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Byron
Echague		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 185
 
Born: January 4, 1925 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 27 HOL CL $ 1,964,286  
1953 28 SF CL $ 650,000  
1954 29 SF CL $ 650,000  
1955 30 SF CL $ 1,650,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 650,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,964,286  
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 27 HOL CL 48 166 20 40 6 2 4 25 5 3 18 29 .241 .319 .373 .692 19.1 1.6
    AAA   61 233 51 62 18 4 10 42 15 2 39 43 .266 .371 .506 .878 45.4  
1953 28 SF CL 93 297 57 86 21 5 7 38 15 12 41 62 .290 .376 .465 .841 49.5 7.1
1954 29 SF CL 122 301 55 77 20 2 6 32 11 9 45 54 .256 .364 .395 .759 43.6 4.9
1955 30 DEN PL 31 107 11 22 6 0 4 12 6 3 11 15 .206 .286 .374 .660 12.2 0.6
  SF CL 74 194 41 58 23 2 0 28 11 6 24 22 .299 .380 .438 .818 31.2 5.6
  TOT   105 301 52 80 29 2 4 40 17 9 35 37 .266 .347 .415 .762 43.4 6.2
4 Years Sim 368 1065 184 283 76 11 21 135 48 33 139 182 .266 .356 .417 .773 155.6 19.8
1 Years AAA 61 233 51 62 18 4 10 42 15 2 39 43 .266 .377 .506 .883 45.4  
162 Game Average 468 81 124 33 4 9 59 21 14 61 80 .266 .356 .417 .773 68.5  
Career Highs 122 301 57 86 29 5 7 40 17 12 45 62 .290 .376 .465 .841 49.5  
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   867 158 241 60 11 19 111 41 29 118 143 .278 .368 .438 .806 135.6
vs LH   198 26 42 16 0 2 24 7 4 21 39 .212 .302 .323 .625 18.5
Home 184 539 103 148 44 7 13 75 20 13 77 91 .275 .371 .455 .825 87.8
Away 184 526 81 135 32 4 8 60 28 20 62 91 .257 .340 .378 .718 66.4
RISP   287 0 78 18 3 5 104 0 0 38 52 .272 .357 .408 .764 42.1
Pinch Hitting   81 13 21 5 1 2 15 2 2 11 13 .259 .348 .420 .768 11.7
Close/Late   140 19 30 7 0 2 22 0 0 19 29 .214 .308 .307 .615 14.3
Mar/Apr 45 144 19 33 5 2 5 18 7 6 16 26 .229 .309 .396 .704 17.5
May 69 204 27 46 12 0 4 22 10 4 22 31 .225 .300 .343 .643 22.2
June 73 206 35 56 17 2 5 35 6 5 29 34 .272 .367 .447 .814 32.5
July 63 175 32 47 14 1 0 17 7 4 20 26 .269 .350 .360 .710 21.6
August 69 192 41 58 18 2 5 19 11 5 30 35 .302 .402 .495 .897 36.5
Sep/Oct 49 144 30 43 10 4 2 24 7 9 22 30 .299 .406 .465 .871 23.9
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 27 HOL CL RF 35 34 300.0 81 1 0 0 1.000 2.46   1.1
    LF 14 13 101.7 20 0 0 0 1.000 1.77    
1953 28 SF CL RF 79 65 590.3 151 4 3 1 .981 2.36   2.0
    LF 10 8 78.0 13 1 1 1 .933 1.62    
1954 29 SF CL RF 76 61 549.7 127 2 2 1 .985 2.11   1.6
    LF 16 6 70.0 11 1 0 0 1.000 1.54    
1955 30 DEN PL LF 19 14 156.4 35 0 1 0 .972 2.01   1.1
    RF 8 7 71.2 18 1 1 0 .950 2.40   0.0
  SF CL LF 46 34 289.3 65 1 2 1 .971 2.05   1.0
    RF 18 18 131.8 34 1 2 0 .946 2.39   0.0
  RF 216 185 1643.0 411 9 8 2 .981 2.30   4.7
  LF 105 75 695.4 144 3 4 2 .974 1.90   2.2
Career Totals   321 260 2338.4 555 12 12 4 .979 2.18   6.9
Career Highs   92 73 668.3 164 5 6 2 1.000 2.29    
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
1953 28 SF CL 3 10 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .600 .800
Career Post-Season Batting 3 10 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .600 .800
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  6. Daniel Gates (964)
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 258th overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Francis Wachter (SD)
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1952, off Walter Meas (SD)
Injured on 6/11/1952 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/13/1952 with a Inflamed Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/14/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $650,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 2/16/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $1,650,000 per year
Traded from Denver to San Francisco on 6/2/1955 (Going to SF: P Kevin Kopecky, LF Byron Echague, 2B Kenneth Curry. Going to DEN: LF John Lafortune, CF Telmo Sanchez)
 
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