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Anthony
Farmer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 14, 1910 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Class A Championships Won 1947   
Top Fielders Award 1940    1942    1945   
All-Star Selections 1938    1940    1942    1943    1944    1945    1946    1947   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 28 HAZ EL 97 356 62 113 16 5 27 72 5 8 46 67 .317 .399 .618 1.017 77.5  
1939 29 SCR EL 74 286 41 81 9 2 13 41 6 4 36 46 .283 .363 .465 .828 46.6  
1940 30 SCR EL 133 467 93 160 27 6 34 97 13 13 73 61 .343 .432 .645 1.077 114.1  
1941 31 SCR EL 97 357 63 106 17 4 15 56 8 7 51 55 .297 .387 .493 .880 62.6  
1942 32 SCR EL 115 425 79 131 21 4 29 71 7 13 51 80 .308 .388 .581 .970 86.6  
1943 33 SCR EL 133 471 89 151 21 8 30 93 11 11 68 88 .321 .406 .590 .996 105.5  
1944 34 SCR EL 133 473 99 160 33 8 25 77 5 3 64 98 .338 .423 .600 1.023 106.8  
1945 35 SCR EL 134 456 76 133 25 7 25 80 1 4 55 119 .292 .373 .542 .914 86.8  
1946 36 SCR EL 130 465 79 121 32 6 22 60 1 1 69 119 .260 .356 .497 .853 79.5  
1947 37 SCR EL 130 468 71 137 26 0 24 65 0 0 42 121 .293 .360 .502 .862 80.1  
1948 38 SCR EL 48 120 16 27 6 0 5 22 0 0 9 36 .225 .285 .400 .685 13.5  
11 Years Sim 1224 4344 768 1320 233 50 249 734 57 64 564 890 .304 .387 .552 .940 859.7  
162 Game Average 574 101 174 30 6 32 97 7 8 74 117 .304 .387 .552 .940 113.8  
Career Highs 134 473 99 160 33 8 34 97 13 13 73 121 .343 .432 .645 1.077 114.1  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1938 28 HAZ EL RF 96 92 826.0 182 8 3 3 .984 2.07    
1939 29 SCR EL RF 74 71 655.3 146 4 3 0 .980 2.06    
1940 30 SCR EL RF 131 124 1111.7 243 5 2 1 .992 2.01    
1941 31 SCR EL RF 96 93 828.7 167 3 5 0 .971 1.85    
1942 32 SCR EL RF 114 111 986.7 229 2 5 0 .979 2.11    
1943 33 SCR EL RF 128 122 1088.7 233 4 10 1 .960 1.96    
    1B 1 0 8.0 9 1 0 0 1.000 11.25    
1944 34 SCR EL RF 129 118 1101.7 265 5 7 1 .975 2.21    
1945 35 SCR EL RF 128 117 1060.3 253 8 8 1 .970 2.22    
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1946 36 SCR EL RF 128 127 1116.7 231 7 9 1 .964 1.92    
    3B 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
1947 37 SCR EL RF 126 120 1066.0 190 7 8 1 .961 1.66    
    LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1948 38 SCR EL RF 34 30 261.7 51 0 0 0 1.000 1.75    
  RF 1184 1125 10103.3 2190 53 60 9 .974 2.00    
  3B 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
  LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  1B 1 0 8.0 9 1 0 0 1.000 11.25    
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   1188 1127 10129.3 2201 55 60 9 .974 2.00    
Career Highs   131 128 1125.7 265 8 10 3 1.000 2.21    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 37 SCR EL 9 34 7 7 1 0 2 5 0 0 4 11 .206 .308 .412 .719
Career Post-Season Batting 9 34 7 7 1 0 2 5 0 0 4 11 .206 .308 .412 .719
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1938-10-.301*
1940-1-.343
1941-10-.285*
1942-9-.308
1943-6-.321
1944-4-.338
CAR-22-.304
 On-Base Pct
1938-8-.381*
1940-1-.432
1941-7-.374*
1942-10-.388
1943-4-.406
1944-5-.423
CAR-12-.387
 Slugging Pct
1938-5-.587*
1940-2-.645
1941-10-.473*
1942-6-.581
1943-4-.590
1944-3-.600
1945-6-.542
1947-8-.502
CAR-9-.552
 OPS
1938-5-.968*
1940-2-1.077
1941-6-.847*
1942-7-.970
1943-3-.996
1944-3-1.023
1945-7-.914
1946-10-.853
1947-9-.862
CAR-7-.940
 XR
1940-3-114.1
1942-10-86.6
1943-2-105.5
1944-1-106.8
1945-8-86.8
1947-9-80.1
CAR-37-859.7
 Games
1940-3-133
1943-3-133
1944-1-133
1945-4-134
At-Bats
1940-10-467
 Runs
1940-3-93
1942-10-79
1943-5-89
1944-1-99
1946-7-79
CAR-48-768
 Hits
1940-1-160
1943-5-151
1944-2-160
 Total Bases
1940-2-301
1942-9-247
1943-3-278
1944-2-284
1945-8-247
CAR-38-2400
 Singles
1940-5-93
1944-9-94
 Doubles
1940-9-27
1944-9-33
1946-8-32
Triples
1943-6-8
1944-7-8
1945-9-7
 Homeruns
1940-6-34
1942-7-29
1943-6-30
1944-8-25
1945-5-25
1946-10-22
1947-7-24
CAR-32-249
 RBIs
1940-5-97
1943-5-93
1945-10-80
CAR-44-734
 Caught Stealing
1938-6-8
1940-1-13
1941-7-7
1942-4-13
1943-3-11
CAR-40-64
 Walks
1940-7-73
1943-5-68
1945-10-55
1946-4-69
CAR-33-564
 Strikeouts
1945-7-119
1946-6-119
CAR-42-890
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 134    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 40)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Hazleton in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/17/1938, off William Kerfoot (TRE)
Hit first career homerun on 5/1/1938, off Josiah House (ALB)
Drove in 6 runs against Elmira on 5/7/1938
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Injured on 7/17/1938 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1939, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1939, hitting .375 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Injured on 6/4/1939 with a Broken Wrist, out for 8-9 weeks
Injured on 9/1/1939 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1940, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1940, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .424 with 12 HR, 28 RBI
Won Top Fielders Award at Rightfield in 1940
Injured on 5/22/1942 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1942, hitting .571 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Won Top Fielders Award at Rightfield in 1942
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1943, hitting .462 with 5 HR, 13 RBI
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Hit for the cycle against Utica on 7/28/1943
Drove in 6 runs against Utica on 5/23/1944
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1944, hitting .459 with 8 HR, 19 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1944, hitting .467 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1945, hitting .349 with 5 HR, 20 RBI
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Utica, driving in 4 runs on 8/30/1945
Won Top Fielders Award at Rightfield in 1945
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1947, hitting .423 with 3 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Class A Championship with Scranton in 1947
Signed as a free agent by Scranton on 2/25/1948 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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