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Tiny Bonham
Ernest Edward Bonham

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

Debut August 5, 1940
Final Game August 27, 1949
Born August 16, 1913 in Ione, CA
Died September 15, 1949 in Pittsburgh, PA

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Pitching Glossary /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1940 26 NYY AL   9   3  12  12  10   3   0  0   99.3   83   24   21   4   13   37   0   0   386       1  1.90  4.03  212 0.966 MVP-17
 1941 27 NYY AL   9   6  23  14   7   1   5  2  126.7  118   44   42  12   31   43   1   0   518       0  2.98  3.94  132 1.176
 1942 28 NYY AL  21   5  28  27  22   6   1  0  226.0  199   65   57  11   24   71   1   1   872       0  2.27  3.44  151 0.987 MVP-5,AS
 1943 29 NYY AL  15   8  28  26  17   4   1  1  225.7  197   63   57  13   52   71   1   0   902       1  2.27  3.23  142 1.103 AS
 1944 30 NYY AL  12   9  26  25  17   1   0  0  213.7  228   84   71  14   41   54   0   1   887       0  2.99  3.50  117 1.259
 1945 31 NYY AL   8  11  23  23  12   0   0  0  180.7  186   72   66  11   22   42   1   0   736       0  3.29  3.47  105 1.151
 1946 32 NYY AL   5   8  18  14   6   2   4  3  104.7   97   47   43   6   23   30   0   1   430       0  3.70  3.47   94 1.146
 1947 33 PIT NL  11   8  33  18   7   3  12  3  149.7  167   67   64  17   35   63   2   1   642       0  3.85  4.23  110 1.350
 1948 34 PIT NL   6  10  22  20   7   0   0  0  135.7  145   71   65  18   23   42   3   0   556       0  4.31  4.07   94 1.238
 1949 35 PIT NL   7   4  18  14   5   1   4  0   89.0   81   43   42  11   23   25   0   0   355       0  4.25  4.20   99 1.169
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .589 103  72 231 193 110  21  27  9 1551.0 1501  580  528 117  287  478   9   4  6284       2  3.06  3.68  120 1.153
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  11  37  30  17   3   4  1  248.7  240   93   84  18   46   76   1   0  1007   0   0  3.06  3.68  120 1.153
 Career High     21  11  33  27  22   6  12  3  226.0  228   84   71  18   52   71   3   1   902   0   1  1.90  4.23  212 0.966

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1940 26 NYY AL  12   37    3    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   2   6  .189  .231  .216   19    8   0           0   0 MVP-17
 1941 27 NYY AL  23   50    1    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  12  .160  .192  .160   -6    8   1           0   0
 1942 28 NYY AL  28   74    4    9   0  0   0    2   0  0   3  17  .122  .167  .122  -18    9  10           1   3 MVP-5,AS
 1943 29 NYY AL  28   76    5   15   1  0   0    2   0  0   4  15  .197  .238  .211   31   16   5           0   1 AS
 1944 30 NYY AL  26   75    5   10   1  0   0    3   1  0   5  12  .133  .188  .147   -5   11   5           0   3
 1945 31 NYY AL  23   63    6   15   5  0   0    4   0  0   5   9  .238  .294  .317   74   20   3           0   3
 1946 32 NYY AL  18   31    4    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   4   5  .129  .229  .129    1    4   1           0   0
 1947 33 PIT NL  33   45    4    7   1  0   0    4   0      3   5  .156  .224  .178    7    8   6           1   2
 1948 34 PIT NL  22   49    2    8   0  0   0    3   0      0   7  .163  .163  .163  -12    8   1           0   0
 1949 35 PIT NL  18   22    0    1   0  0   0    3   0      3   1  .045  .160  .045  -43    1   5           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     231  522   34   84   9  0   0   26   1  0  31  89  .161  .211  .178    8   93  37   0   0   2  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        366   24   59   6  0   0   18   1  0  22  62  .161  .211  .178    8   65  26   0   0   1   8
 Career High     33   76    6   15   5  0   0    4   1  0   5  17                          20  10   0   0   1   3

