LF Don Fitzgerald #27
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/04/1950
LF DON FITZGERALD #27 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/15/1916
Born in:Kenosha, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, -96 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, -96 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1934, 6th Pick in Round 22
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1944 Montreal - FABL 28 40 106 33 3 3 2 11 12 13 1 1 5 0 5 .311 .388 .453 .841 142 143 1.7
1945 Montreal - FABL 29 46 77 18 2 0 1 6 8 4 0 1 9 0 1 .234 .268 .299 .567 64 62 -0.1
1946 Dallas - GWL 30 154 583 152 18 5 7 62 56 47 1 4 55 5 6 .261 .315 .345 .660 96 98 2.5
1947 Dallas - GWL 31 154 544 144 27 6 2 56 50 61 2 3 40 8 8 .265 .339 .347 .687 106 109 3.1
1948 Dallas - GWL 32 153 565 145 27 9 4 47 58 35 2 4 55 6 3 .257 .300 .358 .658 95 95 2.1
1949 Dallas - GWL 33 154 635 156 25 4 11 57 74 55 2 4 78 10 10 .246 .306 .350 .656 77 76 0.7
Total FABL 86 183 51 5 3 3 17 20 17 1 2 14 0 6 .279 .340 .388 .728 110 110 1.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1934 Total - 18 20 85 38 9 2 1 21 35 13 1 2 7 19 5 .447 .515 .635 1.150 100 100 1.5
1935 Dubuque - C 19 105 390 118 18 8 2 56 64 22 2 3 65 16 2 .303 .341 .405 .746 85 84 0.3
1936 Mobile - B 20 138 546 139 23 11 2 64 70 26 1 4 47 8 4 .255 .288 .348 .636 72 73 -0.0
1937 Evansville - A 21 51 163 39 7 1 0 14 25 10 4 2 7 11 2 .239 .296 .294 .591 57 60 -0.1
1938 Mobile - B 22 35 123 35 5 1 2 21 27 11 3 2 7 1 0 .285 .353 .390 .743 107 110 1.2
1938 Evansville - A 22 76 261 80 13 6 3 42 41 22 3 2 11 5 3 .307 .365 .437 .801 123 122 2.2
1939 Evansville - A 23 92 306 103 17 4 5 63 62 27 2 4 27 28 6 .337 .389 .467 .857 113 114 2.3
1939 Nashville - AA 23 12 48 8 1 0 1 9 7 4 0 1 3 4 1 .167 .226 .250 .476 29 33 -0.2
1940 Evansville - A 24 111 370 114 23 4 2 54 49 33 2 5 29 14 15 .308 .363 .408 .772 114 113 2.6
1940 Nashville - AA 24 9 13 3 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 .231 .333 .538 .872 127 121 0.2
1941 Nashville - AA 25 65 153 39 4 1 2 16 17 13 1 3 13 3 4 .255 .312 .333 .645 71 70 -0.2
1942 Nashville - AA 26 85 194 50 7 4 3 26 34 31 1 1 23 2 4 .258 .361 .381 .743 97 99 1.4
1943 Nashville - AA 27 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 117 120 0.0
1943 Minneapolis - AAA 27 116 228 65 9 0 3 20 33 34 1 1 20 12 12 .285 .379 .364 .743 114 118 1.4
1944 Minneapolis - AAA 28 55 175 46 5 2 5 23 30 29 0 0 16 3 6 .263 .368 .400 .768 126 129 1.3
1945 Minneapolis - AAA 29 22 65 15 5 0 0 4 10 12 0 1 5 3 1 .231 .346 .308 .654 90 91 0.5
Total DIX 172 413 102 13 5 7 53 63 50 2 5 39 12 9 .247 .328 .354 .681 81 82
Total CL 193 468 126 19 2 8 47 73 75 1 2 41 18 19 .269 .370 .370 .740 115 118
Total GWL 615 2327 597 97 24 24 222 238 198 7 15 228 29 27 .257 .315 .350 .665 93 94
Total HL 330 1100 336 60 15 10 173 177 92 11 13 74 58 26 .305 .361 .415 .776 107 108
Total SEL 173 669 174 28 12 4 85 97 37 4 6 54 9 4 .260 .300 .356 .656 78 81
Total UMVA 105 390 118 18 8 2 56 64 22 2 3 65 16 2 .303 .341 .405 .746 85 84
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Dallas - GWL 31 7 25 8 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .320 .370 .480 .850 154 159 0.1
Total GWL 7 25 8 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .320 .370 .480 .850 154 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1935 Dubuque - C LF 60 56 114 11 3 140 15 .893 477.1 2.36 +0.4 1.024
1935 Dubuque - C CF 34 34 93 7 0 104 4 .962 292.1 3.08 -4.4 .922
1935 Dubuque - C RF 8 5 13 0 0 14 1 .929 47.0 2.49 +0.3 1.035
1936 Mobile - B LF 97 97 213 12 1 233 8 .966 853.0 2.37 +2.8 1.024
1936 Mobile - B CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 1.010
1936 Mobile - B RF 39 39 74 3 0 87 10 .885 339.0 2.04 -1.0 .972
1937 Evansville - A LF 44 42 82 5 3 92 5 .946 354.2 2.21 +2.2 1.059
1937 Evansville - A RF 7 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 26.2 3.04 -0.1 1.008
1938 Evansville - A LF 76 76 157 4 3 165 4 .976 636.1 2.28 +7.8 1.070
1938 Mobile - B LF 27 26 59 0 0 60 1 .983 227.0 2.34 +4.9 1.135
1938 Mobile - B CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1938 Mobile - B RF 9 7 14 2 0 16 0 1.000 66.1 2.17 -0.3 .967
1939 Nashville - AA LF 12 12 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 101.0 2.67 +1.6 1.081
1939 Evansville - A LF 84 79 151 8 2 169 10 .941 664.1 2.15 +10.4 1.148
