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Eric
Linder		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 2, 1922 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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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 30 DAL PL $ 3,390,000  
1953 31 DAL PL $ 3,390,000  
1954 32 OKC PL $ 3,390,000  
1955 33 OKC PL $ 4,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,390,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000  
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 30 DAL PL 122 432 73 136 35 2 16 80 0 2 46 51 .315 .387 .516 .903 79.0 14.4
1953 31 DAL PL 131 460 78 151 41 1 10 92 2 3 49 50 .328 .394 .487 .881 81.7 13.3
1954 32 DAL PL 65 227 29 70 15 0 8 37 2 0 20 34 .308 .368 .480 .848 37.7 5.4
  OKC PL 47 147 25 43 8 0 6 14 1 0 14 23 .293 .356 .469 .825 23.9 3.7
  TOT   112 374 54 113 23 0 14 51 3 0 34 57 .302 .363 .476 .839 61.6 9.1
1955 33 OKC PL 83 263 40 75 12 1 5 43 0 0 22 33 .285 .337 .395 .732 34.9 3.7
4 Years Sim 448 1529 245 475 111 4 45 266 5 5 151 191 .311 .375 .477 .852 257.1 40.5
162 Game Average 552 88 171 40 1 16 96 1 1 54 69 .311 .375 .477 .852 93.0  
Career Highs 131 460 78 151 41 2 16 92 3 3 49 57 .328 .394 .516 .903 81.7  
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   1295 218 419 97 4 40 238 5 5 126 163 .324 .386 .497 .883 228.6
vs LH   234 27 56 14 0 5 28 0 0 25 28 .239 .314 .363 .677 27.2
Home 222 743 114 215 46 0 22 114 4 4 66 92 .289 .352 .440 .792 109.5
Away 226 786 131 260 65 4 23 152 1 1 85 99 .331 .396 .511 .908 146.3
RISP   466 0 144 33 1 15 221 0 0 57 55 .309 .375 .481 .855 82.4
Pinch Hitting   59 6 17 4 0 0 11 0 0 5 9 .288 .338 .356 .694 7.0
Close/Late   220 22 62 16 0 10 43 0 0 14 33 .282 .328 .491 .819 33.5
Mar/Apr 54 183 23 49 16 0 3 25 0 1 18 30 .268 .343 .404 .748 23.8
May 81 293 48 99 21 1 12 64 0 3 24 33 .338 .383 .539 .922 54.5
June 92 305 55 93 18 0 10 57 0 0 31 41 .305 .371 .462 .834 50.0
July 85 296 43 97 24 1 4 41 0 1 18 30 .328 .368 .456 .824 44.8
August 85 286 45 83 19 1 10 45 3 0 34 38 .290 .372 .469 .840 48.2
Sep/Oct 51 166 31 54 13 1 6 34 2 0 26 19 .325 .416 .524 .940 34.5
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 30 DAL PL C 119 106 955.7 598 60 8 1 .988 6.20 133 34 .256 5 5.2
1953 31 DAL PL C 122 115 1038.7 702 78 12 2 .985 6.76 212 57 .269 1 6.3
1954 32 DAL PL C 60 55 510.1 386 47 6 0 .986 7.64 106 30 .283 2 3.3
  OKC PL C 44 39 332.6 251 30 4 0 .986 7.60 69 20 .290 2 1.4
  TOT   C 104 94 842.7 637 77 10 0 .986 7.63 175 50 .286 4 4.7
1955 33 OKC PL C 75 64 600.3 540 45 10 1 .983 8.77 122 33 .270 1 2.0
Career Totals   420 379 3437.4 2477 260 40 4 .986 7.17 642 174 .271 11 18.2
Career Highs   122 115 1038.7 702 78 12 2 .988 8.77 212 57 .286 5  
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
1954 32 OKC PL 7 25 5 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 6 .280 .357 .480 .837
Career Post-Season Batting 7 25 5 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 6 .280 .357 .480 .837
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.
Doubles
1953-4-41
CAR-48-111
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
   Hall of Fame Standards: 47
 
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  1. Marvin Schull (979)
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  3. Luis Villalba (967)
  4. Thomas Harmon (964)
  5. Mark Leonard (956)
  6. Samuel Gluck (954)
  7. Ernest Flake (940)
  8. Robert Roquemore (937)
  9. Jimmy Hildreth (934)
  10. James Crumble (927)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 214th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/1952, off Frank Haws (SA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1952, off Mark Leon (OMA)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1952, hitting .619 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 11 RBI against Minneapolis on 5/22/1953
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Traded from Dallas to Oklahoma on 7/7/1954 (Going to OKC: C Eric Linder. Going to DAL: C Isaac Noell)
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 2/26/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year
Injured on 5/13/1955 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against New Orleans on 8/22/1955
 
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