Lefty O'Doul
Inducted as a manager and player
Position: Pitcher & Outfielder/First Baseman
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Born: March 4, 1897 in San Francisco, CA
Died: December 7, 1962 in San Francisco, CA
Teams (Years Played)
- San Francisco Seals (1917-21; 1927; 1935-40; 1944-45)
- Salt Lake Bees (1924-25)
- Hollywood Stars (1926)
- Vancouver Mounties (1956)
Notes: Has the most wins by a manager in PCL history...Was the league's first recipient of the PCL MVP award in 1927...Won two PCL Championships as a manager (1935 and 1946)...In 1925, O'Doul led the PCL in hits and triples... Recorded a PCL-best 278 hits and 164 runs in 1927...Played in 970 Major League games from 1919 to 1934...Finished second in the MVP voting for the Major Leagues in 1929...Named a National League All-Star in 1933.
PCL Hitting Career Statistics
| Year | Team | Pos | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | San Francisco | P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
| 1918 | San Francisco | P/OF | 49 | 120 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | |||
| 1921 | San Francisco | P | 74 | 136 | 24 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .338 | ||
| 1924 | Salt Lake | OF/P | 140 | 416 | 84 | 163 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 101 | 11 | .392 | ||
| 1925 | Salt Lake | OF | 198 | 825 | 185 | 309 | 63 | 17 | 24 | 191 | 12 | .375 | ||
| 1926 | Hollywood | OF | 180 | 659 | 88 | 223 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 116 | 10 | .338 | ||
| 1927 | San Francisco | OF | 189 | 736 | 164 | 278 | 43 | 4 | 33 | 158 | 40 | .378 | ||
| 1935 | San Francisco | OF/P | 68 | 134 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 3 | .269 | ||
| 1936 | San Francisco | 1B | 54 | 53 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .226 | ||
| 1937 | San Francisco | 1B/P | 44 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .386 | ||
| 1938 | San Francisco | 1B/OF/P | 30 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .259 | ||
| 1939 | San Francisco | OF/P | 25 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1940 | San Francisco | P | 14 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .154 | |||
| 1944 | San Francisco | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1945 | San Francisco | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1946 | Vancouver | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Totals (16 seasons) | 1,071 | 3,203 | 602 | 1,132 | 188 | 34 | 99 | 645 | 83 | .353 | ||||
PCL Pitching Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | San Francisco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6.75 | |
| 1918 | San Francisco | 27 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 185.0 | 149 | 69 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 2.63 | |
| 1921 | San Francisco | 47 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 312.0 | 314 | 126 | 83 | 97 | 92 | 2.39 | |||
| 1924 | Salt Lake | 24 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 128.0 | 205 | 116 | 93 | 39 | 56 | 6.54 | ||
| 1927 | San Francisco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.45 | ||
| 1935 | San Francisco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | ||
| 1937 | San Francisco | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1938 | San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1939 | San Francisco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 1940 | San Francisco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.45 |
| Totals (10 seasons) | 117 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 26 | 662.2 | 708 | 331 | 246 | 209 | 229 | 3.34 | |
PCL Managerial Career
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct. | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | San Francisco | 103 | 70 | .595 | 1st, PCL Champions |
| 1936 | San Francisco | 83 | 93 | .472 | 7th |
| 1937 | San Francisco | 98 | 80 | .551 | 2nd |
| 1938 | San Francisco | 93 | 85 | .522 | 4th |
| 1939 | San Francisco | 97 | 78 | .554 | 2nd |
| 1940 | San Francisco | 81 | 97 | .455 | 7th |
| 1941 | San Francisco | 81 | 95 | .460 | T-5th |
| 1942 | San Francisco | 88 | 90 | .494 | 5th |
| 1943 | San Francisco | 89 | 66 | .574 | 2nd |
| 1944 | San Francisco | 86 | 83 | .509 | T-3rd |
| 1945 | San Francisco | 96 | 87 | .525 | 4th |
| 1946 | San Francisco | 115 | 68 | .628 | 1st, PCL Champions |
| 1947 | San Francisco | 105 | 82 | .561 | 2nd |
| 1948 | San Francisco | 112 | 76 | .596 | 2nd |
| 1949 | San Francisco | 84 | 103 | .449 | 7th |
| 1950 | San Francisco | 100 | 100 | .500 | 5th |
| 1951 | San Francisco | 74 | 93 | .443 | 8th |
| 1952 | San Diego | 88 | 92 | .489 | 5th |
| 1953 | San Diego | 88 | 92 | .489 | 6th |
| 1954 | San Diego | 102 | 67 | .604 | 1st |
| 1955 | Oakland | 77 | 95 | .448 | 7th |
| 1956 | Vancouver | 67 | 98 | .406 | 8th |
| 1957 | Seattle | 87 | 80 | .521 | 5th |
| Totals (23 seasons) | 2,094 | 1,970 | .515 | Two PCL Championships | |