Tag Archives: Billy Grabarkewitz
LAD First half leaderboards – On Base Percentage
Phil Gurnee ♦ July 10, 2017 ♦ 1 Comment
How about the more celebrated OBP leaderboard. We used .350 as the batting average cutoff, for OBP, we will move the criteria up to .400. Whoops, too many seasons using .400, we will need to raise it to .425. Justin Turner once again on top but he had to work at it to beat out Junior …
Before Cory Seager there was Billy Grabarkewitz
Phil Gurnee ♦ June 22, 2016 ♦ 6 Comments
[update to reflect final season stats for Seager, found at bottom] Cory Seager is getting all the attention these days, and the rookie SS deserves it. In 1970 Billy Grabarkewitz was making the same kind of impact for the LAD. Billy Grabarkewitz was not a rookie in 1970 but just like Corey Seager in 2016, 1970 …
Using total bases, Dodger 1st base coach, Davey Lopes reigns supreme at Wrigley Field
Phil Gurnee ♦ September 19, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
On Aug 20th, 1974 Davey Lopes had one of the all time great offensive games the LA Dodgers have ever produced from an infielder, when he accounted for fifteen total bases against the Cubs. Included in that total are three home runs and one double. With a score of 18 – 8 you can expect …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 