Hugh Poland
Full Name: Hugh Reid Poland
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Jan 19, 1913 in Tompkinsville, KY
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Major League Debut: April 22, 1943
Died: Mar 30, 1984 in Guthrie, KY

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
Year Team Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
1943 NYG .083 4 12 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 -- .250 --
1943 BOS .191 44 141 5 27 7 0 0 13 4 11 -- .241 --
1943 Total .183 48 153 6 28 7 1 0 15 5 11 -- .242 --
1944 BOS .130 8 23 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 -- .174 --
1946 BOS .167 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -- .333 --
1947 PHI .000 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 --
1947 CIN .333 16 18 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 4 -- .389 --
1947 Total .231 20 26 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 4 -- .269 --
1948 CIN .333 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .333 --
  AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
Totals .185 83 211 8 39 10 1 0 19 6 16 .000 .242 .000


  BATTING BASERUNNING MISC
Year Team HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1943 NYG 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0
1943 BOS 0 3 34 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0.0 12.8
1943 Total 0 3 37 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0.0 13.9
1944 BOS 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 23.0
1946 BOS 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0
1947 PHI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0
1947 CIN 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 4.5
1947 Total 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 6.5
1948 CIN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0
  HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
Totals 0 5 51 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0.0 13.2


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team POS G PO A E DP FPCT
1943 NYG C 4 6 2 1 1 .889
1943 BOS C 38 137 9 4 1 .973
1943 Total   42 143 11 5 2 .969
1944 BOS C 6 31 0 2 0 .939
1946 BOS C 2 6 0 0 0 1.000
1947 PHI C 2 8 1 0 0 1.000
1947 CIN C 3 3 1 2 0 .667
1947 Total   5 11 2 2 0 .867
  G PO A E DP FPCT
Totals 55 191 13 9 2 .958



Hugh Poland is one of just 75 catchers who have served in the military. [See MILITARY CATCHERS.] Hugh served during WWII in 1945.