1924
Born September 6, 1924
West Columbia, SC, USA
Hal Jeffcoat Notable
b. September 6, 1924 · Chicago Cubs 1948–1955, Cincinnati Redlegs 1956–1959, St. Louis Cardinals 1959
Hal Jeffcoat played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1948 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959.
Across 918 games he batted .248, with 487 hits and 249 runs. He finished with 26 home runs, 95 doubles and 49 stolen bases. He went 39 and 37 with a 4.22 earned run average, pitching 697 innings in 245 games. He struck out 239 and threw 1 shutout.
He played 559 games in the outfield, with 1,201 putouts and 29 errors. He also played 245 games as pitcher.
He was born in West Columbia, SC, USA on September 6, 1924, and died on August 30, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CHC | 134 | 473 | 53 | 132 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 68 | 8 | .279 |
| 1949 | CHC | 108 | 363 | 43 | 89 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 48 | 12 | .245 |
| 1950 | CHC | 66 | 179 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 7 | .235 |
| 1951 | CHC | 113 | 278 | 44 | 76 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 8 | .273 |
| 1952 | CHC | 102 | 297 | 29 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 40 | 7 | .219 |
| 1953 | CHC | 106 | 183 | 22 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 5 | .235 |
| 1954 | CHC | 56 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .258 |
| 1955 | CHC | 52 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .174 |
| 1956 | CIN | 49 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .148 |
| 1957 | CIN | 53 | 69 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .203 |
| 1958 | CIN | 50 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .556 |
| 1959 | CIN/STL | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 918 | 1963 | 249 | 487 | 95 | 18 | 26 | 188 | 114 | 289 | 49 | .248 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CHC | 5 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 104.0 | 110 | 60 | 58 | 35 | 5.19 |
| 1955 | CHC | 8 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 100.2 | 107 | 33 | 53 | 32 | 2.95 |
| 1956 | CIN | 8 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 171.0 | 189 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 3.84 |
| 1957 | CIN | 12 | 13 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 207.0 | 236 | 104 | 46 | 63 | 4.52 |
| 1958 | CIN | 6 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 75.0 | 76 | 31 | 26 | 35 | 3.72 |
| 1959 | CIN/STL | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 39.1 | 54 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 5.95 |
| Career | — | 39 | 37 | 245 | 51 | 25 | 697.0 | 772 | 327 | 257 | 239 | 4.22 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Died August 30, 2007
1948
Major-league debut: Hal Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat made a major-league debut on April 20, 1948.
1959
Final major-league game: Hal Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat played a final major-league game on August 6, 1959.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain