Dick Porter

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Full Name: Richard Twilley Porter	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170	First Game: April 16, 1929
Birthdate: December 30, 1901	Final Game: September 30, 1934
Birthplace: Princess Anne, Maryland	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: September 24, 1974
Deathplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
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Dick Porter (Richard Twilley Porter) was born on December 30, 1901 in Princess Anne, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1929 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1929, his rookie year, he hit .328 with 1 home run and 24 RBI. Porter played for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Dick Porter's best season was 1932, when he hit for a .308 average and knocked in 60 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1929	CLE	A	71	192	26	63	1	24	.328	.386	.479	16	5	17	14	1	4	3	0	0
1930	CLE	A	119	480	100	168	4	57	.350	.420	.498	43	8	55	31	3	14	3	0	0
1931	CLE	A	114	414	82	129	1	38	.312	.395	.391	24	3	56	36	1	7	6	0	0
1932	CLE	A	146	621	106	191	4	60	.308	.373	.420	42	8	64	43	1	14	2	0	0
1933	CLE	A	132	499	73	133	0	41	.267	.335	.329	19	6	51	42	0	13	4	0	0
1934	CLE	A	13	44	9	10	1	6	.227	.292	.386	2	1	4	5	0	1	0	0	0
1934	BOS	A	80	265	30	80	0	56	.302	.355	.396	13	6	21	15	1	1	5	0	0
1934	TOT	A	93	309	39	90	1	62	.291	.346	.395	15	7	25	20	1	2	5	0	0
Total			675	2515	426	774	11	282	.308	.376	.414	159	37	268	186	7	54	23	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1929	CLE	A	OF	28	0	0	44	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.941
1929	CLE	A	2B	20	0	0	54	60	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1930	CLE	A	OF	118	0	0	189	12	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1931	CLE	A	OF	109	0	0	184	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1931	CLE	A	2B	1	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1932	CLE	A	OF	145	0	0	269	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1933	CLE	A	OF	124	0	0	236	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.996
1934	CLE	A	OF	10	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1934	BOS	A	OF	65	0	0	109	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.940
1934	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1934	TOT	A	OF	75	0	0	123	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.947
Total			2B	21	0	0	57	65	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	.961
Total			OF	599	0	0	1045	35	30	9	0	0	0	0	0	.973

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Baltimore (International) to Cleveland Indians in exchange for $30000 and 2 players (November 7, 1928).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Wes Ferrell to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bob Weiland, Bob Seeds and $25000 (May 25, 1934).

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