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Edward Constance |
Nickname: Gramps Bats: Both Throws: Right Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 170 Born: January 6, 1927 in Usa |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Big Stick | 1954 |
All-Star Selections | 1954 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1952 | 25 | OKC | PL | $ 9,250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1953 | 26 | LAA | CL | $ 9,250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1954 | 27 | LAA | CL | $ 9,250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
1955 | 28 | LAA | CL | $ 9,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 9,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 9,250,000 |
Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
1952 | 25 | OKC | PL | 128 | 455 | 96 | 155 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 31 | 10 | 74 | 41 | .341 | .438 | .565 | 1.002 | 104.5 | 18.9 |
1953 | 26 | OKC | PL | 88 | 326 | 66 | 97 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 32 | 9 | 61 | 48 | .298 | .409 | .466 | .875 | 66.5 | 9.2 |
LAA | CL | 52 | 199 | 46 | 87 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 25 | 29 | .437 | .500 | .663 | 1.163 | 56.5 | 13.1 | ||
TOT | 140 | 525 | 112 | 184 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 97 | 51 | 14 | 86 | 77 | .350 | .442 | .541 | .983 | 123.0 | 22.3 | |||
1954 | 27 | LAA | CL | 135 | 500 | 109 | 173 | 22 | 2 | 31 | 116 | 45 | 22 | 92 | 49 | .346 | .446 | .584 | 1.030 | 121.0 | 24.6 |
1955 | 28 | LAA | CL | 57 | 205 | 43 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 19 | 5 | 40 | 20 | .346 | .458 | .615 | 1.073 | 55.3 | 13.5 |
4 Years Sim | 460 | 1685 | 360 | 583 | 85 | 12 | 89 | 335 | 146 | 51 | 292 | 187 | .346 | .444 | .569 | 1.013 | 403.9 | 79.4 | |||
162 Game Average | 593 | 126 | 205 | 29 | 4 | 31 | 117 | 51 | 17 | 102 | 65 | .346 | .444 | .569 | 1.013 | 142.2 | |||||
Career Highs | 140 | 525 | 112 | 184 | 32 | 6 | 31 | 116 | 51 | 22 | 92 | 77 | .350 | .458 | .615 | 1.073 | 123.0 |
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 | 1345 | 279 | 465 | 72 | 8 | 65 | 252 | 122 | 38 | 229 | 151 | .346 | .442 | .556 | .998 | 316.9 | |
vs LH | 340 | 81 | 118 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 83 | 24 | 13 | 63 | 36 | .347 | .451 | .621 | 1.072 | 86.8 | |
Home | 234 | 849 | 196 | 297 | 51 | 6 | 50 | 177 | 76 | 29 | 151 | 105 | .350 | .449 | .601 | 1.049 | 212.7 |
Away | 226 | 836 | 164 | 286 | 34 | 6 | 39 | 158 | 70 | 22 | 141 | 82 | .342 | .439 | .537 | .977 | 191.1 |
RISP | 487 | 0 | 164 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 56 | .337 | .444 | .567 | 1.010 | 117.8 | |
Pinch Hitting | 29 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .241 | .281 | .448 | .730 | 3.7 | |
Close/Late | 207 | 40 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 | .319 | .428 | .483 | .911 | 41.5 | |
Mar/Apr | 61 | 218 | 41 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 45 | 24 | .317 | .440 | .596 | 1.036 | 53.4 |
May | 95 | 341 | 81 | 123 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 68 | 35 | 8 | 68 | 34 | .361 | .468 | .595 | 1.063 | 90.4 |
June | 95 | 353 | 64 | 118 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 25 | 7 | 51 | 43 | .334 | .420 | .572 | .992 | 80.3 |
July | 76 | 271 | 68 | 106 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 65 | 28 | 8 | 58 | 24 | .391 | .500 | .616 | 1.116 | 77.5 |
August | 79 | 308 | 63 | 103 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 26 | 9 | 39 | 40 | .334 | .411 | .519 | .931 | 62.9 |
Sep/Oct | 54 | 194 | 43 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 22 | .330 | .419 | .500 | .919 | 39.2 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
1952 | 25 | OKC | PL | CF | 65 | 59 | 524.7 | 157 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .988 | 2.73 | 4.6 | ||||
RF | 57 | 54 | 504.0 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.13 | |||||||||
1953 | 26 | OKC | PL | CF | 53 | 51 | 466.0 | 142 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .979 | 2.74 | 2.7 | ||||
LF | 31 | 30 | 274.5 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.74 | 0.0 | ||||||||
RF | 4 | 0 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.95 | 0.0 | ||||||||
LAA | CL | CF | 31 | 30 | 270.7 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.76 | 0.9 | ||||||
LF | 18 | 18 | 159.5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 1.69 | 0.0 | ||||||||
RF | 3 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
TOT | CF | 84 | 81 | 736.7 | 225 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .983 | 2.75 | 3.6 | |||||||
LF | 49 | 48 | 434.0 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .976 | 1.72 | 0.0 | ||||||||
RF | 7 | 0 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .60 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1954 | 27 | LAA | CL | LF | 128 | 128 | 1159.0 | 181 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .974 | 1.43 | 2.1 | ||||
CF | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.57 | |||||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | |||||||||
1955 | 28 | LAA | CL | CF | 28 | 28 | 245.7 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .969 | 2.31 | 1.1 | ||||
LF | 28 | 28 | 241.0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .947 | 1.34 | |||||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
LF | 205 | 204 | 1834.0 | 297 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .971 | 1.49 | 2.1 | ||||||||
CF | 182 | 168 | 1514.0 | 447 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .982 | 2.67 | 9.3 | ||||||||
RF | 66 | 54 | 524.0 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.10 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 453 | 426 | 3872.0 | 861 | 13 | 17 | 2 | .981 | 2.03 | 11.4 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 140 | 129 | 1185.7 | 306 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .993 | 2.43 |
Post-Season Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award. | |||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952 | 25 | OKC | PL | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .304 | .400 | .704 |
1954 | 27 | LAA | CL | 5 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .350 | .409 | .500 | .909 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 10 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .275 | .356 | .450 | .806 |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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History |
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1952 |
Had first career hit (double) on 4/18/1952, off Everett Colletti (DEN) |
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/1952, off William Holley (DAL) |
Injured on 5/10/1952 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks |
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Houston on 7/21/1952 |
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1952, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 7 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Houston on 7/30/1952 |
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1952, hitting .436 with 8 HR, 21 RBI |
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New Orleans on 6/3/1953 |
Drove in 6 runs against New Orleans on 6/5/1953 |
Traded from Oklahoma to Los Angeles on 7/23/1953 (Going to OKC: P Justin Paige, CF Joseph Sommers. Going to LAA: P Alexander Lenihan, CF Edward Constance) |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1953, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 11 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1954, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 13 RBI |
5/26/1954: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $9,000,000 per year, for 5 years |
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1954, hitting .410 with 7 HR, 25 RBI |
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game |
Drove in 6 runs against Portland on 7/22/1954 |
Won Big Stick in 1954, hitting .346 with 31 HR, 116 RBI |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1955, hitting .474 with 5 HR, 10 RBI |
Injured on 6/20/1955 with a Broken Wrist, out for entire career |
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