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Hal Jeffcoat

Positions: Centerfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 6, 1924 in West Columbia, SC us

Died: August 30, 2007 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL

High School: West Columbia HS (West Columbia, SC)

Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 23-227d, 10,468th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1959 (Age 34-334d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Harold Bentley Jeffcoat

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Relatives: Brother of George Jeffcoat

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

1963

487

.248

249

RBI

188

OBP

.291

SLG

.355

OPS

.645

OPS+

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

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 23	CHC		STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 24	CHC		STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 25	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 27	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
8	8	Apr 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	9	Apr 29	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 30	CHC		PIT	L,4-10	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
12	12	May 2	CHC	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	May 3	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	14	May 5	CHC		PHI	L,9-13	CG	53	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 7	CHC		BRO	L,5-9	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 8	CHC		BRO	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
17	17	May 9	CHC		NYG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 13	CHC		BSN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	19	May 14	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 15	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 16	CHC		CIN	L,11-13	CG	54	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 21	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 22	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	27	May 23 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-8	GS	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	29 (1)	May 26	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
29	30	May 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	31	May 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	32	May 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	33	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	34	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	35	May 31 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	36	May 31 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	37	Jun 2	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	50	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	38	Jun 3	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	39	Jun 4	CHC		PHI	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	40	Jun 5 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
40	41	Jun 5 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	42	Jun 6	CHC		BSN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
42	43	Jun 7	CHC		BSN	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	44	Jun 8	CHC		BSN	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	45	Jun 9 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	46	Jun 9 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	47	Jun 10	CHC		NYG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	48	Jun 11	CHC		NYG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	49	Jun 13	CHC		BRO	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	50	Jun 15	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	51	Jun 16	CHC	@	BSN	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	52	Jun 17 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	53	Jun 17 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,7-8	CG	45	8.1	1	0	2	3	0
53	54	Jun 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	55	Jun 19	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	56	Jun 20	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	57	Jun 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	58	Jun 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	59	Jun 25	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
59	60	Jun 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	1	0	1	2	0
60	61	Jun 27 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	62	Jun 27 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	63	Jun 29	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	64	Jun 30	CHC		STL	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	65	Jul 1	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	66	Jul 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	67	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	68	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	69	Jul 5 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
69	70	Jul 5 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
70	71	Jul 6	CHC	@	STL	W,12-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	72	Jul 7	CHC		CIN	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	73	Jul 8	CHC		CIN	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	74	Jul 9	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	75	Jul 10	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	76	Jul 11	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	77	Jul 15 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,1-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	78	Jul 15 (2)	CHC		BSN	T,1-1	CG	48	13.0	1	2	0	3	0
78	79	Jul 16	CHC		BSN	L,10-12	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	80	Jul 17	CHC		BSN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	81	Jul 18 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	82	Jul 18 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	84 (1)	Jul 20	CHC		BRO	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	85	Jul 21 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
84	86	Jul 21 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,1-7	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
85	94 (7)	Jul 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	95	Jul 30	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	98 (2)	Aug 2	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	101 (2)	Aug 6	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-4	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
89	106 (4)	Aug 13	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	107	Aug 15 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	108	Aug 15 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	109	Aug 16	CHC		STL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
93	110	Aug 17	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	111	Aug 18	CHC		PIT	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	112	Aug 19	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	113	Aug 20	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	114	Aug 21	CHC		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
98	115	Aug 22	CHC		CIN	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	116	Aug 24	CHC		NYG	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
100	117	Aug 25	CHC		NYG	L,4-9	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
101	118	Aug 26 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	119	Aug 26 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	120	Aug 27	CHC		BSN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	121	Aug 28	CHC		BSN	L,4-5	GS	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	131 (9)	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
106	132	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	133	Sep 8	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
108	134	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	140 (5)	Sep 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	141	Sep 19	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	142	Sep 20	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	143	Sep 21 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	144	Sep 21 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-2	GS	0	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	145	Sep 22 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
115	146	Sep 22 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,11-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	152 (5)	Sep 30	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
117	153	Oct 1	CHC	@	STL	L,4-6	GS	0	2.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	154	Oct 2	CHC	@	STL	L,0-9	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	155	Oct 3	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							119gm		984.2	296	11	8	315	3