Sherm Lollar
John Sherman Lollar
Born: August 23, 1924
Durham, AR USA
Deceased: 1977
Springfield, MO USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1946-1963
Minor League Statistics
Sherm Lollar compiled a career batting average of .264 with 155 home runs and 808 RBI in his 1752-game career with the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1963 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 28 | 70 | 62 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .242 | .299 | .387 | .686 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | New York Yankees | 11 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .219 | .242 | .375 | .617 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | New York Yankees | 22 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .211 | .231 | .211 | .441 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 109 | 321 | 284 | 28 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 22 | .261 | .340 | .384 | .723 | 109 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 126 | 474 | 396 | 55 | 111 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 25 | .280 | .391 | .449 | .841 | 178 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 98 | 359 | 310 | 44 | 78 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 26 | .252 | .350 | .397 | .747 | 123 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 132 | 447 | 375 | 35 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 34 | .240 | .354 | .384 | .738 | 144 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 396 | 334 | 46 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 29 | .287 | .388 | .416 | .804 | 139 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 107 | 365 | 316 | 31 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 28 | .244 | .334 | .351 | .686 | 111 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 510 | 426 | 67 | 111 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 34 | .261 | .374 | .408 | .782 | 174 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 527 | 450 | 55 | 132 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 34 | .293 | .383 | .438 | .821 | 197 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 101 | 403 | 351 | 33 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 24 | .256 | .342 | .393 | .736 | 138 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 127 | 491 | 421 | 53 | 115 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 37 | .273 | .367 | .454 | .821 | 191 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 576 | 505 | 63 | 134 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 84 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 49 | .265 | .345 | .451 | .796 | 228 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 484 | 421 | 43 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 39 | .252 | .326 | .356 | .682 | 150 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 384 | 337 | 38 | 95 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | .282 | .360 | .380 | .740 | 128 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 84 | 256 | 220 | 17 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 23 | .268 | .369 | .350 | .719 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 83 | 73 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .233 | .317 | .288 | .605 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1752 | 6218 | 5351 | 623 | 1415 | 244 | 14 | 155 | 808 | 20 | 10 | 671 | 453 | .264 | .357 | .402 | .759 | 2152 | 184 | 115 | 47 | 34 | 49 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 89 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 4.083 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | 39 | 4 | 3 | .988 | 3.419 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 109 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 48 | 8 | 9 | .981 | 3.807 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 361 | 48 | 2 | 8 | .995 | 4.812 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 590 | 53 | 7 | 4 | .989 | 5.358 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 470 | 51 | 3 | 2 | .994 | 4.869 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 93 | 84 | 736.7 | 395 | 38 | 3 | 8 | .993 | 5.290 | 4.656 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 67.7 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 136 | 130 | 1100.0 | 664 | 62 | 4 | 12 | .995 | 5.940 | 5.338 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 43.9 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 132 | 123 | 1074.7 | 679 | 40 | 5 | 6 | .993 | 6.021 | 5.447 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 54.1 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 96 | 90 | 820.0 | 454 | 45 | 1 | 5 | .998 | 5.477 | 5.198 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 47.7 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 116 | 112 | 991.3 | 597 | 63 | 9 | 8 | .987 | 5.992 | 5.690 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 47.3 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 122 | 106 | 994.0 | 623 | 51 | 5 | 14 | .993 | 6.103 | 5.525 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 42.2 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 24 | 23 | 184.0 | 177 | 17 | 1 | 19 | .995 | 9.489 | 8.083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 123 | 111 | 1013.0 | 555 | 54 | 3 | 12 | .995 | 5.411 | 4.951 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 54.4 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 107 | 93 | 826.7 | 464 | 48 | 1 | 6 | .998 | 5.574 | 4.785 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 44.9 |
| 1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 66 | 59 | 516.3 | 298 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .991 | 5.595 | 4.864 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 29.7 |
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 23 | 18 | 158.3 | 94 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .981 | 5.855 | 4.478 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 |
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1599 | 949 | 8418.0 | 7243 | 705 | 63 | 120 | .992 | 8.498 | 4.971 | 53 | 143 | 223 | 202 | 47.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 | 2.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .227 | .250 | .364 | .614 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .308 | .321 | .500 | .821 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.885 | 5.667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 61.0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.459 | 4.625 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1958 - AL Gold Glove C
1959 - AL Gold Glove C
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
