#8 James "Battle Axe" Axler, Rightfield, 26 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Wednesday, 7/16/1952 |
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| James Axler
Battle Axe
9/29/1925
26
Buffalo, NY
6"3
205
Rightfield
R
R
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| Minimal
Loyal
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4 / 6 (Popular)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Average
Normal
Normal
4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 7,060,000
1955
6 Year(s), 105 Days (1137 total Days)
107 Day(s)
7 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 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
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6
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9
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2
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| Fielding Ratings
CF : 7 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 7 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/4 | CHN | W 9-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/4 | CHN | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/5 | PIT | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/6 | PIT | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
| 7/10 | PHI | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/11 | PHI | L 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/12 | PHI | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/13 | BSN | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/14 | BSN | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 7/15 | NY1 | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 88 | 351 | 115 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 60 | 40 | 55 | .328 | .395 | .447 | .842 | .833 | .120 |
| Projected | 151 | 601 | 197 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 103 | 68 | 94 | .328 | .395 | .447 | .842 | .833 | .120 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 83 | 395 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 66.9 | 7.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 102 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .348 | .461 | .809 |
| vs. RHP | 249 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .414 | .442 | .856 |
| Close/Late | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .394 | .462 | .515 | .977 |
| Scoring Position | 62 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .397 | .355 | .752 |
| Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 45 | 181 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 30 | .331 | .392 | .464 | .856 |
| Road | 43 | 170 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 25 | .324 | .398 | .429 | .827 |
| This Week | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 |
| Last Week | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .250 | .278 | .528 |
| March/April | 16 | 72 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 9 | .431 | .462 | .625 | 1.087 |
| May | 29 | 112 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | .295 | .380 | .339 | .719 |
| June | 30 | 122 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 22 | .344 | .400 | .508 | .908 |
| July | 13 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | .200 | .321 | .267 | .587 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1946 | 148 | 503 | 130 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 67 | 75 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 32 | 19 | .258 | .351 | .332 | .683 | WSH |
| 1947 | 151 | 542 | 174 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 84 | 90 | 113 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 44 | 22 | .321 | .433 | .437 | .870 | WSH |
| 1948 | 119 | 464 | 152 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 87 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 12 | .328 | .415 | .453 | .868 | WSH,AL |
| 1949 | 150 | 585 | 214 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 88 | 105 | 80 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 24 | 21 | .366 | .440 | .468 | .908 | WSH,AL |
| 1950 | 120 | 467 | 159 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 81 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 14 | .340 | .424 | .433 | .857 | WSH |
| 1951 | 150 | 590 | 205 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 73 | 126 | 86 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 13 | 4 | .347 | .433 | .454 | .887 | WSH SLN,NL |
| 1952 | 88 | 351 | 115 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 60 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 1 | .328 | .395 | .447 | .842 | SLN,NL |
| Total | 926 | 3502 | 1149 | 129 | 27 | 61 | 461 | 616 | 531 | 17 | 38 | 421 | 150 | 93 | .328 | .415 | .433 | .848 | |
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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 |
| 1945, A | 42 | 134 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 3 | .291 | .455 | .440 | .895 |
| 1945, AA | 28 | 96 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .146 | .257 | .188 | .444 |
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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 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 84 | 83 | 158 | 9 | 4 | 174 | 7 | .960 | 727.0 | 2.15 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1929...
Earned first career win on 6/5/1936...
Had first career hit on 6/13/1936, off Lefty Wright (PIT)...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Injured on 5/7/1941 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Washington in 1945...
Injured on 6/27/1945 with a Broken Wrist, out for 9-10 weeks...
Had first career hit on 4/13/1946, off Hyman Shocker (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/27/1946, off Karl Doomer (DET)...
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 5/3/1947...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/26/1948 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1949, hitting .524 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1949, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland on 6/5/1950...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (A) on 6/11/1950...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1950, hitting .625 with 0 HR, 5 RBI...
Injured on 8/29/1950 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season...
Traded from Washington to St. Louis (N) on 1/30/1951 (Going to SLN: CF James Axler, P Sid Farkus. Going to WSH: LF Levi Cairncross, P Quinn Mallory)...
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Rightfield in 1951...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1952, hitting .485 with 1 HR, 4 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1952, hitting .431 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1947 - .321 - 3rd
1948 - .328 - 2nd
1949 - .366 - 1st
1950 - .340 - 3rd
1951 - .347 - 2nd
| OBP
1947 - .433 - 2nd
1948 - .415 - 3rd
1949 - .440 - 1st
1950 - .424 - 3rd
1951 - .433 - 3rd
| SLG
1948 - .453 - 10th
| OPS
1947 - .870 - 8th
1948 - .868 - 5th
1949 - .908 - 5th
1951 - .887 - 6th
| Hits
1947 - 174 - 5th
1949 - 214 - 1st
1951 - 205 - 1st
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Runs
1949 - 105 - 6th
1951 - 126 - 1st
| BB
1947 - 113 - 4th
1951 - 86 - 10th
| SB
1947 - 44 - 2nd
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