Norm Cash
Norman Dalton Cash
Born: November 10, 1933
Justiceburg, TX USA
Deceased: 1986
Beaver Island, MI USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Sul Ross State University, Angelo State University
Career: 1958-1974
Minor League Statistics
Norm Cash compiled a career batting average of .271 with 377 home runs and 1103 RBI in his 2089-game career with the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 58 | 130 | 104 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | .240 | .372 | .375 | .747 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 121 | 428 | 353 | 64 | 101 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 58 | .286 | .402 | .501 | .903 | 177 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 159 | 672 | 535 | 119 | 193 | 22 | 8 | 41 | 132 | 11 | 5 | 124 | 85 | .361 | .487 | .662 | 1.148 | 354 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 629 | 507 | 94 | 123 | 16 | 2 | 39 | 89 | 6 | 3 | 104 | 82 | .243 | .382 | .513 | .894 | 260 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 593 | 493 | 67 | 133 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 76 | .270 | .386 | .471 | .856 | 232 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 559 | 479 | 63 | 123 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 66 | .257 | .351 | .453 | .804 | 217 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 553 | 467 | 79 | 124 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 62 | .266 | .371 | .512 | .883 | 239 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 160 | 679 | 603 | 98 | 168 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 91 | .279 | .351 | .478 | .829 | 288 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 577 | 488 | 64 | 118 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 100 | .242 | .352 | .430 | .783 | 210 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 458 | 411 | 50 | 108 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 70 | .263 | .329 | .487 | .816 | 200 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 556 | 483 | 81 | 135 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 80 | .280 | .368 | .464 | .831 | 224 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 452 | 370 | 58 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 58 | .259 | .383 | .441 | .823 | 163 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 135 | 523 | 452 | 72 | 128 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 86 | .283 | .372 | .531 | .903 | 240 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 137 | 501 | 440 | 51 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | .259 | .338 | .445 | .783 | 196 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 121 | 420 | 363 | 51 | 95 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 73 | .262 | .357 | .471 | .828 | 171 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 53 | 172 | 149 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 30 | .228 | .327 | .416 | .744 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 2089 | 7910 | 6705 | 1046 | 1820 | 241 | 41 | 377 | 1103 | 43 | 30 | 1043 | 1091 | .271 | .374 | .488 | .862 | 3274 | 139 | 90 | 17 | 55 | 112 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 4 | 1 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | .500 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 31 | 25 | 226.3 | 231 | 14 | 4 | 19 | .984 | 9.742 | 7.903 |
| 1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 99 | 86 | 807.3 | 739 | 59 | 7 | 68 | .991 | 8.896 | 8.061 |
| 1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 4 | 3 | 26.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 157 | 157 | 1390.0 | 1231 | 127 | 11 | 121 | .992 | 8.793 | 8.650 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 146 | 143 | 1269.3 | 1081 | 116 | 10 | 94 | .992 | 8.487 | 8.199 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 3 | 3 | 18.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 3.333 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 142 | 138 | 1226.0 | 1161 | 99 | 7 | 93 | .994 | 9.250 | 8.873 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 137 | 129 | 1144.7 | 1105 | 92 | 4 | 97 | .997 | 9.411 | 8.737 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 139 | 129 | 1161.7 | 1091 | 97 | 9 | 96 | .992 | 9.204 | 8.547 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 158 | 156 | 1380.7 | 1271 | 114 | 17 | 118 | .988 | 9.028 | 8.766 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 146 | 131 | 1179.7 | 1135 | 112 | 6 | 89 | .995 | 9.514 | 8.541 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 117 | 105 | 965.7 | 924 | 88 | 8 | 66 | .992 | 9.432 | 8.650 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 134 | 127 | 1141.0 | 1016 | 96 | 7 | 99 | .994 | 8.771 | 8.299 |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 114 | 100 | 910.0 | 868 | 70 | 10 | 76 | .989 | 9.277 | 8.228 |
| 1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 131 | 122 | 1105.0 | 1020 | 75 | 9 | 105 | .992 | 8.919 | 8.359 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 134 | 119 | 1079.0 | 1060 | 70 | 8 | 102 | .993 | 9.425 | 8.433 |
| 1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 114 | 104 | 869.3 | 856 | 64 | 8 | 72 | .991 | 9.525 | 8.070 |
| 1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 44 | 41 | 363.7 | 368 | 24 | 6 | 32 | .985 | 9.701 | 8.909 |
| Totals | 1954 | 1819 | 16276.3 | 15173 | 1317 | 131 | 1347 | .992 | 9.118 | 8.439 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .385 | .433 | .500 | .933 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 5 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .267 | .353 | .467 | .820 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 52 | 45 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .311 | .373 | .444 | .817 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .970 | 9.435 | 9.286 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 1B | 5 | 4 | 40.3 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.149 | 8.200 |
| Totals | 12 | 11 | 102.3 | 96 | 10 | 2 | 5 | .981 | 9.322 | 8.833 |
Awards
1961 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1971 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
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