sentences:  In a nineteen-year major league career, Hemsley played in 1,593 games accumulating 1,321 hits in 5,047 at bats for a .262 career batting average along with 31 home runs, 555 runs batted in, a .311 on-base percentage and a .360 slugging percentage.He had a .978 career fielding percentage.Hemsley led American League catchers twice in assists, once in fielding percentage, once in baserunners caught stealing and once in range factor.