Wally Post
[edit] Biography
Wally Post (Walter Charles Post) was born on July 9, 1929 in St. Wendelin, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1949 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 18 home runs and 83 RBI. Post played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Wally Post's best season was 1955, when he slugged 40 home runs, hit for a .309 average and knocked in 109 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1949
| CIN
| N
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| 15
| 41
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 7
| .220
| .273
| .366
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 19
| 58
| 5
| 9
| 2
| 7
| .155
| .222
| .276
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 11
| 33
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 4
| .242
| .324
| .364
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 130
| 451
| 46
| 115
| 18
| 83
| .255
| .297
| .435
| 21
| 3
| 26
| 70
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 10
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 154
| 601
| 116
| 186
| 40
| 109
| .309
| .372
| .574
| 33
| 3
| 60
| 102
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 15
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 143
| 539
| 94
| 134
| 36
| 83
| .249
| .301
| .506
| 25
| 3
| 37
| 124
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 10
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 134
| 467
| 68
| 114
| 20
| 74
| .244
| .291
| .437
| 26
| 2
| 33
| 84
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 12
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 110
| 379
| 51
| 107
| 12
| 62
| .282
| .340
| .449
| 21
| 3
| 32
| 74
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 132
| 468
| 62
| 119
| 22
| 94
| .254
| .310
| .457
| 17
| 6
| 36
| 101
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 84
| 11
| 24
| 2
| 12
| .286
| .351
| .452
| 6
| 1
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 77
| 249
| 36
| 70
| 17
| 38
| .281
| .350
| .542
| 14
| 0
| 28
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 111
| 333
| 47
| 94
| 19
| 50
| .282
| .350
| .520
| 20
| 1
| 37
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 99
| 282
| 44
| 83
| 20
| 57
| .294
| .346
| .585
| 16
| 3
| 22
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 109
| 285
| 43
| 75
| 17
| 62
| .263
| .341
| .498
| 10
| 3
| 32
| 67
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 21
| 47
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 6
| .191
| .224
| .362
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| 26
| 54
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 6
| .167
| .211
| .315
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .273
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1178
| 3952
| 587
| 1055
| 208
| 693
| .267
| .324
| .488
| 194
| 27
| 326
| 792
| 20
| 10
| 19
| 30
| 92
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 26
| 55
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 6
| .164
| .233
| .309
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1204
| 4007
| 594
| 1064
| 210
| 699
| .266
| .323
| .485
| 194
| 28
| 331
| 813
| 20
| 10
| 19
| 30
| 93
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1949
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 115
| 112
| 991.1
| 229
| 15
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 116
| 112
| 992.1
| 231
| 13
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 13
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 292
| 16
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 126
| 108
| 1005.2
| 252
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 126
| 108
| 1005.2
| 255
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 91
| 90
| 804.1
| 185
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 90
| 88
| 789.1
| 177
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 120
| 120
| 1031.1
| 226
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 116
| 116
| 999.1
| 213
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 22
| 19
| 148
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 18
| 15
| 119.1
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 28.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 26
| 25
| 231.2
| 49
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 67
| 61
| 573
| 125
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 42
| 36
| 341.1
| 79
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 60
| 51
| 460.2
| 113
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 89
| 80
| 721
| 168
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 31
| 29
| 260.1
| 53
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 37
| 36
| 293.1
| 77
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 81
| 72
| 606.1
| 133
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 44
| 36
| 313
| 62
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 90
| 73
| 647
| 110
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 86
| 69
| 615
| 103
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 12
| 10
| 76
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 10
| 10
| 69
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| OF
| 13
| 11
| 84
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 199
| 163
| 1450.2
| 295
| 14
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1057
| 668
| 5906
| 2002
| 103
| 64
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 531
| 505
| 4454.1
| 1029
| 55
| 34
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1946).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Harvey Haddix (December 16, 1957).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Harry Anderson and Fred Hopke to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Lee Walls and Tony Gonzalez (June 15, 1960).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Minnesota Twins (May 16, 1963).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (October 15, 1963).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 18, 1963).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (May 16, 1964).
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