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Tom Saffell

Positions: Centerfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 26, 1921 in Etowah, TN us

Died: September 10, 2012 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, TN

School: Maryville College (Maryville, TN)

Debut: July 1, 1949 (Age 27-340d, 10,630th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1955 (Age 34-061d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Thomas Judson Saffell

Pronunciation: \SAFF-el\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.0

602

143

.238

RBI

OBP

.307

SLG

.296

OPS

.602

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	36-37 / in Starts: 22-24
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	39 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	1 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 234 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	130 (72-39-19) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 234 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	157 (81-50-25)

Most Driven In
S Rojek	6
C McCullough	4
P Masi	2
J Hopp	1
W Westlake	1
P Castiglione	1
R Kiner	1
D Murtaugh	1

Most Driven In By
R Kiner	7
J Hopp	6
D Walker	5
W Westlake	5
M Dickson	1
Self	1
S Rojek	0
P Castiglione	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	67 (66)	Jul 1	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					3						PR
2	2	68	Jul 2	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-3	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	7	2.32	0.070	.28	0.01%	0.39	PH
3	3	70 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	2.71	-0.070	.55	-0.01%	-0.45	PH
4	4	71	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	1-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	3	1.84	-0.081	.55	-0.02%	-0.65	RF
5	5	72	Jul 6	PIT		STL	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	1.88	0.093	.69	0.02%	0.39	PH
6	6	75 (2)	Jul 9	PIT		CHC	W,6-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	8	3.20	0.023	1.49	0.01%	0.03	PH
7	7	76	Jul 10 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,6-8	6-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.444	.944	7	1.80	0.047	.88	0.01%	0.57	PH RF
8	8	77	Jul 10 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,6-9	0-GF(6)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.400	.455	.400	.855	7						PH
9	9	78	Jul 14	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	3	1.08	-0.113	.33	-0.02%	-0.88	CF
10	10	80 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	8						PH
11	11	82 (1)	Jul 18	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-2	8-8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	8	.76	0.065	.33	0.02%	0.09	PH
12	12	84 (1)	Jul 20	PIT	@	BRO	W,8-6	7-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.250	.618	8	.95	0.043	.44	0.01%	0.39	PH
13	13	86 (1)	Jul 22	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.294	.400	.294	.694	6	2.16	0.086	.74	0.02%	0.62	PH
14	14	87	Jul 23	PIT	@	BSN	W,12-9	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.278	.659	9	.29	-0.008	.08	0.00%	-0.59	PH
15	15	89 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-6	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.300	.691	2	1.63	0.045	.74	0.01%	-0.02	CF
16	16	91 (1)	Jul 27	PIT		NYG	L,3-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.72	-0.019	.44	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
17	17	92	Jul 28	PIT		NYG	L,6-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9	2.41	-0.072	.98	-0.02%	-0.62	PH
18	18	93	Jul 31 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,1-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	8						PH
19	19	94	Jul 31 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,6-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.292	.662	7	10.85	0.724	1.72	0.07%	1.66	PH
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
20	20	96 (1)	Aug 2	PIT		BRO	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.280	.637	6	.52	-0.014	.09	0.00%	-0.17	PH
21	21	97	Aug 3	PIT		BRO	L,5-10	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.379	.308	.687	9	.12	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.51	PH
22	22	99 (1)	Aug 5	PIT		PHI	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.267	.600	2	1.06	-0.113	.02	0.00%	-0.76	CF
23	23	100	Aug 6	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.258	.324	.258	.582	9						PH
24	24	101	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,3-7	8-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	.11	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.31	PH CF
25	25	102	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.278	.611	2	2.98	-0.227	.02	0.00%	-0.72	CF
26	26	104 (1)	Aug 10	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.325	.270	.595	9	1.79	-0.043	.01	0.00%	-0.29	PH
27	27	105	Aug 11	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.295	.244	.539	2	1.54	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-1.18	CF
28	28	106	Aug 12	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	2						CF
29	29	107	Aug 13	PIT	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.280	.321	.360	.681	2	.54	0.097	.00	0.00%	1.42	CF
30	30	108	Aug 14	PIT	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.296	.333	.370	.704	2						CF
31	31	109	Aug 15	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.288	.323	.356	.679	2	1.03	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-1.03	CF
32	32	110	Aug 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.349	.667	2	1.29	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.19	CF
33	33	111	Aug 18	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	.303	.333	.379	.712	2	.96	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.28	CF
34	34	112	Aug 19	PIT		STL	W,8-2	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.319	.356	.391	.747	2						CF
35	35	113	Aug 20	PIT		STL	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.351	.385	.446	.831	2	1.23	0.182	.00	0.00%	1.44	CF
