Cal Neeman

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 192lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: February 18, 1929 in Valmeyer, IL us

Died: October 1, 2015 in Lake St. Louis, MO

Buried: Our Lady Cemetery, Lake St. Louis, MO

High School: Dupo HS (Dupo, IL)

School: Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)

Debut: April 16, 1957 (Age 28-057d, 11,416th in major league history)
vs. MLN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1963 (Age 34-223d)
vs. CHW 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Calvin Amandus Neeman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

1002

224

.224

RBI

OBP

.284

SLG

.356

OPS

.641

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1949	20	NYY-min	C	110	413	368	57	108	19	1	7	73	13		39	66	.293	.367	.408	.775		150		4	2				JOP · WA
1950	21	NYY-min	C	95	329	329		96	15	6	1						.292	.292	.383	.675		126							JOP · WA
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953	24	NYY-min	A	89	330	293	32	70	11	2	8	36	1		33	35	.239	.318	.372	.690		109		1	3				BNG · EL
1954	25	NYY-min	A	125	486	442	46	101	13	4	2	39	3		33	57	.229	.284	.290	.574		128		3	4	4			BNG · EL
1955	26	NYY-min	AA	122	475	412	5	121	17	6	4	59	0		57	37	.294	.380	.393	.773		162	7	2	1	3			BIR · SOUA
1956	27	NYY-min	AAA	94	347	310	33	79	13	1	5	38	1		32	49	.255	.329	.352	.680		109	3	3	0	2			RMD,DEN · IL,AA
1957	28	CHC	NL	122	445	415	37	107	17	1	10	39	0	0	22	87	.258	.298	.376	.674	81	156	8	3	2	3	5	*2/H
1958	29	CHC	NL	76	226	201	30	52	7	0	12	29	0	0	21	41	.259	.336	.473	.809	113	95	5	3	0	1	2	2H
1959	30	CHC	NL	44	117	105	7	17	2	0	3	9	0	0	11	23	.162	.241	.267	.508	37	28	1	0	1	0	2	2/H
1960	31	TOT	NL	68	193	173	13	31	7	2	4	13	0	0	16	47	.179	.257	.312	.569	56	54	5	2	2	0	2	2/H
1960	31	CHC	NL	9	13	13	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.154	.154	.231	.385	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1960	31	PHI	NL	59	180	160	13	29	6	2	4	13	0	0	16	42	.181	.264	.319	.583	60	51	5	2	2	0	2	2/H
1961	32	PHI-min	AAA	46	147	127	11	28	5	1	1	11	0		17	28	.220	.313	.299	.612		38		1	0	2	0		BFL · IL
1961	32	PHI	NL	19	36	31	0	7	1	0	0	2	1	0	4	8	.226	.306	.258	.564	54	8	2	0	0	1	1	2
1962	33	PIT-min	AAA	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			CLB · IL
1962	33	PIT	NL	24	53	50	5	9	1	1	1	5	0	0	3	10	.180	.226	.300	.526	40	15	2	0	0	0	0	2
1963	34	CLE-STL-min	AA,AAA	37	34	30	2	7	2	0	0	4	0	0	3	4	.233	.294	.300	.594		9		0	0	1			TUL,JCK,ATA · TL,IL
1963	34	TOT	AL	23	30	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.037	.103	.037	.140	-58	1	0	0	1	0	0	2/H
1963	34	CLE	AL	9	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.100	.000	.100	-69	0	0	0	1	0	0	/2
1963	34	WSA	AL	14	19	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	-53	1	0	0	0	0	0	2/H
7 Yrs				376	1100	1002	93	224	35	4	30	97	1	0	79	221	.224	.284	.356	.641	72	357	23	8	6	5	12
162 Game Avg.				162	474	432	40	97	15	2	13	42	0	0	34	95	.224	.284	.356	.641	72	154	10	3	3	2	5

CHC (4 yrs)				251	801	734	74	178	27	1	25	77	0	0	54	156	.243	.298	.384	.682	82	282	14	6	3	4	9
PHI (2 yrs)				78	216	191	13	36	7	2	4	15	1	0	20	50	.188	.271	.309	.580	59	59	7	2	2	1	3
WSA (1 yr)				14	19	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	-53	1	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				9	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.100	.000	.100	-69	0	0	0	1	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				24	53	50	5	9	1	1	1	5	0	0	3	10	.180	.226	.300	.526	40	15	2	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				353	1070	975	92	223	35	4	30	97	1	0	77	216	.229	.289	.365	.654	76	356	23	8	5	5	12
AL (1 yr)				23	30	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.037	.103	.037	.140	-58	1	0	0	1	0	0

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