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Earl Torgeson
Clifford Earl Torgeson (The Earl Of Snohomish)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game August 23, 1961
Born January 1, 1924 in Snohomish, WA
Died November 8, 1990 in Everett, WA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 23 BSN NL 128  399   73  112  20  6  16   78  11     82  59  .281  .403  .481  136  192   3           0   6
 1948 24 BSN NL 134  438   70  111  23  5  10   67  19     81  54  .253  .372  .397  109  174  10           2   7
 1949 25 BSN NL  25  100   17   26   5  1   4   19   4     13   4  .260  .345  .450  116   45   0           0   3 MVP-27
 1950 26 BSN NL 156  576  120  167  30  3  23   87  15    119  69  .290  .412  .472  138  272   8           1  10 MVP-27
 1951 27 BSN NL 155  581   99  153  21  4  24   92  20 11 102  70  .263  .375  .437  125  254   5           2  18
 1952 28 BSN NL 122  382   49   88  17  0   5   34  11  7  81  38  .230  .366  .314   93  120   7           1   8
 1953 29 PHI NL 111  379   58  104  25  8  11   64   7  1  53  57  .274  .366  .470  117  178   3           2   7
 1954 30 PHI NL 135  490   63  133  22  6   5   54   7  1  75  52  .271  .364  .371   94  182  11   6       0  13
 1955 31 TOT    136  450   87  125  15  4  10   67  11  3  93  49  .278  .396  .396  115  178   2   8   3   0  11
         PHI NL  47  150   29   40   5  3   1   17   2  3  32  20  .267  .393  .360  104   54   1   1   1   0   5
         DET AL  89  300   58   85  10  1   9   50   9  0  61  29  .283  .397  .413  121  124   1   7   2   0   6
 1956 32 DET AL 117  318   61   84   9  3  12   42   6  4  78  47  .264  .406  .425  119  135   1   3   0   0   5
 1957 33 TOT AL 116  301   58   86  13  3   8   51   7  3  61  54  .286  .403  .429  127  129   4   3   0   0   9
         DET AL  30   50    5   12   2  1   1    5   0  0  12  10  .240  .387  .380  109   19   0   0   0   0   1
         CHW AL  86  251   53   74  11  2   7   46   7  3  49  44  .295  .406  .438  131  110   4   3   0   0   8
 1958 34 CHW AL  96  188   37   50   8  0  10   30   7  2  48  29  .266  .415  .468  145   88   0   0   1   0   7
 1959 35 CHW AL 127  277   40   61   5  3   9   45   7  6  62  55  .220  .359  .357   99   99   1   4   1   0   7
 1960 36 CHW AL  68   57   12   15   2  0   2    9   1  0  21   8  .263  .462  .404  137   23   0   0   2   0   0
 1961 37 TOT AL  42   33    4    3   0  0   0    1   0  1  11   8  .091  .311  .091   15    3   0   1   0   0   2
         CHW AL  20   15    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   5  .067  .211  .067  -21    1   0   1   0   0   1
         NYY AL  22   18    3    2   0  0   0    0   0  1   8   3  .111  .385  .111   43    2   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1668 4969  848 1318 215 46 149  740 133 39 980 653  .265  .385  .417  117 2072  55  25   7   8 113
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        483   82  128  21  4  14   72  13  4  95  63  .265  .385  .417  117  201   5   2   1   1  11
 Career High    156  581  120  167  30  8  24   92  20 11 119  70  .290  .412  .481  138  272  11   8   3   2  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 23 BSN NL  484  296   77   6.9   104| .281  .271| .403  .346| .481  .403| .884  .749| 136  .675  23.5   2.3     
 1948 24 BSN NL  531  344   64   4.9   101| .253  .268| .372  .342| .397  .396| .769  .738| 109  .548   8.7   0.9     
 1949 25 BSN NL  113   77   16   5.6   100| .260  .264| .345  .337| .450  .395| .795  .733| 116  .588   2.3   0.2     
 1950 26 BSN NL  704  427  112   7.0   103| .290  .262| .412  .338| .472  .407| .884  .745| 138  .673  38.2   3.7     
 1951 27 BSN NL  690  462   95   5.5    97| .263  .259| .375  .332| .437  .392| .812  .724| 125  .591  23.5   2.3  64%
 1952 28 BSN NL  471  316   44   3.7    95| .230  .258| .366  .330| .314  .384| .680  .714|  93  .451   1.2   0.1  61%
 1953 29 PHI NL  437  286   66   6.1   109| .274  .273| .366  .344| .470  .425| .836  .769| 117  .605  10.4   1.0  87%
 1954 30 PHI NL  582  388   68   4.7   108| .271  .273| .364  .344| .371  .422| .735  .766|  94  .490  -1.6  -0.2  87%
 1955 31 TOT     553  349   78   6.0   102| .278  .264| .396  .340| .396  .401| .792  .741| 115  .617  15.0   1.5  78%
         PHI NL  184  120   22   4.9   104| .267  .263| .393  .334| .360  .417| .753  .750| 104  .521   2.6   0.3  40%
         DET AL  369  229   56   6.5   101| .283  .264| .397  .343| .413  .393| .810  .736| 121  .657  12.4   1.2 100%
 1956 32 DET AL  400  247   61   6.6   107| .264  .268| .406  .351| .425  .410| .831  .760| 119  .641  12.4   1.2  60%
 1957 33 TOT AL  369  234   55   6.4   100| .286  .265| .403  .337| .429  .399| .832  .736| 127  .663  14.3   1.4  70%
