Del Ennis was born on Monday, June 8, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ennis was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1946, with the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 Del Ennis baseball stats page.
"Now a pitcher can't go out of his way to hit somebody, he can't knock you down, and when we played we didn't wear helmets. They'd tell you they were going to put one in your ear and when you looked back and saw the catcher's glove by your heard you got the idea you shouldn't take a toehold." - Del Ennis in Baseball Digest (July 1975)
Del Ennis![]() Del Ennis Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading (#121) |
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Del EnnisDel Ennis Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Del EnnisDel Ennis Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1946 | 21 | Phillies | 141 | 540 | 70 | 169 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 73 | 39 | 2 | 65 | 0 | - | 4 | 8 | .313 | .364 | .485 |
| 1947 | 22 | Phillies | 139 | 541 | 71 | 149 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 37 | 5 | 51 | 0 | - | 3 | 17 | .275 | .325 | .410 |
| 1948 | 23 | Phillies | 152 | 589 | 86 | 171 | 40 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 95 | 47 | 4 | 58 | 3 | - | 2 | 10 | .290 | .345 | .525 |
| 1949 | 24 | Phillies | 154 | 610 | 92 | 184 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 110 | 59 | 4 | 61 | 1 | - | 4 | 10 | .302 | .367 | .525 |
| 1950 | 25 | Phillies | 153 | 595 | 92 | 185 | 34 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 126 | 56 | 14 | 59 | 1 | - | 2 | 25 | .311 | .372 | .551 |
| 1951 | 26 | Phillies | 144 | 532 | 76 | 142 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 73 | 68 | 13 | 42 | 0 | - | 2 | 18 | .267 | .352 | .408 |
| 1952 | 27 | Phillies | 151 | 592 | 90 | 171 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 107 | 47 | 8 | 65 | 5 | - | 0 | 17 | .289 | .341 | .475 |
| 1953 | 28 | Phillies | 152 | 578 | 79 | 165 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 125 | 57 | 13 | 53 | 3 | - | 5 | 14 | .285 | .355 | .484 |
| 1954 | 29 | Phillies | 145 | 556 | 73 | 145 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 119 | 50 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 23 | .261 | .318 | .444 |
| 1955 | 30 | Phillies | 146 | 564 | 82 | 167 | 24 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 120 | 46 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 14 | .296 | .346 | .518 |
| 1956 | 31 | Phillies | 153 | 630 | 80 | 164 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 95 | 33 | 8 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | .260 | .299 | .430 |
| 1957 | 32 | Cardinals | 136 | 490 | 61 | 140 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 105 | 37 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 22 | .286 | .332 | .494 |
| 1958 | 33 | Cardinals | 106 | 329 | 22 | 86 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17 | .261 | .290 | .350 |
| 1959 | 34 | Reds | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 |
| 1959 | 34 | White Sox | 26 | 96 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .250 | .344 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 1,903 | 7,254 | 985 | 2,063 | 358 | 69 | 288 | 6 | 1,284 | 597 | 92 | 719 | 20 | 38 | 31 | 212 | .284 | .340 | .472 | ||
Del EnnisDel Ennis Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1946 Phillies | LF | 138 | 138 | 1,603 | 357 | 2.6 | 348 | 332 | 16 | 9 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.86 |
| 1947 Phillies | LF | 135 | 133 | 3,435 | 339 | 2.5 | 332 | 320 | 12 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.61 |
| 1948 Phillies | RF | 151 | 150 | 3,952 | 324 | 2.1 | 310 | 295 | 15 | 14 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.12 |
| 1949 Phillies | LF | 154 | 154 | 4,175 | 388 | 2.5 | 375 | 359 | 16 | 13 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.43 |
| 1950 Phillies | CF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 |
| 1950 Phillies | LF | 14 | 8 | 240 | 14 | 1.0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
| 1950 Phillies | RF | 140 | 140 | 3,704 | 278 | 2.0 | 269 | 260 | 9 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.96 |
| 1951 Phillies | LF | 26 | 19 | 591 | 50 | 1.9 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.24 |
| 1951 Phillies | RF | 116 | 115 | 3,034 | 249 | 2.1 | 240 | 229 | 11 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.14 |
| 1952 Phillies | LF | 120 | 118 | 3,186 | 234 | 2.0 | 226 | 218 | 8 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.92 |
| 1952 Phillies | RF | 31 | 31 | 816 | 63 | 2.0 | 62 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.05 |
| 1953 Phillies | LF | 150 | 148 | 3,915 | 307 | 2.0 | 301 | 287 | 14 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.08 |
| 1954 Phillies | 1B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 9.00 |
| 1954 Phillies | LF | 72 | 71 | 1,898 | 167 | 2.3 | 158 | 154 | 4 | 9 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.25 |
| 1954 Phillies | RF | 71 | 70 | 1,871 | 155 | 2.2 | 150 | 145 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.16 |
| 1955 Phillies | LF | 143 | 143 | 3,708 | 297 | 2.1 | 293 | 289 | 9 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.17 |
| 1955 Phillies | RF | 3 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
| 1956 Phillies | LF | 153 | 153 | 4,084 | 285 | 1.9 | 274 | 265 | 9 | 11 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.81 |
| 1957 Cardinals | LF | 73 | 69 | 1,830 | 124 | 1.7 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.71 |
| 1957 Cardinals | RF | 53 | 53 | 1,375 | 64 | 1.2 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 1.20 |
| 1958 Cardinals | LF | 84 | 81 | 1,975 | 135 | 1.6 | 134 | 123 | 11 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 1.83 |
| 1959 Reds | LF | 3 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.57 |
| 1959 White Sox | LF | 25 | 24 | 549 | 34 | 1.4 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 1.52 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 1,290 | 1,262 | 31,258 | 2,735 | 2.1 | 2,655 | 2,556 | 104 | 79 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.30 | |
| RF Totals | 565 | 561 | 14,809 | 1,137 | 2.0 | 1,096 | 1,050 | 46 | 41 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.00 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 9.00 | |
| 14 Years | 1,857 | 1,825 | 46,115 | 3,886 | 2.1 | 3,764 | 3,619 | 150 | 121 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.21 | |
Del EnnisDel Ennis Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1946 Phillies | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 31.8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Phillies | 9 | 2 | .818 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 45.1 | 10.6 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Phillies | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 19.6 | 10.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Phillies | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.4 | 10.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Phillies | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 19.2 | 10.1 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Phillies | 4 | 2 | .667 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 35.5 | 12.7 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Phillies | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 29.6 | 9.1 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Phillies | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 19.9 | 10.9 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1954 Phillies | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 22.2 | 9.3 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Phillies | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 19.4 | 12.3 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Phillies | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.2 | 10.2 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Cardinals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 20.4 | 9.8 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 23 | 0 | n/a | 109.7 | 9.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| 1959 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 48.0 | 9.6 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 45 | 32 | .584 | 69 | 0 | n/a | 25.2 | 10.1 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
Del EnnisDel Ennis Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1946 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | $4,500.00 | Stats | - |
| 1947 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1951 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1952 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1956 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Cincinnati Reds | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Del Ennis Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

