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Gene Bearden
Henry Eugene Bearden

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 204 lb.

Debut May 10, 1947
Final Game September 5, 1953
Born September 5, 1920 in Lexa, AR
Died March 18, 2004 in Alexander City, AL

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1947 26 CLE AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    0.3    2    3    3   0    1    0   0   1     4       0 81.00  3.48    4 9.000
 1948 27 CLE AL  20   7  37  29  15   6   4  1  229.7  187   72   62   9  106   80   3   5   935       0  2.43  4.07  167 1.276 MVP-8,RoY-2
 1949 28 CLE AL   8   8  32  19   5   0   0  0  127.0  140   77   72   6   92   41   2  11   593       0  5.10  3.99   78 1.827
 1950 29 TOT AL   4   8  26  12   4   0   8  0  113.7  138   67   63   6   65   30   2   5   521       1  4.99  4.43   89 1.786
         CLE AL   1   3  14   3   0   0   6  0   45.3   57   32   31   5   32   10   0   3   211       0  6.15  4.35   71 1.963
         WSH AL   3   5  12   9   4   0   2  0   68.3   81   35   32   1   33   20   2   2   310       1  4.21  4.49  106 1.668
 1951 30 TOT AL   3   4  38   5   2   1  12  0  108.7  118   63   56   6   60   39   1   5   492       0  4.64  4.16   90 1.638
         WSH AL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    2.7    6    5    5   0    2    1   0   0    16       0 16.88  4.08   24 3.000
         DET AL   3   4  37   4   2   1  12  0  106.0  112   58   51   6   58   38   1   5   476       0  4.33  4.16   96 1.604
 1952 31 SLB AL   7   8  34  16   3   0  10  0  150.7  158   89   72  13   78   45   1  10   676       1  4.30  3.90   91 1.566
 1953 32 CHW AL   3   3  25   3   0   0   9  0   58.3   48   27   19   8   33   24   0   3   250       0  2.93  4.04  138 1.389
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .542  45  38 193  84  29   7  43  1  788.3  791  398  347  48  435  259   9  40  3471       2  3.96  4.08  103 1.555
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11   9  47  20   7   1  10  0  193.3  194   97   85  11  106   63   2   9   852   0   0  3.96  4.08  103 1.555
 Career High     20   8  38  29  15   6  12  1  229.7  187   89   72  13  106   80   3  11   935   0   1  2.43  4.43  167 1.276

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 27 CLE AL  37   90   14   23   3  0   2   14   0  0   5   9  .256  .295  .356   74   32   2           0   2 MVP-8,RoY-2
 1949 28 CLE AL  32   45    3    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  11  .111  .149  .111  -30    5   2           0   0
 1950 29 TOT AL  28   35    3    7   2  1   0    0   0  0   5   4  .200  .300  .314   60   11   1           0   2
         CLE AL  14   13    2    2   1  1   0    0   0  0   2   2  .154  .267  .385   67    5   0           0   0
         WSH AL  14   22    1    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   3   2  .227  .320  .273   56    6   1           0   2
 1951 30 TOT AL  38   32    7    6   2  0   2    6   0  0   0   4  .188  .188  .438   65   14   1   0   0   0   0
         DET AL  37   32    7    6   2  0   2    6   0  0   0   4  .188  .188  .438   65   14   1           0   0
 1952 31 SLB AL  45   65    6   23   3  0   0    8   0  0   2  10  .354  .373  .400  112   26   1           0   2
 1953 32 CHW AL  31   21    2    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   4  .190  .190  .190    2    4   2           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      212  288   35   68  10  1   4   32   0  0  14  42  .236  .272  .319   58   92   9   0   0   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        220   27   52   8  1   3   24   0  0  11  32  .236  .272  .319   58   70   7   0   0   0   5
 Career High     45   90   14   23   3  1   2   14   0  0   5  11                          32   2   0   0   0   2
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 27 CLE AL   97   71    9   3.4   104| .256  .270| .295  .355| .356  .391| .651  .746|  74  .362  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1949 28 CLE AL   49   42    1   0.6   105| .111  .268| .149  .360| .111  .390| .260  .750| -30  .026  -8.7  -0.9   0%
 1950 29 TOT AL   41   31    3   2.6   110| .200  .273| .300  .360| .314  .409| .614  .769|  60  .231  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         CLE AL   15   11    1   2.4   111| .154  .275| .267  .361| .385  .412| .652  .773|  67  .211  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL   26   20    2   2.6   109| .227  .272| .320  .358| .273  .408| .593  .766|  56  .241  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1951 30 TOT AL   33   27    3   3.0   102| .188  .267| .188  .349| .438  .392| .626  .741|  65  .320  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         DET AL   33   27    3   3.0   102| .188  .267| .188  .349| .438  .392| .626  .741|  65  .320  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1952 31 SLB AL   68   45   10   6.0    99| .354  .264| .373  .344| .400  .385| .773  .729| 112  .663   1.0   0.1   0%
 1953 32 CHW AL   23   20    1   1.3   105| .190  .273| .190  .350| .190  .402| .380  .752|   2  .100  -3.0  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       311  236   27   3.1   103| .236  .269| .272  .353| .319  .393| .591  .745|  58  .328 -18.6  -1.9   0%

