9)	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.264	.255	.519	5	.82	-0.020	3.10	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
19	90	77 (3)	Jul 16	NYY		DET	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.264	.255	.519	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
20	91	93 (15)	Aug 5 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.264	.255	.519	7						PR
21	92	95 (1)	Aug 9	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.264	.255	.519	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
22	93	98 (2)	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,6-9	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.264	.255	.519	8						PR
23	94	100 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-15	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.264	.255	.519	6						PR
24	95	101	Aug 13 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,9-11	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.241	.281	.259	.540	7	1.31	0.034	5.58	0.09%	-0.06	3B
25	96	104 (2)	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.276	.255	.530	4	.70	-0.017	1.15	-0.02%	-0.22	3B
26	97	105	Aug 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.271	.250	.521	9	.92	-0.022	1.40	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
27	98	107 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.271	.250	.521	5						PR
28	99	108	Aug 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.271	.250	.521	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 3B
29	100	117 (8)	Aug 29	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.271	.250	.521	8						PR
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
30	101	121 (3)	Sep 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.271	.250	.521	6						PR
31	102	131 (9)	Sep 7	NYY		DET	L,0-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.267	.246	.512	9	.16	-0.004	.68	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
32	103	132	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,4-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.262	.241	.504	9	.34	-0.008	.71	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
33	104	133	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,3-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.262	.241	.504	7						3B
34	105	148 (14)	Sep 23 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.262	.241	.504	8						PR
							9-25		61	58	5	13	1	0	0	3	3	0	14	0	0		5	2	1	0	.224	.262	.241	.504		1.19	0.522	4.40	1.06%	-1.00

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