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Louis
Santop		  
Nickname: Big Bertha
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 245
 
Born: January 17, 1890 in Tyler, TX
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1919    1920    1921    1922    1923    1924    1927   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1918 28 BRO NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 9 9 9
1919 29 BRO NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 9 9 9
1920 30 BRO NL $ 300,000   9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1921 31 BRO NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1922 32 BRO NL $ 4,871,429   9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1923 33 BRO NL $ 5,371,429   8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1924 34 BRO NL $ 9,510,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 6 6 6
1925 35 CHA AL $ 9,510,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
1926 36 CHA AL $ 9,510,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
1927 37 PIT NL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,510,000   9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1918 28 BRO NL 140 531 72 132 22 9 10 61 21 24 50 54 .249 .313 .380 .694 58.5 14.1
1919 29 BRO NL 123 481 77 142 15 7 5 63 29 22 48 45 .295 .356 .387 .743 63.8 12.8
1920 30 BRO NL 131 503 78 142 29 6 8 77 26 24 45 47 .282 .343 .412 .754 65.6 10.3
1921 31 BRO NL 136 530 102 160 25 12 13 82 39 22 42 44 .302 .351 .468 .819 82.2 14.0
1922 32 BRO NL 144 547 98 186 19 14 19 117 27 16 40 40 .340 .381 .530 .911 98.9 18.6
1923 33 BRO NL 146 543 95 193 23 14 19 101 30 20 37 37 .355 .396 .554 .951 101.0 21.3
1924 34 BRO NL 115 432 78 145 21 12 11 91 20 15 31 32 .336 .380 .516 .896 74.5 15.5
1925 35 CHA AL 122 454 61 117 15 9 10 60 3 11 27 41 .258 .302 .396 .698 50.1 5.4
1926 36 CHA AL 122 409 58 115 20 9 7 58 3 3 28 46 .281 .330 .425 .756 54.6 9.7
1927 37 PIT NL 122 415 60 111 11 5 3 51 5 6 27 45 .267 .312 .340 .652 39.8 4.2
10 Years Sim 1301 4845 779 1443 200 97 105 761 203 163 375 431 .298 .348 .444 .792 689.1 125.8
162 Game Average 603 97 179 24 12 13 94 25 20 46 53 .298 .348 .444 .792 85.8  
Career Highs 146 547 102 193 29 14 19 117 39 24 50 54 .355 .396 .554 .951 101.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3799 615 1133 148 74 82 611 158 123 296 345 .298 .349 .441 .790 549.9
vs LH   1046 164 310 52 23 23 150 45 40 79 86 .296 .345 .456 .801 152.0
Home 651 2393 393 717 96 48 54 378 90 75 173 198 .300 .345 .448 .793 346.4
Away 650 2452 386 726 104 49 51 383 113 88 202 233 .296 .351 .441 .791 355.4
RISP   1363 0 420 49 36 28 610 0 0 186 112 .308 .384 .459 .843 239.3
Pinch Hitting   82 17 31 2 1 2 17 6 1 8 3 .378 .429 .500 .929 16.9
Close/Late   567 115 165 24 8 15 78 0 0 83 50 .291 .382 .441 .823 95.8
Mar/Apr 118 429 70 136 20 11 8 81 28 16 27 35 .317 .357 .471 .828 66.8
May 241 894 151 269 41 20 22 171 31 27 77 78 .301 .355 .465 .821 138.1
June 237 870 141 244 27 14 22 128 38 35 84 76 .280 .342 .420 .762 120.3
July 248 925 146 287 35 21 19 131 30 27 61 83 .310 .354 .455 .809 136.7
August 239 920 142 278 47 19 14 126 42 31 61 77 .302 .345 .440 .786 129.5
Sep/Oct 218 807 129 229 30 12 20 124 34 27 65 82 .284 .337 .425 .762 110.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1918 28 BRO NL C 135 134 1194.3 514 122 12 2 .981 4.79 175 87 .497 5 9.7
1919 29 BRO NL C 122 122 1102.0 564 85 11 2 .983 5.30 123 49 .398 3 6.9
1920 30 BRO NL C 130 128 1158.0 478 112 10 1 .983 4.59 169 81 .479 3 9.7
1921 31 BRO NL C 134 121 1116.3 489 98 13 1 .978 4.73 154 72 .468 5 9.4
1922 32 BRO NL C 144 131 1188.7 571 98 18 0 .974 5.07 173 78 .451 3 9.2
1923 33 BRO NL C 140 131 1184.7 468 76 12 1 .978 4.13 120 51 .425 6 8.4
1924 34 BRO NL C 115 105 931.3 322 69 7 2 .982 3.78 100 45 .450 5 6.7
1925 35 CHA AL C 122 110 1019.3 354 77 10 0 .977 3.81 112 44 .393 5 5.7
1926 36 CHA AL C 116 110 982.3 318 83 7 1 .983 3.67 123 58 .472 4 8.6
1927 37 PIT NL C 117 105 940.7 253 79 6 0 .982 3.18 111 52 .468 1 7.5
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1275 1197 10817.6 4331 899 106 10 .980 4.35 1360 617 .454 40 82.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1276 1197 10818.6 4331 899 106 10 .980 4.35 1360 617 .454 40 82.0
Career Highs   144 134 1194.3 571 122 18 2 .983 5.30 175 87 .497 6  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1925 35 CHA AL 6 25 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 5 .200 .259 .240 .499
Career Post-Season Batting 6 25 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 5 .200 .259 .240 .499
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1922-6-.340
1923-3-.355
 Slugging Pct
1922-6-.530
1923-3-.554
CAR-30-.444
 OPS
1922-8-.911
1923-3-.951
 XR
1923-7-101.0
 Runs
1921-10-102
 Hits
1922-9-186
1923-2-193
Total Bases
1922-6-290
1923-5-301
 Singles
1922-10-134
1923-4-137
 Doubles
1920-9-29
 Triples
1922-9-14
1923-9-14
1924-10-12
 Homeruns
1918-3-10
1919-9-5
1920-9-8
1922-3-19
1923-6-19
1926-10-7
CAR-22-105
 RBIs
1922-3-117
1923-10-101
Stolen Bases
1919-10-29
1921-5-39
1923-8-30
 Caught Stealing
1918-5-24
1919-6-22
1920-5-24
1921-5-22
1923-4-20
 Strikeouts
1925-10-41
1926-7-46
1927-9-45
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 66    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 42    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1918
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/1918, off Joe Rogan (PHI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/1918, off Ed Kinsella (NY1)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/2/1919
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1919
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1920
Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia (N) on 4/25/1921
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1921, hitting .435 with 1 HR, 19 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/2/1921, hitting .522 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/4/1921, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1921
2/12/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1922, hitting .550 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1922
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,371,429 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1923, hitting .402 with 5 HR, 28 RBI
7/31/1923: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $9,510,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/13/1923, hitting .538 with 0 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/15/1923
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1923, hitting .448 with 8 HR, 28 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1923
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 5/1/1924
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1924, hitting .418 with 3 HR, 29 RBI
Injured on 8/29/1924 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1924
Traded from Brooklyn to Chicago (A) on 2/14/1925 (Going to BRO: C Mike Gonzalez, 2B Lee Magee, P Ike Kamp. Going to CHA: C Louis Santop)
Injured on 6/25/1926 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/14/1927 to a 1-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1927
 
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