Ted Sizemore
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Ted Crawford Sizemore (born April 15, 1945 in Gadsden, Alabama) was a second baseman for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers (1969-70 and 1976), St. Louis Cardinals (1971-75), Philadelphia Phillies (1977-78), Chicago Cubs (1979) and the Boston Red Sox (1979-80).
In 1969 he was named NL Rookie of the Year and finished 30th in voting for the NL MVP for playing in 159 Games, having 590 At Bats, 69 Runs, 160 Hits, 20 Doubles, 5 Triples, 4 Home Runs, 46 RBI, 5 Stolen Bases, 45 Walks, .271 Batting Average, .328 On-base percentage, .342 Slugging Percentage, 202 Total Bases, 9 Sacrifice Hits, 1 Sacrifice Fly and 7 Intentional Walks.
In 1973 he led the National League in Sacrifice Hits (25).
He helped the Phillies to win the NL Eastern Division in 1977 and 1978.
His grounding into Double Plays 25 times in 1977 not only led the National League but tied the Phillies single season record set by Del Ennis in 1950.
In 12 seasons he played in 1,411 Games, had 5,011 At Bats, 577 Runs, 1,311 Hits, 188 Doubles, 21 Triples, 23 Home Runs, 430 RBI, 59 Stolen Bases, 469 Walks, .262 Batting Average, .325 On-base percentage, .321 Slugging Percentage, 1,610 Total Bases, 110 Sacrifice Hits, 38 Sacrifice Flies and 60 Intentional Walks.
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| Preceded by: Johnny Bench |
National League Rookie of the Year 1969 |
Succeeded by: Carl Morton |
Categories: Baseball Rookies of the Year | 1945 births | Living people | Los Angeles Dodgers players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Philadelphia Phillies players | Chicago Cubs players | Boston Red Sox players | Major league second basemen | Major league players from Alabama | Michigan Wolverines baseball players | Baseball second baseman stubs
