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Hal Trosky

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 207lb (188cm, 93kg)

Born: November 11, 1912 in Norway, IA us

Died: June 18, 1979 in Cedar Rapids, IA

Buried: St. Michael Cemetery, Norway, IA

High School: Norway HS (Norway, IA)

Debut: September 11, 1933 (Age 20-304d, 7,631st in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1946 (Age 33-320d)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Harold Arthur Trosky

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Relatives: Father of Hal Trosky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.8

5161

1561

228

.303

835

RBI

1012

OBP

.371

SLG

.522

OPS

.892

OPS+

130

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CLE	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
2	2	Apr 19	CLE		DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
3	3	Apr 21	CLE		DET	L,2-12	CG	46	9.0	9	1	1	11	0
4	4	Apr 22	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
5	5	Apr 24	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
6	6	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
7	7	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-11	CG	43	9.0	13	2	0	15	2
8	8	Apr 27	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
9	9	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	W,11-9	CG	49	10.0	8	0	0	8	0
10	10	Apr 29	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	2
11	11	Apr 30	CLE	@	PHA	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	15 (3)	May 6	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	8	0	1	9	2
13	16	May 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
14	17	May 8	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	2
15	18	May 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
16	19	May 10	CLE		SLB	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
17	20	May 11	CLE		SLB	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
18	21	May 12	CLE		SLB	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
19	22	May 14	CLE		PHA	L,7-9	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
20	23	May 17	CLE		WSH	W,18-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
21	24	May 18	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	1	15	1
22	25	May 19	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
23	26	May 20	CLE		NYY	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
24	27	May 21	CLE		NYY	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
25	28	May 22	CLE		BOS	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
26	29	May 24	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
27	30	May 26 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	31	May 26 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,13-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	32	May 27	CLE		DET	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
30	33	May 28	CLE		DET	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
31	34	May 29	CLE		DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
32	35	May 30 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	2
33	36	May 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	37	Jun 1	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
35	38	Jun 2 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
36	39	Jun 2 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-12	CG	46	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
37	40	Jun 3	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
38	41	Jun 4 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
39	42	Jun 4 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
40	43	Jun 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
41	44	Jun 6	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	9	4	0	13	2
42	45	Jun 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	6	0	0	6	1
43	46	Jun 8	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	47	Jun 9	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	12	1	0	13	2
45	48	Jun 11	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
46	49	Jun 12	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
47	53 (3)	Jun 16 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	1
48	54	Jun 16 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
49	55	Jun 18	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
50	56	Jun 19	CLE		WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
51	57	Jun 20	CLE		WSH	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
52	58	Jun 21	CLE		BOS	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
53	59	Jun 22	CLE		BOS	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
54	60	Jun 23 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
55	61	Jun 23 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
56	62	Jun 24	CLE		NYY	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
57	63	Jun 25	CLE		NYY	W,5-3	CG	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	64	Jun 26	CLE		NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
59	65	Jun 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
60	66	Jun 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
61	67	Jun 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	1	10	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	68	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	12	3	0	15	0
63	69	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
64	70	Jul 3	CLE		SLB	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
65	71	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
66	72	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	13	0	0	13	3
67	73	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
68	74	Jul 7	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
69	75	Jul 11	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
70	76	Jul 12	CLE	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
71	77	Jul 13	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
72	78	Jul 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	47	10.2	11	1	0	12	1
73	79	Jul 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
74	80	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	2
75	81	Jul 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	50	12.1	11	0	0	11	1
76	82	Jul 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
77	83	Jul 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-15	CG	45	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
78	84	Jul 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
79	85	Jul 21 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
80	86	Jul 21 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	8.0	12	0	0	12	3
81	87	Jul 23	CLE		PHA	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
82	88	Jul 24	CLE		PHA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	17	0	0	17	2
83	89	Jul 25	CLE		PHA	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
84	90	Jul 26	CLE		WSH	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
85	91	Jul 27	CLE		WSH	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
86	92	Jul 28 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
87	93	Jul 28 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
88	94	Jul 30	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
89	95	Jul 31	CLE		BOS	W,12-11	CG	46	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	96	Aug 1	CLE		BOS	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
91	97	Aug 2	CLE		NYY	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
92	98	Aug 3	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
93	99	Aug 4	CLE		NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
94	100	Aug 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
95	101	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
96	102	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
97	103	Aug 7	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
98	104	Aug 8 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
99	105	Aug 8 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
100	106	Aug 9	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	14	0	0	14	1
101	107	Aug 11 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
102	108	Aug 11 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
103	109	Aug 12	CLE		DET	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
104	110	Aug 13	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
105	111	Aug 14	CLE		CHW	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
106	112	Aug 15	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	3
107	113	Aug 16	CLE		SLB	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
108	114	Aug 17	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	13	1	1	15	1
109	115	Aug 18	CLE		SLB	T,2-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
110	116	Aug 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-16	CG	46	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
111	117	Aug 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
112	118	Aug 21	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
113	119	Aug 22	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-15	GS	20	3.0	4	1	0	5	0
114	120	Aug 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	1	10	1
115	121	Aug 24	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	3	1	0	4	1
116	122	Aug 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
117	123	Aug 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
118	124	Aug 30	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
119	125	Aug 31	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	14	0	0	14	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	126	Sep 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
121	127	Sep 2 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
122	128	Sep 2 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
123	129	Sep 4	CLE	@	DET	L,2-7	GS	21	5.0	6	0	0	6	1
124	140 (10)	Sep 15 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
125	141	Sep 15 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
126	142	Sep 16 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,8-3	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
127	143	Sep 16 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
128	144	Sep 17	CLE		PHA	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
129	145	Sep 18 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
130	146	Sep 18 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
131	147	Sep 19	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
132	148	Sep 20	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
133	149	Sep 21	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
134	150	Sep 22	CLE	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
135	151	Sep 24	CLE		SLB	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
136	152	Sep 25	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
137	153	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
138	154	Sep 28	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
139	155	Sep 29	CLE		DET	W,3-2	CG	53	14.0	13	1	0	14	1
							139gm		1229.0	1207	70	11	1288	129