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Bob Horner League
8-25-1975
Walt Plympton First Base
Retired (1966, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .732 Status Retired (1966) Option Years 0  
H 785 Age 46 (OS 46) Date of Birth 06-03-1929
HR 123 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(108 games)
RBI 425
SB 66
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (96.7%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 21 26.00 1 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 7 0 / 3 6 / 7 2 / 3 13 / 26
1950 Majors 21 19.69 90 23 0 1 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 3 4 / 5 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 7 / 19
1951 Majors 22 37.40 150 64 12 1 / 6 4 / 8 1 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 2 3 / 7 1 / 3 12 / 37
1952 Majors 23 41.66 143 98 19 3 / 5 2 / 7 4 / 7 4 / 8 1 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 1 16 / 41
1953 Majors 24 32.62 127 50 35 2 / 4 1 / 3 2 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 7 2 / 4 2 / 5 10 / 32
1954 Minors 25 30.00 1 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 3 2 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 5 1 / 4 8 / 30
1954 Majors 25 14.03 65 14 19 1 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 2 / 3 4 / 14
1955 Majors 26 33.57 151 34 11 1 / 2 1 / 8 2 / 6 2 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 7 9 / 33
1956 Majors 27 30.06 134 27 24 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 8 0 / 3 1 / 30
1957 Majors 28 23.71 94 23 30 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 3 2 / 23
1958 Majors 29 46.63 162 81 0 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 2 / 7 3 / 46
1959 Majors 30 21.85 162 8 0 0 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 21
1960 Majors 31 44.03 162 75 0 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 44
1961 Majors 32 41.96 162 73 0 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 7 1 / 2 2 / 41
1962 Majors 33 33.71 162 60 0 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 33
1963 Majors 34 32.78 162 49 0 -3 / 3 -4 / 3 -4 / 5 -5 / 11 -5 / 6 -2 / 3 -3 / 1 -26 / 32
1964 Majors 35 44.79 162 83 0 -3 / 4 -2 / 5 -3 / 3 -3 / 6 -5 / 11 0 / 7 -1 / 8 -17 / 44
1965 Majors 36 49.70 162 87 0 0 / 4 -5 / 5 -3 / 9 -5 / 10 0 / 6 -2 / 7 -3 / 8 -18 / 49
1966 Majors 37 18.00 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 18
Total 2250 849 150 6 / 90 2 / 85 2 / 89 4 / 89 -6 / 89 13 / 95 7 / 76 28 / 613
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Walt Plympton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-04-01The Atlanta Riot have waived Walt Plympton.
1966-03-26The Atlanta Riot have drafted Walt Plympton #79 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1957-07-16Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1956-05-26Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1955-05-15Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1954-08-17Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1954-08-05The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Walt Plympton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Chuck Beltre to the minors.
1954-05-06The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Chuck Beltre to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted March Lord to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Curt Hollahan to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Walt Plympton to the minors.
1953-09-09Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1953-04-06Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1952-08-04Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1952-03-25The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Walt Plympton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Julio Spahn to the major league team.
1951-10-03The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Julio Spahn to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Galen Clymer to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Walt Plympton to the minors.
1951-08-03Walt Plympton of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1950-06-24The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Walt Plympton to the major league team.
1950-04-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Eddie Mack to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Mike Brashear to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Fred Pactwa to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Dolf Ullrich to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Bob Hassett to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Lu Visner to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Hal Ayala to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Pat Harris to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Eddie Runge to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Tomas Raudman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Mike Tobin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Roy Ritchie to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Benny Ewing to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Joe Werner to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Julio Spahn to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Eddie Shanner to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Curt Hollahan to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Moe Morgan to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Art Jones to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Rudy Johnson to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Ramon Haislip to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Edgar Welch to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Al Closter to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Walt Plympton to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Bip Keegan to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Bob Mowry to the minors.