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Andy Pafko

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 25, 1921 in Boyceville, WI us

Died: October 8, 2013 in Bridgman, MI

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Boyceville HS (Boyceville, WI)

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 22-211d, 9,528th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1959 (Age 38-216d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Andrew Pafko

Nicknames: Handy Andy or Pruschka

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.6

6292

1796

213

.285

844

RBI

976

OBP

.350

SLG

.449

OPS

.799

OPS+

117

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-22 / in Starts: 11-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	67 (33-25-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (35-20-10)

Most Driven In
E Mathews	3
J Adcock	2
Self	2
J Logan	1
W Spahn	1
H Aaron	0

Most Driven In By
H Aaron	3
D Rice	2
E Mathews	2
Self	2
L Sleater	1
D Crandall	1
W Spahn	1
J Dittmer	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	1559	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,13-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	LF
May		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
2	1560	9 (2)	May 4	MLN		NYG	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	4.84	-0.114	14.15	-0.20%	-0.30	PH LF
3	1561	12 (2)	May 11	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-8	5-GF(10)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4	2.46	0.074	9.15	0.17%	0.52	RF
4	1562	13	May 12	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	4	.65	-0.024	2.56	-0.06%	0.18	RF
5	1563	14	May 13 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	W,15-0	4-GF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	7	.11	0.002	.45	0.01%	-0.26	LF RF
6	1564	15	May 13 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-1	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	7	.09	-0.005	.36	-0.01%	-0.67	LF
7	1565	16	May 15	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	7						LF
8	1566	23 (6)	May 25	MLN		CIN	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	3	7.03	-0.188	30.26	-0.49%	-0.46	PH
9	1567	27 (3)	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,9-10	1-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.235	.551	6	2.56	-0.223	10.16	-0.53%	-1.56	PR LF
Jun		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
10	1568	35 (7)	Jun 5	MLN		BRO	L,1-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.14	-0.004	.57	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
11	1569	38 (2)	Jun 8	MLN		NYG	L,2-7	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.222	.556	9	1.20	0.032	3.73	0.06%	0.32	PH
12	1570	39	Jun 9	MLN		NYG	W,4-0	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.348	.211	.558	6	.60	-0.008	1.75	-0.01%	-0.08	LF
13	1571	40	Jun 10	MLN		NYG	L,3-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	6	6.35	-0.155	19.94	-0.29%	-0.73	PH LF
14	1572	42 (1)	Jun 12	MLN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.321	.174	.495	2	1.16	-0.027	3.05	-0.04%	-0.31	LF
15	1573	48 (5)	Jun 17 (2)	MLN	@	BRO	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.321	.174	.495	6						PR RF
16	1574	54 (5)	Jun 23	MLN	@	NYG	W,2-1	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	2	1.18	-0.059	5.40	-0.16%	-0.45	PH LF
17	1575	57 (2)	Jun 25	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.355	.231	.586	9	2.68	0.143	13.85	0.44%	0.73	PH LF
18	1576	59 (1)	Jun 27	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.333	.226	.559	2	.94	-0.075	4.78	-0.23%	-0.35	LF
Jul		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
19	1577	63 (3)	Jul 1 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.342	.219	.561	5	1.56	0.078	7.83	0.24%	0.78	LF
20	1578	65 (1)	Jul 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-0	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.325	.206	.531	3	.60	-0.033	4.20	-0.14%	-0.33	LF
21	1579	66	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		STL	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.317	.200	.517	8	1.06	-0.026	6.06	-0.09%	-0.14	PH
22	1580	70 (3)	Jul 7	MLN		CHC	W,5-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.317	.200	.517	4						RF
23	1581	79 (8)	Jul 17	MLN		NYG	L,6-8	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.194	.310	.194	.504	9						PH
24	1582	83 (3)	Jul 21	MLN		PHI	L,5-8	GS-13	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.292	.171	.462	2	1.35	-0.185	7.50	-0.62%	-0.86	LF
25	1583	88 (4)	Jul 26	MLN	@	NYG	W,11-0	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.302	.178	.480	2	.21	0.032	1.11	0.10%	-0.25	LF
26	1584	90 (1)	Jul 29	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.260	.570	2	.79	0.215	4.26	0.70%	1.57	LF
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
27	1585	96 (5)	Aug 4	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-3	4-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.311	.321	.632	6	.81	0.200	5.16	0.76%	1.31	PH LF
28	1586	99 (2)	Aug 6	MLN		CHC	L,4-5	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.306	.315	.621	9	1.67	-0.042	10.78	-0.16%	-0.09	PH
29	1587	111 (11)	Aug 16	MLN	@	STL	W,8-0	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.306	.315	.621	7						LF
30	1588	114 (2)	Aug 19	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.302	.309	.611	7	1.02	-0.032	11.70	-0.22%	-0.31	LF
31	1589	117 (2)	Aug 21 (2)	MLN		NYG	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.318	.328	.646	7	.46	0.015	3.33	0.06%	0.34	LF
32	1590	118	Aug 22	MLN		NYG	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.319	.328	.647	7	1.64	-0.030	11.76	-0.13%	0.05	LF
33	1591	127 (8)	Aug 31 (1)	MLN		STL	W,6-5	9-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.329	.355	.683	6	2.20	0.303	19.43	1.61%	0.91	LF
34	1592	128	Aug 31 (2)	MLN		STL	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.329	.355	.683	6						LF
Sept		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
35	1593	133 (4)	Sep 4	MLN		CIN	L,2-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.324	.349	.673	1	.50	-0.013	6.37	-0.10%	-0.09	PH
36	1594	136 (2)	Sep 8	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.333	.364	.697	6	2.68	-0.204	29.74	-1.36%	-0.84	LF
37	1595	137	Sep 9 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,7-4	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.342	.371	.713	6	.80	0.057	8.76	0.38%	0.88	LF
38	1596	138	Sep 9 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.361	.694	6	1.63	-0.117	18.26	-0.78%	-1.09	LF
39	1597	139	Sep 11	MLN	@	BRO	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.333	.373	.707	6	1.20	0.025	25.18	0.31%	0.22	LF
40	1598	144 (4)	Sep 15	MLN	@	PHI	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.341	.395	.736	2	3.73	0.196	51.49	1.62%	0.57	PH
41	1599	145	Sep 17 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.326	.375	.701	5	.46	-0.046	6.42	-0.38%	-0.70	LF
42	1600	150 (4)	Sep 22	MLN		CHC	L,4-5	7-GF(10)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.330	.378	.708	6	2.09	0.035	36.75	0.37%	0.79	LF
43	1601	151	Sep 23	MLN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.326	.372	.698	6	.66	0.065	12.57	0.75%	0.79	LF
44	1602	152	Sep 25	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.350	.393	.743	6	.38	0.073	10.44	1.21%	1.60	LF
45	1603	153	Sep 28	MLN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.337	.376	.713	6	1.21	-0.128	27.30	-1.74%	-0.81	LF
							23-22		105	93	15	24	5	0	2	9	11	0	13	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.258	.337	.376	.713		1.26	-0.193	10.57	1.05%	0.51

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