Michael
Naron
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 27, 1922 in Usa
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 LA CL $ 3,900,000  
1953 30 LAA CL $ 3,900,000  
1954 31 DAL PL $ 4,000,000  
1955 32 DAL PL $ 4,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,900,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000  
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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 29 LA CL $ 3,900,000  
1953 30 LAA CL $ 3,900,000  
1954 31 DAL PL $ 4,000,000  
1955 32 DAL PL $ 4,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,900,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 29 LA CL 14 12 .538 33 32 13 1 0 257.0 248 115 17 99 161 4.03 .253 .320 .362 .682 20.4
1953 30 LAA CL 10 9 .526 25 24 11 0 1 184.3 194 97 23 87 115 4.74 .273 .349 .442 .791 8.7
1954 31 DAL PL 3 6 .333 32 9 2 0 3 84.7 84 52 12 45 51 5.53 .259 .348 .432 .780 3.6
1955 32 DAL PL 6 9 .400 18 18 1 1 0 110.7 128 66 10 62 74 5.37 .294 .377 .437 .814 3.2
    AAA   6 3 .667 12 12 1 0 0 87.7 79 19 6 32 76 1.95 .238 .305 .340 .645  
4 Years Sim 33 36 .478 108 83 27 2 4 636.7 654 330 62 293 401 4.67 .267 .342 .408 .750 35.8
1 Years AAA 6 3 .667 12 12 1 0 0 87.7 79 19 6 32 76 1.95 .238 .305 .340 .645  
Season Average 8 9 .471 27 20 6 0 1 159.2 163 82 15 73 100 4.67 .267 .342 .408 .750  
Career Highs 14 12 .538 33 32 13 1 3 257.0 248 115 23 99 161 5.53 .294 .377 .442 .814  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   356 176 36 143 251   .252 .321 .396 .717
vs LH   298 154 26 150 150   .288 .378 .424 .801
Home 14 15 .483 51 36 11 1 4 278.7 278 145 29 136 173 4.68 .263 .347 .412 .759
Away 19 21 .475 57 47 16 1 0 358.0 376 185 33 157 228 4.65 .270 .344 .404 .749
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 9 9 3 0 0 61.0 73 42 7 31 36 6.20 .298 .377 .445 .822
May 5 3 .625 14 13 4 0 0 87.0 81 63 12 44 64 6.52 .249 .339 .412 .751
June 8 4 .667 21 17 8 0 0 149.7 153 66 14 61 102 3.97 .265 .335 .404 .739
July 4 5 .444 17 13 2 1 0 103.0 103 40 10 43 67 3.50 .261 .333 .392 .726
August 8 14 .364 30 22 8 1 1 158.3 167 78 13 78 84 4.43 .275 .357 .411 .768
Sep/Oct 6 4 .600 17 9 2 0 3 77.7 77 41 6 36 48 4.75 .258 .338 .393 .731
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 29 LA CL 33 97 4 14 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 45 .144 .178 .186 .364 0.8 0.0
1953 30 LAA CL 25 70 7 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 22 .157 .203 .171 .374 1.0 0.0
1954 31 DAL PL 32 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .182 .250 .182 .432 1.1 0.0
1955 32 DAL PL 18 44 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 .159 .156 .182 .337 0.4 0.0
4 Years Sim 108 233 17 36 6 0 0 6 0 0 10 96 .155 .189 .180 .369 3.3 0.0
162 Game Average 349 25 54 9 0 0 9 0 0 15 144 .155 .189 .180 .369 5.0  
Career Highs 33 97 7 14 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 45 .182 .250 .186 .432 1.1  
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   187 15 28 4 0 0 5 0 0 9 79 .150 .188 .171 .359 2.7
vs LH   46 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .174 .191 .217 .409 1.1
Home 51 90 4 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 35 .144 .181 .156 .336 0.7
Away 57 143 13 23 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 61 .161 .193 .196 .389 3.1
RISP   59 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 26 .068 .111 .102 .213 -1.8
Close/Late   29 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .172 .172 .172 .345 0.2
Mar/Apr 9 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .150 .227 .150 .377 0.5
May 14 29 5 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 15 .172 .250 .276 .526 1.9
June 21 54 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 19 .130 .190 .148 .338 0.6
July 17 44 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .136 .133 .136 .270 -0.6
August 22 58 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 .155 .169 .155 .325 0.1
Sep/Oct 16 28 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .214 .214 .286 .500 1.3
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    
1952 29 LA CL P 33 32 257.0 12 40 1 4 .981 1.82    
1953 30 LAA CL P 25 24 184.3 12 22 3 1 .919 1.66    
1954 31 DAL PL P 32 9 84.7 4 9 0 3 1.000 1.38    
1955 32 DAL PL P 18 18 110.7 7 8 0 1 1.000 1.22    
Career Totals   108 83 636.7 35 79 4 9 .966 1.61    
Career Highs   33 32 257.0 12 40 3 4 1.000 1.82    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-9-4.03
Losses
CAR-45-36
Homeruns Allowed
CAR-42-62
Walks Allowed
1952-8-99
CAR-32-293
Hits per 9IP
1952-7-8.7
OAVG
1952-6-.253
OSLG
1952-3-.362
OOPS
1952-6-.682
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 6
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 99th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/17/1952, off Stephen Gilbert (SD)
Earned first career win on 4/29/1952
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 3/1/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/25/1955 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/15/1955 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks