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King Lear

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: January 23, 1891 in Greencastle, PA us

Died: October 31, 1976 in Waynesboro, PA

Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, PA

High School: Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, PA)

School: Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

Debut: April 17, 1914 (Age 23-084d, 4,077th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1915 (Age 24-249d)
vs. CHC 8.2 IP, 11 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: Charles Bernard Lear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

ERA

3.02

223.1

WHIP

1.290

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-32 / in Starts: 5-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	18 (9-7-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (14-10-5)

Most Driven In
F Mollwitz	0

Most Driven In By
R Killefer	1

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	18	6 (5)	Apr 19	CIN		STL	W,4-1	CG	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	19	11 (4)	Apr 24	CIN	@	PIT	T,1-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.63	-0.078	5.18	-0.15%	-0.56	P
3	20	15 (3)	Apr 28	CIN		CHC	L,8-9	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.005	2.59	-0.01%	-0.14	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	21	19 (3)	May 2	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	22	22 (2)	May 9	CIN		PIT	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	23	26 (3)	May 14	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.047	2.21	-0.06%	-0.37	P
7	24	31 (4)	May 25	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
8	25	36 (4)	May 31 (2)	CIN	@	STL	T,4-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	26	37	Jun 1	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	27	42 (4)	Jun 6	CIN		BSN	L,2-5	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
11	28	47 (4)	Jun 12	CIN		BRO	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.188	.188	.188	.375	9						P
12	29	50 (2)	Jun 16	CIN		NYG	L,3-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.235	.235	.235	.471	9						P
13	30	52 (1)	Jun 19	CIN		PHI	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.235	.471	9						P
14	31	55 (2)	Jun 23	CIN		PIT	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.235	.471	9						P
15	32	57 (1)	Jun 26	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.235	.471	6						P
16	33	58	Jun 27 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.235	.471	1						P
17	34	62 (3)	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.235	.235	.235	.471	1						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	35	66 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		STL	W,3-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.211	.211	.211	.421	9						P
19	36	71 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-5	6-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.300	.550	9	.89	0.052	1.05	0.04%	0.20	P
20	37	80 (8)	Jul 17 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.273	.273	.318	.591	9						P
21	38	85 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.273	.273	.318	.591	9						P
22	39	88 (2)	Jul 24 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.231	.231	.269	.500	9	.07	-0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.80	P
23	40	93 (4)	Jul 29 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,5-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.231	.231	.269	.500	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	41	101 (7)	Aug 5 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,2-5	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.259	.481	9	.34	-0.008	.05	0.00%	-0.13	P
25	42	104 (2)	Aug 7	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.207	.207	.241	.448	9	.88	-0.008	.08	0.00%	-0.09	P
26	43	105	Aug 8	CIN		PHI	L,6-14	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.207	.207	.241	.448	9						P
27	44	108 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	5-GF(11)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0		.200	.200	.233	.433	9	2.50	-0.046	.16	0.00%	-0.45	P
28	45	112 (3)	Aug 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.194	.194	.226	.419	9	1.43	-0.038	.26	0.00%	-0.19	P
29	46	116 (3)	Aug 20	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.212	.394	9	.26	-0.013	.11	0.00%	-0.24	P
30	47	121 (4)	Aug 25 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.212	.394	9						P
31	48	125 (3)	Aug 28	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.212	.394	9						P
32	49	126	Aug 31 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.212	.394	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	50	129 (2)	Sep 3	CIN		STL	L,1-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.182	.182	.212	.394	9						P
34	51	136 (6)	Sep 10	CIN	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.162	.162	.189	.351	9						P
35	52	141 (4)	Sep 14	CIN		NYG	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.195	.195	.244	.439	9	.73	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
36	53	144 (2)	Sep 18	CIN		PHI	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.195	.195	.244	.439	9						P
37	54	147 (2)	Sep 21	CIN		BSN	L,2-4	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.195	.195	.244	.439	9						P
38	55	148	Sep 23	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.195	.195	.244	.439	9						P
39	56	150 (1)	Sep 25	CIN		BRO	L,4-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.195	.195	.244	.439	9						P
40	57	156 (5)	Sep 29	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.178	.178	.222	.400	9	.79	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.33	P
							6-32		52	45	3	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	15	0	7		1		0		.178	.178	.222	.400		.93	-0.251	.73	-0.19%	-4.02

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