36	36	114	Aug 21 (1)	PIT		STL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.366	.423	.789	2	1.03	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.77	CF
37	37	115	Aug 21 (2)	PIT		STL	W,8-0	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.366	.423	.789	3						CF
38	38	116	Aug 23	PIT	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.384	.432	.816	2	1.52	0.161	.00	0.00%	1.47	CF
39	39	118 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.396	.447	.843	3	.74	0.168	.00	0.00%	0.87	CF
40	40	119	Aug 25 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	2	0	0	.348	.389	.438	.828	3	1.45	-0.126	.00	0.00%	-1.19	CF
41	41	120	Aug 26	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.374	.419	.793	2	.77	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.91	CF
42	42	121	Aug 27	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	1	.327	.365	.408	.774	3	.57	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.55	CF
43	43	122	Aug 28	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-9	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.323	.380	.404	.784	3	.21	0.012	.00	0.00%	1.05	CF
44	44	123	Aug 29	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.375	.408	.783	3	.93	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.64	CF
45	45	124	Aug 30	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.362	.393	.755	3	1.29	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.63	CF
46	46	125	Aug 31	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-12	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.359	.389	.748	9	.60	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Sep/Oct		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
47	47	126	Sep 1	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.361	.384	.745	3	.93	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.20	CF
48	48	127	Sep 3	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-11	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.302	.357	.379	.736	3	.95	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.59	CF
49	49	128	Sep 4	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-11	CG(7)	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.362	.373	.734	2	.75	0.058	.00	0.00%	1.07	CF
50	50	129	Sep 5 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.364	.370	.733	2	1.22	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.37	CF
51	51	130	Sep 5 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.301	.368	.374	.742	2	1.75	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.05	CF
52	52	131	Sep 6	PIT		CIN	L,3-6	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.305	.369	.375	.744	2	1.29	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.77	CF
53	53	133 (1)	Sep 8	PIT		CIN	L,7-9	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.303	.370	.371	.741	2	1.23	0.135	.00	0.00%	1.38	CF
54	54	134	Sep 9	PIT		CHC	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.360	.360	.720	4	.72	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-1.08	CF
55	55	135	Sep 10	PIT		CHC	L,5-9	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.305	.368	.369	.737	2						CF
56	56	136	Sep 11	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.303	.365	.366	.730	2						CF
57	57	137	Sep 13	PIT		PHI	W,11-6	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.313	.372	.373	.745	2						CF
58	58	138	Sep 14	PIT		PHI	L,4-12	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.381	.375	.756	2	.97	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.95	CF
59	59	139	Sep 16	PIT		BRO	W,9-2	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	1	.327	.390	.385	.774	2	.93	0.168	.00	0.00%	2.17	CF
60	60	140	Sep 17	PIT		BRO	W,7-2	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.319	.384	.375	.759	2	1.24	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.75	CF
61	61	141	Sep 18 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,4-13	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.396	.390	.786	2	.24	-0.016	.00	0.00%	1.48	CF
62	62	142	Sep 18 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,7-2	5-GF(6)	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.337	.402	.404	.806	4	1.58	0.135	.00	0.00%	1.22	PH CF
63	63	143	Sep 19	PIT		NYG	L,4-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.333	.397	.398	.794	2	1.23	0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.09	CF
64	64	144	Sep 20	PIT		BSN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.389	.389	.777	2	.74	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.82	CF
65	65	145	Sep 21	PIT		BSN	L,7-9	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.394	.394	.788	2	1.11	0.095	.00	0.00%	0.79	CF
66	66	146	Sep 22	PIT		BSN	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.330	.396	.390	.786	2	1.36	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.20	CF
67	67	147	Sep 24	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.330	.396	.390	.786	4						CF
68	68	148	Sep 25 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.328	.396	.392	.789	2	.86	0.138	.00	0.00%	1.38	CF
69	69	149	Sep 25 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.326	.393	.389	.783	2	.40	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.41	CF
70	70	150	Sep 27	PIT		STL	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.325	.391	.402	.793	2	.97	0.189	.00	0.00%	1.97	CF
71	71	151	Sep 29	PIT		STL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.384	.394	.778	2	.71	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.81	CF
72	72	152	Sep 30	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.381	.391	.772	2	.44	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.31	CF
73	73	153	Oct 2 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.383	.393	.776	2	1.38	0.147	.00	0.00%	0.84	CF
							36-37		234	206	36	66	7	1	2	25	21	0	27	0	7		3	3	5	6	.320	.383	.393	.776		1.13	1.384	.07	0.10%	8.77

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Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

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