Augie Galan

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934-1949)

AVG .287
HR 100
RBI 830
H 1,706
OPS .810
PIV 18,896
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
5/23/1912 in Berkeley, CA, USA
Died
12/28/1993 in Fairfield, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1934-04-29
Last Game
1949-09-16
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: August John Galan

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,742 5,937 1,004 1,706 336 74 100 830 123 979 393 .287 .390 .419 .810 18,896

Career AVG .287 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Career OBP .390 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +16.2% above league average.

Career SLG .419 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career OPS .810 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — +13.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1934 CHN NL 66 192 31 50 6 2 5 22 4 16 15 .260 .278 (-6%) .340 (-7%) .392 (-1%) .733 (-3%) -123.5
1935 CHN NL 154 646 133 203 41 11 12 79 22 87 53 .314 .279 (+12%) .342 (+16%) .399 (+17%) .742 (+17%) 2478.1
1936 CHN NL 145 575 74 152 26 4 8 81 16 67 50 .264 .283 (-7%) .349 (-2%) .404 (-10%) .753 (-6%) -483.6
1937 CHN NL 147 611 104 154 24 10 18 78 23 79 48 .252 .276 (-9%) .342 (-1%) .398 (+4%) .740 (+1%) 195.1
1938 CHN NL 110 395 52 113 16 9 6 69 8 49 17 .286 .272 (+5%) .341 (+8%) .392 (+6%) .734 (+7%) 582.4
1939 CHN NL 148 549 104 167 36 8 6 71 8 75 26 .304 .274 (+11%) .342 (+14%) .393 (+10%) .735 (+12%) 1547.1
1940 CHN NL 68 209 33 48 14 2 3 22 9 37 23 .230 .267 (-14%) .335 (+3%) .387 (-7%) .722 (-3%) -27.1
1941 CHN NL 65 120 18 25 3 0 1 13 0 22 10 .208 .262 (-21%) .332 (avg) .373 (-31%) .705 (-16%) -242.1
1941 BRO NL 17 27 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 3 1 .259 — — — — -242.1
1942 BRO NL 69 209 24 55 16 0 0 22 2 24 12 .263 .253 (+4%) .323 (+5%) .349 (-3%) .672 (+1%) 57.0
1943 BRO NL 139 495 83 142 26 3 9 67 6 103 39 .287 .255 (+12%) .324 (+27%) .346 (+17%) .671 (+22%) 2570.4
1944 BRO NL 151 547 96 174 43 9 12 93 4 101 23 .318 .261 (+22%) .325 (+31%) .357 (+39%) .683 (+35%) 4105.2
1945 BRO NL 152 576 114 177 36 7 9 92 13 114 27 .307 .260 (+18%) .328 (+29%) .354 (+24%) .683 (+26%) 3519.6
1946 BRO NL 99 274 53 85 22 5 3 38 8 68 21 .310 .256 (+21%) .328 (+37%) .358 (+28%) .687 (+32%) 1971.2
1947 CIN NL 124 392 60 123 18 2 6 61 0 94 19 .314 .262 (+20%) .336 (+33%) .376 (+11%) .712 (+21%) 2208.2
1948 CIN NL 54 77 18 22 3 2 2 16 0 26 4 .286 .263 (+8%) .340 (+39%) .379 (+20%) .719 (+29%) 538.5
1949 NY1 NL 22 17 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 3 .059 — — — — 0.0
1949 PHA AL 12 26 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 9 2 .308 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 1,742 5,937 1,004 1,706 336 74 100 830 123 979 393 .287 — — — — 18,654

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 29 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 4 .138

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1941 WS BRO 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1938 WS CHN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1935 WS CHN 6 25 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 .160

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home859284749182847411.291
Away882308651187653423.284

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-16 PHACHWL 101000000
1949-09-05 PHANYYL 311100020
1949-09-04 PHABOSL 101000000
1949-08-13 PHANYYL 100000000
1949-07-31 PHADETL 000000010
1949-07-27 PHASLAW 210000030
1949-07-22 PHACHWL 100000000
1949-07-21 PHASLAL 402000000
1949-07-19 PHASLAL 200000001
1949-07-19 PHASLAL 411000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 98 0 816 59 12 69
2B 58 0 111 148 12 22
3B 62 0 53 121 12 8
OF 1359 0 2996 88 61 21
SS 3 0 1 3 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 CHN 2B 43 0 90 106 8 16
1934 CHN 3B 3 0 1 8 0 2
1934 CHN SS 1 0 1 1 0 0
1935 CHN OF 154 0 351 12 8 4
1936 CHN OF 145 0 381 9 5 3
1937 CHN 2B 8 0 10 33 2 4
1937 CHN OF 140 0 328 9 7 3
1937 CHN SS 2 0 0 2 0 0
1938 CHN OF 103 0 211 10 3 3
1939 CHN OF 145 0 290 6 9 0
1940 CHN 2B 2 0 5 5 2 0
1940 CHN OF 54 0 114 6 2 2
1941 CHN OF 31 0 45 2 2 0
1941 BRO OF 6 0 11 1 0 0
1942 BRO 1B 4 0 29 2 0 0
1942 BRO 2B 3 0 6 4 0 2
1942 BRO OF 55 0 101 2 1 0
1943 BRO 1B 13 0 131 17 0 8
1943 BRO OF 124 0 347 12 7 1
1944 BRO 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1944 BRO OF 147 0 323 10 4 3
1945 BRO 1B 66 0 558 34 7 53
1945 BRO 3B 40 0 29 79 8 5
1945 BRO OF 49 0 106 3 2 1
1946 BRO 1B 12 0 91 6 5 7
1946 BRO 3B 19 0 23 34 4 1
1946 BRO OF 60 0 97 4 7 1
1947 CIN OF 118 0 246 2 3 0
1948 CIN OF 18 0 29 0 1 0
1949 NY1 1B 3 0 7 0 0 1
1949 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1949 PHA OF 9 0 16 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 99
Second Base 59
Third Base 63
Shortstop 3
Left Field 1000
Center Field 331
Right Field 38

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1945 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 18.0 336 0
1944 Most Valuable Player NL 29th 1.0 336 0
1943 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 5.0 336 0
1939 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 15.0 336 0
1935 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 18.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Augie Galan (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Gene Woodling
    .284 avg, 147 HR
  2. 91
    Dom DiMaggio
    .298 avg, 87 HR
  3. 85
    Elmer Valo
    .282 avg, 58 HR
  4. 83
    Sam West
    .299 avg, 75 HR
  5. 81
    Dixie Walker
    .306 avg, 105 HR
  6. 79
    George Gore
    .301 avg, 46 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Augie Galan

What years did Augie Galan play?
Augie Galan played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1949.
Was Augie Galan a pitcher?
No. Augie Galan was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Augie Galan hit?
Augie Galan hit 100 career home runs with 1706 hits.