#83 Odell "Bad news" Hale, Second Base, 32 yrs, Atlanta Braves

#83 Odell "Bad news" Hale, Second Base, 32 yrs, Atlanta Braves
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Odell Hale
Bad news
8/10/1908
32
USA,LA,HOSSTON
5"10
185

Second Base
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R

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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,793,800
1941
8 Year(s), 51 Days (1427 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	70	97	39	32	86
Versus LHP	76	98	39	33	87
Versus RHP	68	96	39	32	85
Talent	7	8	5	4	7

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3
1
2
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
2B : 3 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 1 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/19	@NY1	W 7-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	#2
9/20	PIT	L 2-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/21	PIT	W 11-3	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/23	@LAN	L 1-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/24	@LAN	W 7-4	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5
9/26	PHI	L 8-12	5	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	#3
9/27	SLN	L 2-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/29	@SLN	L 1-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#3
9/30	BRO	W 3-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
10/1	@BRO	W 11-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#6

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	126	481	137	41	6	10	74	72	42	24	.285	.340	.457	.797	.741	.173
Projected	126	481	137	41	6	10	74	72	42	24	.285	.340	.457	.797	.741	.173

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	118	528	0	9	0	10	1	4	220	57	1	1	50.0	75.0	5.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	123	38	14	1	3	27	14	13	5	2	0	0	.309	.370	.512	.882
vs. RHP	358	99	27	5	7	47	58	29	19	2	1	0	.277	.329	.439	.768
Close/Late	47	13	7	0	1	8	7	7	3	0	0	0	.277	.370	.489	.860
Scoring Position	112	40	14	2	6	65	0	14	5	4	0	0	.357	.415	.679	1.094
Pinch Hitting	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.667	.800	1.000	1.800

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	60	222	56	13	4	6	32	28	20	11	.252	.313	.428	.741
Road	66	259	81	28	2	4	42	44	22	13	.313	.361	.483	.844
March/April	13	53	20	6	1	1	11	11	5	1	.377	.424	.585	1.009
May	28	116	27	7	0	2	16	12	7	6	.233	.276	.345	.621
June	10	36	10	3	0	1	2	6	2	1	.278	.316	.444	.760
July	25	97	29	5	2	4	17	17	9	5	.299	.352	.515	.867
August	24	81	27	14	2	0	15	13	10	5	.333	.402	.556	.958
Sept/Oct	26	98	24	6	1	2	13	13	9	6	.245	.306	.388	.693

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1932	61	174	45	10	3	4	28	27	11	0	1	9	0	0	.259	.301	.420	.721	CLE
1933	82	185	45	19	1	2	30	30	14	0	3	15	1	0	.243	.292	.389	.681	CLE
1934	152	583	117	37	4	8	52	75	57	1	6	23	1	1	.201	.270	.319	.590	CLE
1935	155	588	147	50	7	11	79	87	63	0	12	33	0	1	.250	.317	.415	.732	CLE
1936	154	601	136	42	7	9	72	75	46	0	5	30	0	2	.226	.279	.364	.644	CLE
1937	90	305	76	22	4	8	51	45	26	0	2	11	1	1	.249	.306	.426	.733	CLE
1938	153	543	144	41	8	12	80	85	52	2	8	25	1	1	.265	.327	.436	.764	CLE,AL
1939	153	609	178	49	9	20	96	95	55	1	6	37	1	0	.292	.349	.501	.850	BSN
1940	126	481	137	41	6	10	74	72	42	0	4	24	1	1	.285	.340	.457	.797	BSN
Total	1126	4069	1025	311	49	84	562	591	366	4	47	207	6	7	.252	.311	.414	.725

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1931, AAA	91	191	69	9	3	7	24	25	18	24	3	1	.361	.412	.550	.962
1932, AAA	59	220	65	21	1	16	45	40	34	24	0	4	.295	.385	.618	1.003
1937, AAA	67	256	83	17	4	20	59	47	41	18	1	2	.324	.415	.656	1.071

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1933	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1940

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	120	118	254	453	104	742	35	.953	1039.0	6.43
Third Base	5	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	9.0	3.00

Player History

Injured on 8/23/1931 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/15/1932, off Bill Hallahan (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1932, off Bill Hallahan (BOS)...
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 6 runs on 4/16/1935...
1/26/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $928,571 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $928,571 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,365,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/8/1939 to a 3-year deal worth $5,793,800 per year...
Injured on 3/2/1940 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5-6 weeks...
Injured on 6/11/1940 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against San Francisco on 8/6/1940...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Hits
1939 - 178 - 8th

Doubles
1935 - 50 - 2nd
1938 - 41 - 9th
1939 - 49 - 3rd