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Murry Dickson
Murry Monroe Dickson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 157 lb.

Debut September 30, 1939
Final Game September 14, 1959
Born August 21, 1916 in Tracy, MO
Died September 21, 1989 in Kansas City, KS

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1939 22 STL NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    3.7    1    0    0   0    1    2   0   0    12       0  0.00  4.11  inf 0.545
 1940 23 STL NL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    1.7    5    4    3   0    1    0   0   1    11       0 16.20  4.00   25 3.600
 1942 25 STL NL   6   3  36   7   2   0  13  2  120.7   91   41   39   1   61   66   1   2   488       0  2.91  3.45  118 1.260
 1943 26 STL NL   8   2  31   7   2   0  11  0  115.7  119   51   46   4   49   44   1   1   496       0  3.58  3.37   94 1.452
 1946 29 STL NL  15   6  47  19  12   2   9  1  184.3  160   71   59   8   56   82   4   3   756       0  2.88  3.45  120 1.172
 1947 30 STL NL  13  16  47  25  11   4  13  3  231.7  211  101   79  16   88  111   2   1   970       0  3.07  4.15  135 1.291
 1948 31 STL NL  12  16  42  29  11   1   8  1  252.3  257  121  116  39   85  113   0   1  1064       0  4.14  4.07   98 1.355
 1949 32 PIT NL  12  14  44  20  11   2  15  0  224.3  216   97   82  17   80   89   6   1   948       0  3.29  4.20  128 1.319
 1950 33 PIT NL  10  15  51  22   8   0  18  3  225.0  227  104   95  20   83   76   2   4   963       1  3.80  4.39  116 1.378
 1951 34 PIT NL  20  16  45  35  19   3   9  2  288.7  294  151  129  32  101  112   6   1  1241       1  4.02  4.20  104 1.368 MVP-9
 1952 35 PIT NL  14  21  43  34  21   2   8  2  277.7  278  128  110  26   76  112   1   0  1157       0  3.57  3.99  112 1.275 MVP-13
 1953 36 PIT NL  10  19  45  26  10   1  13  4  200.7  240  121  101  27   58   88   3   4   877       0  4.53  4.45   98 1.485 AS
 1954 37 PHI NL  10  20  40  31  12   4   5  3  226.3  256  107   95  31   73   64   2   1   986       0  3.78  4.03  107 1.454
 1955 38 PHI NL  12  11  36  28  12   4   2  0  216.0  190   98   84  27   82   92   4   2   905   8   0  3.50  3.96  113 1.259
 1956 39 TOT NL  13  11  31  30  12   3   0  0  219.3  195   90   80  21   69  110   1   7   896   5   0  3.28  3.77  115 1.204
         PHI NL   0   3   3   3   0   0   0  0   23.0   20   15   13   1   12    1   0   0    97   1   0  5.09  3.73   73 1.391
         STL NL  13   8  28  27  12   3   0  0  196.3  175   75   67  20   57  109   1   7   799   4   0  3.07  3.77  123 1.182
 1957 40 STL NL   5   3  14  13   3   1   0  0   74.0   87   41   34   8   25   29   1   3   326   0   0  4.14  3.99   97 1.514
 1958 41 TOT AL  10   7  33  11   3   0  10  2  119.3  117   59   49  16   43   55   3   1   514   4   0  3.70  3.86  104 1.341
         KCA AL   9   5  27   9   3   0   9  1   99.0   99   42   36  12   31   46   2   0   424   4   0  3.27  3.92  120 1.313
         NYY AL   1   2   6   2   0   0   1  1   20.3   18   17   13   4   12    9   1   1    90   0   0  5.75  3.54   62 1.475
 1959 42 KCA AL   2   1  38   0   0   0  12  0   71.0   85   46   39   9   27   36   0   1   326   1   0  4.94  4.02   81 1.577
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 18 Yr WL% .487 172 181 625 338 149  27 147 23 3052.3 3029 1431 1240 302 1058 1281  37  34 12936  18   2  3.66  4.01  110 1.339
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  12  44  23  10   1  10  1  215.3  213  101   87  21   74   90   2   2   913   1   0  3.66  4.01  110 1.339
 Career High     20  21  51  35  21   4  18  4  288.7  294  151  129  39  101  113   6   7  1241   8   1  2.88  4.45  135 1.172
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 22 STL NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1942 25 STL NL  37   42    6    8   2  0   0    1   0      0   3  .190  .190  .238   21   10   1           0   1
 1943 26 STL NL  31   34    1    9   2  0   0    6   0      0   1  .265  .265  .324   66   11   3           0   0
 1946 29 STL NL  47   65    8   18   5  1   0    6   0      1   6  .277  .288  .385   87   25   1           0   0
 1947 30 STL NL  47   80    4   17   2  0   0    9   0      1   5  .213  .222  .238   20   19   2           0   3
 1948 31 STL NL  43   96    7   27   2  0   0   11   0      1   1  .281  .289  .302   56   29   4           0   3
 1949 32 PIT NL  44   84    5   17   4  1   0    4   0      0   6  .202  .202  .274   25   23   1           0   1
 1950 33 PIT NL  52   82    5   21   4  0   0    7   0      1   9  .256  .265  .305   48   25   0           0   3
 1951 34 PIT NL  46  110   16   30   2  1   1    8   0  0   1   5  .273  .279  .336   63   37   4           0   2 MVP-9
 1952 35 PIT NL  47  107    4   24   4  0   0    6   0  0   1  10  .224  .231  .262   35   28   2           0   5 MVP-13
 1953 36 PIT NL  45   61    0    7   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  11  .115  .143  .115  -31    7   4           0   2 AS
 1954 37 PHI NL  40   79    4   15   2  0   0    5   0  0   2   9  .190  .210  .215   12   17   4   0       0   2
 1955 38 PHI NL  36   82    6   18   2  0   1    3   0  0   0   9  .220  .220  .280   33   23   3   0   0   0   3
 1956 39 TOT NL  35   86    8   22   2  2   0    6   0  0   1  11  .256  .264  .326   58   28   2   0   0   0   1
         PHI NL   3    9    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   82    3   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  32   77    6   19   2  2   0    6   0  0   1   9  .247  .256  .325   55   25   2   0   0   0   1
 1957 40 STL NL  14   27    4    6   1  0   0    4   0  0   0   6  .222  .250  .259   37    7   0   0   0   1   1
 1958 41 TOT AL  34   42    2   11   0  0   1    2   0  0   1   7  .262  .295  .333   73   14   2   0   0   1   0
         KCA AL  28   35    2    9   0  0   1    1   0  0   1   5  .257  .297  .343   75   12   2   0   0   1   0
         NYY AL   6    7    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .286  .286  .286   61    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 42 KCA AL  38   17    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   5  .176  .176  .176   -3    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     638 1095   81  253  34  5   3   82   0  0  12 105  .231  .241  .279   39  306  33   0   0   2  27
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        278   21   64   9  1   1   21   0  0   3  27  .231  .241  .279   39   78   8   0   0   1   7
 Career High     52  110   16   30   5  2   1   11   0  0   2  11                          37   4   0   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 22 STL NL    1    1    0   0.0   108| .000  .287| .000  .354| .000  .411| .000  .765|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
 1942 25 STL NL   43   36    2   1.5    93| .190  .265| .190  .338| .238  .368| .428  .706|  21  .154  -4.4  -0.5     
 1943 26 STL NL   37   28    3   2.9    93| .265  .270| .265  .340| .324  .367| .589  .707|  66  .361  -1.7  -0.2     
 1946 29 STL NL   67   48    7   3.9    96| .277  .267| .288  .343| .385  .374| .673  .717|  87  .484  -1.5  -0.2     
 1947 30 STL NL   83   68    4   1.6   109| .213  .279| .222  .355| .238  .413| .460  .768|  20  .120  -9.6  -0.9     
 1948 31 STL NL  101   76    8   2.8   107| .281  .276| .289  .351| .302  .408| .591  .759|  56  .299  -6.4  -0.6     
 1949 32 PIT NL   85   69    5   1.9   106| .202  .273| .202  .347| .274  .408| .476  .755|  25  .172  -9.3  -0.9     
 1950 33 PIT NL   83   64    7   2.9   111| .256  .273| .265  .351| .305  .424| .570  .774|  48  .293  -6.5  -0.6     
