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Mark
Gaffney		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 27, 1911 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Class A Championships Won 1938   
Joe Munson Award 1940   
Top Fielders Award 1942    1946   
All-Star Selections 1938    1939    1940    1943    1946   
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 27 WB EL 132 470 88 132 24 6 43 108 5 3 58 88 .281 .357 .632 .989 100.4  
1939 28 WB EL 130 457 79 120 21 4 27 80 6 2 58 93 .263 .345 .503 .848 78.5  
1940 29 WB EL 131 448 98 135 31 10 45 109 4 1 77 68 .301 .403 .717 1.119 115.0  
1941 30 WB EL 130 484 86 122 22 4 40 86 6 3 66 86 .252 .339 .562 .901 89.6  
1942 31 WB EL 138 511 86 115 22 9 41 96 3 1 73 77 .225 .321 .544 .865 89.1  
1943 32 WB EL 129 487 96 128 30 8 33 84 4 2 67 91 .263 .349 .561 .910 92.0  
1944 33 WB EL 132 511 84 136 30 7 33 94 3 4 49 113 .266 .329 .546 .875 89.5  
1945 34 WB EL 138 525 76 121 43 4 32 100 1 0 55 128 .230 .302 .510 .812 83.1  
1946 35 WB EL 129 464 89 128 21 10 32 81 1 1 47 115 .276 .342 .571 .913 86.1  
1947 36 WB EL 110 328 43 71 14 2 13 28 0 6 26 107 .216 .278 .390 .668 33.7  
1948 37 SCR EL 28 76 10 14 0 0 3 10 1 1 8 22 .184 .262 .303 .565 6.3  
11 Years Sim 1327 4761 835 1222 258 64 342 876 34 24 584 988 .257 .337 .553 .890 863.2  
162 Game Average 581 101 149 31 7 41 106 4 2 71 120 .257 .337 .553 .890 105.4  
Career Highs 138 525 98 136 43 10 45 109 6 6 77 128 .301 .403 .717 1.119 115.0  
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 27 WB EL 1B 130 121 1104.7 1163 84 11 100 .991 10.16    
1939 28 WB EL 1B 129 123 1092.0 1215 85 9 114 .993 10.71    
    3B 1 0 8.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00    
1940 29 WB EL 1B 130 124 1102.7 1198 95 12 110 .991 10.55    
1941 30 WB EL 1B 129 128 1160.3 1297 92 9 113 .994 10.77    
1942 31 WB EL 1B 137 134 1196.3 1280 106 3 107 .998 10.43    
1943 32 WB EL 1B 129 124 1131.0 1154 82 12 100 .990 9.84    
1944 33 WB EL 1B 132 123 1117.3 1145 88 7 94 .994 9.93    
1945 34 WB EL 1B 138 138 1231.7 1259 97 11 107 .992 9.91    
1946 35 WB EL 1B 128 124 1053.0 1148 93 10 107 .992 10.61    
1947 36 WB EL 1B 96 67 662.7 690 59 4 50 .995 10.17    
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1948 37 SCR EL 1B 24 21 169.0 182 11 0 17 1.000 10.28    
  1B 1302 1227 11020.6 11731 892 88 1019 .993 10.31    
  3B 1 0 8.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
Career Totals   1304 1227 11029.6 11732 892 89 1019 .993 10.30    
Career Highs   138 138 1231.7 1297 106 12 114 1.000 10.77    
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
1938 27 WB EL 8 27 3 5 1 0 1 6 1 0 6 6 .185 .324 .333 .657
Career Post-Season Batting 8 27 3 5 1 0 1 6 1 0 6 6 .185 .324 .333 .657
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
1940-8-.301
 On-Base Pct
1940-5-.403
 Slugging Pct
1938-2-.632
1939-8-.503
1940-1-.717
1941-4-.562
1942-10-.544
1943-7-.561
1944-7-.546
1945-10-.510
1946-5-.571
CAR-8-.553
 OPS
1938-4-.989
1939-7-.848
1940-1-1.119
1941-3-.901
1943-9-.910
1946-6-.913
CAR-20-.890
 XR
1938-4-100.4
1939-6-78.5
1940-2-115.0
1941-3-89.6
1942-9-89.1
1943-7-92.0
1944-5-89.5
1945-10-83.1
1946-8-86.1
CAR-36-863.2
 Games
1938-7-132
1940-8-131
1942-1-138
1944-4-132
1945-1-138
At-Bats
1938-9-470
1941-6-484
1942-3-511
1943-6-487
1944-1-511
1945-2-525
CAR-50-4761
 Runs
1938-4-88
1939-5-79
1940-2-98
1941-2-86
1942-7-86
1943-4-96
1944-6-84
1946-5-89
CAR-36-835
 Hits
1938-10-132
1940-7-135
 Total Bases
1938-1-297
1939-9-230
1940-1-321
1941-2-272
1942-2-278
1943-4-273
1944-3-279
1945-5-268
1946-5-265
CAR-26-2634
 Doubles
1940-4-31
1943-7-30
1945-2-43
CAR-42-258
 Triples
1940-2-10
1942-7-9
1943-6-8
1944-8-7
1946-3-10
CAR-35-64
Homeruns
1938-2-43
1939-8-27
1940-1-45
1941-2-40
1942-1-41
1943-3-33
1944-3-33
1945-4-32
1946-4-32
CAR-7-342
 RBIs
1938-2-108
1939-4-80
1940-1-109
1941-3-86
1942-4-96
1943-10-84
1944-3-94
1945-2-100
1946-5-81
CAR-27-876
 Caught Stealing
1947-9-6
 Walks
1938-9-58
1939-7-58
1940-6-77
1941-5-66
1942-2-73
1943-6-67
1945-10-55
CAR-30-584
 Strikeouts
1944-7-113
1945-3-128
1946-8-115
CAR-24-988
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 18    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 169    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 40)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Wilkes-Barre in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/15/1938, off Michael Rutz (ELM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1938, off Israel Mallet (ALB)
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1938, hitting .435 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Won Class A Championship with Wilkes-Barre in 1938
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1939, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1939, hitting .344 with 8 HR, 22 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1940, hitting .462 with 5 HR, 13 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Binghamton, driving in 6 runs on 5/28/1940
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .306 with 8 HR, 17 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1940, hitting .478 with 5 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1940, hitting .386 with 12 HR, 24 RBI
Won Joe Munson Award in 1940, hitting .301 with 45 HR, 109 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1942, hitting .296 with 6 HR, 11 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Scranton on 9/9/1942
Won Top Fielders Award at First Base in 1942
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1943, hitting .385 with 5 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1944, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Utica on 6/24/1946
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1946, hitting .536 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1946, hitting .333 with 9 HR, 22 RBI
Won Top Fielders Award at First Base in 1946
Signed as a free agent by Scranton on 4/22/1948 to a minor league deal
 
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