Ernie Koy Stats

Ernie Koy was born on Friday, September 17, 1909, in Sealy, Texas. Koy was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1938, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ernie Koy baseball stats page.

"It was fast thinking by (Lew) Riggs going for the sure thing rather than the long double play because (Ernie) Koy could run!" - Johnny Vander Meer in the St. Petersburg Times (November 2, 1999)

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Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#161)

Ernie Koy Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#161)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ernest Anyz Koy
Nickname:   Big Ernie or Chief or Ernie
Born On:   09-17-1909
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sealy, Texas
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-01-2007
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bellville, Texas
Cemetery:   St. Mary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Bellville, Texas
College:   University of Texas
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-19-1938 (Age 28)
Last Game:   09-27-1942
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1938 Dodgers 142 521 78 156 29 13 11 0 76 38 - 76 11 - 4 11 .299 .352 .468
1939 Dodgers 125 425 57 118 37 5 8 0 67 39 - 64 6 - 0 10 .278 .338 .445
1940 Dodgers 24 48 9 11 2 1 1 0 8 3 - 3 1 - 0 0 .229 .275 .375
1940 Cardinals 93 348 44 108 19 5 8 0 52 28 - 59 2 - 4 5 .310 .368 .463
1941 Cardinals 13 40 5 8 1 0 2 0 4 1 - 8 0 - 0 0 .200 .220 .375
1941 Reds 67 204 24 51 11 2 2 0 27 14 - 22 2 - 1 3 .250 .301 .353
1942 Reds 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1942 Phillies 91 258 21 63 9 3 4 0 26 14 - 50 2 - 0 4 .244 .283 .349
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 558 1,846 238 515 108 29 36 0 260 137 - 284 24 - 9 33 .279 .332 .427
Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1938 Dodgers 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1938 Dodgers OF 135 - - 318 2.4 313 306 7 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1939 Dodgers OF 114 - - 266 2.3 256 252 4 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1940 Dodgers OF 19 - - 25 1.3 25 25 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1940 Cardinals LF 91 - - 200 2.2 194 192 2 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1941 Cardinals LF 12 - - 18 1.5 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1941 Reds OF 49 - - 96 2.0 95 92 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1942 Phillies OF 78 - - 156 2.0 153 149 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 395 0 0 861 2.2 842 824 18 19 7 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
LF Totals 103 0 0 218 2.1 212 210 2 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
5 Years 499 - - 1,079 2.2 1,054 1,034 20 25 7 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1938 Dodgers 15 - - - - n/a 47.4 6.9 6.9 - - -
1939 Dodgers 11 - - - - n/a 53.1 6.6 6.3 - - -
1940 Dodgers 1 - - - - n/a 48.0 16.0 6.0 - - -
1940 Cardinals 12 - - - - n/a 43.5 5.9 6.7 - - -
1941 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 20.0 5.0 10.0 - - -
1941 Reds 1 - - - - n/a 102.0 9.3 7.6 - - -
1942 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1942 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 64.5 5.2 9.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 40 - - - - n/a 51.3 6.5 7.1 - - -
Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 20, 33 Undetermined - -
1939 Brooklyn Dodgers 20 Undetermined - -
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 20 Undetermined - -
1940 St. Louis Cardinals 19 Undetermined - -
1941 St. Louis Cardinals 19 Undetermined - -
1941 Cincinnati Reds 25 Undetermined - -
1942 Cincinnati Reds 25 Undetermined - -
1942 Philadelphia Phillies 12 Undetermined - -


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