Walt Dropo
1949–1961 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers
1,288G
.270AVG
.326OBP
.432SLG
1,113H
152HR
704RBI
5SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,288 | 4,522 | 4,123 | 478 | 1,113 | 168 | 22 | 152 | 704 | 329 | 581 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1,781 | .270 | .326 | .432 | .758 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1950-08-31 to 1950-09-15
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1950-06-08 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1951-09-11 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1950-07-01 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 644 | 2271 | 571 | 91 | 388 | 166 | 276 | .276 | .325 | .458 |
| Away | 644 | 2251 | 542 | 61 | 316 | 163 | 305 | .264 | .313 | .406 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 95 | 345 | 68 | 11 | 47 | 29 | 54 | .219 | .281 | .367 |
| May | 233 | 811 | 186 | 30 | 134 | 65 | 111 | .253 | .309 | .433 |
| June | 248 | 854 | 219 | 30 | 134 | 63 | 105 | .281 | .330 | .444 |
| July | 239 | 840 | 221 | 34 | 161 | 62 | 98 | .291 | .337 | .479 |
| August | 269 | 964 | 247 | 20 | 138 | 68 | 119 | .280 | .327 | .406 |
| September | 202 | 699 | 170 | 27 | 90 | 42 | 93 | .263 | .303 | .430 |
| October | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 173 | 588 | 152 | 24 | 94 | 40 | 77 | .280 | .327 | .458 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 170 | 642 | 173 | 15 | 103 | 55 | 66 | .301 | .355 | .435 |
| cleveland-guardians | 165 | 547 | 132 | 21 | 93 | 34 | 76 | .261 | .303 | .442 |
| boston-red-sox | 129 | 443 | 113 | 15 | 58 | 34 | 61 | .278 | .332 | .443 |
| detroit-tigers | 127 | 453 | 126 | 18 | 68 | 33 | 65 | .304 | .351 | .486 |
| chicago-white-sox | 121 | 456 | 99 | 10 | 66 | 34 | 59 | .240 | .292 | .362 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 88 | 363 | 79 | 13 | 51 | 21 | 39 | .234 | .275 | .392 |
| st-louis-browns | 82 | 360 | 82 | 10 | 70 | 24 | 49 | .248 | .294 | .417 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Boston Red Sox | 11 | 41 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .146 | – | – |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | 136 | 559 | 180 | 34 | 144 | – | .322 | – | – |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | 99 | 360 | 86 | 11 | 57 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 152 | 591 | 163 | 29 | 97 | 2 | .276 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Detroit Tigers | 152 | 605 | 150 | 13 | 96 | 2 | .248 | – | – |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers | 107 | 320 | 90 | 4 | 44 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Chicago White Sox | 141 | 453 | 127 | 19 | 79 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 361 | 96 | 8 | 52 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 93 | 223 | 57 | 13 | 49 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 214 | 57 | 9 | 39 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 190 | 46 | 7 | 23 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 179 | 48 | 4 | 21 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .259 | – | – |