Eldridge
Lane
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 15, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
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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 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1953 26 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1954 27 SLC PL $ 725,000  
1955 28 OAK CL $ 977,143  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 977,143  
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 SLC PL 28 44 7 12 3 1 3 11 0 0 5 10 .273 .347 .591 .938 8.8 1.5
    AAA   63 244 59 97 16 0 16 63 3 0 48 30 .398 .497 .660 1.156 69.8  
1953 26 SLC PL 76 141 25 47 15 0 3 25 0 0 11 22 .333 .383 .504 .887 23.8 4.1
1954 27 SLC PL 104 301 42 93 22 1 8 44 0 0 26 36 .309 .364 .468 .832 48.0 7.2
1955 28 SLC PL 35 121 16 28 5 1 2 18 1 0 17 23 .231 .324 .339 .663 14.6 1.1
  OAK CL 101 360 46 115 29 2 5 60 3 1 35 66 .319 .380 .453 .833 57.2 8.6
  TOT   136 481 62 143 34 3 7 78 4 1 52 89 .297 .366 .424 .790 71.8 9.7
4 Years Sim 344 967 136 295 74 5 21 158 4 1 94 157 .305 .367 .457 .824 152.3 22.5
1 Years AAA 63 244 59 97 16 0 16 63 3 0 48 30 .398 .493 .660 1.153 69.8  
162 Game Average 455 64 138 34 2 9 74 1 0 44 73 .305 .367 .457 .824 71.7  
Career Highs 136 481 62 143 34 3 8 78 4 1 52 89 .333 .383 .591 .938 71.8  
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   701 98 212 52 5 18 117 3 0 61 128 .302 .359 .468 .827 111.4
vs LH   266 38 83 22 0 3 41 1 1 33 29 .312 .387 .429 .815 42.7
Home 172 469 61 137 27 1 13 84 4 1 52 82 .292 .362 .437 .799 73.4
Away 172 498 75 158 47 4 8 74 0 0 42 75 .317 .371 .476 .847 80.7
RISP   306 0 89 17 1 7 132 0 0 38 54 .291 .366 .422 .787 47.4
Pinch Hitting   64 5 16 3 1 1 6 0 0 5 11 .250 .304 .375 .679 7.2
Close/Late   107 8 33 7 1 0 16 0 0 7 14 .308 .351 .393 .743 13.9
Mar/Apr 31 76 15 22 5 0 3 13 0 0 14 13 .289 .400 .474 .874 14.5
May 69 204 22 57 12 1 3 26 2 0 18 28 .279 .338 .392 .730 26.9
June 60 195 32 60 15 3 6 35 0 0 20 31 .308 .373 .508 .881 34.4
July 68 181 22 59 19 0 2 32 2 1 17 28 .326 .382 .464 .846 29.7
August 69 192 29 66 15 1 4 38 0 0 15 31 .344 .394 .495 .889 33.6
Sep/Oct 47 119 16 31 8 0 3 14 0 0 10 26 .261 .315 .403 .719 15.0
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 SLC PL 3B 19 10 104.0 8 19 1 3 .964 2.34   0.5
1953 26 SLC PL 3B 45 22 238.7 21 57 5 5 .940 2.94   1.4
    2B 4 3 28.0 9 9 0 3 1.000 5.79   0.2
    1B 1 1 9.0 13 0 0 1 1.000 13.00   0.0
1954 27 SLC PL 3B 86 72 653.0 51 132 9 8 .953 2.52   2.2
    SS 1 0 6.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1955 28 SLC PL 3B 34 32 280.6 17 53 3 3 .959 2.25   0.7
  OAK CL 3B 97 94 801.4 48 153 10 7 .953 2.26   1.3
  3B 281 230 2077.7 145 414 28 26 .952 2.42   6.2
  2B 4 3 28.0 9 9 0 3 1.000 5.79   0.2
  1B 2 1 10.0 14 0 0 1 1.000 12.60   0.0
  SS 1 0 6.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
Career Totals   288 234 2121.7 171 424 28 30 .955 2.52   6.4
Career Highs   131 126 1082.0 65 206 13 10 .964 3.56    
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 26 SLC PL 6 6 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .833 .833 1.500 2.333
Career Post-Season Batting 6 6 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .833 .833 1.500 2.333
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History
Drafted in 22nd round, 440th overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/24/1952, off Thomas Brownlow (KC)
Drove in 7 runs against Omaha on 7/7/1953
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $725,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $977,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Salt Lake City to Oakland on 5/26/1955 (Going to SLC: P Juan Daggett, 3B Leo Kozlowski, SS Tuan Kluge, P Michael Parker. Going to OAK: P Ken Draeger, 1B Ralph McGough, C Daniel McCune, 3B Eldridge Lane, SS Alvin Carlucci)