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Marv Rackley
Marvin Eugene Rackley

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game May 8, 1950
Born July 25, 1921 in Seneca, SC

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 25 BRO NL  18    9    2    2   0  0   0    2   0      1   0  .222  .300  .222   38    2   0           0   0
 1948 26 BRO NL  88  281   55   92  13  5   0   15   8     19  25  .327  .370  .409  108  115   3           0   1
 1949 27 TOT NL  74  185   30   56   7  1   1   17   2  0  16  11  .303  .358  .368   92   68   2       0   0   2
         BRO NL   9    9    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   0  .444  .500  .556  178    5   1       0   0   0
         PIT NL  11   35    5   11   2  0   0    2   1      2   3  .314  .351  .371   92   13   0           0   0
         BRO NL  54  141   23   41   4  1   1   14   1     13   8  .291  .351  .355   87   50   1           0   2
 1950 28 CIN NL   5    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      0   0  .500  .500  .500  164    1   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      185  477   87  151  20  6   1   35  10  0  36  36  .317  .365  .390  101  186   5   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        418   76  132  18  5   1   31   9  0  32  32  .317  .365  .390  101  163   4   0   0   0   3
 Career High     88  281   55   92  13  5   1   17   8  0  19  25  .327  .370  .409  108  115   3   0   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 25 BRO NL   10    7    1   3.8   109| .222  .279| .300  .355| .222  .413| .522  .768|  38  .409  -0.8  -0.1     
 1948 26 BRO NL  303  193   43   5.9   104| .327  .272| .370  .347| .409  .403| .779  .750| 108  .627   2.8   0.3     
 1949 27 TOT NL  203  133   26   5.2   107| .303  .275| .358  .349| .368  .411| .726  .760|  92  .560  -1.9  -0.2 100%
         BRO NL   11    6    3  13.4   107| .444  .275| .500  .349| .556  .412|1.056  .761| 178  .877   1.1   0.1   0%
         PIT NL   37   24    5   5.6   106| .314  .273| .351  .347| .371  .408| .722  .755|  92  .589  -0.4   0.0     
         BRO NL  155  103   18   4.7   107| .291  .275| .351  .349| .355  .412| .706  .761|  87  .510  -2.7  -0.3     
 1950 28 CIN NL    2    1    1  26.7   108| .500  .270| .500  .346| .500  .418|1.000  .764| 164  .960   0.2   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       518  334   71   5.7   105| .317  .273| .365  .348| .390  .406| .755  .754| 101  .602   0.3   0.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1947 25 BRO NL OF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 2.20 0 1 1 1948 26 BRO NL OF 74 143 7 8 1 .949 .978 2.03 2.20 43 33 1 1949 27 TOT NL OF 55 96 0 1 0 .990 .978 1.75 2.25 4 47 0 BRO NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.27 PIT NL OF 8 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.75 2.25 0 8 0 BRO NL OF 44 72 0 1 0 .986 .977 1.64 2.25 4 39 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 25 BRO NL OF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 2.20 0 1 1 1948 26 BRO NL OF 74 143 7 8 1 .949 .978 2.03 2.20 43 33 1 1949 27 TOT NL OF 55 96 0 1 0 .990 .978 1.75 2.25 4 47 0 BRO NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.27 PIT NL OF 8 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.75 2.25 0 8 0 BRO NL OF 44 72 0 1 0 .986 .977 1.64 2.25 4 39 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 131 246 7 9 1 .966 .978 1.93 2.22 47 81 2 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 131 246 7 9 1 .966 .978 1.93 2.22
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Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1949   WS    BRO NYY     L   2   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Stolen Bases
1948 NL-8-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2067) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 18.0 (730) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

May 18, 1949: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Hopp and $25,000. Trade was voided and players returned on June 7, 1949.

June 7, 1949: Sent by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers to complete an earlier deal made on May 18, 1949. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Johnny Hopp and $25,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Marv Rackley. Trade was voided and players returned on June 7, 1949.

October 14, 1949: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Brooklyn Dodgers for $60,000.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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