         DET AL   62   39    8   5.6   102| .240  .266| .387  .339| .380  .402| .767  .741| 109  .605   1.1   0.1   0%
         CHW AL  307  195   47   6.5   100| .295  .264| .406  .337| .438  .399| .844  .735| 131  .673  13.2   1.3  70%
 1958 34 CHW AL  236  147   39   7.1    97| .266  .260| .415  .329| .468  .396| .883  .725| 145  .715  14.1   1.4  77%
 1959 35 CHW AL  344  234   39   4.5    98| .220  .259| .359  .330| .357  .396| .716  .726|  99  .508   1.9   0.2  53%
 1960 36 CHW AL   78   42   13   8.3   101| .263  .263| .462  .337| .404  .403| .866  .740| 137  .756   4.8   0.5 100%
 1961 37 TOT AL   45   34    1   0.8   101| .091  .260| .311  .335| .091  .405| .402  .739|  15  .037  -3.4  -0.3   0%
         CHW AL   19   16    0   0.0   103| .067  .263| .211  .338| .067  .409| .278  .746| -21  .000  -2.5  -0.2   0%
         NYY AL   26   18    1   1.5   100| .111  .258| .385  .332| .111  .401| .496  .734|  43  .110  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     6037 3883  828   5.7   102| .265  .265| .385  .339| .417  .403| .802  .742| 117  .600 165.3  16.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1947 23 BSN NL 1B 117 1033 76 18 83 .984 .991 9.48 8.55 1948 24 BSN NL 1B 129 1069 81 8 85 .993 .990 8.91 7.75 1949 25 BSN NL 1B 25 242 8 3 21 .988 .991 10.00 8.98 1950 26 BSN NL 1B 156 1365 110 21 126 .986 .990 9.46 6.41 1951 27 BSN NL 1B 155 1330 107 17 137 .988 .989 9.27 6.45 1952 28 BSN NL 1B 105 931 73 11 86 .989 .990 9.56 9.17 OF 5 4 1 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 2.10 2 0 3 1953 29 PHI NL 1B 105 916 65 13 83 .987 .990 9.34 9.17 1954 30 PHI NL 1B 133 1146 74 12 103 .990 .991 9.17 7.52 1955 31 TOT 1B 126 1044 79 8 106 .993 .991 8.91 8.48 PHI NL 1B 43 349 26 2 27 .995 .991 8.72 9.09 DET AL 1B 83 695 53 6 79 .992 .991 9.01 8.17 1956 32 DET AL 1B 83 623 32 5 62 .992 .990 7.89 7.99 8.67 9.43 75 680.3 1957 33 TOT AL 1B 87 710 36 1 83 .999 .992 8.57 8.36 10.10 9.67 71 665.0 DET AL 1B 17 98 7 0 11 1.000 .992 6.18 8.36 9.11 9.67 9 103.7 CHW AL 1B 70 612 29 1 72 .998 .992 9.16 8.36 10.28 9.67 62 561.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1958 34 CHW AL 1B 73 470 30 11 54 .978 .991 6.85 8.47 9.74 9.60 45 462.0 1959 35 CHW AL 1B 103 717 37 13 58 .983 .990 7.32 8.27 9.56 9.84 68 710.0 1960 36 CHW AL 1B 10 54 4 1 3 .983 .991 5.80 8.04 11.86 9.57 4 44.0 1961 37 TOT AL 1B 9 30 2 1 7 .970 .991 3.56 8.29 7.78 9.44 3 37.0 CHW AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 NYY AL 1B 8 29 2 1 7 .969 .990 3.88 8.29 7.75 9.45 3 36.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 23 BSN NL 1B 117 1033 76 18 83 .984 .991 9.48 8.55 1948 24 BSN NL 1B 129 1069 81 8 85 .993 .990 8.91 7.75 1949 25 BSN NL 1B 25 242 8 3 21 .988 .991 10.00 8.98 1950 26 BSN NL 1B 156 1365 110 21 126 .986 .990 9.46 6.41 1951 27 BSN NL 1B 155 1330 107 17 137 .988 .989 9.27 6.45 1952 28 BSN NL 1B 105 931 73 11 86 .989 .990 9.56 9.17 1953 29 PHI NL 1B 105 916 65 13 83 .987 .990 9.34 9.17 1954 30 PHI NL 1B 133 1146 74 12 103 .990 .991 9.17 7.52 1955 31 TOT 1B 126 1044 79 8 106 .993 .991 8.91 8.48 PHI NL 1B 43 349 26 2 27 .995 .991 8.72 9.09 DET AL 1B 83 695 53 6 79 .992 .991 9.01 8.17 1956 32 DET AL 1B 83 623 32 5 62 .992 .990 7.89 7.99 8.67 9.43 75 680.3 1957 33 TOT AL 1B 87 710 36 1 83 .999 .992 8.57 8.36 10.10 9.67 71 665.0 DET AL 1B 17 98 7 0 11 1.000 .992 6.18 8.36 9.11 9.67 9 103.7 CHW AL 1B 70 612 29 1 72 .998 .992 9.16 8.36 10.28 9.67 62 561.3 1958 34 CHW AL 1B 73 470 30 11 54 .978 .991 6.85 8.47 9.74 9.60 45 462.0 1959 35 CHW AL 1B 103 717 37 13 58 .983 .990 7.32 8.27 9.56 9.84 68 710.0 1960 36 CHW AL 1B 10 54 4 1 3 .983 .991 5.80 8.04 11.86 9.57 4 44.0 1961 37 TOT AL 1B 9 30 2 1 7 .970 .991 3.56 8.29 7.78 9.44 3 37.0 CHW AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 NYY AL 1B 8 29 2 1 7 .969 .990 3.88 8.29 7.75 9.45 3 36.0 1952 28 BSN NL OF 5 4 1 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 2.10 2 0 3 1957 33 CHW AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.25 0 4.0 1957 33 CHW AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.02 0 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total 1B*1416 11680 814 143 1097 .989 .990 8.82 7.93 266 2598.3 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 4.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1422 11684 815 144 1097 .989 .990 8.79 7.91
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    BSN CLE     L   5  18   2   7  3  0  0   1   2   1  .389  .450  .556   1  0   0   0   0 
 1959   WS    CHW LAD     L   3   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .500  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   8  19   3   7  3  0  0   1   3   1  .368  .455  .526   1  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1949-NL-27-0.01
1950-NL-27-0.02
Car-1221-0.03 shares

