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
More career statistics
1,113H
152HR
704RBI
5SB
5Rare 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 · At bats | 4,124 | 4,123 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 582 | 581 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,521 | 4,522 |
| Batting · Walks | 328 | 329 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,288 | 4,521 | 4,124 | 478 | 1,113 | 168 | 22 | 152 | 704 | 328 | 582 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1955-04-23 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1950-06-08 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1951-09-11 | 1 in 498 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 | – | – |