C Don Norton #7
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
C DON NORTON #7 - AGE: 39 - 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:10/15/1935
Born in:Minneapolis, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 4th Pick in Round 19
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
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
1956 Hattiesburg - R 20 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467 297 331 0.2
1956 Arlington - A 20 14 48 14 2 0 1 7 4 8 0 0 8 1 1 .292 .393 .396 .789 113 105 0.2
1956 Springfield - A 20 5 12 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 .083 .312 .083 .396 6 22 -0.2
1957 Arlington - A 21 59 207 53 10 2 4 20 37 39 5 1 34 16 4 .256 .385 .382 .767 108 116 1.6
1957 Springfield - A 21 64 220 49 8 0 5 27 31 30 2 3 49 4 0 .223 .318 .327 .645 74 66 0.4
1958 Hattiesburg - R 22 17 67 24 4 1 0 15 9 13 1 0 7 4 5 .358 .469 .448 .917 127 136 0.5
1958 Arlington - A 22 11 44 12 2 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 5 4 2 .273 .333 .318 .652 71 72 0.1
1958 Springfield - A 22 62 213 55 15 1 3 33 22 37 2 2 45 8 1 .258 .370 .380 .750 119 118 2.1
1959 Arlington - A 23 6 22 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 .182 .240 .182 .422 9 -2 -0.2
1959 Springfield - A 23 92 282 67 11 7 2 36 29 35 3 5 66 7 2 .238 .323 .348 .671 91 75 1.1
1960 Arlington - A 24 108 358 96 12 1 5 48 46 47 4 10 81 8 4 .268 .351 .349 .700 78 69 0.5
Total MAL 223 727 172 34 8 10 97 84 106 7 10 162 19 3 .237 .335 .347 .682 93 84
Total SEL 198 679 179 26 3 10 78 93 99 10 12 131 29 11 .264 .360 .355 .715 87 84
Total GSL 18 70 26 4 1 0 16 10 15 1 0 7 5 5 .371 .488 .457 .946 137 148
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Springfield - A C 2 1 6 1 0 8 1 .875 9.0 7.00 -0.1 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1956 Arlington - A C 13 13 68 12 0 83 3 .964 115.2 6.22 -0.4 .984 0 12 3 25.0
1956 Hattiesburg - R C 1 1 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.1 .997 0 1 0 0.0
1956 Springfield - A 3B 3 3 0 2 0 3 1 .667 26.0 0.69 -1.6 .518
1957 Springfield - A C 53 53 317 29 3 348 2 .994 457.1 6.81 -1.0 .858 2 33 13 39.4
1957 Arlington - A C 31 26 191 17 2 210 2 .990 244.0 7.67 +0.5 1.017 0 18 7 38.9
1957 Springfield - A 3B 8 6 8 12 0 20 0 1.000 66.0 2.73 +1.3 1.170
1957 Arlington - A 3B 22 21 19 38 3 59 2 .966 190.2 2.69 -0.5 .969
1957 Springfield - A SS 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.2 1.014
1957 Arlington - A SS 8 7 9 12 2 22 1 .955 56.0 3.38 -2.2 .777
1958 Springfield - A C 45 43 284 23 2 309 2 .994 371.2 7.43 -0.4 .786 1 23 7 30.4
1958 Arlington - A C 8 8 62 9 1 72 1 .986 71.1 8.96 +0.1 .000 0 7 3 42.9
1958 Hattiesburg - R C 3 2 9 3 1 12 0 1.000 19.0 5.68 +0.1 .000 1 6 3 50.0
1958 Springfield - A 3B 18 17 16 26 4 44 2 .955 145.0 2.61 +1.2 1.010
1958 Arlington - A 3B 3 3 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 +0.1 1.045
1958 Hattiesburg - R 3B 14 14 18 27 1 46 1 .978 118.0 3.43 +0.1 1.000
1959 Springfield - A C 73 69 518 48 5 566 0 1.000 624.0 8.16 +1.8 1.067 5 40 19 47.5
1959 Arlington - A C 6 6 41 3 0 44 0 1.000 49.1 8.03 -0.2 .993 0 9 2 22.2
1959 Springfield - A 3B 13 11 9 17 1 27 1 .963 96.0 2.44 +0.4 1.098
1959 Springfield - A SS 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 +0.1 .000
1960 Arlington - A C 100 97 642 70 8 718 6 .992 870.2 7.36 +0.9 1.110 12 92 29 31.5
1960 Arlington - A 3B 7 3 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 30.0 4.20 +0.0 .938
TOTAL C 335 319 2147 216 22 2380 17 .993 2841.0 7.49 +1.4 .979 21 242 87 36.0
TOTAL 3B 88 78 78 134 10 219 7 .968 692.2 2.75 +1.0 1.006
TOTAL SS 10 8 12 13 2 26 1 .962 67.2 3.33 -2.3 .791
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Was not drafted and joined Rainier College.
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of college (Rainier College; Puyallup, WA) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 19, Pick 4, 292nd overall pick).
06/25/1956 Released by the St. Louis organization.
09/01/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hattiesburg Top Hats organization.
07/07/1958 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 4 weeks.
09/02/1958 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 6 weeks.
10/27/1960 Released by the Boston organization.
10/13/1962 Retired from professional baseball.
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