Ron Northey
1942–1957 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,084G
.276AVG
.352OBP
.450SLG
874H
108HR
511RBI
8SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,084 | 3,566 | 3,172 | 384 | 874 | 173 | 28 | 108 | 511 | 360 | 301 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1,427 | .276 | .352 | .450 | .802 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1943-07-25 to 1943-08-07
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1944-10-01 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1943-09-19 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1949-08-29 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 544 | 1717 | 427 | 46 | 246 | 192 | 136 | .283 | .361 | .468 |
| Away | 540 | 1849 | 447 | 62 | 265 | 168 | 165 | .269 | .333 | .434 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 81 | 280 | 60 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 24 | .238 | .311 | .381 |
| May | 172 | 555 | 121 | 17 | 64 | 58 | 47 | .248 | .323 | .414 |
| June | 184 | 618 | 157 | 22 | 99 | 68 | 54 | .288 | .364 | .497 |
| July | 222 | 739 | 185 | 11 | 107 | 57 | 60 | .275 | .327 | .404 |
| August | 202 | 677 | 171 | 25 | 112 | 70 | 61 | .284 | .356 | .465 |
| September | 215 | 666 | 165 | 22 | 91 | 79 | 54 | .284 | .366 | .474 |
| October | 8 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .516 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 154 | 542 | 120 | 11 | 59 | 54 | 57 | .248 | .321 | .399 |
| new-york-giants | 153 | 571 | 154 | 22 | 85 | 63 | 48 | .306 | .380 | .498 |
| boston-braves | 147 | 544 | 138 | 24 | 94 | 55 | 31 | .284 | .355 | .521 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 134 | 468 | 115 | 13 | 66 | 46 | 26 | .274 | .344 | .443 |
| cincinnati-reds | 121 | 399 | 95 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 28 | .266 | .336 | .409 |
| chicago-cubs | 121 | 421 | 98 | 11 | 60 | 31 | 47 | .255 | .306 | .397 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 90 | 329 | 89 | 10 | 36 | 26 | 42 | .300 | .350 | .461 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 55 | 174 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 13 | .248 | .345 | .423 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 127 | 402 | 101 | 5 | 30 | 3 | .251 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 586 | 163 | 16 | 67 | 2 | .278 | – | – |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 570 | 164 | 22 | 103 | 1 | .288 | – | – |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Phillies | 128 | 438 | 109 | 16 | 62 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 123 | 358 | 103 | 15 | 66 | 1 | .288 | – | – |
| 1948 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 246 | 79 | 13 | 65 | – | .321 | – | – |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 265 | 69 | 7 | 50 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 191 | 52 | 9 | 29 | – | .272 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Chicago White Sox | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .357 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 23 | – | .354 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 12 | – | .226 | – | – |