 1951 34 PIT NL  115   86   10   3.1   106| .273  .271| .279  .345| .336  .410| .615  .756|  63  .338  -6.4  -0.6   0%
 1952 35 PIT NL  110   90    6   1.8    99| .224  .264| .231  .337| .262  .393| .493  .730|  35  .175  -9.7  -1.0   0%
 1953 36 PIT NL   67   60    1   0.4   109| .115  .273| .143  .344| .115  .425| .258  .769| -31  .012 -11.9  -1.2   0%
 1954 37 PHI NL   85   70    4   1.5   108| .190  .273| .210  .344| .215  .422| .425  .766|  12  .110 -10.4  -1.0   0%
 1955 38 PHI NL   85   70    4   1.5   104| .220  .263| .220  .334| .280  .417| .500  .750|  33  .114  -8.1  -0.8   0%
 1956 39 TOT NL   89   67    7   2.8   103| .256  .264| .264  .331| .326  .416| .590  .747|  58  .297  -5.5  -0.5   0%
         PHI NL    9    6    1   4.4   101| .333  .262| .333  .328| .333  .413| .666  .741|  82  .498  -0.3   0.0   0%
         STL NL   80   61    6   2.6   103| .247  .264| .256  .331| .325  .417| .581  .748|  55  .275  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1957 40 STL NL   28   22    2   2.5   105| .222  .271| .250  .334| .259  .419| .509  .754|  37  .240  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1958 41 TOT AL   46   33    5   4.0    99| .262  .263| .295  .332| .333  .399| .628  .731|  73  .474  -1.8  -0.1   0%
         KCA AL   39   28    4   3.8   100| .257  .264| .297  .333| .343  .401| .640  .734|  75  .447  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         NYY AL    7    5    1   5.3    95| .286  .257| .286  .325| .286  .390| .572  .715|  61  .599  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1959 42 KCA AL   17   14    1   1.9   100| .176  .263| .176  .334| .176  .401| .352  .736|  -3  .180  -2.5  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     1142  902   76   2.2   104| .231  .270| .241  .342| .279  .407| .520  .749|  39  .222 -98.4  -9.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1939 22 STL NL   P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.10  4.86  2.19    0    3.7
 1940 23 STL NL   P    1      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  1.10  0.00  2.12    1    1.7
 1942 25 STL NL   P   36     10   27    0    2 1.000  .969  1.03  1.17  2.76  2.35    7  120.7
 1943 26 STL NL   P   31      6   21    2    3  .931  .961  0.87  1.16  2.10  2.27    7  115.7
 1946 29 STL NL   P   47     13   52    1    5  .985  .960  1.38  1.01  3.17  2.24   19  184.3
 1947 30 STL NL   P   47     13   47    4    3  .938  .966  1.28  0.91  2.33  2.12   25  231.7
 1948 31 STL NL   P   42     12   51    0    0 1.000  .963  1.50  0.91  2.25  2.11   29  252.3
 1949 32 PIT NL   P   44     26   52    3    8  .963  .954  1.77  0.91  3.13  2.04   20  224.3
 1950 33 PIT NL   P   51     20   45    1    6  .985  .962  1.27  0.97  2.60  2.12   22  225.0
 1951 34 PIT NL   P   45     19   70    3    3  .967  .962  1.98  0.96  2.77  2.14   35  288.7
 1952 35 PIT NL   P   43     29   62    4    7  .958  .953  2.12  0.98  2.95  2.18   34  277.7
 1953 36 PIT NL   P   45     14   34    4    2  .923  .956  1.07  0.87  2.15  2.06   26  200.7 AS
 1954 37 PHI NL   P   40     12   55    3    3  .957  .960  1.68  0.87  2.66  2.07   31  226.3
 1955 38 PHI NL   P   36     17   39    1    4  .982  .951  1.56  0.83  2.33  2.04   28  216.0
 1956 39 TOT NL   P   31     24   51    1    5  .987  .966  2.42  0.83  3.08  2.05   30  219.3
         PHI NL   P    3      0    6    0    1 1.000  .968  2.00  0.83  2.35  2.03    3   23.0
         STL NL   P   28     24   45    1    4  .986  .966  2.46  0.83  3.16  2.05   27  196.3
 1957 40 STL NL   P   14     11   20    1    0  .969  .963  2.21  0.82  3.76  2.06   13   74.3
 1958 41 TOT AL   P   33      9   27    0    3 1.000  .963  1.09  0.82  2.72  1.95   11  119.3
         KCA AL   P   27      6   25    0    3 1.000  .963  1.15  0.82  2.82  1.95    9   99.0
         NYY AL   P    6      3    2    0    0 1.000  .962  0.83  0.82  2.22  1.95    2   20.3
 1959 42 KCA AL   P   38      1   13    1    0  .933  .952  0.37  0.85  1.77  2.05    0   71.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1939 22 STL NL   P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.10  4.86  2.19    0    3.7
 1940 23 STL NL   P    1      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  1.10  0.00  2.12    1    1.7
 1942 25 STL NL   P   36     10   27    0    2 1.000  .969  1.03  1.17  2.76  2.35    7  120.7
 1943 26 STL NL   P   31      6   21    2    3  .931  .961  0.87  1.16  2.10  2.27    7  115.7
 1946 29 STL NL   P   47     13   52    1    5  .985  .960  1.38  1.01  3.17  2.24   19  184.3
 1947 30 STL NL   P   47     13   47    4    3  .938  .966  1.28  0.91  2.33  2.12   25  231.7
 1948 31 STL NL   P   42     12   51    0    0 1.000  .963  1.50  0.91  2.25  2.11   29  252.3
 1949 32 PIT NL   P   44     26   52    3    8  .963  .954  1.77  0.91  3.13  2.04   20  224.3
 1950 33 PIT NL   P   51     20   45    1    6  .985  .962  1.27  0.97  2.60  2.12   22  225.0
 1951 34 PIT NL   P   45     19   70    3    3  .967  .962  1.98  0.96  2.77  2.14   35  288.7
 1952 35 PIT NL   P   43     29   62    4    7  .958  .953  2.12  0.98  2.95  2.18   34  277.7
 1953 36 PIT NL   P   45     14   34    4    2  .923  .956  1.07  0.87  2.15  2.06   26  200.7
 1954 37 PHI NL   P   40     12   55    3    3  .957  .960  1.68  0.87  2.66  2.07   31  226.3
 1955 38 PHI NL   P   36     17   39    1    4  .982  .951  1.56  0.83  2.33  2.04   28  216.0
 1956 39 TOT NL   P   31     24   51    1    5  .987  .966  2.42  0.83  3.08  2.05   30  219.3
         PHI NL   P    3      0    6    0    1 1.000  .968  2.00  0.83  2.35  2.03    3   23.0
         STL NL   P   28     24   45    1    4  .986  .966  2.46  0.83  3.16  2.05   27  196.3
 1957 40 STL NL   P   14     11   20    1    0  .969  .963  2.21  0.82  3.76  2.06   13   74.3
 1958 41 TOT AL   P   33      9   27    0    3 1.000  .963  1.09  0.82  2.72  1.95   11  119.3
         KCA AL   P   27      6   25    0    3 1.000  .963  1.15  0.82  2.82  1.95    9   99.0
         NYY AL   P    6      3    2    0    0 1.000  .962  0.83  0.82  2.22  1.95    2   20.3
 1959 42 KCA AL   P   38      1   13    1    0  .933  .952  0.37  0.85  1.77  2.05    0   71.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 625    236  668   30   54  .968  .960  1.45  0.93  2.67  2.11  338 3052.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       625    236  668   30   54  .968  .960  1.45  0.93  2.66  2.11  338   3053
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1943   WS    STL NYY     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.2   0   0   1   0 
 1946   WS    STL BOS     W   2   2   3.86  0  1  0  0  14    11   6   4   7 
 1958   WS    NYY MLN     W   2   0   4.50  0  0  0  0   4     4   2   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   5   2   3.86  0  1  0  0  18.2  15   8   5   8 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1943   WS    STL NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1946   WS    STL BOS     W   2   5   1   2  2  0  0   1   0   1  .400  .400  .800   0  0   0   0   0 
 1958   WS    NYY MLN     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   5   5   1   2  2  0  0   1   0   1  .400  .400  .800   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1953   PIT NL      0  0  1   2     3   1   1   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1953   PIT NL       1   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1953 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1951-NL-9-0.18
1952-NL-13-0.07
Car-647-0.25 shares

ERA
1946 NL-2.88-10
1947 NL-3.07-7
1949 NL-3.29-10
1955 NL-3.50-9
1956 NL-3.28-8

Wins
1946 NL-15-4
1951 NL-20-6
1952 NL-14-9

Won-Loss %
1946 NL-.714-2
1958 AL-.588-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1946 NL-1.172-3
1947 NL-1.291-9
1955 NL-1.259-10
1956 NL-1.204-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1946 NL-7.81-8
1947 NL-8.20-6
1955 NL-7.92-5

Bases on Balls/9IP
1946 NL-2.73-10
1948 NL-3.03-9
1952 NL-2.46-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1946 NL-4.00-10
1947 NL-4.31-6
1948 NL-4.03-10

Games
1946 NL-47-2
1947 NL-47-4
1948 NL-42-9
1949 NL-44-8
1950 NL-51-2
1951 NL-45-9
1952 NL-43-10

Saves
1950 NL-3-10

Innings
1947 NL-231.7-8
1948 NL-252.3-4
1949 NL-224.3-10
1951 NL-288.7-4
1952 NL-277.7-3
1954 NL-226.3-10
1955 NL-216.0-10
1956 NL-219.3-10

Strikeouts
1947 NL-111-6
1948 NL-113-9
1952 NL-112-10

Games Started
1951 NL-35-5
1952 NL-34-3

Comp. Games
1951 NL-19-4
1952 NL-21-2
1953 NL-10-10
1954 NL-12-7
1955 NL-12-8
1956 NL-12-10

Shutouts
1947 NL-4-4
1951 NL-3-7
1954 NL-4-2
1955 NL-4-2
1956 NL-3-5

Home Runs Allow.
1948 NL-39-1
1951 NL-32-1
1952 NL-26-1
1953 NL-27-4
1954 NL-31-2
1955 NL-27-5
Car-302-43

Bases On Balls Allow.
1947 NL-88-6
1948 NL-85-9
1951 NL-101-2
1955 NL-82-3
Car-1058-91

Hits Allowed
1948 NL-257-3
1951 NL-294-1
1952 NL-278-2
1953 NL-240-3
1954 NL-256-3

SO to Walk
1946 NL-1.46-6
1948 NL-1.33-9

Losses
1947 NL-16-3
1948 NL-16-2
1949 NL-14-8
1950 NL-15-8
1951 NL-16-4
1952 NL-21-1
1953 NL-19-1
1954 NL-20-1
Car-181-70

Earned Runs Allow.
1948 NL-116-1
1951 NL-129-1
1952 NL-110-1
1953 NL-101-5
Car-1240-100

Wild Pitches
1953 NL-4-10
1956 NL-7-5

Hit Batsmen
1946 NL-4-8
1949 NL-6-6
1951 NL-6-6

Batters Faced
1947 NL-970-7
1948 NL-1064-3
1949 NL-948-10
1951 NL-1241-3
1952 NL-1157-3
1953 NL-877-10
1954 NL-986-9
1955 NL-905-10

Games Finished
1950 NL-18-7

Adjusted ERA+
1946 NL-120-9
1947 NL-135-7
1949 NL-128-9
1950 NL-116-10
1955 NL-113-10
1956 NL-115-7

Oldest Player
1953 NL-36-10
1954 NL-37-4
1955 NL-38-2
1956 NL-39-3
1957 NL-40-2
1958 AL-41-2
1959 AL-42-2

    

Gray Ink: Pitching - 115 (166) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.0 (420) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 26.0 (481) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1937 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

January 29, 1949: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals for $125,000.

January 13, 1954: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Andy Hansen, Jack Lohrke, and $70,000.

May 11, 1956: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Herm Wehmeier to the St. Louis Cardinals for Harvey Haddix, Ben Flowers, and Stu Miller.

October 15, 1957: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 28, 1958: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Athletics.

August 22, 1958: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the New York Yankees for Zeke Bella and cash.

May 9, 1959: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the New York Yankees.

October 5, 1959: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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