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Jory
Akridge		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 235
 
Born: May 3, 1937 in El Centro Ca
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year Award 1962   
Gold Glove Award 1964    1966   
All-Star Selections 1963    1965    1966   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Batter of the Year Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1960 23 AA   120 497 73 140 14 2 22 76 17 4 33 88 .282 .326 .451 .777 73.6  
    A   10 39 5 14 1 0 2 3 1 1 6 4 .359 .444 .538 .983 8.6  
1961 24 AA   128 514 73 134 25 3 16 62 9 7 46 82 .261 .321 .414 .736 67.7  
1962 25 BOS AL 148 477 74 143 21 3 24 102 14 6 36 69 .300 .347 .507 .855 81.0 13.8
1963 26 BOS AL 151 574 94 164 20 9 29 102 17 6 56 102 .286 .351 .503 .854 98.2 19.9
1964 27 BOS AL 149 550 87 152 25 8 27 104 20 4 52 87 .276 .339 .498 .837 87.3 15.4
1965 28 BOS AL 153 588 115 158 24 2 36 116 26 6 67 85 .269 .346 .500 .846 102.6 20.4
1966 29 BOS AL 157 593 96 171 28 3 29 102 27 7 50 80 .288 .350 .492 .843 98.9 22.1
1967 30 BOS AL 149 524 74 132 20 6 19 73 16 5 47 108 .252 .320 .422 .742 72.3 14.5
1968 31 BOS AL 147 522 49 121 17 5 18 67 17 8 38 93 .232 .286 .387 .673 59.1 12.0
1969 32 BOS AL 152 586 86 144 23 7 31 90 19 6 56 105 .246 .315 .468 .783 89.7 16.0
1970 33 BOS AL 158 621 75 156 26 11 24 86 26 6 45 111 .251 .305 .444 .749 84.4 12.3
1971 34 CIN NL 123 471 73 134 22 4 20 77 8 5 28 85 .285 .325 .476 .801 67.8 14.9
1972 35 CIN NL 146 549 72 146 18 4 24 104 17 4 37 117 .266 .312 .444 .756 74.8 15.2
1973 36 CIN NL 142 508 56 124 11 5 9 72 16 7 26 84 .244 .283 .339 .621 46.7 3.4
1974 37 CIN NL 134 434 39 97 13 2 5 46 11 4 28 75 .224 .271 .297 .569 34.2 0.9
1975 38 CLE AL 12 12 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .083 .214 .083 .298 0.2 0.0
14 Years Sim 1921 7009 994 1843 268 69 295 1142 234 74 567 1203 .263 .321 .447 .768 997.2 180.8
2 Years AA 248 1011 146 274 39 5 38 138 26 11 79 170 .271 .327 .432 .760 141.3  
1 Years A 10 39 5 14 1 0 2 3 1 1 6 4 .359 .457 .538 .995 8.6  
3 Years Minors 258 1050 151 288 40 5 40 141 27 12 85 174 .274 .332 .436 .769 149.9  
162 Game Average 591 83 155 22 5 24 96 19 6 47 101 .263 .321 .447 .768 84.1  
Career Highs 158 621 115 171 28 11 36 116 27 8 67 117 .300 .351 .507 .855 102.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5504 750 1392 192 51 227 862 180 56 419 948 .253 .309 .430 .739 741.3
vs LH   1505 244 451 76 18 68 280 54 18 148 255 .300 .362 .510 .872 269.0
Home 945 3387 510 908 153 33 157 576 114 37 271 591 .268 .324 .472 .796 515.9
Away 976 3622 484 935 115 36 138 566 120 37 296 612 .258 .317 .424 .741 494.4
RISP   1915 0 518 72 26 75 808 0 0 215 333 .270 .342 .453 .794 298.4
Pinch Hitting   123 20 31 5 1 5 22 0 0 18 13 .252 .357 .431 .788 19.1
Close/Late   824 129 232 30 8 39 137 0 0 80 146 .282 .350 .479 .830 133.9
Mar/Apr 221 787 104 216 36 8 40 154 19 8 60 142 .274 .329 .493 .822 124.3
May 346 1226 180 325 45 12 47 189 41 15 94 214 .265 .319 .436 .755 171.1
June 324 1163 177 314 53 12 47 191 44 9 103 191 .270 .332 .457 .790 177.9
July 339 1283 178 342 46 9 54 210 46 9 99 222 .267 .321 .443 .764 185.5
August 357 1327 179 342 44 14 52 207 41 14 114 227 .258 .319 .430 .748 184.2
Sep/Oct 332 1223 175 304 44 14 55 191 43 19 97 207 .249 .307 .442 .749 167.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1962 25 BOS AL 1B 115 102 932.7 1010 87 10 95 .991 10.59   1.5
    3B 13 8 79.7 7 18 2 1 .926 2.82   0.2
1963 26 BOS AL 1B 149 142 1296.3 1383 133 11 119 .993 10.53   3.6
    3B 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1964 27 BOS AL 1B 142 134 1200.7 1283 104 15 104 .989 10.40   2.5
    3B 6 0 13.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.77   0.1
1965 28 BOS AL 1B 150 148 1321.7 1315 99 8 91 .994 9.63   3.3
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.1
1966 29 BOS AL 1B 152 147 1345.0 1476 126 16 105 .990 10.72   3.4
    3B 3 0 11.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.45   0.0
1967 30 BOS AL 1B 144 135 1220.0 1256 88 6 85 .996 9.91   3.0
