Larry
Dancer
 
Nickname: Tiny
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: April 10, 1927 in Usa
 
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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 $ 2,592,857  
1953 26 OKC PL $ 300,000  
1954 27 OKC PL $ 2,807,143  
1955 28 OKC PL $ 2,807,143  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,807,143  
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 119 424 55 120 25 0 9 65 0 0 44 53 .283 .355 .406 .760 56.2 6.3
1953 26 OKC PL 112 393 54 123 25 0 9 76 1 0 38 39 .313 .368 .445 .813 61.8 7.4
1954 27 OKC PL 98 306 38 90 15 1 2 36 3 0 48 29 .294 .397 .369 .766 46.6 7.3
1955 28 OKC PL 90 282 30 83 25 0 0 42 1 0 37 25 .294 .376 .383 .759 38.1 4.9
4 Years Sim 419 1405 177 416 90 1 20 219 5 0 167 146 .296 .372 .404 .776 202.8 25.8
162 Game Average 543 68 160 34 0 7 84 1 0 64 56 .296 .372 .404 .776 78.4  
Career Highs 119 424 55 123 25 1 9 76 3 0 48 53 .313 .397 .445 .813 61.8  
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   1089 132 318 63 1 17 172 5 0 122 115 .292 .363 .399 .762 157.7
vs LH   316 45 98 27 0 3 47 0 0 45 31 .310 .401 .424 .825 52.1
Home 214 732 96 210 37 0 13 107 4 0 77 87 .287 .355 .391 .745 102.1
Away 205 673 81 206 53 1 7 112 1 0 90 59 .306 .390 .419 .809 107.7
RISP   447 0 122 30 0 7 193 0 0 59 49 .273 .355 .387 .742 63.0
Pinch Hitting   38 2 8 1 0 0 7 1 0 13 2 .211 .426 .237 .663 5.9
Close/Late   158 14 46 9 0 3 23 0 0 28 16 .291 .403 .405 .808 26.6
Mar/Apr 52 183 15 49 12 1 1 20 0 0 17 25 .268 .337 .361 .697 21.5
May 90 313 35 104 19 0 5 54 2 0 35 35 .332 .401 .441 .841 53.1
June 81 259 31 74 10 0 4 35 1 0 42 25 .286 .382 .371 .752 39.7
July 82 272 37 70 16 0 4 42 1 0 30 16 .257 .334 .360 .695 33.3
August 71 246 37 73 21 0 5 43 0 0 31 24 .297 .375 .443 .819 39.8
Sep/Oct 43 132 22 46 12 0 1 25 1 0 12 21 .348 .403 .462 .865 22.6
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 25 OKC PL C 114 108 980.7 673 62 9 1 .988 6.75 134 36 .269 3 6.8
1953 26 OKC PL C 110 104 927.0 717 72 18 0 .978 7.66 189 51 .270 3 4.6
1954 27 OKC PL C 85 76 679.3 630 50 15 0 .978 9.01 137 41 .299 1 2.9
1955 28 OKC PL C 61 57 503.3 500 30 5 1 .991 9.48 110 24 .218 1 1.8
    3B 14 14 140.7 8 13 0 0 1.000 1.34 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  C 370 345 3090.3 2520 214 47 2 .983 7.96 570 152 .267 8 16.0
  3B 14 14 140.7 8 13 0 0 1.000 1.34 0 0 .000 0 0.2
Career Totals   384 359 3231.0 2528 227 47 2 .983 7.67 570 152 .267 8 16.2
Career Highs   114 108 980.7 717 72 18 1 .991 9.01 189 51 .299 3  
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 18 5 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 4 .278 .381 .444 .825
1953 26 OKC PL 7 25 2 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 5 2 .240 .367 .400 .767
1954 27 OKC PL 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 15 46 7 12 4 0 1 12 0 0 8 7 .261 .370 .413 .783
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  1. Santiago Sandoval (978)
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  6. James Crumble (941)
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  8. James Savard (930)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 43rd overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/17/1952, off Gordon Nuttall (HOU)
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1952, off William Holley (DAL)
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/13/1954 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration