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  • Ted Savage

    Birth Date: 02/21/1936
    Deceased: 01/12/2023

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    Theodore Ephisian Savage was born in Venice, Illinois just across the border from St. Louis. Savage was a three-sport star in high school and would play basketball and baseball at Lincoln University before graduating in 1958. Savage joined the US Army and would serve for three years. In 1960, he signed as an amateur free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

    Savage had a pair of great minor league seasons before getting called up to the Phillies for the 1962 campaign. Despite a solid rookie season that included a batting line of .266/.345/.373, seven home runs and 16 stolen bases across 335 at-bats, he didn’t get a single Rookie of the Year vote. And for his reward, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates the week after Thanksgiving.

    The 1963 season was tough for the right-handed outfielder, as he missed a month with a ‘severe virus infection.’ He finished the year with a slash line of .195/.268/.322 in 85 games. After struggling with Triple-A Columbus (Ohio) in 1964, Savage was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals just before Christmas.

    Savage played mostly at the Triple-A level in 1965 and 1966 and was purchased by the Chicago Cubs in May 1967. He played in the Windy City for a good portion of 1967 and then was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in April 1968. Savage played in 61 games for LA and was traded to the Cincinnati Reds before the 1969 season. A year later, he became a Milwaukee Brewer.

    The 1970 season in Milwaukee was the best of Savage’s career. He set highs in triples (5), home runs (12), RBIs (50), slash line (.279/.402/.482), and OPS+ (144). After going only 3-for-17 in early 1971, Savage was traded to the Kansas City Royals. After a similar stint with the Royals, Savage was released in early 1972. Savage played two years in Mexico before retiring in 1973.

    After his playing career is where Savage shone. He earned a Ph.D. in Urban Studies and spent nine years as the athletic director at Harris-Stowe State University. He returned to the Cardinals organization in 1987 and spent 25 years as assistant director of community relations and minor league instruction, before moving to a director position in the Cardinals Care and community relations department.

    Savage passed away in January 2023.

    Ted Savage Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    1962 26 PHI NL 1.3 127 387 335 54 89 11 2 7 39 16 5 40 66 .266 .345 .373 .718 96 .348 101 125 6 2 7 3 0 *7H89  
    1963 27 PIT NL -0.7 85 167 149 22 29 2 1 5 14 4 3 14 31 .195 .268 .322 .590 70 .280 66 48 7 1 2 0 1 H7/89  
                                                                     
    1965 29 STL NL -0.5 30 69 63 7 10 3 0 1 4 1 1 6 9 .159 .232 .254 .486 32 .230 20 16 2 0 0 0 1 9H  
    1966 30 STL NL 0.0 16 33 29 4 5 2 1 0 3 4 0 4 7 .172 .273 .310 .583 62 .298 52 9 1 0 0 0 0 /H98  
    1967 31 2TM NL 0.5 105 284 233 41 50 10 1 5 33 7 6 41 57 .215 .342 .330 .672 90 .315 90 77 7 5 3 2 6 9H8/5  
    1967 31 STL NL   9 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 3 .178 -8 1 0 0 0 0 0 /H  
    1967 31 CHC NL 0.5 96 275 225 40 49 10 1 5 33 7 6 40 54 .218 .346 .338 .683 93 .319 93 76 7 5 3 2 6 98H/5  
    1968 32 2TM NL -0.9 64 145 134 7 28 6 1 2 7 1 3 10 21 .209 .269 .313 .582 81 .271 79 42 7 1 0 0 0 H97/8  
    1968 32 CHC NL -0.3 3 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 .168 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 /98H  
    1968 32 LAD NL -0.6 61 137 126 7 26 6 1 2 7 1 2 10 20 .206 .270 .317 .588 83 .277 82 40 7 1 0 0 0 H97  
    1969 33 CIN NL 0.6 68 132 110 20 25 7 0 2 11 3 0 20 27 .227 .344 .345 .689 90 .345 96 38 2 0 1 1 0 H78/94  
    1970 34 MIL AL 1.8 114 343 276 43 77 10 5 12 50 10 6 57 44 .279 .402 .482 .884 144 .408 151 133 6 2 5 3 1 H978/3  
    1971 35 2TM AL -0.4 33 54 46 4 8 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 10 .174 .296 .174 .470 38 .274 47 8 2 0 0 0 0 H/79  
    1971 35 MIL AL 0.0 14 22 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 .176 .364 .176 .540 59 .342 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 H/79  
    1971 35 KCR AL -0.4 19 32 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 .172 .250 .172 .422 23 .227 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 H/97  
    9 Yrs 1.7 642 1614 1375 202 321 51 11 34 163 49 24 200 272 .233 .334 .361 .694 95 .332 98 496 40 11 18 9 9 H798/345  
    162 Game Avg   162 407 347 51 81 13 3 9 41 12 6 50 69 .233 .334 .361 .694 95 .332 98 125 10 3 5 2 2    
                                                               
    STL (3 Yrs) -0.5 55 111 100 12 16 5 1 1 7 5 1 11 19 .160 .243 .260 .503 39 .246 28 26 3 0 0 0 1 H9/8  
    MIL (2 Yrs) 1.8 128 365 293 45 80 10 5 12 51 11 6 62 48 .273 .400 .464 .864 139 .404 148 136 6 2 5 3 1 H798/3  
    CHC (2 Yrs) 0.3 99 283 233 40 51 10 1 5 33 7 7 40 55 .219 .343 .335 .678 92 .315 92 78 7 5 3 2 6 98H/5  
    PHI (1 Yr) 1.3 127 387 335 54 89 11 2 7 39 16 5 40 66 .266 .345 .373 .718 96 .348 101 125 6 2 7 3 0 *7H89  
    PIT (1 Yr) -0.7 85 167 149 22 29 2 1 5 14 4 3 14 31 .195 .268 .322 .590 70 .280 66 48 7 1 2 0 1 H7/89  
    CIN (1 Yr) 0.6 68 132 110 20 25 7 0 2 11 3 0 20 27 .227 .344 .345 .689 90 .345 96 38 2 0 1 1 0 H78/94  
    LAD (1 Yr) -0.6 61 137 126 7 26 6 1 2 7 1 2 10 20 .206 .270 .317 .588 83 .277 82 40 7 1 0 0 0 H97  
    KCR (1 Yr) -0.4 19 32 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 .172 .250 .172 .422 23 .227 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 H/97  
                                                               
    NL (7 Yrs) 0.3 495 1217 1053 155 236 41 6 22 111 36 18 135 218 .224 .316 .337 .653 84 .313 85 355 32 9 13 6 8 H798/45  
    AL (2 Yrs) 1.4 147 397 322 47 85 10 5 12 52 13 6 65 54 .264 .388 .438 .826 129 .390 137 141 8 2 5 3 1 H798/3  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 1/3/2025.

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    Inside the Brewers Players Project: Two Teds and a Fred Bring Baseball Back to Milwaukee

    Major League baseball returned to Milwaukee in 1970 as the Seattle Pilots became the Milwaukee Brewers. The team had two solid players, both named Ted. Second baseman Ted Kubiak and outfielder Ted Savage were good players on the first-year team. Another player was not that good, but he would play on a pair of World Championship teams down the road. His name was Fred Stanley.

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