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Andy Pafko

Birthdate:

2/25/1921

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Boyceville, WI, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

'Handy Andy' Pafko was an All-Star Centerfielder for the Chicago Cubs during the 1940's and early 1950's. His booming bat, Pafko had 110 RBI's, helped the Cubs win the 1945 National League pennant. Four times in this period 'Handy Andy' made the All-Star team. Baseball Historian In 1947, he hit .302, in 1948 Pafko batted .312 and he hit a career high 36 home runs in 1950 including three home runs in one game on August 20, 1950. He was one of the more popular players in the Chicago area and when he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in June of 1951, the Cubs' fans wanted to boycott Wrigley Field. Andy Pafko helped the Dodgers win the pennant in 1952. He was traded again in 1953 to the Milwaukee Braves and helped them win two pennants.

Andy Pafko had a distinguished career which lasted 17 years, he finished with a .285 batting average, collected 1796 hits, blasted 264 D, 62 T and hit 213 HR's. Wherever Andy Pafko played he was number one with his fans. Thanks for the memories. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
18 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1943	CHC (NL)	13	58	7	22	3	0	0	10	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.400	SLG
1944	CHC (NL)	128	469	47	126	16	2	6	62	28	23	2	0	0	4	11	0	.269	.315	SLG
1945	CHC (NL)	144	534	64	159	24	12	12	110	45	36	5	0	0	8	21	0	.298	.361	SLG
1946	CHC (NL)	65	234	18	66	6	4	3	39	27	15	4	0	0	4	8	0	.282	.366	SLG
1947	CHC (NL)	129	513	68	155	25	7	13	66	31	39	4	0	0	3	3	0	.302	.346	SLG
1948	CHC (NL)	142	548	82	171	30	2	26	101	50	50	3	0	0	5	3	0	.312	.375	SLG
1949	CHC (NL)	144	519	79	146	29	2	18	69	63	33	4	0	0	9	1	0	.281	.369	SLG
1950	CHC (NL)	146	514	95	156	24	8	36	92	69	32	4	0	0	11	1	0	.304	.397	SLG
1951	CHC (NL)	49	178	26	47	5	3	12	35	17	10	1	1	0	4	0	0	.264	.342	SLG
1951	BRO (NL)	84	277	42	69	11	0	18	58	35	27	1	4	0	8	0	0	.249	.350	SLG
1952	BRO (NL)	150	551	76	158	17	5	19	85	64	48	4	3	0	5	4	0	.287	.366	SLG
1953	MLN (NL)	140	516	70	153	23	4	17	72	37	33	2	1	0	3	12	0	.297	.347	SLG
1954	MLN (NL)	138	510	61	146	22	4	14	69	37	36	1	2	0	4	12	7	.286	.335	SLG
1955	MLN (NL)	86	252	29	67	3	5	5	34	7	23	1	2	1	4	1	3	.266	.293	SLG
1956	MLN (NL)	45	93	15	24	5	0	2	9	10	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.330	SLG
1957	MLN (NL)	83	220	31	61	6	1	8	27	10	22	1	0	2	1	1	3	.277	.308	SLG
1958	MLN (NL)	95	164	17	39	7	1	3	23	15	17	0	0	3	2	2	2	.238	.306	SLG
1959	MLN (NL)	71	142	17	31	8	2	1	15	14	15	0	0	1	1	1	0	.218	.293	SLG
18 years		1852	6292	844	1796	264	62	213	976	561	477	38	13	7	76	82	15	.285	.350	.SLG

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