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| Walt Connolly |  CatcherRetired (1959, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .269 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .779 | Status | Deceased (2008) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1208 | Age at Death | 89 | Date of Birth | 08-04-1919 | |
| HR | 187 | Drafted | Undrafted (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 10 years (19 games) |
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| RBI | 712 | |||||
| SB | 78 | Salary | $1.75M | Final Contract Year | 1959 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (1.8%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (2.5%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 6 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1950 | C | MON | 144 | 144 | 1285.0 | 1176 | 1110 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 136 | 55 | 28.8% | 0 | 8.22 | .997 | |
| 1951 | C | MON | 144 | 144 | 1253.1 | 1096 | 1034 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 42 | 26.2% | +2 | 7.81 | .992 | |
| 1952 | C | MON | 144 | 144 | 1277.1 | 1161 | 1095 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 128 | 47 | 26.9% | -1 | 8.13 | .994 | |
| 1953 | C | OAK | 144 | 144 | 1291.2 | 1089 | 1049 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 25 | 26.6% | 0 | 7.56 | .996 | |
| 1954 | C | OAK | 144 | 144 | 1297.2 | 1139 | 1095 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 33 | 36.3% | 0 | 7.86 | .996 | |
| 1955 | C | OAK | 128 | 127 | 1134.0 | 907 | 874 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 21 | 20.0% | +1 | 7.17 | .996 | |
| 1956 | C | COL-MIN | 66 | 66 | 577.2 | 512 | 484 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 35.3% | 0 | 7.95 | .996 | |
| 1B | COL-MIN | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.82 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | COL-MIN | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.000 | ||||||
| SS | COL-MIN | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1957 | C | TOR | 142 | 142 | 1260.1 | 1078 | 1033 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 117 | 36 | 23.5% | +1 | 7.66 | .994 | |
| 1958 | C | TOR | 75 | 57 | 531.2 | 461 | 446 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 25.0% | 0 | 7.77 | .996 | |
| 1B | TOR | 8 | 8 | 74.1 | 74 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 8.96 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1959 | C | NYA | 35 | 35 | 313.0 | 244 | 238 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 17.6% | -1 | 6.99 | .996 | |
| RF | NYA | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Pos Total | C | 1166 | 1147 | 10221.2 | 8863 | 8458 | 362 | 43 | 30 | 23 | 801 | 297 | 27.0% | +2 | 7.77 | .995 | ||
| 1B | 12 | 12 | 107.1 | 110 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 9.22 | 1.000 | |||||||
| RF | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 1.000 | |||||||
| LF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.000 | |||||||
| SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Total | 1185 | 1165 | 10383.0 | 8986 | 8577 | 366 | 43 | 37 | 23 | 801 | 297 | 27.0% | +1 | 7.75 | .995 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1959-11-01 | Walt Connolly has retired from the New York Pinstripers |
| 1959-03-29 | The New York Pinstripers have promoted Walt Connolly to the major league team. |
| 1959-03-29 | Walt Connolly has signed with the New York Pinstripers for $1.75M per year for 1 year. |
| 1958-03-29 | The Toronto Faceless Corporation have promoted Walt Connolly to the major league team. |
| 1958-03-29 | Walt Connolly has signed with the Toronto Faceless Corporation for $1.56M per year for 1 year. |
| 1957-03-28 | The Toronto Faceless Corporation have promoted Walt Connolly to the major league team. |
| 1957-03-28 | Walt Connolly has signed with the Toronto Faceless Corporation for $1.78M per year for 1 year. |
| 1956-08-03 | A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Colorado Boulders. The Colorado Boulders receive Draft Pick 1958 Round 2 MIN (Ray Roettger), Draft Pick 1957 Round 2 MIN (Jim Randle) from the Minnesota Fighting Saints in exchange for Robin Roberts, Walt Connolly. Protest This Trade. |
| 1956-03-31 | The Colorado Boulders have promoted Robin Roberts to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Sam Day to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Walt Connolly to the major league team. |
| 1956-03-31 | Walt Connolly has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $4.8M per year for 1 year. |
| 1953-03-29 | A trade has been completed between the Oakland Athletics and the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure receive Al Geary, Joel Nichols, Draft Pick 1955 Round 2 OAK (Dean Gharrity) from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Walt Connolly. Protest This Trade. |
| 1952-10-23 | The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have placed Walt Connolly on the trade block. |
| 1950-03-28 | The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Crazy Crane to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Jack Elliot to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted George Douglass to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Walt Connolly to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Con Crete to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Nick Brandon to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Fred Robson to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Ralph Lord to the major league team. |
| 1950-03-25 | Walt Connolly has signed with the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure for $10.0M per year for 6 years. |