Wally Post
1949–1964 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies
1,205G
.266AVG
.323OBP
.485SLG
More career statistics
1,064H
210HR
699RBI
19SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 13 | 14 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 813 | 816 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,397 | 4,398 |
| Batting · Walks | 331 | 332 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,205 | 4,397 | 4,007 | 594 | 1,064 | 194 | 28 | 210 | 699 | 331 | 813 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 1,944 | .266 | .323 | .485 | .808 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1956-09-13 to 1956-09-29
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1955-07-14 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1960-09-27 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1956-09-21 | 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 | 599 | 2136 | 530 | 119 | 366 | 163 | 405 | .273 | .324 | .521 |
| Away | 606 | 2262 | 534 | 91 | 333 | 169 | 411 | .259 | .311 | .452 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 127 | 478 | 116 | 27 | 75 | 33 | 90 | .264 | .312 | .516 |
| May | 227 | 824 | 193 | 33 | 130 | 68 | 169 | .260 | .317 | .454 |
| June | 216 | 757 | 174 | 33 | 117 | 52 | 156 | .251 | .299 | .452 |
| July | 209 | 721 | 176 | 31 | 117 | 51 | 128 | .265 | .315 | .470 |
| August | 229 | 854 | 218 | 50 | 151 | 61 | 136 | .279 | .327 | .543 |
| September | 196 | 760 | 185 | 36 | 109 | 67 | 136 | .271 | .332 | .481 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 174 | 637 | 146 | 34 | 118 | 51 | 139 | .252 | .309 | .493 |
| milwaukee-braves | 166 | 615 | 158 | 28 | 82 | 44 | 93 | .280 | .328 | .494 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 163 | 642 | 154 | 38 | 105 | 64 | 113 | .273 | .340 | .527 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 161 | 599 | 144 | 24 | 84 | 37 | 91 | .260 | .302 | .458 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 107 | 393 | 115 | 25 | 75 | 33 | 74 | .320 | .377 | .599 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 88 | 322 | 77 | 13 | 49 | 20 | 67 | .260 | .301 | .449 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 87 | 314 | 74 | 14 | 58 | 28 | 71 | .264 | .325 | .475 |
| new-york-giants | 84 | 313 | 71 | 12 | 50 | 16 | 42 | .245 | .278 | .434 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 7 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 7 | – | .155 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cincinnati Reds | 130 | 451 | 115 | 18 | 83 | 2 | .255 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 601 | 186 | 40 | 109 | 7 | .309 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds | 143 | 539 | 134 | 36 | 83 | 6 | .249 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 135 | 467 | 114 | 20 | 74 | 2 | .244 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 110 | 379 | 107 | 12 | 62 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 468 | 119 | 22 | 94 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 111 | 333 | 94 | 19 | 50 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 282 | 83 | 20 | 57 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 109 | 285 | 75 | 17 | 62 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins | 26 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 6 | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Cleveland Guardians | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |