Curtis
Folden
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 3, 1919 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 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 33 OKC PL    
1953 34 DEN PL $ 500,000  
1954 35 VAN CL $ 1,140,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,140,000  
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 SD CL 22 18 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .222 .364 .222 .586 1.7 0.2
  SLC PL 22 34 5 11 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 4 .324 .324 .471 .794 4.6 0.7
  OKC PL 25 55 7 11 2 0 0 3 1 1 11 8 .200 .343 .236 .580 5.1 0.0
  TOT   69 107 15 26 4 0 1 10 2 1 15 15 .243 .341 .308 .650 11.4 0.8
1953 34 DEN PL 119 390 71 143 18 2 14 80 24 6 27 59 .367 .410 .531 .941 77.7 15.2
1954 35 VAN CL 128 473 44 91 12 2 1 23 9 4 40 124 .192 .256 .233 .489 24.2 0.0
1955 36 AAA   35 85 12 11 2 0 0 1 4 0 10 18 .129 .221 .153 .374 3.0  
3 Years Sim 316 970 130 260 34 4 16 113 35 11 82 198 .268 .327 .361 .688 113.2 16.1
1 Years AAA 35 85 12 11 2 0 0 1 4 0 10 18 .129 .221 .153 .374 3.0  
162 Game Average 497 66 133 17 2 8 57 17 5 42 101 .268 .327 .361 .688 58.0  
Career Highs 128 473 71 143 18 2 14 80 24 6 40 124 .367 .410 .531 .941 77.7  
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   750 109 201 26 2 14 96 27 8 68 146 .268 .330 .364 .694 93.2
vs LH   220 21 59 8 2 2 17 8 3 14 52 .268 .318 .350 .668 24.0
Home 154 479 64 127 16 1 5 52 19 4 40 100 .265 .328 .334 .662 54.2
Away 162 491 66 133 18 3 11 61 16 7 42 98 .271 .327 .387 .714 63.0
RISP   253 0 76 9 0 4 89 0 0 27 43 .300 .364 .383 .747 35.9
Pinch Hitting   53 12 13 1 0 1 7 1 1 9 5 .245 .355 .321 .676 6.7
Close/Late   95 10 28 4 1 2 9 0 0 8 15 .295 .350 .421 .771 13.6
Mar/Apr 33 77 13 21 5 0 3 11 2 2 12 15 .273 .371 .455 .825 12.8
May 63 151 19 38 4 1 2 19 2 1 19 31 .252 .335 .331 .666 18.0
June 66 232 37 72 9 2 4 19 11 3 9 34 .310 .342 .418 .760 31.5
July 62 190 29 57 7 0 6 31 11 1 21 44 .300 .374 .432 .805 31.7
August 54 194 19 40 7 0 0 15 4 3 9 44 .206 .240 .242 .482 9.6
Sep/Oct 38 126 13 32 2 1 1 18 5 1 12 30 .254 .321 .310 .631 13.6
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   DWS
1952 33 SD CL CF 7 6 29.5 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.75   0.1
  SLC PL CF 7 6 45.5 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.2
  OKC PL CF 8 7 91.0 27 0 0 0 1.000 2.67   0.4
  TOT   CF 22 19 166.0 49 0 0 0 1.000 2.66   0.7
1953 34 DEN PL CF 108 98 852.7 210 3 3 1 .986 2.25   2.8
1954 35 VAN CL CF 128 128 1061.7 339 5 4 0 .989 2.92   3.1
Career Totals   258 245 2080.3 598 8 7 1 .989 2.62   6.6
Career Highs   128 128 1061.7 339 5 4 1 1.000 2.92    
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.
Batting Average
1953-8-.347*
Strikeouts
1954-1-124
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 4
 
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  1. William Fraley (973)
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  6. Dennis Burgan (957)
  7. Tyler Galentine (956)
  8. Michael Doane (954)
  9. Michael Manges (953)
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History
Drafted in 32nd round, 635th overall pick, by San Diego in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/19/1952, off Tom Town (LA)
Was claimed off waivers by Salt Lake City on 5/27/1952
Hit first career homerun on 6/4/1952, off Matt Freeborn (KC)
Traded from Salt Lake City to Oklahoma on 7/7/1952 (Going to OKC: CF Curtis Folden. Going to SLC: P Lamar Urquiola)
Released by Oklahoma on 10/8/1952
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 2/23/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1953, hitting .471 with 6 HR, 23 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/28/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $1,140,000 per year
Won Platinum Glove Award at Centerfield in 1954
Released by Vancouver on 6/16/1955