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Sal Yvars

Full name Salvador Anthony Yvars
Born February 20, 1924, New York, New York
Died December 10, 2008, Valhalla, New York
Buried at Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven, Hawthorne, New York
First Game: September 27, 1947; Final Game: September 26, 1954
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 187
Ejections: 1952 (1), 1953 (3), 1954 (1). Total: 5
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1947 NY  N    Daily Splits    1     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200  -0.1 1947 NY  N
1948 NY  N    Daily Splits   15    38    4    8   1   0   1    6    3   0    1   1   0       0   1   1    0   0  .211  .286  .316   0.0 1948 NY  N
1949 NY  N    Daily Splits    3     8    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0       0   1   0    0   0  .000  .111  .000  -0.1 1949 NY  N
1950 NY  N    Daily Splits    9    14    0    2   0   0   0    0    1   0    2   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .143  .200  .143  -0.1 1950 NY  N
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits   25    41    9   13   2   0   2    3    5   0    7   2   2       0   1   0    0   0  .317  .417  .512  -0.1 1951 NY  N
1952 NY  N    Daily Splits   66   151   15   37   3   0   4   18   10   3   16   1   2       0   3   7    0   0  .245  .296  .344   0.2 1952 NY  N
1953 NY  N    Daily Splits   23    47    1   13   0   0   0    1    7   2    1   0   1       0   1   3    0   0  .277  .370  .277   0.0 1953 NY  N
1953 STL N    Daily Splits   30    57    4   14   2   0   1    6    4   0    6   1   0       0   0   4    0   1  .246  .306  .333  -0.1 1953 STL N
1953 TOT N                   53   104    5   27   2   0   1    7   11   2    7   1   1       0   1   7    0   1  .260  .336  .308  -0.1 1953 TOT N
1954 STL N    Daily Splits   38    57    8   14   4   0   2    8    6   0    5   1   1   0   0   2   1    1   0  .246  .328  .421  -0.1 1954 STL N
Total    ( 8 Years) Splits  210   418   41  102  12   0  10   42   37   5   41   6   6   0   0   9  16    1   1  .244  .315  .344  -0.4 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1951 NY  N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1947 NY  N Daily Splits   C    1    1    1     8       3    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1948 NY  N Daily Splits   C   15   13    8   109      50    8    0    2   0    0    3    4    1 1.000
1949 NY  N Daily Splits   C    2    2    1    17.2    11    1    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
1950 NY  N Daily Splits   C    9    2    2    42      22    4    1    0   0    0    1    2    0  .963
1951 NY  N Daily Splits   C   23   12    8   115.1    46    3    3    1   0    2    5    4    0  .942
1952 NY  N Daily Splits   C   59   40   36   386     202   40    3    3   0    8    9   17    1  .988
1953 NY  N Daily Splits   C   20   13   10   122.2    70    8    0    1   0    2    4    6    0 1.000
1953 STL N Daily Splits   C   26   13    7   129.2    76   12    1    3   0    0    6    4    0  .989
1953 TOT N                C   46   26   17   252.1   146   20    1    4   0    2   10   10    0  .994
1954 STL N Daily Splits   C   21   12    7   104.1    46    9    0    1   0    1    3    1    0 1.000
Total ( 8 Years) Splits   C  176  108   80  1034.2   526   86    8   11   0   13   32   38    2  .987
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-31-1952     BOX  NY  N  Bill Engeln         Call at HP (Bumped umpire)
 7- 4-1953(2)  BOX  STL N  Tom Gorman          Balls and strikes
 8- 2-1953     BOX  STL N  Bill Jackowski      Call at HP
 8-26-1953     BOX  STL N  Bill Jackowski      Bench jockeying
 7-18-1954(2)       STL N  Babe Pinelli        Fighting


Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1946).

Sold by New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals for $12500 (June 15, 1953).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Frank Carswell
(December 3, 1954).

Released by Detroit Tigers (June, 1955).

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