Earl Battey
1955–1967 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,141G
.270AVG
.349OBP
.408SLG
969H
104HR
449RBI
13SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,141 | 4,104 | 3,586 | 393 | 969 | 149 | 17 | 104 | 449 | 421 | 469 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 1,464 | .270 | .349 | .408 | .757 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1965-09-08 to 1965-09-19
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1965-04-18 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1957-06-21 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1964-05-01 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 582 | 2077 | 489 | 52 | 222 | 217 | 218 | .271 | .340 | .405 |
| Away | 559 | 2027 | 480 | 52 | 227 | 204 | 251 | .269 | .337 | .412 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 106 | 404 | 95 | 11 | 50 | 41 | 51 | .272 | .337 | .413 |
| May | 199 | 712 | 166 | 18 | 83 | 73 | 78 | .268 | .336 | .385 |
| June | 208 | 711 | 157 | 20 | 77 | 63 | 86 | .248 | .309 | .410 |
| July | 215 | 783 | 184 | 25 | 85 | 81 | 95 | .270 | .338 | .429 |
| August | 210 | 774 | 193 | 12 | 87 | 84 | 75 | .286 | .358 | .409 |
| September | 197 | 699 | 167 | 18 | 67 | 77 | 82 | .275 | .349 | .405 |
| October | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .368 | .429 | .368 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-athletics | 149 | 552 | 133 | 16 | 74 | 54 | 69 | .275 | .339 | .430 |
| new-york-yankees | 136 | 478 | 105 | 6 | 47 | 40 | 52 | .246 | .303 | .361 |
| cleveland-guardians | 136 | 484 | 101 | 13 | 52 | 60 | 54 | .246 | .333 | .389 |
| boston-red-sox | 135 | 480 | 108 | 16 | 73 | 61 | 64 | .267 | .352 | .436 |
| baltimore-orioles | 129 | 462 | 99 | 10 | 36 | 44 | 60 | .245 | .310 | .366 |
| chicago-white-sox | 115 | 430 | 118 | 11 | 47 | 39 | 40 | .306 | .365 | .442 |
| detroit-tigers | 114 | 426 | 112 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 50 | .299 | .364 | .452 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 96 | 355 | 86 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 28 | .280 | .358 | .404 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Chicago White Sox | 5 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 48 | 115 | 20 | 3 | 6 | – | .174 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 168 | 38 | 8 | 26 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 26 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 7 | – | .219 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 137 | 466 | 126 | 15 | 60 | 4 | .270 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Minnesota Twins | 133 | 460 | 139 | 17 | 55 | 3 | .302 | – | – |
| 1962 | Minnesota Twins | 148 | 522 | 146 | 11 | 57 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1963 | Minnesota Twins | 147 | 508 | 145 | 26 | 84 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1964 | Minnesota Twins | 131 | 405 | 110 | 12 | 52 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1965 | Minnesota Twins | 131 | 394 | 117 | 6 | 60 | – | .297 | – | – |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | 115 | 364 | 93 | 4 | 34 | 4 | .255 | – | – |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | 48 | 109 | 18 | – | 8 | – | .165 | – | – |