Walt Dropo
Walter Dropo
Born: January 30, 1923
Moosup, CT USA
Deceased: 2010
Peabody, MA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 220
College: University of Connecticut
Career: 1949-1961
Minor League Statistics
Walt Dropo compiled a career batting average of .270 with 152 home runs and 704 RBI in his 1288-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Redlegs and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .146 | .205 | .195 | .400 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 136 | 609 | 559 | 101 | 180 | 28 | 8 | 34 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 75 | .322 | .378 | .583 | .961 | 326 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 99 | 398 | 360 | 37 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 52 | .239 | .312 | .369 | .681 | 133 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 37 | 145 | 132 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .265 | .331 | .470 | .801 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 488 | 459 | 56 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 63 | .279 | .320 | .479 | .800 | 220 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 645 | 606 | 61 | 150 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 69 | .248 | .289 | .371 | .660 | 225 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 107 | 354 | 320 | 27 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 41 | .281 | .328 | .375 | .703 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 502 | 453 | 55 | 127 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 71 | .280 | .343 | .448 | .791 | 203 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 412 | 361 | 42 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 51 | .266 | .334 | .374 | .708 | 135 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 93 | 244 | 223 | 24 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 40 | .256 | .300 | .439 | .740 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .192 | .271 | .327 | .598 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 63 | 179 | 162 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .290 | .335 | .488 | .823 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 26 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .103 | .205 | .205 | .410 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 166 | 151 | 17 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .278 | .329 | .457 | .786 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 201 | 179 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | .268 | .343 | .380 | .723 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .259 | .355 | .370 | .725 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1288 | 4521 | 4124 | 478 | 1113 | 168 | 22 | 152 | 704 | 5 | 6 | 328 | 582 | .270 | .326 | .432 | .757 | 1781 | 166 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 9.727 | |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 134 | 0 | 0.0 | 1142 | 77 | 15 | 147 | .988 | 9.097 | |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 878 | 63 | 12 | 91 | .987 | 1.118 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 319 | 21 | 2 | 31 | .994 | 9.714 | |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 115 | 0 | 0.0 | 1005 | 78 | 12 | 104 | .989 | 9.417 | |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 1260 | 127 | 14 | 121 | .990 | 9.247 | |
| 1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 95 | 79 | 728.3 | 681 | 54 | 3 | 60 | .996 | 9.082 | 7.737 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 140 | 120 | 1078.7 | 1101 | 62 | 6 | 104 | .995 | 9.704 | 8.307 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 117 | 91 | 869.0 | 855 | 50 | 6 | 95 | .993 | 9.373 | 7.735 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 69 | 50 | 466.3 | 483 | 39 | 7 | 49 | .987 | 1.074 | 7.565 |
| 1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 1B | 43 | 37 | 322.0 | 300 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 1.000 | 9.140 | 7.605 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 16 | 12 | 99.3 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 9.604 | 6.625 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 54 | 37 | 355.0 | 386 | 18 | 4 | 42 | .990 | 1.242 | 7.481 |
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 1B | 23 | 9 | 104.3 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 9.834 | 4.957 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 67 | 56 | 414.7 | 397 | 27 | 3 | 50 | .993 | 9.203 | 6.328 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 12 | 9 | 69.7 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 8.785 | 5.667 |
| Totals | 1177 | 500 | 4513.3 | 9173 | 674 | 84 | 969 | .992 | 19.636 | 8.366 |
Awards
1950 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1950 - AL Rookie of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
