Vinegar Bend Mizell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: August 13, 1930 in Leakesville, MS us

Died: February 21, 1999 in Kerrville, TX

Buried: Faith Missionary Alliance Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC

High School: Leaksville HS (Leaksville, MS)

Debut: April 22, 1952 (Age 21-253d, 10,920th in major league history)
vs. CIN 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 6 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: July 25, 1962 (Age 31-346d)
vs. MLN 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 5 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Wilmer David Mizell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

ERA

3.85

268

230

1528.2

918

WHIP

1.383

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 22	STL		CIN	W,8-3	GS	40	8.2	1	2	1	4	1	P
2	11 (4)	Apr 30	STL	@	PHI	T,1-1	CG	24	5.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	14 (2)	May 4	STL	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
4	18 (3)	May 10 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	23 (4)	May 16	STL		NYG	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	29 (5)	May 22	STL		CIN	W,4-2	GS	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	34 (4)	May 26 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	24	5.1	0	1	0	1	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	42 (7)	Jun 3 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS	30	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	48 (5)	Jun 8	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	0	5.1	1	0	0	1	0
10	54 (5)	Jun 14 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	59 (4)	Jun 19	STL		PIT	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	64 (4)	Jun 24	STL		NYG	L,0-3	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	69 (4)	Jun 28	STL		PHI	L,3-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	74 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,7-3	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	79 (4)	Jul 8	STL	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	83 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	STL		MLN	L,3-4	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	85 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-14	GS	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	89 (3)	Jul 19 susp	STL	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS	22	4.0	0	2	1	3	0
19	94 (4)	Jul 25	STL	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
20	98 (3)	Jul 30	STL		PIT	W,10-4	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	102 (3)	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,8-3	GS	38	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
22	106 (3)	Aug 7	STL		NYG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	113 (6)	Aug 14	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	44	10.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
24	119 (5)	Aug 20	STL		CHC	W,5-3	GS	37	8.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
25	123 (3)	Aug 25 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	128 (4)	Aug 29	STL	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	132 (3)	Sep 2	STL	@	PHI	W,10-7	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	138 (5)	Sep 7 (1)	STL		CIN	W,4-3	GS	16	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	142 (3)	Sep 11	STL		PIT	W,5-3	GS	0	8.1	0	3	0	3	0
30	145 (2)	Sep 14	STL		PHI	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	149 (3)	Sep 19	STL		CHC	L,2-5	GS	0	9.0	0	0	2	2	0
32	154 (4)	Sep 23	STL		MLN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
33	157 (2)	Sep 27	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							33gm		224.1	13	35	7	55	2