Earl Torgeson
1947–1961 · bats L / throws L · Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies
1,668G
.265AVG
.386OBP
.417SLG
1,318H
149HR
738RBI
134SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,668 | 6,046 | 4,970 | 849 | 1,318 | 215 | 46 | 149 | 738 | 988 | 655 | 134 | 64 | 8 | 25 | 2,072 | .265 | .386 | .417 | .803 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1950-07-08 to 1950-07-31
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1952-06-24 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1951-06-30 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1950-07-29 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 812 | 2890 | 627 | 86 | 364 | 486 | 298 | .266 | .385 | .433 |
| Away | 856 | 3156 | 691 | 63 | 374 | 502 | 357 | .264 | .378 | .403 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 169 | 631 | 143 | 14 | 66 | 103 | 51 | .274 | .390 | .412 |
| May | 299 | 1069 | 234 | 27 | 144 | 181 | 124 | .268 | .388 | .424 |
| June | 318 | 1112 | 229 | 30 | 143 | 182 | 130 | .251 | .370 | .422 |
| July | 297 | 1122 | 251 | 34 | 148 | 181 | 128 | .271 | .385 | .440 |
| August | 333 | 1249 | 259 | 27 | 142 | 194 | 134 | .251 | .363 | .384 |
| September | 248 | 845 | 197 | 17 | 93 | 145 | 87 | .286 | .405 | .426 |
| October | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .312 | .389 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 156 | 638 | 131 | 13 | 65 | 110 | 71 | .252 | .378 | .388 |
| new-york-giants | 149 | 607 | 133 | 12 | 82 | 94 | 56 | .264 | .374 | .386 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 147 | 623 | 142 | 16 | 92 | 97 | 50 | .278 | .384 | .452 |
| chicago-cubs | 144 | 613 | 128 | 9 | 50 | 90 | 57 | .247 | .356 | .375 |
| cincinnati-reds | 133 | 558 | 130 | 23 | 85 | 86 | 58 | .281 | .387 | .517 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 127 | 515 | 125 | 15 | 72 | 74 | 69 | .286 | .386 | .458 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 111 | 462 | 100 | 10 | 51 | 65 | 43 | .258 | .357 | .380 |
| boston-red-sox | 98 | 290 | 61 | 4 | 32 | 64 | 32 | .276 | .431 | .376 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Boston Braves | 128 | 399 | 112 | 16 | 77 | 12 | .281 | – | – |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 134 | 439 | 111 | 10 | 67 | 19 | .253 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 25 | 100 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 5 | .260 | – | – |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 156 | 576 | 167 | 23 | 87 | 15 | .290 | – | – |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 155 | 581 | 153 | 24 | 92 | 19 | .263 | – | – |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 122 | 382 | 88 | 5 | 34 | 11 | .230 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 111 | 379 | 104 | 11 | 63 | 7 | .274 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 135 | 490 | 133 | 5 | 54 | 7 | .271 | – | – |
| 1955 | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 450 | 125 | 10 | 67 | 11 | .278 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Detroit Tigers | 117 | 318 | 84 | 12 | 42 | 6 | .264 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers | 116 | 301 | 86 | 8 | 51 | 7 | .286 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Chicago White Sox | 96 | 188 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 7 | .266 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 127 | 277 | 61 | 9 | 45 | 7 | .220 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 42 | 33 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .091 | – | – |