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Nomar Garciaparra League
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Wally Held First Base
Retired (1956, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .296 Total Rating 62   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .862 Status Deceased (1994) Option Years 0  
H 890 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 08-06-1920
HR 129 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(84 games)
RBI 417
SB 3
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 84 Contact vs. L 70 Endurance 55   Ldrship 95
Power vs. R 72 Power vs. L 74 Velocity 5   Mentor vR 100
Speed 18 Bunt 67 Control 3   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 74 WS Rings 0
1B 100 (100%) LF --- Arm 40 WS Appearances 2
2B 1 (1.3%) CF ---   Health 40 LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1950 Away 68 282 0 87 14 2 15 56 48 33 0 0 0 .939 .407 .532 .223 .309
1950 Home 74 292 0 99 13 0 20 56 48 36 0 0 0 1.022 .433 .589 .250 .339
1951 Away 38 299 0 98 18 1 11 30 34 37 0 0 0 .903 .398 .505 .177 .328
1951 Home 46 271 0 89 15 0 16 50 53 30 0 0 0 .998 .437 .561 .232 .328
1953 Away 38 273 0 64 12 0 8 31 35 42 0 0 0 .686 .319 .366 .132 .234
1953 Home 40 289 0 74 15 1 5 30 41 41 0 0 0 .718 .351 .367 .111 .256
1954 Away 68 290 0 83 15 0 12 36 29 52 0 0 0 .817 .355 .462 .176 .286
1954 Home 74 293 0 76 11 1 11 31 41 48 0 0 0 .767 .351 .416 .157 .259
1955 Away 20 36 0 7 2 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 .518 .268 .250 .056 .194
1955 Home 10 31 0 8 2 0 2 5 3 2 0 0 0 .840 .324 .516 .258 .258
1956 Away 7 14 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .661 .375 .286 .000 .286
1956 Home 13 35 4 12 1 0 2 5 2 8 0 0 0 .921 .378 .543 .200 .343
Total Away 239 1194 1 343 61 3 46 158 152 169 0 0 0 .827 .368 .459 .172 .287
Total Home 257 1211 4 358 57 2 56 177 188 165 0 0 0 .876 .391 .485 .189 .296
Total 760 3002 561 890 147 9 129 417 409 397 3 0 26 .862 .382 .480 .184 .296
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Wally Held has retired from the Boston Braves
1956-09-12Wally Held of the Boston Braves is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1956-08-29Wally Held of the Boston Braves is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1956-08-19The Boston Braves have promoted Wally Held to the major league team.
1956-06-18The Boston Braves have promoted Charlie Smith to the major league team. The Boston Braves have designated Wally Held for assignment.
1956-05-22The Boston Braves have promoted Wally Held to the major league team.
1956-05-13The Boston Braves have acquired Wally Held from the waiver wire.
1956-04-27The Toronto Terrors have waived Wally Held.
1956-04-10The Toronto Terrors have promoted Bert Smith to the major league team. The Toronto Terrors have designated Wally Held for assignment.
1955-10-23The Toronto Terrors have acquired Wally Held from the waiver wire.
1955-09-19The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Brian Kiley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have promoted John Cruz to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Wally Held for assignment.
1955-06-01The Brooklyn Bums have placed Wally Held on the trade block.
1950-11-01Wally Held now holds the league record for career walks.