On-base %
1950 NL-.412-5

OPS
1950 NL-.885-10

Games
1950 NL-156-3
1951 NL-155-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1950 NL-704-1
1951 NL-690-5

Runs
1950 NL-120-1
1951 NL-99-7

Hits
1950 NL-167-10

Triples
1953 NL-8-8

Home Runs
1951 NL-24-10

RBI
1951 NL-92-10

Bases on Balls
1947 NL-82-10
1948 NL-81-4
1950 NL-119-3
1951 NL-102-4
1952 NL-81-7
1954 NL-75-10

Strikeouts
1951 NL-70-9

Stolen Bases
1947 NL-11-5
1948 NL-19-5
1950 NL-15-4
1951 NL-20-4
1952 NL-11-7
1955 AL-9-6
1958 AL-7-10

Adjusted OPS+
1950 NL-138-9

Runs Created
1950 NL-112-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1947 NL-24-10
1950 NL-38-5
1951 NL-24-9

Batting Wins
1947 NL-2.3-10
1950 NL-3.7-5
1951 NL-2.3-9

Times on Base
1950 NL-287-2
1951 NL-257-8

Offensive Win%
1950 NL-.673-9

Sac. Hits
1948 NL-10-6
1954 NL-11-10

Sac. Flies
1955 AL-7-5

Grounded into Double Plays
1951 NL-18-8

Caught Stealing
1951 NL-11-2
1952 NL-7-7
1959 AL-6-6

Power/Speed Number
1947 NL-13.0-2
1948 NL-13.1-4
1950 NL-18.2-3
1951 NL-21.8-2
1955 AL-9.0-8

Outs
1951 NL-462-9

         

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 46 (528) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 19.0 (669) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1347) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

January 5, 1946: Traded by the Seattle (PCL) to the Boston Braves for players to be named later. The Boston Braves sent Tony York (August 30, 1946) and Bill Ramsey (August 30, 1946) to the Seattle (PCL) to complete the trade.

February 16, 1953: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Milwaukee Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Milwaukee Braves sent cash to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Joe Adcock to the Milwaukee Braves. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Jim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to the Cincinnati Reds. The Philadelphia Phillies sent cash to the Milwaukee Braves. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Russ Meyer to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

June 15, 1955: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 14, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Dave Philley.

June 17, 1961: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

June 17, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

September 2, 1961: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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