Dick Littlefield

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1950-1958 (1950-1958)
Proper Name
Richard Bernard Littlefield
Positions
P (243)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 180
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Birthdate
Death Date
November 20,1997   Age:  71.247
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
littd102
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Dick Littlefield [Richard Bernard Littlefield] was active in the Major Leagues between 1950-1958. His date of birth is March 18th, 1926He died on November 20th, 1997 at the age of 71. Made his Major League Debut on July 7th, 1950 at the age of 24. Debuted as a starting pitcher for Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees, throwing 5.2 innings, allowing 4 runs, 6 walks and striking out 5 batters. He was teammates with Don Lenhardt for 4 seasons, the most throughout his career. Littlefield played 3 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, 3 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, 1 season with the Atlanta Braves, 1 season with the Chicago Cubs, 1 season with the Chicago White Sox, 1 season with the San Francisco Giants, 1 season with the ...
Boston Red Sox, 1 season with the Detroit Tigers and 1 season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Career Transactions: Traded from Boston Red Sox with Al Zarilla and Joe Dobson to Chicago White Sox for Bill Wight and Ray Scarborough on December 10th, 1950. Traded from Chicago White Sox with Joe DeMaestri, Gus Niarhos, Gordon Goldsberry and Jim Rivera to St. Louis Browns for Al Widmar, Sherm Lollar and Tom Upton on November 27th, 1951. Traded from St. Louis Browns with Ben Taylor, Cliff Mapes and Matt Batts to Detroit Tigers for Gene Bearden, Bob Cain and Dick Kryhoski on February 14th, 1952. Traded from Detroit Tigers with Marlin Stuart, Don Lenhardt and Vic Wertz to St. Louis Browns for Jim Delsing, Ned Garver, Dave Madison and Bud Black on August 14th, 1952. Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Pittsburgh Pirates for Cal Abrams on May 25th, 1954. Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Bobby Del Greco to St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Virdon on May 17th, 1956. Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni, Bob Stephenson and Gordon Jones to New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman on June 14th, 1956. Traded from New York Giants with Jackie Robinson to Brooklyn Dodgers for Jackie Robinson on December 13th, 1956. Traded from New York Giants with Bob Lennon to Chicago Cubs for Ray Jablonski and Ray Katt on April 16th, 1957. Sold by Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee Braves on March 30th, 1958.

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1950Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS3424229.2615200135123.1272524624131012.1910.412.319.265.019.640.54
1951Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA3925118.3842002009.2912911770002.698.380.9315.836.5211.170.41
1952Detroit TigersALMLBDET3826118034.34281002717147.2462423425322001.498.690.764.726.044.531.28
1952St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA1826118232.72753022046.1351814417340001.126.800.783.306.603.502.00
1953St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA18271087125.083622201460152.1153938617841045041.569.041.004.966.145.491.24
1954Baltimore OriolesALMLBBAL18281070010.5030003106.08770650012.3312.000.009.007.5010.500.83
1954Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT272810710113.60232171210155.014078621085922021.458.130.584.945.344.531.08
1955Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT2729935125.123517411850130.014891741568705121.6610.251.044.714.856.301.03
1956Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT2730114004.26620040012.2148626102001.589.951.424.267.115.681.67
1956St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN4530114027.4532001009.29982450001.348.381.863.724.668.381.25
1956New York GiantsNLMLBNY13030114444.0831700248297.07845441639651001.217.241.483.626.034.181.67
1957Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN343198235.35482004614465.27646391237512011.7210.421.645.076.996.301.38
1958Milwaukee BravesNLMLBMLN2532014.2640004216.17532170011.269.952.841.429.957.117.00
Tot:MLB (9 yrs) MLB    33544.7124383162160619761.275046139991413495201121.538.861.084.885.855.451.20
Tot:NL (5 yrs) NL    21334.461505111299307476.14722822365924030012161.498.921.114.535.675.331.25
Tot:AL (5 yrs) AL    12215.1493325061312285.1278179163321731958061.588.771.015.466.155.651.13
Avg:MLB - 162 Inning avg MLB    🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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1950Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS34241/91540000000003000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0075.000.000.00
1951Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA39251/9410000000020000000300.000.667.000.6672.000.000.00066.670.000.000.00
1952Detroit TigersALMLBDET38261/9/22871100000002000001701.143.143.143.286.000.000.0000.0028.570.000.00
1952St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA18261/971611000100060000011601.063.063.063.126.000.000.0000.0037.500.000.00
1953St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA18271/R93842480002002170500084908.190.227.190.417.048.000.0004.0834.698.500.00
1954Baltimore OriolesALMLBBAL18281/93310000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1954Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT27281/923494821020021304001125535.163.196.245.441.122.082.2223.6423.646.500.00
1955Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT27291/93534161003004150100073915.176.263.206.469.147.030.31610.2638.463.750.00
1956Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT27301/9620000000002000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00
1956St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN-301/9320000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1956New York GiantsNLMLBNY130301/9312402000200190100022602.083.120.083.203.042.000.1333.8534.629.000.00
1957Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN34311/9481102000000130000021202.182.250.182.432.091.000.2508.3325.003.000.00
Tot:MLB (8 yrs) MLB      24119311283101000127101100133216424.145.195.171.366.088.026.2305.5632.875.92
Tot:NL (4 yrs) NL      1461225183107008430600123136414.148.200.189.389.107.041.2285.8831.625.38
Tot:AL (5 yrs) AL      9571610000300428050001080010.141.187.141.328.056.000.2335.0035.007.00
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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