| Walt Dropo | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Baseman | ||
| Born: January 30, 1923 Moosup, Connecticut | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 19, 1949 for the Boston Red Sox | ||
| Final game | ||
| May 17, 1961 for the Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moosup is a village and Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut in the United States. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 270 | |
| Home runs | 152 | |
| Runs batted in | 704 | |
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Walter Dropo (born January 30, 1923 in Moosup, Connecticut), nicknamed "Moose", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1949-52), Detroit Tigers (1952-54), Chicago White Sox (1955-58), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958-59), and Baltimore Orioles 1959-61). The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Major League Baseball recognizes Runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moosup is a village and Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut in the United States. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Listed at 6'5", 220 lb (100 kg), Dropo's parents came from Mostar, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) to start a new life. Demographics 1971 Croats - 37782 (396% Bosniaks ( ie Bosnian Muslims - 33645 (36 See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan His father, Savo, worked at the local textile mill and also ran their Connecticut family farm. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Walter was raised in Moosup, Connecticut. There, he played sandlot with brothers Milton and George. Walter turned down an offer from American football's Chicago Bears to sign with the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. He debuted on April 19, 1949. In 11 games he batted . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 146 (6-for-41).
Dropo enjoyed one of the best rookie seasons ever in 1950, leading the league in RBIs (144) and total bases (326), while batting . Athletics Marathon International Races August 23 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Brussels In Baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i 322 and hitting 34 home runs (second to Al Rosen 37). Albert Leonard Rosen (born February 29, 1924, in Spartanburg South Carolina) nicknamed " Al " " Flip " and the In addition, his . 583 slugging percentage and 70 extra bases were only second to the . In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. In Baseball, an extra base hit ( EB, EBH or XBH) also known as a long hit, is any base hit on which the batter 585 - 75 of Joe DiMaggio, and his . Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe 961 OPS was third in the league (Larry Doby . On-base plus slugging (OPS is a baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's On-base percentage and Slugging percentage. Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player 986, DiMaggio . 979). Dropo was considered for the MVP award, and earned Rookie of the Year honors. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America His efforts that season led him to his only All-Star appearance. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League
In 1951, Dropo broke his right wrist and never was the same. After a disappointing one-plus season, he was traded to Detroit on June 3, 1952. hmm 1952ά Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Troy After being traded, he collected 12 consecutive hits to tie an MLB record. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Included in the streak was a 5-for-5 game against the Yankees (July 14) and a 7-for-7 performance in a doubleheader against Washington (July 15). The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In game 2 he went 4-for-5, matching an American League record of 15 hits in four games. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In that season he hit a combined 29 home runs and 97 RBIs, but he never again hit over 19 homers (1955) or batted over . 281 (1954).
In 13-season career, Dropo batted . 270 (1113-for-4124) with 152 home runs, 704 RBIs, 478 runs, 168 doubles, 22 triples, and five stolen bases in 1288 games. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Dropo still holds the record for 12 consecutive hits. Today, Dropo is retired and lives on the North Shore of Boston. He has two daughters, Carla and Tina. He also has five grandchildren, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Alex, Sarah and Nicole. Dropo's only son, Jeff, passed away on January 17, 2008.
Highlights
- Rookie of the Year (1950)
- All-Star (1950)
- Top 10 MVP (6th, 1950)
- Led league in RBIs (144, 1950)
- Led league in total bases (326, 1950)
- Tied an MLB record with 12 consecutive at-bats with a hit (July 15, 1952)
- Holds the MLB record with 12 consecutive plate appearances with a hit (July 15, 1952) (the other record-holder was walked 4 times during the streak of 12 straight hits)
- Tied an AL record with 15 hits in four games (July 16, 1952)
Facts
- Dropo was the first rookie in the 20th century to top 100 RBIs with more RBIs than games played (144 in 136 games, 1950)
- He was the first Red Sox player to be named the American League Rookie of the Year, followed by Don Schwall (1961), Carlton Fisk (1972), Fred Lynn (1975), Nomar Garciaparra (1997), and Dustin Pedroia (2007). Donald Bernard Schwall (born March 2, 1936 in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Pitcher who Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26 1947 in) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher who played for 24 years with the Boston Red Sox Frederic Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3 1952 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (ˈnoʊ̪mɑɹ ɡɑɹˈsiəˌpɑɹə born July 23 1973 in) is an American Baseball player who currently plays shortstop for the Los Angeles Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox,
Walt Dropo Day (1953)
Detroit first baseman Walt Dropo grew up near Hartford, Connecticut. In 1953 when the Tigers played an exhibition game there, the townspeople honored him by holding a Walt Dropo Day. The previous season, "Moose," as he was fondly called, had batted . 276, clubbed 29 home runs, and batted in 97 runs. Before the exhibition game, Dropo was showered with praise and gifts, including a new car. But when he took the field, he went 0-6 at the plate and made three errors at first.
See also
- List of MLB individual streaks
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Vern Stephens &Ted Williams | American League RBI Champion 1950 (with Vern Stephens) | Succeeded by Gus Zernial |
| Preceded by Roy Sievers | American League Rookie of the Year 1950 | Succeeded by Gil McDougald |
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