#3 Abe Vargo, Centerfield, 36 yrs, Washington Senators
Sunday, 10/12/1950 |
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| Abe Vargo
5/24/1914
36
Johnson City, NY
6"2
210
Centerfield
R
R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,120,000
1951
16 Year(s), 151 Days (2903 total Days)
0 Day(s)
20 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 9 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 4
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1932 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .393 | .227 | .620 | PHI |
| 1933 | 104 | 328 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .389 | .412 | .801 | PHI |
| 1934 | 149 | 493 | 115 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 82 | 70 | 96 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .360 | .351 | .711 | PHI |
| 1935 | 149 | 522 | 151 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 92 | 82 | 104 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 4 | .289 | .407 | .431 | .838 | PHI BRO |
| 1936 | 147 | 535 | 163 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .410 | .492 | .901 | BRO |
| 1937 | 148 | 519 | 150 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 99 | 101 | 99 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .400 | .455 | .854 | BRO,NL |
| 1938 | 107 | 387 | 113 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 66 | 76 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .409 | .452 | .861 | BRO |
| 1939 | 142 | 517 | 134 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .370 | .431 | .802 | BRO |
| 1940 | 146 | 522 | 132 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 84 | 77 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .253 | .366 | .397 | .763 | BRO |
| 1941 | 131 | 382 | 106 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 72 | 71 | 90 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .411 | .445 | .856 | BRO |
| 1942 | 123 | 331 | 90 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 41 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .375 | .360 | .734 | BRO |
| 1945 | 74 | 248 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 40 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .391 | .371 | .762 | BRO |
| 1946 | 129 | 327 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 42 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .323 | .257 | .579 | BRO |
| 1947 | 147 | 508 | 132 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 78 | 96 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 2 | .260 | .392 | .417 | .809 | BRO |
| 1948 | 127 | 387 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .351 | .370 | .721 | BRO |
| 1949 | 101 | 199 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .356 | .342 | .698 | BRO |
| Total | 1939 | 6227 | 1632 | 207 | 17 | 219 | 1013 | 1023 | 1226 | 33 | 68 | 440 | 11 | 12 | .262 | .383 | .406 | .789 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1932, A | 19 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .494 | .500 | .994 |
| 1932, AA | 29 | 114 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .386 | .489 | .439 | .928 |
| 1932, AAA | 83 | 298 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 56 | 77 | 58 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .420 | .426 | .847 |
| 1933, AAA | 41 | 136 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 45 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .574 | .632 | 1.206 |
| 1950, AAA | 76 | 123 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .460 | .569 | 1.029 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1938 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .350 | .767 |
| 1940 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .286 | .320 | .606 |
| Total | 13 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .346 | .333 | .679 |
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Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 3/2/1932...
Had first career hit on 9/5/1932, off Oscar Yales (NY1)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1933, off Justin Thibedeaux (SLN)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1933, hitting .588 with 1 HR, 5 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 8/20/1934...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at First Base in 1934...
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Brooklyn on 4/16/1935 (Going to PHI: RF Bowler Channing, P Sal Mancuso. Going to BRO: 1B Abe Vargo, 3B Baron Davidson, P John Kull, Jr., P Carl Bourke)...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1935...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1936, hitting .360 with 8 HR, 28 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1937, hitting .375 with 8 HR, 28 RBI...
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1937...
Injured on 7/1/1938 with a Broken Foot, out for 6-7 weeks...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Centerfield in 1947...
Traded from Brooklyn to Washington on 3/1/1950 (Going to BRO: C David Krause. Going to WSH: CF Abe Vargo)...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
1935 - .407 - 7th
1937 - .400 - 6th
1941 - .411 - 4th
1947 - .392 - 8th
| SLG
1936 - .492 - 7th
1941 - .445 - 5th
| OPS
1936 - .901 - 6th
1937 - .854 - 8th
1941 - .856 - 1st
| Homeruns
1934 - 15 - 8th
1935 - 20 - 5th
1936 - 23 - 4th
1937 - 23 - 6th
1938 - 14 - 8th
1939 - 19 - 7th
1940 - 19 - 5th
1941 - 16 - 7th
1947 - 21 - 7th
| RBI
1937 - 99 - 6th
1940 - 84 - 10th
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Runs
1937 - 101 - 10th
1947 - 96 - 8th
| BB
1933 - 68 - 8th
1934 - 96 - 4th
1935 - 104 - 4th
1936 - 95 - 7th
1937 - 99 - 5th
1939 - 91 - 9th
1940 - 97 - 4th
1941 - 90 - 9th
1947 - 110 - 3rd
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