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Frank Whitman

Positions: Pinch Runner, Shortstop and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: August 15, 1924 in Marengo, IN us

Died: February 6, 1994 in Maryville, IL

Buried: St. John Evangelical Cemetery, Troy, IL

Schools: Bradley University (Peoria, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), Eureka College (Eureka, IL)

Debut: June 30, 1946 (Age 21-319d, 10,160th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1948 (Age 24-044d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Walter Franklin Whitman

Nicknames: Hooker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

.046

RBI

OBP

.160

SLG

.046

OPS

.206

OPS+

-40

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-9 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-1)

Most Driven In
F Papish	1
B Kennedy	0

Most Driven In By
L Appling	2
C Michaels	1
T Tucker	1
B Kennedy	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	65 (64)	Jun 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	T,5-5	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	80 (14)	Jul 15	CHW	@	PHA	L,0-12	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	SS
3	3	86 (5)	Jul 20	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.31	SS
4	4	93 (6)	Jul 27	CHW		NYY	L,4-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.50	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.38	2B
5	5	96 (2)	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4						PR
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	103 (6)	Aug 4 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	5	1.67	0.128	.00	0.00%	1.16	1B
7	7	106 (2)	Aug 8 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	8						SS
8	8	107	Aug 8 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	1	.083	.267	.083	.350	7						SS
9	9	116 (8)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-4	11-11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.267	.083	.350	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
10	10	117	Aug 18 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-13	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.40	SS
11	11	120 (2)	Aug 21 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	0-GF(12)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	2						SS
12	12	121	Aug 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
13	13	127 (5)	Aug 27	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	5						PR
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	131 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
15	15	135 (3)	Sep 5	CHW		SLB	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
16	16	143 (7)	Sep 14	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	8						PR
17	17	148 (4)	Sep 21 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,11-10	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	8						PR
							7-9		19	16	7	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	1	0		0	0	0	1	.063	.211	.063	.273		.65	0.135	.00	0.00%	-0.02

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