Jeff Heath
John Geoffrey Heath
Born: April 1, 1915
Fort William, ON CAN
Deceased: 1975
Seattle, WA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
Career: 1936-1949
Minor League Statistics
Jeff Heath compiled a career batting average of .293 with 194 home runs and 887 RBI in his 1383-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1949 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 12 | 44 | 41 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .341 | .386 | .634 | 1.021 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 20 | 61 | 61 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .230 | .230 | .377 | .607 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 126 | 538 | 502 | 104 | 172 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 55 | .343 | .383 | .602 | .985 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 121 | 472 | 431 | 64 | 126 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 64 | .292 | .354 | .494 | .848 | 213 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 100 | 396 | 356 | 55 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 62 | .219 | .298 | .399 | .697 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 151 | 643 | 585 | 89 | 199 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 123 | 18 | 12 | 50 | 69 | .340 | .396 | .586 | .982 | 343 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 634 | 568 | 82 | 158 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 66 | .278 | .350 | .442 | .792 | 251 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 118 | 488 | 424 | 58 | 116 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 79 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 58 | .274 | .369 | .481 | .850 | 204 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 60 | 170 | 151 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | .331 | .402 | .490 | .892 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 102 | 429 | 370 | 60 | 113 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 39 | .305 | .398 | .508 | .906 | 188 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Washington Senators | 48 | 203 | 166 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 36 | .283 | .411 | .464 | .875 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 86 | 355 | 316 | 46 | 87 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 37 | .275 | .353 | .478 | .831 | 151 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 141 | 582 | 491 | 81 | 123 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 87 | .251 | .366 | .485 | .850 | 238 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | 115 | 419 | 364 | 64 | 116 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 46 | .319 | .404 | .582 | .986 | 212 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 36 | 126 | 111 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | .306 | .389 | .613 | 1.002 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1383 | 5560 | 4937 | 777 | 1447 | 279 | 102 | 194 | 887 | 56 | 47 | 593 | 670 | .293 | .370 | .509 | .879 | 2512 | 59 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .917 | |
| 1937 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | |
| 1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 254 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .974 | 2.123 | |
| 1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 7 | 10 | 2 | .964 | 2.500 | |
| 1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 90 | 0 | 0.0 | 197 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .971 | 2.256 | |
| 1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 259 | 20 | 15 | 1 | .949 | 1.848 | |
| 1942 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 12 | 7 | 3 | .980 | 2.315 | |
| 1943 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 264 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .968 | 2.414 | |
| 1944 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .952 | 2.162 | |
| 1945 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 214 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .973 | 2.149 | |
| 1946 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .969 | 2.021 | |
| 1946 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 147 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .962 | 1.831 | |
| 1947 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .987 | 2.171 | |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 106 | 0 | 0.0 | 223 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .991 | 2.160 | |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 1.871 | |
| Totals | 1299 | 0 | 0.0 | 2705 | 85 | 80 | 21 | .972 | 2.148 |
Awards
1938 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1941 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1945 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
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