    3B 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1968 31 BOS AL 1B 143 135 1211.0 1354 111 15 100 .990 10.89   2.5
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1969 32 BOS AL 1B 151 149 1326.0 1475 119 10 124 .994 10.82   2.4
    3B 2 0 6.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.35   0.0
1970 33 BOS AL 1B 158 157 1392.0 1599 124 14 128 .992 11.14   3.2
1971 34 CIN NL 1B 121 117 1034.3 1073 75 5 83 .996 9.99   2.5
    3B 2 2 16.0 1 3 1 0 .800 2.25   0.0
1972 35 CIN NL 1B 143 138 1242.3 1324 99 16 115 .989 10.31   2.3
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1973 36 CIN NL 1B 133 130 1154.7 1185 82 13 105 .990 9.88   2.5
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1974 37 CIN NL 1B 108 100 883.0 1064 96 11 124 .991 11.82   1.5
    3B 8 5 56.7 5 13 1 0 .947 2.86   0.2
1975 38 CLE AL 1B 8 2 20.3 24 0 0 3 1.000 10.62   0.0
    3B 2 1 13.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 2.08   0.0
  1B 1817 1736 15580.0 16821 1343 150 1381 .992 10.49   34.3
  3B 43 16 210.0 13 50 4 2 .940 2.70   0.7
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1861 1752 15790.9 16834 1393 154 1383 .992 10.39   35.0
Career Highs   158 157 1392.0 1599 134 16 128 1.000 11.28    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series MVP.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1966 29 BOS AL 5 21 5 7 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 4 .333 .364 .810 1.173
Career Post-Season Batting 5 21 5 7 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 4 .333 .364 .810 1.173
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1963-7-.503
1965-9-.500
1966-7-.492
1971-7-.476
CAR-49-.447
 OPS
1963-10-.854
1966-6-.843
 XR
1963-8-98.2
1965-8-102.6
1966-7-98.9
 Games
1966-4-157
1970-6-158
 At-Bats
1965-8-588
1970-2-621
 Runs
1965-4-115
1966-6-96
Total Bases
1963-6-289
1964-10-274
1965-7-294
1966-8-292
1972-10-244
 Doubles
1966-8-28
 Triples
1963-9-9
1964-7-8
1969-10-7
1970-4-11
 Homeruns
1963-5-29
1964-5-27
1965-5-36
1966-4-29
1968-7-18
1969-6-31
1972-7-24
CAR-38-295
 RBIs
1963-6-102
1964-4-104
1965-4-116
1966-7-102
1972-3-104
CAR-41-1142
 Stolen Bases
1963-7-17
1964-7-20
1965-8-26
1966-6-27
Strikeouts
1963-6-102
1967-8-108
1970-9-111
1972-1-117
CAR-45-1203
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 84
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26
 
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  6. Alan Roloff (875)
  7. Ken Heinz (869)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Boston in 1960
Injured on 6/28/1961 with a Suspended: On-Field Brawl, out for 3 days
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/10/1962, off Kurt Gagnon (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1962, off Sid Metcalf (BAL)
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1962, hitting .300 with 24 HR, 102 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 4 runs on 6/29/1963
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Injured on 8/14/1964 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1964
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 8/19/1965
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 4/28/1966
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1966
Injured on 6/25/1968 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 8/6/1968
Traded from Boston to Cincinnati on 3/7/1971 (Going to CIN: 1B Jory Akridge. Going to BOS: 3B Cleon Morgan, 2B George Holman, P Tom Curran)
Injured on 5/10/1971 with a Broken Foot, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/19/1971, hitting .368 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1972, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 9/12/1972
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1972, hitting .365 with 8 HR, 25 RBI
Traded from Cincinnati to Cleveland on 3/5/1975 (Going to CIN: P Rory Bigelow, 3B Sean Faulkner, CF Ian Livingstone. Going to CLE: P Kerry Restuccia, 1B Jory Akridge)
Released by Cleveland on 6/16/1975
 
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