#6 Rocky Elefante, Leftfield, 36 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Wednesday, 7/16/1952 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Rocky Elefante
9/10/1915 36 Buckhannon, WV 6"4 230
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent GREAT Durable 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service :
| Big League Contract $ 2,700,000 1953 15 Year(s), 104 Days (2684 total Days) 107 Day(s) 18 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 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 3 1 2 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .945 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/4 | @SLA | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/5 | @WSH | W 7-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/6 | @WSH | L 0-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/10 | CLE | W 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/11 | CLE | L 2-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
| 7/12 | CLE | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | PoG | |
| 7/13 | PHA | W 8-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/13 | PHA | W 6-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/14 | PHA | W 5-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/15 | BOS | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 84 | 311 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 50 | .264 | .368 | .402 | .770 | .731 | .138 |
| Projected | 147 | 544 | 144 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 65 | 79 | 89 | 88 | .264 | .368 | .402 | .770 | .731 | .138 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 83 | 368 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 125 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 46.5 | 5.1 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 118 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .271 | .376 | .407 | .783 |
| vs. RHP | 193 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .259 | .362 | .399 | .761 |
| Close/Late | 41 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .268 | .267 | .439 | .706 |
| Scoring Position | 56 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .357 | .452 | .589 | 1.041 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 47 | 175 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 33 | .274 | .358 | .394 | .752 |
| Road | 37 | 136 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 17 | .250 | .372 | .412 | .784 |
| This Week | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 |
| Last Week | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .400 | .450 | .533 | .983 |
| March/April | 17 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | .113 | .267 | .113 | .380 |
| May | 25 | 97 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | .299 | .361 | .464 | .825 |
| June | 29 | 111 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 15 | .324 | .408 | .477 | .885 |
| July | 13 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | .244 | .400 | .488 | .888 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1937 | 50 | 125 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .363 | .376 | .739 | PHA |
| 1938 | 100 | 252 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .321 | .413 | .734 | PHA |
| 1939 | 108 | 287 | 88 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .307 | .350 | .422 | .771 | PHA |
| 1940 | 138 | 491 | 144 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 78 | 69 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .349 | .450 | .800 | PHA |
| 1941 | 129 | 381 | 115 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .360 | .454 | .814 | PHA |
| 1942 | 130 | 346 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 39 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .330 | .327 | .657 | PHA |
| 1943 | 151 | 534 | 173 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 101 | 56 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 0 | .324 | .388 | .440 | .828 | PHA,AL |
| 1944 | 152 | 603 | 192 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 79 | 84 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .373 | .464 | .838 | PHA,AL |
| 1945 | 153 | 559 | 159 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 69 | 74 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .365 | .376 | .740 | PHA |
| 1946 | 154 | 527 | 141 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 80 | 78 | 105 | 1 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .387 | .406 | .793 | PHA,AL |
| 1947 | 152 | 563 | 149 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 98 | 93 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 3 | 0 | .265 | .375 | .462 | .837 | PHA,AL |
| 1948 | 153 | 508 | 157 | 32 | 3 | 28 | 135 | 102 | 107 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 1 | .309 | .424 | .549 | .973 | PHA PHI,NL |
| 1949 | 147 | 554 | 164 | 35 | 6 | 22 | 122 | 100 | 106 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .407 | .500 | .907 | PHI,NL |
| 1950 | 146 | 540 | 157 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 88 | 114 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .392 | .489 | .881 | PHI NYA,AL |
| 1951 | 150 | 587 | 173 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 107 | 111 | 90 | 3 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .388 | .496 | .883 | NYA,AL |
| 1952 | 84 | 311 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .368 | .402 | .770 | NYA |
| Total | 2097 | 7168 | 2091 | 372 | 38 | 225 | 1208 | 1098 | 996 | 20 | 64 | 964 | 7 | 8 | .292 | .377 | .448 | .825 | |
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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 |
| 1934, A | 112 | 453 | 139 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 76 | 58 | 35 | 6 | 5 | .307 | .383 | .437 | .820 |
| 1934, AA | 17 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .254 | .226 | .481 |
| 1935, AA | 131 | 506 | 134 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 31 | 65 | 2 | 2 | .265 | .306 | .399 | .705 |
| 1936, AA | 130 | 499 | 163 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 86 | 69 | 34 | 62 | 6 | 3 | .327 | .366 | .527 | .893 |
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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 |
| 1940 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 |
| 1948 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .357 | .360 | .717 |
| Total | 9 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .387 | .346 | .733 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 83 | 83 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 4 | .978 | 728.1 | 2.30 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1934... Injured on 5/17/1935 with a Stiff Neck, out for 6 days... Had first career hit on 4/27/1937, off Len Jaeckle (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 5/29/1937, off Len Jaeckle (CLE)... Won WORLD SERIES with Philadelphia (A) in 1940... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1943, hitting .365 with 1 HR, 24 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1944, hitting .486 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 8/13/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1946, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1946, hitting .381 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Traded from Philadelphia (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 4/14/1948 (Going to PHI: 2B Dick Dalton, P Clyde Donovan, CF Derek de Solla Price, LF Jerry Cash, RF Rocky Elefante. Going to PHA: 2B Lou Chadwick , P Steve Niles, LF Sebastian Autry, P Rusty Withers)... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (N) on 5/6/1948... Earned first career win on 6/27/1948... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1948, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Won BATTER OF THE YEAR in 1948, hitting .309 with 28 HR, 135 RBI... Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Leftfield in 1948... Injured on 3/23/1949 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 5/18/1949... Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1949, hitting .414 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1949, hitting .361 with 10 HR, 28 RBI... Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/13/1949... Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Leftfield in 1949... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to New York (A) on 4/15/1950 (Going to PHI: C George Flanagan, 2B Ken Nougat, P Edmund Kinkade, P Carl Spackler. Going to NYA: LF Rocky Elefante, C Mo Love)... Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Leftfield in 1950... Hit 4 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 7 runs on 5/30/1951... Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Had 7 hits with 7 RBI against Boston (A) on 7/13/1951... Had 2000th career hit on 9/25/1951, off Bob Cromwell (WSH)... Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 9/30/1951...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1943 - .324 - 2nd 1944 - .318 - 5th 1948 - .309 - 9th
| OBP 1943 - .388 - 4th 1946 - .387 - 5th 1948 - .424 - 2nd 1949 - .407 - 6th 1951 - .388 - 10th
| SLG 1943 - .440 - 5th 1944 - .464 - 7th 1947 - .462 - 10th 1948 - .549 - 1st 1949 - .500 - 3rd 1951 - .496 - 7th
| OPS 1943 - .828 - 3rd 1944 - .838 - 8th 1948 - .973 - 1st 1949 - .907 - 3rd 1951 - .883 - 9th
| Hits 1943 - 173 - 5th 1944 - 192 - 2nd 1949 - 164 - 8th
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Doubles 1943 - 32 - 7th 1944 - 34 - 9th 1946 - 33 - 9th 1949 - 35 - 6th
| Homeruns 1944 - 16 - 6th 1947 - 29 - 3rd 1948 - 28 - 2nd 1949 - 22 - 6th 1950 - 27 - 8th 1951 - 28 - 5th
| RBI 1943 - 101 - 3rd 1947 - 98 - 7th 1948 - 135 - 1st 1949 - 122 - 1st 1951 - 107 - 4th
| Runs 1948 - 102 - 8th 1949 - 100 - 8th 1950 - 114 - 8th 1951 - 111 - 7th
| BB 1946 - 105 - 3rd 1947 - 100 - 9th 1948 - 107 - 4th 1949 - 106 - 4th 1951 - 90 - 9th
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