1939 Evansville - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.026
1939 Evansville - A RF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.2 1.42 +0.0 1.024
1940 Nashville - AA LF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 +0.1 .985
1940 Evansville - A LF 79 76 185 4 1 193 4 .979 606.1 2.81 +14.8 1.130
1940 Nashville - AA CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 -0.2 .000
1940 Evansville - A CF 23 19 53 1 0 54 0 1.000 152.0 3.20 -2.4 .933
1940 Nashville - AA RF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.2 2.55 +0.1 1.005
1940 Evansville - A RF 35 3 27 0 0 29 2 .931 102.1 2.37 +1.3 .996
1941 Nashville - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 1.055
1941 Nashville - AA LF 40 32 89 1 1 91 1 .989 294.0 2.76 +3.0 1.061
1941 Nashville - AA CF 10 6 22 1 0 25 2 .920 61.1 3.38 -2.7 .829
1941 Nashville - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 Nashville - AA LF 33 18 72 2 0 76 2 .974 185.1 3.59 +7.9 1.236
1942 Nashville - AA CF 19 12 49 2 1 51 0 1.000 120.0 3.83 +1.9 1.020
1942 Nashville - AA RF 10 10 33 3 1 37 1 .973 87.0 3.72 +1.5 1.044
1943 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1943 Minneapolis - AAA LF 32 19 60 1 0 62 1 .984 200.2 2.74 +1.8 1.036
1943 Minneapolis - AAA CF 26 2 22 2 0 24 0 1.000 68.1 3.16 +1.5 1.071
1943 Nashville - AA CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.5 1.038
1943 Minneapolis - AAA RF 33 25 56 6 2 63 1 .984 228.1 2.44 +0.2 .998
1944 Montreal - MLB LF 25 19 71 4 1 80 5 .938 184.2 3.66 +4.1 1.035
1944 Minneapolis - AAA LF 38 38 94 3 1 99 2 .980 324.0 2.69 +4.8 1.091
1944 Montreal - MLB CF 7 6 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 52.0 3.98 +1.5 1.051
1944 Minneapolis - AAA CF 8 0 9 0 0 10 1 .900 19.0 4.26 -0.7 .925
1944 Montreal - MLB RF 6 1 11 1 0 13 1 .923 24.0 4.50 +0.9 1.095
1944 Minneapolis - AAA RF 6 5 17 0 0 19 2 .895 45.0 3.40 +0.7 1.023
1945 Montreal - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Montreal - MLB LF 18 11 36 2 0 38 0 1.000 106.0 3.23 +0.9 1.026
1945 Minneapolis - AAA LF 13 13 46 0 0 46 0 1.000 111.0 3.73 +3.5 1.093
1945 Montreal - MLB CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.011
1945 Minneapolis - AAA CF 9 3 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 43.2 2.47 -0.2 1.023
1945 Montreal - MLB RF 11 1 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 37.0 3.65 +1.5 1.162
1945 Minneapolis - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Dallas - AAA CF 152 151 587 14 4 612 11 .982 1343.0 4.03 +0.4 .999
1947 Dallas - AAA CF 152 152 562 18 4 588 8 .986 1363.1 3.83 +1.4 1.005
1948 Dallas - AAA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.001
1948 Dallas - AAA CF 152 152 557 14 3 597 26 .956 1362.0 3.77 +3.0 1.003
1949 Dallas - AAA CF 152 152 473 21 6 500 6 .988 1378.1 3.23 +1.2 1.006
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 1.055
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 684 614 1463 58 16 1579 58 .963 5337.0 2.56 +70.9 1.080
TOTAL CF 752 692 2472 82 18 2612 58 .978 6288.0 3.66 +0.9 .997
TOTAL RF 175 100 276 15 3 309 18 .942 1035.0 2.53 +5.2 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1934 Drafted in the 1934 first-year player draft out of high school (Kenosha; Kenosha, WI) by the Montreal Saints (Round 22, Pick 6, 342nd overall pick).
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/09/1935 Goes 5-6 against the La Crosse Lions, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1937 Wins the 1937 Championship with the Evansville Hawks!
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/13/1938 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/08/1938 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/11/1945 Released by the Montreal organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/07/1946 Signed with the Dallas Centurions organization.
06/17/1946 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
08/14/1946 Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Goes 5-6 against the San Diego Conquistadors, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/06/1950 Became a free agent.
02/06/1950 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1946 151 7
1947 152 5
1948 152 5
1949 152 5
Year PA Rank
1946 645 10
1949 717 2
Year AB Rank
1946 583 9
1949 635 3
Year K Rank
1949 78 7
Year 3B Rank
1948 9 7
Year SB Rank
1949 10 7
Year SH Rank
1948 30 2
1949 21 3
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