J.W. Porter

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Full Name: J W Porter	Primary Position: C,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/180	First Game: July 30, 1952
Birthdate: January 17, 1933	Final Game: September 27, 1959
Birthplace: Shawnee, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
8 Categories

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JW Porter (J W Porter) was born on January 17, 1933 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1952 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI. Porter played for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 6 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1952	STL	A	33	104	12	26	0	7	.250	.316	.308	4	1	10	10	0	1	4	0	4
1955	DET	A	24	55	6	13	0	3	.236	.333	.273	2	0	8	15	0	0	0	0	1
1956	DET	A	14	21	0	2	0	3	.095	.091	.095	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1
1957	DET	A	58	140	14	35	2	18	.250	.323	.350	8	0	14	20	1	1	0	1	1
1958	CLE	A	40	85	13	17	4	19	.200	.284	.353	1	0	9	23	1	1	0	0	3
1959	WAS	A	37	106	8	24	1	10	.226	.300	.292	4	0	11	16	1	1	0	1	3
1959	STL	N	23	33	5	7	1	2	.212	.257	.394	3	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
1959	Total		60	139	13	31	2	12	.223	.290	.317	7	0	12	20	2	1	0	1	3
Total	NL		23	33	5	7	1	2	.212	.257	.394	3	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		206	511	53	117	7	60	.229	.302	.311	19	1	52	92	3	4	4	2	13
Total			229	544	58	124	8	62	.228	.300	.316	22	1	53	96	4	4	4	2	13

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1952	STL	A	3B	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1952	STL	A	OF	29	0	0	70	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1955	DET	A	OF	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1955	DET	A	1B	6	0	0	52	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1955	DET	A	C	4	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1956	DET	A	OF	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1956	DET	A	C	2	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1957	DET	A	OF	27	25	179.1	40	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.953
1957	DET	A	LF	6	5	41	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1957	DET	A	RF	21	20	138.1	28	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1957	DET	A	1B	3	3	26	28	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1957	DET	A	C	12	9	82	50	7	3	3	0	0	2	3	0	.950
1958	CLE	A	C	20	14	140	84	8	0	0	0	9	4	4	0	1.000
1958	CLE	A	1B	4	4	28	24	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CLE	A	3B	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1959	WAS	A	C	34	29	249.2	129	18	1	2	0	7	18	10	1	.993
1959	WAS	A	1B	2	1	16	16	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1959	STL	N	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1959	STL	N	C	19	9	82	53	4	0	1	0	5	5	4	0	1.000
1959	Total		1B	3	1	18	16	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1959	Total		C	53	38	331.2	182	22	1	3	0	12	23	14	1	.995
Total			C	91	61	553.2	339	38	4	7	0	22	29	21	1	.990
Total			RF	21	20	138.1	28	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.966
Total			1B	16	8	72	120	9	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	.992
Total			LF	6	5	41	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.929
Total			3B	3	1	9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
Total			OF	62	25	179.1	116	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.960

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1951).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Ray Coleman to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Jim Rivera and Darrell Johnson (July 28, 1952).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Owen Friend and Bob Nieman to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Virgil Trucks, Hal White and Johnny Groth (December 4, 1952).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Hal Woodeshick to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Hegan and Hank Aguirre (February 18, 1958).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators in exchange for Ossie Alvarez (October 27, 1958).
Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Washington Senators (July 25, 1959).

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