Player
Walt Dropo
Player Info
- Full Name
- Walter
- Born
-
January 30, 1923
Moosup, CT, USA - Died
- December 17, 2010
- Size
- 6'5" / 220 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 19, 1949
- Final Game
- May 17, 1961
- Career
- 13 years
Teams
- Boston Red Sox 1949-1952
- Detroit Tigers 1952-1954
- Chicago White Sox 1955-1958
- Cincinnati Reds 1958-1959
- Baltimore Orioles 1959-1961
Honors
1 x All-Star
1950 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1950 - Rookie of the Year
(AL)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
1,288
G
.270
AVG
1,113
H
152
HR
704
RBI
.756
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 179 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .268 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 26 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .103 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 151 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .278 |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .192 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 63 | 162 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .290 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 93 | 223 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 24 | .256 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 361 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 42 | .266 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 453 | 127 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 55 | .280 |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers | 107 | 320 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 27 | .281 |
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 606 | 150 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 61 | .248 |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 37 | 132 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .265 |
| 1952 | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 459 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 56 | .279 |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | 99 | 360 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 37 | .239 |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | 136 | 559 | 180 | 28 | 8 | 34 | 101 | .322 |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .146 |