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Andy Seminick![]() |
Full Name: Andrew Wasil Seminick Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5'11" Weight: 187 lbs. Born: Sep 12, 1920 in Pierce, WV Major League Debut: Sep 14, 1943 |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
BATTING | ||||||||||||||
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YR 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955 1956 1957 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Cin Cin Cin Cin Phi Phi Phi |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 22 22 80 124 111 125 109 130 101 108 119 86 6 93 60 8 |
AB 72 63 188 406 337 391 334 393 291 336 387 247 15 289 161 11 |
R 9 9 18 55 48 49 52 55 42 38 46 25 1 32 16 0 |
H 13 14 45 107 85 88 81 113 66 86 91 58 2 71 32 1 |
2B 2 2 7 15 16 11 11 15 8 16 12 9 0 12 3 0 |
3B 0 1 2 5 2 3 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 |
HR 2 0 6 12 13 13 24 24 11 14 19 7 1 11 7 0 |
RBI 5 4 26 52 50 44 68 68 37 50 64 30 1 34 23 0 |
TB 21 18 74 168 144 144 168 206 109 146 160 96 5 118 58 1 |
BB 7 6 18 39 58 58 69 68 63 35 49 48 0 32 31 1 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 |
Totals | G 1304 |
AB 3921 |
R 495 |
H 953 |
2B 139 |
3B 26 |
HR 164 |
RBI 556 |
TB 1636 |
BB 582 |
IBB 9 |
BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
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YR 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955 1956 1957 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Cin Cin Cin Cin Phi Phi Phi |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
K 22 17 38 86 69 68 74 50 67 65 82 39 3 59 38 3 |
HBP 0 1 2 4 5 2 5 6 3 2 1 2 0 6 1 0 |
SH 3 0 1 0 5 6 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 3 2 5 19 9 10 10 12 6 7 10 8 0 8 8 1 |
SB 0 2 3 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 |
CS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 |
SB% -.--- 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 -.--- -.--- 1.000 .250 .500 -.--- -.--- .333 1.000 -.--- |
AVG .181 .222 .239 .264 .252 .225 .243 .288 .227 .256 .235 .235 .133 .246 .199 .091 |
OBP .253 .300 .313 .334 .370 .328 .380 .400 .370 .330 .323 .362 .133 .333 .332 .167 |
SLG .292 .286 .394 .414 .427 .368 .503 .524 .375 .435 .413 .389 .333 .408 .360 .091 |
AB/HR 36.0 --.- 31.3 33.8 25.9 30.1 13.9 16.4 26.5 24.0 20.4 35.3 15.0 26.3 23.0 --.- |
AB/K 3.3 3.7 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.8 4.5 7.9 4.3 5.2 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.9 4.2 3.7 |
Totals | K 780 |
HBP 40 |
SH 27 |
SF 1 |
GDP 118 |
SB 23 |
CS 7 |
SB% .767 |
BAVG .243 |
OBP .347 |
SLG .417 |
AB/HR 23.9 |
AB/K 5.0 |
ALL-STAR STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YR 1949 |
TM Phi |
LG NL |
G 1 |
AB 1 |
R 0 |
H 0 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 0 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
BAVG .000 |
SLG .000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
Totals | G 1 |
AB 1 |
R 0 |
H 0 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 0 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
AVG .000 |
SLG .000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
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YR 1950 |
TM Phi |
LG NL |
G 4 |
AB 11 |
R 0 |
H 2 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 2 |
BB 1 |
K 3 |
SB 0 |
BAVG .182 |
SLG .182 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 3.7 |
Totals | G 4 |
AB 11 |
R 0 |
H 2 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 2 |
BB 1 |
K 3 |
SB 0 |
AVG .182 |
SLG .182 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 3.7 |
CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS |
YEAR | TEAM | LG | POS | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT |
1943 1943 1944 1944 1945 1945 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955 1956 1957 |
Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Cin Cin Cin Cin Phi Phi Phi |
NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
OF C OF C OF 3B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
1 22 7 11 1 4 70 118 107 124 98 124 91 99 112 82 5 88 54 8 |
4 100 14 54 2 15 233 536 502 637 477 620 434 476 489 375 26 483 296 23 |
4 79 13 45 2 2 198 461 438 541 411 551 378 416 436 327 26 435 266 22 |
0 14 1 7 0 9 30 61 53 74 54 54 47 47 44 44 0 45 23 1 |
0 7 0 2 0 4 5 14 11 22 12 15 9 13 9 4 0 3 7 0 |
0 2 1 0 0 0 3 12 6 8 6 9 6 7 2 11 0 6 2 0 |
1.000 0.930 1.000 0.963 1.000 0.733 0.979 0.974 0.978 0.965 0.975 0.976 0.979 0.973 0.982 0.989 1.000 0.994 0.976 1.000 |
Totals | G 1226 |
Ch 5796 |
PO 5051 |
A 608 |
E 137 |
DP 81 |
FPCT 0.976 |
TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
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YEARS 1943-1957 1944-1945 1952 1953-1955 |
TM Phi Phi Cin Cin |
LG NL NL NL NL |
TEAM NAME Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Blue Jays Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Redlegs |
LEAGUE NAME National League National League National League National League |
Seminick was the Phillies' first-string catcher from 1946 through 1951 and again
in 1955, after a stint with the Reds. On June 2, 1949, the Phillies tagged Cincinnati
pitching for a ML record-tying five home runs in one inning (the eighth); Seminick
became the ninth major leaguer to homer twice in an inning. In all, he hit three
HR in that game.
On August 11-12, 1950, during a series with the Giants, second baseman Eddie Stanky waved his arms whenever Seminick was at the plate. After the first day, the umpires ordered Stanky to stop, but when Seminick slid hard into third baseman Hank Thompson, Stanky declared an end to the truce on Seminick's next at-bat, and umpire Lon Warneke ejected Stanky. When Seminick banged into replacement Bill Rigney at second base a few innings later, the biggest rhubarb of the year took place. Both Seminick and Rigney were fined $25 by league president Ford Frick, and at a hearing August 14 Frick ruled that arm-waving gestures such as those Stanky employed would thenceforth be illegal.
Seminick played hurt during much of his career. An ankle injury incurred on September 27, 1950, bothered him during the World Series against the Yankees; x-rays later disclosed a bone separation. He also suffered with arm problems for several years. When, on a night given in his honor, Seminick received a wristwatch, one sportswriter quipped, "Now all they have to do is give him an arm to put it on." Seminick was later a Phillies coach (1957-58, 67-69), minor league manager, and scout.