Waldo
Threlkeld
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: November 12, 1922 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 29 MIN PL $ 3,390,000  
1953 30 OMA PL $ 3,390,000  
1954 31 SLC PL $ 3,390,000  
1955 32 SLC PL $ 3,390,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,390,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,390,000  
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 29 LA CL 43 116 16 33 2 0 2 10 9 5 14 24 .284 .366 .353 .719 16.7 1.5
  MIN PL 78 269 42 72 15 3 10 45 21 11 29 47 .268 .342 .457 .799 42.4 4.6
  TOT   121 385 58 105 17 3 12 55 30 16 43 71 .273 .349 .426 .775 59.1 6.1
1953 30 MIN PL 31 80 10 22 2 0 3 7 5 1 6 18 .275 .322 .413 .734 10.8 1.2
  OMA PL 89 281 42 67 8 5 8 41 18 5 24 58 .238 .298 .388 .686 34.7 2.2
  TOT   120 361 52 89 10 5 11 48 23 6 30 76 .247 .303 .393 .697 45.4 3.3
1954 31 SLC PL 91 237 55 65 7 2 15 39 15 7 23 40 .274 .346 .511 .857 41.9 6.1
1955 32 SLC PL 90 185 44 55 5 1 7 28 14 1 23 35 .297 .373 .449 .822 32.6 5.0
4 Years Sim 422 1168 209 314 39 11 45 170 82 30 119 222 .269 .338 .437 .775 179.0 20.5
162 Game Average 448 80 120 14 4 17 65 31 11 45 85 .269 .338 .437 .775 68.7  
Career Highs 121 385 58 105 17 5 15 55 30 16 43 76 .297 .373 .511 .857 59.1  
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   755 118 186 26 9 28 105 49 20 70 162 .246 .315 .416 .731 101.5
vs LH   413 91 128 13 2 17 65 33 10 49 60 .310 .381 .475 .855 76.0
Home 210 583 97 152 17 3 23 81 39 13 46 123 .261 .318 .419 .737 80.1
Away 212 585 112 162 22 8 22 89 43 17 73 99 .277 .358 .455 .812 97.4
RISP   319 0 90 10 5 10 119 0 0 43 62 .282 .362 .439 .801 51.9
Pinch Hitting   93 13 21 1 0 1 8 2 1 13 24 .226 .321 .269 .590 9.2
Close/Late   124 31 39 4 2 5 16 0 1 20 23 .315 .414 .500 .914 24.5
Mar/Apr 44 116 18 37 3 0 6 18 7 5 8 19 .319 .363 .500 .863 19.6
May 87 199 35 52 3 4 4 17 15 5 23 46 .261 .339 .377 .716 27.4
June 74 237 50 63 5 1 11 35 17 4 28 33 .266 .348 .435 .783 38.1
July 81 239 38 58 13 3 9 46 15 7 24 50 .243 .313 .435 .748 33.2
August 84 231 32 62 11 3 10 39 11 5 16 49 .268 .317 .472 .789 34.0
Sep/Oct 52 146 36 42 4 0 5 15 17 4 20 25 .288 .377 .418 .795 25.2
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 29 LA CL LF 39 37 269.0 72 2 1 1 .987 2.48   1.3
    RF 1 1 5.8 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.10   0.0
  MIN PL LF 72 67 609.3 162 3 1 1 .994 2.44   1.7
    RF 3 1 13.2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.73   0.0
  TOT   LF 111 104 878.3 234 5 2 2 .992 2.45   3.1
      RF 4 2 19.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.84   0.0
1953 30 MIN PL LF 20 20 146.9 39 2 2 0 .953 2.51   0.3
    RF 6 2 25.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.52   0.0
    CF 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  OMA PL LF 59 56 526.8 139 6 5 2 .967 2.48   1.4
    RF 17 7 89.7 25 0 1 0 .962 2.51   0.0
    CF 1 1 6.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.86   0.0
  TOT   LF 79 76 673.7 178 8 7 2 .964 2.48   1.7
      RF 23 9 114.7 32 0 1 0 .970 2.51   0.0
      CF 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
1954 31 SLC PL LF 43 38 322.7 85 3 3 0 .967 2.45   1.7
    RF 12 11 99.7 30 0 0 0 1.000 2.71    
    CF 2 2 15.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.80    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1955 32 SLC PL LF 30 23 198.0 51 1 2 0 .963 2.36   1.0
    RF 18 11 111.0 22 1 0 0 1.000 1.86    
    CF 2 2 16.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 5.06    
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  LF 263 241 2072.7 548 17 14 4 .976 2.45   7.5
  RF 57 33 344.4 90 1 1 0 .989 2.38   0.0
  CF 5 5 39.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 4.38   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   327 279 2458.0 658 18 15 4 .978 2.48   7.5
Career Highs   115 106 897.3 240 8 8 2 .992 2.59    
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  1. Bill Sisson (970)
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  6. Stephen Calderone (954)
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History
Drafted in 12th round, 222nd overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/17/1952, off Stephen Gilbert (SD)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1952, off Walter Meas (SD)
Traded from Los Angeles to Minneapolis on 6/16/1952 (Going to MIN: LF Waldo Threlkeld, 1B Randy McMurtry. Going to LA: LF Terrance Shortt)
Traded from Minneapolis to Omaha on 5/26/1953 (Going to OMA: LF Waldo Threlkeld, C Samuel Gluck, 3B Bobby Singleton, P Don Kittle. Going to MIN: LF Kurt Oliverio, C Mike Tucker)
Traded from Omaha to Salt Lake City on 3/15/1954 (Going to SLC: LF Waldo Threlkeld. Going to OMA: LF Carl Benda, C James Jamison)