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Gene
Dones		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 21, 1918 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 33 OAK CL $ 300,000  
1953 34 OAK CL $ 905,000  
1954 35 OAK CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 905,000  
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 33 OAK CL 98 345 50 99 24 1 9 49 17 9 14 78 .287 .317 .441 .757 46.0 6.0
1953 34 OAK CL 118 442 34 100 16 1 1 33 10 7 8 103 .226 .243 .274 .517 22.4 0.0
1954 35 OAK CL 16 58 5 8 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 21 .138 .138 .172 .310 0.0 0.0
1955 36 A   20 54 3 8 2 1 0 5 3 0 6 16 .148 .233 .222 .456 3.1  
3 Years Sim 232 845 89 207 42 2 10 85 28 16 22 202 .245 .267 .335 .602 68.3 6.0
1 Years A 20 54 3 8 2 1 0 5 3 0 6 16 .148 .246 .222 .468 3.1  
162 Game Average 590 62 144 29 1 6 59 19 11 15 141 .245 .267 .335 .602 47.7  
Career Highs 118 442 50 100 24 1 9 49 17 9 14 103 .287 .317 .441 .757 46.0  
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   633 61 147 27 1 6 44 24 9 15 149 .232 .253 .306 .560 45.5
vs LH   212 28 60 15 1 4 41 4 7 7 53 .283 .306 .420 .726 23.9
Home 105 386 46 105 24 0 6 45 13 8 12 93 .272 .299 .381 .679 40.3
Away 127 459 43 102 18 2 4 40 15 8 10 109 .222 .239 .296 .536 29.1
RISP   208 0 56 13 1 5 78 0 0 9 57 .269 .299 .413 .712 24.6
Pinch Hitting   12 2 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 3 .250 .286 .417 .702 1.7
Close/Late   66 9 22 6 1 0 8 0 0 0 7 .333 .333 .455 .788 8.6
Mar/Apr 22 75 8 16 6 0 0 7 3 0 2 26 .213 .241 .293 .534 4.9
May 37 123 12 35 7 1 0 14 3 4 2 23 .285 .296 .358 .654 11.1
June 35 111 12 31 2 0 1 12 6 4 4 18 .279 .299 .324 .623 10.4
July 48 185 21 45 9 0 5 21 7 2 4 47 .243 .271 .373 .644 17.7
August 52 206 22 44 10 1 3 18 6 2 5 60 .214 .232 .316 .548 14.1
Sep/Oct 38 145 14 36 8 0 1 13 3 4 5 28 .248 .273 .324 .597 11.2
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 33 OAK CL CF 87 85 710.0 197 3 0 1 1.000 2.54   2.7
    LF 3 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1953 34 OAK CL CF 108 106 855.7 247 6 0 2 1.000 2.66   1.9
    LF 6 6 49.7 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.90    
1954 35 OAK CL CF 16 16 130.0 34 2 0 0 1.000 2.49   0.4
  CF 211 207 1695.7 478 11 0 3 1.000 2.60   5.0
  LF 9 6 57.7 20 0 0 0 1.000 3.12    
Career Totals   220 213 1753.3 498 11 0 3 1.000 2.61   5.0
Career Highs   114 112 905.3 263 6 0 2 1.000 2.67    
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.
Strikeouts
1953-6-103
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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History
Drafted in 46th round, 910th overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/19/1952, off Richard Sanders (SAC)
Hit first career homerun on 6/6/1952, off Ian Jones (LB)
10/9/1952: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $905,000 per year, for 2 years
Released by Oakland on 5/19/1954
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 7/7/1955 to a minor league deal
Traded from Dallas to Hollywood on 7/7/1955 (Going to HOL: CF Gene Dones. Going to DAL: C Marvin Schull, RF German Seidman)
Released by Hollywood on 8/4/1955
 
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