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Baron
Von Heidelberg		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 220
 
Born: April 5, 1909 in Germany
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1940    1941    1942   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 21 AAA   13 42 7 10 2 0 3 14 1 0 5 4 .238 .319 .500 .819 7.1  
    AA   117 453 64 144 18 5 6 49 10 12 28 44 .318 .358 .419 .777 62.1  
1931 22 SLN NL 8 22 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .091 .130 .136 .267 -0.3 0.0
    AAA   67 256 37 51 5 1 8 25 4 5 17 19 .199 .249 .320 .569 19.9  
    AA   58 213 24 57 10 0 5 19 7 4 17 9 .268 .322 .385 .707 26.2  
1932 23 SLN NL 43 102 11 20 5 2 0 10 0 0 6 7 .196 .259 .284 .543 6.4 0.0
    AAA   49 171 20 51 6 3 7 34 1 3 18 13 .298 .365 .491 .856 28.8  
1933 24 AAA   96 363 49 90 18 4 10 52 6 4 46 16 .248 .333 .402 .735 49.8  
1934 25 SLN NL 136 478 60 100 14 0 14 59 3 0 36 27 .209 .284 .326 .610 43.7 2.1
1935 26 SLN NL 133 475 60 99 18 3 12 69 2 2 28 21 .208 .269 .335 .604 43.9 1.0
1936 27 SLN NL 114 410 62 122 29 2 9 88 0 0 40 15 .298 .387 .444 .831 68.2 10.7
1937 28 SLN NL 141 497 70 125 25 6 10 79 1 0 50 27 .252 .340 .386 .727 67.6 8.1
1938 29 SLN NL 120 433 79 123 21 3 18 77 0 1 43 23 .284 .369 .471 .840 74.9 12.0
1939 30 SLN NL 138 506 86 134 25 3 27 80 1 2 50 16 .265 .340 .486 .826 82.3 12.6
1940 31 SLN NL 146 507 81 124 22 2 28 84 2 0 50 21 .245 .317 .462 .779 75.4 12.6
1941 32 SLN NL 146 533 83 128 19 3 24 95 0 1 70 20 .240 .338 .422 .760 78.8 11.9
1942 33 SLN NL 145 521 79 132 22 3 21 82 0 0 66 24 .253 .347 .428 .775 77.6 13.3
1943 34 SLN NL 124 453 47 93 21 0 7 48 0 0 35 24 .205 .276 .298 .574 36.9 0.9
1944 35 SLN NL 99 367 54 102 12 1 7 46 1 2 26 13 .278 .328 .373 .702 43.8 7.3
1945 36 SLN NL 141 475 60 111 15 3 7 60 1 0 40 25 .234 .294 .322 .616 47.4 4.9
1946 37 CHN NL 135 477 64 127 20 1 10 90 0 2 28 31 .266 .310 .375 .685 53.7 9.2
15 Years Sim 1769 6256 898 1542 269 32 194 969 11 10 569 298 .246 .321 .393 .714 800.4 106.6
4 Years AAA 225 832 113 202 31 8 28 125 12 12 86 52 .243 .328 .400 .728 105.5  
2 Years AA 175 666 88 201 28 5 11 68 17 16 45 53 .302 .356 .408 .765 88.3  
6 Years Minors 400 1498 201 403 59 13 39 193 29 28 131 105 .269 .340 .404 .744 193.8  
162 Game Average 572 82 141 24 2 17 88 1 0 52 27 .246 .321 .393 .714 73.3  
Career Highs 146 533 86 134 29 6 28 95 3 2 70 31 .298 .387 .486 .840 82.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4278 596 1054 182 22 119 667 8 5 373 245 .246 .317 .383 .700 507.9
vs LH   1978 302 488 87 10 75 302 3 5 196 53 .247 .331 .415 .745 261.6
Home 870 3010 437 726 137 16 97 470 6 5 292 141 .241 .322 .394 .716 372.5
Away 899 3246 461 816 132 16 97 499 5 5 277 157 .251 .321 .392 .713 397.1
RISP   1724 0 454 79 8 50 737 0 0 233 68 .263 .352 .405 .758 253.0
Pinch Hitting   124 14 30 3 0 3 16 1 0 8 6 .242 .309 .339 .648 12.4
Close/Late   759 121 192 24 6 23 112 0 0 100 26 .253 .351 .391 .742 105.7
Mar/Apr 162 584 73 140 27 2 22 78 2 0 52 31 .240 .309 .406 .715 73.1
May 334 1166 155 284 55 9 30 172 3 1 107 41 .244 .324 .383 .707 139.1
June 308 1064 167 265 51 5 43 176 2 1 94 46 .249 .323 .428 .750 142.1
July 335 1177 158 287 41 7 30 170 3 5 107 54 .244 .315 .367 .682 134.4
August 325 1154 179 299 56 5 35 192 0 1 114 67 .259 .340 .407 .747 153.8
Sep/Oct 305 1111 166 267 39 4 34 181 1 2 95 59 .240 .312 .374 .686 127.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won GOLD GLOVE AWARD.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1931 22 SLN NL C 5 5 43.0 21 1 0 0 1.000 4.60 6 1 .167 2 0.3
    3B 2 1 8.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 5.63 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1932 23 SLN NL C 22 20 186.0 69 8 2 0 .975 3.73 11 3 .273 2 1.2
    3B 14 5 56.0 8 12 0 0 1.000 3.21 0 0 .000 0 0.4
1934 25 SLN NL C 128 125 1113.0 426 73 10 3 .980 4.04 170 52 .306 21 5.6
    3B 7 0 12.3 0 3 2 1 .600 2.19 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1935 26 SLN NL C 120 119 1059.0 356 56 7 1 .983 3.50 117 35 .299 19 4.1
    3B 7 0 15.7 1 3 1 0 .800 2.30 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1936 27 SLN NL C 107 107 926.3 312 49 9 1 .976 3.51 108 34 .315 17 4.3
    3B 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1937 28 SLN NL C 130 125 1125.3 392 61 10 0 .978 3.62 113 37 .327 19 6.1
