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Derek
Zurita		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 155
 
Born: May 28, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1952    1954   
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 27 DAL PL $ 6,100,000  
1953 28 DAL PL $ 6,100,000  
1954 29 DAL PL $ 5,330,000  
1955 30 DAL PL $ 5,330,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,330,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,100,000  
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 27 DAL PL 131 490 91 132 30 5 12 78 51 18 55 62 .269 .344 .424 .769 75.1 10.6
1953 28 DAL PL 138 555 113 193 39 11 13 80 81 22 68 63 .348 .413 .528 .941 121.9 21.7
1954 29 DAL PL 139 528 109 161 34 9 17 98 72 18 62 80 .305 .377 .500 .877 101.7 14.9
1955 30 DAL PL 140 571 107 165 28 7 23 92 79 21 48 85 .289 .343 .483 .826 100.3 14.4
4 Years Sim 548 2144 420 651 131 32 65 348 283 79 233 290 .304 .370 .486 .856 399.1 61.7
162 Game Average 633 124 192 38 9 19 102 83 23 68 85 .304 .370 .486 .856 118.0  
Career Highs 140 571 113 193 39 11 23 98 81 22 68 85 .348 .413 .528 .941 121.9  
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   1667 362 528 102 26 54 277 233 59 194 210 .317 .387 .506 .893 330.9
vs LH   477 58 123 29 6 11 71 50 20 39 80 .258 .310 .413 .723 63.3
Home 277 1076 195 313 54 14 36 171 140 37 112 149 .291 .355 .467 .822 188.0
Away 271 1068 225 338 77 18 29 177 143 42 121 141 .316 .385 .504 .889 206.3
RISP   578 0 176 39 8 20 269 0 0 90 84 .304 .386 .503 .889 111.7
Pinch Hitting   20 4 5 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 .250 .286 .400 .686 2.0
Close/Late   247 49 72 10 6 7 40 0 2 31 36 .291 .372 .466 .838 41.1
Mar/Apr 60 216 51 73 15 2 4 32 31 5 32 33 .338 .421 .481 .902 45.8
May 108 436 82 129 25 5 12 71 52 13 48 59 .296 .362 .459 .821 76.0
June 102 406 78 118 28 7 9 77 62 14 41 53 .291 .354 .461 .814 70.4
July 99 405 87 120 22 7 15 64 48 14 42 59 .296 .360 .496 .857 73.8
August 108 414 74 119 29 8 11 57 50 11 35 51 .287 .341 .476 .817 69.6
Sep/Oct 71 267 48 92 12 3 14 47 40 22 35 35 .345 .424 .569 .994 58.7
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 27 DAL PL CF 126 121 1072.7 360 13 5 3 .987 3.13   2.6
    RF 6 0 14.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
    2B 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 28 DAL PL CF 111 110 982.0 335 7 2 3 .994 3.13   3.0
    RF 25 21 193.3 45 3 1 0 .980 2.23    
1954 29 DAL PL CF 135 129 1149.0 378 13 1 3 .997 3.06   3.5
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1955 30 DAL PL CF 139 135 1208.3 371 13 2 4 .995 2.86   4.4
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 511 495 4412.0 1444 46 10 13 .993 3.04   13.6
  RF 33 21 209.3 49 3 1 0 .981 2.24    
  2B 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   545 517 4630.3 1493 49 11 13 .993 3.00   13.6
Career Highs   140 135 1209.3 380 13 5 4 .997 3.10    
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
1953-7-.348
 OPS
1953-10-.941
 XR
1953-4-121.9
1954-9-101.7
CAR-14-399.1
 Games
1953-10-138
1955-1-140
CAR-14-548
 At-Bats
1953-1-555
1955-1-571
CAR-1-2144
 Runs
1953-4-113
1954-5-109
1955-5-107
CAR-7-420
Hits
1953-1-193
1955-10-165
CAR-16-651
 Total Bases
1953-4-293
1954-10-264
1955-7-276
CAR-16-1041
 Singles
1953-5-130
CAR-25-423
 Doubles
1953-7-39
CAR-20-131
 Triples
1953-1-11
1954-8-9
CAR-9-32
 Homeruns
CAR-36-65
RBIs
1954-9-98
CAR-22-348
 Stolen Bases
1952-6-51
1953-1-81
1954-3-72
1955-2-79
CAR-2-283
 Caught Stealing
1952-2-18
1953-6-22
1954-10-18
1955-3-21
CAR-4-79
 Walks
CAR-33-233
 Strikeouts
CAR-44-290
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 9
   Gray Ink Test: 39
   Hall of Fame Standards: 41
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 54th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Joshua Stephens (SA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1952, off Alejo Torralbo (HOU)
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Oklahoma on 4/22/1952
Injured on 9/1/1952 with a Sore Knee, out for one week
Won Platinum Glove Award at Centerfield in 1952
4/28/1953: Signed a contract extension with Dallas, $5,330,000 per year, for 2 years
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Antonio on 7/12/1953
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1954, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1954, hitting .410 with 6 HR, 27 RBI
Won Platinum Glove Award at Centerfield in 1954
5/19/1955: Signed a contract extension with Dallas, $5,330,000 per year, for 5 years
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1955, hitting .373 with 6 HR, 19 RBI
 
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