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

 1947 26 CLE AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  3.00    0    0.3
 1948 27 CLE AL   P   37     15   52    1   11  .985  .963  1.81  0.91  2.63  2.02   29  229.7
 1949 28 CLE AL   P   32      9   42    1    2  .981  .962  1.59  1.01  3.61  2.12   19  127.0
 1950 29 TOT AL   P   26      6   22    7    0  .800  .952  1.08  0.96  2.22  2.03   12  113.6
         CLE AL   P   14      2    8    6    0  .625  .952  0.71  0.96  1.99  2.03    3   45.3
         WSH AL   P   12      4   14    1    0  .947  .952  1.50  0.96  2.37  2.03    9   68.3
                 1B    1      2    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.50                        
 1951 30 TOT AL   P   38      3   21    1    0  .960  .952  0.63  0.99  1.99  2.07    5  108.7
         WSH AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.00    1    2.7
         DET AL   P   37      3   21    1    0  .960  .952  0.65  0.99  2.04  2.07    4  106.0
 1952 31 SLB AL   P   34     12   32    2    0  .957  .967  1.29  1.03  2.63  2.10   16  150.7
 1953 32 CHW AL   P   25      2   11    3    0  .813  .956  0.52  0.88  2.01  1.95    3   58.3

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

 1950 29 WSH AL  1B    1      2    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.50                        

 1947 26 CLE AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  3.00    0    0.3
 1948 27 CLE AL   P   37     15   52    1   11  .985  .963  1.81  0.91  2.63  2.02   29  229.7
 1949 28 CLE AL   P   32      9   42    1    2  .981  .962  1.59  1.01  3.61  2.12   19  127.0
 1950 29 TOT AL   P   26      6   22    7    0  .800  .952  1.08  0.96  2.22  2.03   12  113.6
         CLE AL   P   14      2    8    6    0  .625  .952  0.71  0.96  1.99  2.03    3   45.3
         WSH AL   P   12      4   14    1    0  .947  .952  1.50  0.96  2.37  2.03    9   68.3
 1951 30 TOT AL   P   38      3   21    1    0  .960  .952  0.63  0.99  1.99  2.07    5  108.7
         WSH AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.00    1    2.7
         DET AL   P   37      3   21    1    0  .960  .952  0.65  0.99  2.04  2.07    4  106.0
 1952 31 SLB AL   P   34     12   32    2    0  .957  .967  1.29  1.03  2.63  2.10   16  150.7
 1953 32 CHW AL   P   25      2   11    3    0  .813  .956  0.52  0.88  2.01  1.95    3   58.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 193     47  180   15   13  .938  .961  1.18  0.97               84  788.3
                 1B    1      2    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.50                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       194     49  180   15   14  .939  .961  1.18  1.01
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   2   1   0.00  1  0  1  1  10.2   6   0   1   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   2   4   1   2  1  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500  .750   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1948-AL-8-0.15
Car-778-0.15 shares

ERA
1948 AL-2.43-1

Wins
1948 AL-20-2

Won-Loss %
1948 AL-.741-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1948 AL-1.276-4

Hits Allowed/9IP
1948 AL-7.33-3

Innings
1948 AL-229.7-6

Comp. Games
1948 AL-15-8

Shutouts
1948 AL-6-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1948 AL-106-9

Wild Pitches
1948 AL-5-10
1949 AL-11-1
1950 AL-5-9
1951 AL-5-7
1952 AL-10-1

Adjusted ERA+
1948 AL-167-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (459) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 19 (1085) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1189) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 16.0 (696) (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 1939 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

May, 1940: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Miami Beach (Florida East Coast) in an unknown transaction.

June, 1942: Sent from the Savannah (South Atlantic) to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.

December 6, 1946: Traded by the New York Yankees with Al Gettel and Hal Peck to the Cleveland Indians for Sherm Lollar and Ray Mack.

August 2, 1950: Selected off waivers by the Washington Senators from the Cleveland Indians.

April 26, 1951: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Washington Senators.

February 14, 1952: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Bob Cain and Dick Kryhoski to the St. Louis Browns for Dick Littlefield, Ben Taylor, Cliff Mapes, and Matt Batts.

March 18, 1953: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.

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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