The Sporting News began honoring a Rookie of the Year in 1946, one year earlier than the Baseball Writers Association of America, and their sole selection for best rookie in the entire league that inaugural season was Del Ennis.

Phillies Centennial Team
The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame is a collection of plaques, mounted on a brick wall in the Ashburn Alley section of Citizens Bank Park. From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one figure from their franchise history and one notable person from the Philadelphia Athletics (A's) organization each year, with the exception of 1983, when the Phillies inducted their Centennial Team. Their Centennial Team commemorates the best players of the first 100 years in franchise history and Mcgraw made the team which includes: Richie Ashburn (OF), Bob Boone (C), Larry Bowa (SS), Steve Carlton (LHP), Del Ennis (OF), Dallas Green (MGR), Jim Konstanty (RHP), Garry Maddox (OF), Tug McGraw (LHP), Robin Roberts (RHP), Pete Rose (1B), Mike Schmidt (3B) and Manny Trillo (2B).

Del Ennis | Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame | Del Ennis Plaque
Did you know that Del Ennis had 1,029 RBI after only his tenth Major League season, a rare feat then, a rare feat today. The only players who had ever driven-in more runs, during their first ten seasons, prior to Ennis were Joe DiMaggio (1,277 RBI / 1936-1948), Al Simmons (1,276 RBI / 1924-1933), Ted Williams (1,261 RBI / 1939-1951), Lou Gehrig (1,144 RBI / 1923-1932), Johnny Mize (1,096 RBI / 1936-1948), Earl Averill (1,077 RBI / 1929-1938), Jim Bottomley (1,057 RBI / 1922-1931), Joe Medwick (1,047 RBI / 1932-1941), Chuck Klein (1,041 RBI / 1928-1937), and Bob Johnson (1,040 RBI / 1933-1942).