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Les Nunamaker

Full name Leslie Grant Nunamaker
Born January 25, 1889, Malcolm, Nebraska
Died November 14, 1938, Hastings, Nebraska
Buried at Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Nebraska
First Game: April 28, 1911; Final Game: September 5, 1922
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190
Ejections: 1911 (1), 1914 (1), 1916 (1), 1917 (5), 1918 (2), 1922 (1). Total: 11
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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
1911 BOS A    Daily Splits   62   183   18   47   4   3   0   19   12   0   33   0  12   0   0  12   1    1   3  .257  .303  .311   0.1 1911 BOS A
1912 BOS A    Daily Splits   35   103   15   26   5   2   0    7    6   0   19   3   3       0   7   0    2   2  .252  .313  .340  -0.1 1912 BOS A
1913 BOS A    Daily Splits   29    65    9   14   5   2   0    8    8   0    8   1   2       0   2   0    2   1  .215  .311  .354   0.3 1913 BOS A
1914 BOS A    Daily Splits    5     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .200  .333  .200  -0.1 1914 BOS A
1914 NY  A    Daily Splits   87   257   19   68  10   3   2   30   22   1   34   2   3       0   6   4   11   8  .265  .327  .350   1.7 1914 NY  A
1914 TOT A                   92   262   19   69  10   3   2   30   23   1   34   2   3       0   6   4   11   8  .263  .328  .347   1.6 1914 TOT A
1915 NY  A    Daily Splits   87   249   24   56   6   3   0   17   23   3   24   1   4       0  10   2    3   2  .225  .293  .273  -0.5 1915 NY  A
1916 NY  A    Daily Splits   91   260   25   77  14   7   0   29   34   1   21   1   1       0  10   5    4  10  .296  .380  .404   1.6 1916 NY  A
1917 NY  A    Daily Splits  104   310   22   81   9   2   0   33   21   5   25   1   6       0   9   6    5   2  .261  .310  .303   0.5 1917 NY  A
1918 STL A    Daily Splits   85   274   22   71   9   2   0   23   28   5   16   5   8       0   7   5    6   2  .259  .339  .307   0.7 1918 STL A
1919 CLE A    Daily Splits   26    56    6   14   1   1   0    7    2   0    6   0   1       0   1   2    0   0  .250  .276  .304  -0.7 1919 CLE A
1920 CLE A    Daily Splits   34    54   10   18   3   3   0   14    4   0    5   0   1       0   1   2    1   0  .333  .379  .500   0.4 1920 CLE A
1921 CLE A    Daily Splits   46   131   16   47   7   2   0   25   11   0    8   0   6       0   3   3    1   1  .359  .408  .443   0.6 1921 CLE A
1922 CLE A    Daily Splits   25    43    8   13   2   0   0    7    4   0    3   0   2       0   2   3    0   0  .302  .362  .349  -0.5 1922 CLE A
Total    (12 Years) Splits  716  1990  194  533  75  30   2  219  176  15  202  14  49   0   0  70  33   36  31  .268  .332  .339   4.0 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
1920 CLE A    Daily Splits    2     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .500  .500  .500 1920 CLE A

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1911 BOS A Daily Splits   C   59   56   46   461.2   309   79   11    8   0   14   72   44    1  .972
1912 BOS A Daily Splits   C   35   28   24   254.1   166   33    6    3   0    6   37   21    1  .971
1913 BOS A Daily Splits   C   27   17   15   178     147   23    4    1   0    2   31   20    1  .977
1914 BOS A Daily Splits   C    3    0    0    10       1    4    0    0   0    0    1    3    0 1.000
1914 BOS A               1B    1    0    0     2       4    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1914 NY  A Daily Splits   C   70   66   65   596.1   304  126   13   12   0    7   69   80    3  .971
1914 NY  A               1B    5    3    2    23.1    20    1    2    1   0                      .913
1914 TOT A                C   73   66   65   606.1   305  130   13   12   0    7   70   83    3  .971
1914 TOT A               1B    6    3    2    25.1    24    1    2    1   0                      .926
1915 NY  A Daily Splits   C   77   67   64   623.1   324   99   16    9   0    5   78   53    2  .964
1915 NY  A               1B    2    2    2    17      26    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1916 NY  A Daily Splits   C   78   77   68   675.1   353  102    8   13   0    5   76   64    4  .983
1917 NY  A Daily Splits   C   91   82   74   740.2   372  113   12   12   0   10   67   70    1  .976
1918 STL A Daily Splits   C   80   78   72   683.1   315  108    9    9   0    8   89   61    4  .979
1918 STL A               RF    2    1    1    13.1     5    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1918 STL A               OF    2    1    1    13.1     2    0    1    0   0                      .667     0    0    2 
1918 STL A               1B    1    1    0     7       5    0    2    0   0                      .714
1919 CLE A Daily Splits   C   16   10   10   103.2    39   12    4    0   0    1   16    8    0  .927
1920 CLE A Daily Splits   C   15    6    5    80.1    42   10    2    1   0    0    9    1    1  .963
1920 CLE A               1B    6    3    2    25      27    3    2    2   0                      .938
1921 CLE A Daily Splits   C   46   37   25   319.2   166   31    6    4   0    4   36   17    3  .970
1922 CLE A Daily Splits   C   13   10    7    85.1    39    5    3    0   0    0   12    2    0  .936
Total (12 Years) Splits   C  610  534  475  4812    2577  745   94   72   0   62  593  444   21  .972
Total ( 4 Years)         1B   15    9    6    74.1    82    5    6    3   0                      .935
Total ( 1 Year )         OF    2    1    1    13.1     2    0    1    0   0                      .667     0    0    2 
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    2    1    1    13.1     5    0    0    0   0                     1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1920 CLE A Daily Splits   C    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-15-1911     BOX  BOS A  John Mullin         Balls and strikes
 8-20-1914     BOX  NY  A  Bill Dinneen        Call at HP
 7-10-1916     BOX  NY  A  Silk O'Loughlin     Call at HP
 4-21-1917     BOX  NY  A  Tommy Connolly      Check swing
 5-15-1917     BOX  NY  A  Billy Evans         Fighting
 6-18-1917     BOX  NY  A  Dick Nallin         Bench jockeying
 7-19-1917     BOX  NY  A  Barry McCormick     Balls and strikes
 8- 3-1917     BOX  NY  A  Bill Dinneen        Called third strike
 7- 6-1918     BOX  STL A  Dick Nallin         Balls and strikes
 7- 9-1918     BOX  STL A  Bill Dinneen        Call at 2B
 7-12-1922     BOX  CLE A  George Hildebrand   Bench jockeying

Transaction Information

Selected by Cleveland Naps from Bloomington (Three-I) in the major league draft (September, 1910).

Sold by Cleveland Naps to Boston Red Sox (September, 1910).

Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees (May 13, 1914).

Traded by New York Yankees with Fritz Maisel, Nick Cullop, Urban Shocker, Joe Gedeon
and $15000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Eddie Plank and Del Pratt (January
22, 1918).

Traded by St. Louis Browns to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Josh Billings
(February 11, 1919).

Released by Cleveland Indians (1923).
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