    3B 9 0 14.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1938 29 SLN NL C 110 109 967.3 362 58 4 2 .991 3.91 91 30 .330 21 5.0
    3B 4 0 8.3 1 2 2 0 .600 3.24 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1939 30 SLN NL C 128 126 1125.3 423 52 6 1 .988 3.80 97 31 .320 18 7.1
    3B 9 0 17.0 1 2 1 0 .750 1.59 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1940 31 SLN NL C 134 129 1153.0 464 59 10 2 .981 4.08 97 30 .309 18 5.3
    3B 7 0 16.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1941 32 SLN NL C 144 142 1271.7 519 101 16 2 .975 4.39 183 68 .372 19 8.8
    3B 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1942 33 SLN NL C 138 137 1252.7 454 84 21 1 .962 3.87 186 56 .301 14 4.9
    3B 3 0 6.0 0 3 1 0 .750 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1943 34 SLN NL C 115 115 1022.7 443 62 9 1 .982 4.44 159 45 .283 18 7.3
    3B 7 0 12.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.46 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1944 35 SLN NL C 90 88 793.3 293 34 3 0 .991 3.71 89 24 .270 10 5.2
    CF 2 2 17.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 3 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1945 36 SLN NL C 134 127 1152.7 432 69 12 1 .977 3.91 162 45 .278 16 6.8
    CF 3 3 27.0 8 2 2 1 .833 3.33 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1946 37 CHN NL C 130 125 1126.3 501 67 8 2 .986 4.54 144 44 .306 22 8.1
    3B 2 0 1.7 1 1 0 1 1.000 10.84 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1635 1599 14317.6 5467 834 127 17 .980 3.96 1733 535 .309 236 80.1
  3B 80 6 185.3 18 40 7 4 .892 2.82 0 0 .000 0 0.8
  CF 5 5 44.3 12 2 2 1 .875 2.84 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   1720 1610 14547.3 5497 876 136 22 .979 3.94 1733 535 .309 236 81.0
Career Highs   146 142 1274.7 520 101 22 4 1.000 4.76 186 68 .372 22  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1942 33 SLN NL 5 17 3 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 1 .353 .476 .706 1.182
1944 35 SLN NL 5 14 4 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 4 0 .429 .579 .714 1.293
1946 37 CHN NL 6 20 4 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 .350 .364 .550 .914
Career Post-Season Batting 16 51 11 19 2 0 4 15 0 0 8 5 .373 .468 .647 1.115
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1938-6-.471
1939-6-.486
1940-7-.462
1942-5-.428
 OPS
1938-8-.840
1942-8-.775
 OPS+
1938-8-131
1942-8-129
 Secondary Average
1940-7-0.32
1942-9-0.301
 Hit By Pitch
1934-2-16
1935-3-15
1936-4-24
1937-1-20
1938-2-18
1939-4-11
1940-5-9
1941-1-13
1942-1-12
1943-10-12
1945-5-5
1946-3-4
 Total Bases
1939-7-246
1940-10-234
1942-9-223
Homeruns
1934-9-14
1938-3-18
1939-3-27
1940-2-28
1941-3-24
1942-1-21
 Extra Base Hits
1939-7-55
1940-7-52
1941-10-46
1942-7-46
 RBIs
1940-10-84
1941-3-95
1942-8-82
1946-4-90
 Stolen Base Percentage
1938-10-0
1939-9-0
1940-8-0
 Base on Ball per Strikeout
1936-7-2.7
1939-7-3.1
1940-7-2.4
1941-6-3.5
1942-9-2.8
 At Bats per Strikeout
1934-8-17.7
1935-4-22.6
1936-3-27.3
1937-5-18.4
1938-10-18.8
1939-4-31.6
1940-6-24.1
1941-5-26.6
1942-10-21.7
1944-6-28.2
1945-9-19
At Bats per Home Run
1934-3-34.1
1938-6-24.1
1939-8-18.7
1940-8-18.1
1941-7-22.2
1942-8-24.8
 Home Run Value
1938-3-1.5
1939-1-2.1
1940-2-2.3
1941-2-1.9
1942-2-1.6
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 31)
   Gray Ink Test: 56    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 177)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 57)
 
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  4. Elder Scofield (845)
  5. David Puddy (844)
  6. John Hubbard (843)
  7. Joe Diesel (843)
  8. Bill Lumbergh (842)
  9. Chub Daughtry (841)
  10. Big Bob Hurley (840)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1930
Traded from New York (N) to St. Louis (N) on 3/2/1930 (Going to SLN: C Baron von Heidelberg. Going to NY1: P Curtis Spicoli)
Injured on 5/10/1930 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 9/19/1931, off Curtis Spicoli (NY1)
Injured on 7/25/1933 with a Broken Ribs, out for 5-6 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1934, off Arthur Covington (CHN)
 
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