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1940 26 NYY AL   39   30    2   1.8   107| .189  .274| .231  .347| .216  .416| .447  .763|  19  .132  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1941 27 NYY AL   53   43    2   1.2   106| .160  .274| .192  .351| .160  .404| .352  .755|  -6  .079  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1942 28 NYY AL   88   78    1   0.3    93| .122  .263| .167  .337| .122  .368| .289  .706| -18  .010 -11.7  -1.3   0%
 1943 29 NYY AL   85   67    4   1.6    88| .197  .257| .238  .332| .211  .355| .449  .687|  31  .175  -6.9  -0.8   0%
 1944 30 NYY AL   85   73    2   0.7    94| .133  .271| .188  .339| .147  .371| .335  .709|  -5  .043 -10.6  -1.1 100%
 1945 31 NYY AL   71   54    6   3.0    92| .238  .267| .294  .340| .317  .363| .611  .704|  74  .383  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1946 32 NYY AL   36   28    1   1.0    96| .129  .265| .229  .339| .129  .381| .358  .720|   1  .063  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1947 33 PIT NL   55   46    2   1.2   108| .156  .278| .224  .353| .178  .412| .402  .765|   7  .073  -6.2  -0.6     
 1948 34 PIT NL   50   42    1   0.6   104| .163  .271| .163  .346| .163  .401| .326  .747| -12  .027  -7.9  -0.8     
 1949 35 PIT NL   30   26    0   0.0   106| .045  .273| .160  .347| .045  .408| .205  .755| -43  .000  -4.6  -0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      592  487   21   1.2    98| .161  .268| .211  .342| .178  .382| .389  .724|   8  .085 -66.4  -6.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1940 26 NYY AL   P   12      6    8    0    0 1.000  .959  1.17  1.05  1.27  2.04   12   99.3
 1941 27 NYY AL   P   23      6   12    2    1  .900  .957  0.78  1.16  1.28  2.14   14  126.7
 1942 28 NYY AL   P   28     11   28    0    2 1.000  .956  1.39  1.30  1.55  2.31   27  226.0 AS
 1943 29 NYY AL   P   28      8   26    0    1 1.000  .963  1.21  1.27  1.36  2.27   26  225.7 AS
 1944 30 NYY AL   P   26      8   26    1    5  .971  .960  1.31  1.14  1.43  2.09   25  213.7
 1945 31 NYY AL   P   23      6   23    0    2 1.000  .954  1.26  1.28  1.44  2.24   23  180.7
 1946 32 NYY AL   P   18      2   13    2    1  .882  .949  0.83  1.01  1.29  2.01   14  104.7
 1947 33 PIT NL   P   33      7   11    2    1  .900  .968  0.55  0.91  1.08  2.12   18  149.7
 1948 34 PIT NL   P   22      6    9    1    1  .938  .962  0.68  0.91  0.99  2.11   20  135.7
 1949 35 PIT NL   P   18      3    9    0    1 1.000  .952  0.67  0.91  1.21  2.04   14   89.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1940 26 NYY AL   P   12      6    8    0    0 1.000  .959  1.17  1.05  1.27  2.04   12   99.3
 1941 27 NYY AL   P   23      6   12    2    1  .900  .957  0.78  1.16  1.28  2.14   14  126.7
 1942 28 NYY AL   P   28     11   28    0    2 1.000  .956  1.39  1.30  1.55  2.31   27  226.0
 1943 29 NYY AL   P   28      8   26    0    1 1.000  .963  1.21  1.27  1.36  2.27   26  225.7
 1944 30 NYY AL   P   26      8   26    1    5  .971  .960  1.31  1.14  1.43  2.09   25  213.7
 1945 31 NYY AL   P   23      6   23    0    2 1.000  .954  1.26  1.28  1.44  2.24   23  180.7
 1946 32 NYY AL   P   18      2   13    2    1  .882  .949  0.83  1.01  1.29  2.01   14  104.7
 1947 33 PIT NL   P   33      7   11    2    1  .900  .968  0.55  0.91  1.08  2.12   18  149.7
 1948 34 PIT NL   P   22      6    9    1    1  .938  .962  0.68  0.91  0.99  2.11   20  135.7
 1949 35 PIT NL   P   18      3    9    0    1 1.000  .952  0.67  0.91  1.21  2.04   14   89.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 231     63  165    8   15  .966  .958  0.99  1.10  1.32  2.16  193 1551.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       231     63  165    8   15  .966  .958  0.99  1.10  1.32  2.16  193   1551

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1941   WS    NYY BRO     W   1   1   1.00  1  0  0  1   9     4   1   2   2 
 1942   WS    NYY STL     L   2   1   4.09  0  1  0  1  11     9   5   3   3 
 1943   WS    NYY STL     W   1   1   4.50  0  1  0  0   8     6   4   3   9 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   4   3   3.21  1  2  0  2  28    19  10   8  14 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1941   WS    NYY BRO     W   1   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1942   WS    NYY STL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1943   WS    NYY STL     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   4   8   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   4  .000  .111  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1942   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1943   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+

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
1942
1943

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1940-AL-17-0.02
1942-AL-5-0.30
Car-560-0.32 shares

ERA
1942 AL-2.27-2
1943 AL-2.27-2

Wins
1942 AL-21-2
1943 AL-15-7

Won-Loss %
1941 AL-.600-10
1942 AL-.808-1
1943 AL-.652-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1942 AL-.987-1
1943 AL-1.103-3
1945 AL-1.151-5
Car-1.153-63

Hits Allowed/9IP
1942 AL-7.92-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1942 AL-.96-1
1943 AL-2.07-3
1944 AL-1.73-3
1945 AL-1.10-1
Car-1.67-38

Saves
1946 AL-3-8

Innings
1942 AL-226.0-8
1943 AL-225.7-7

Comp. Games
1942 AL-22-1
1943 AL-17-6
1944 AL-17-10

Shutouts
1940 AL-3-4
1942 AL-6-1
1943 AL-4-3
1947 NL-3-6

Home Runs Allow.
1943 AL-13-5
1944 AL-14-4
1945 AL-11-5
1948 NL-18-9

Hits Allowed
1944 AL-228-7

SO to Walk
1942 AL-2.96-1
1945 AL-1.91-4

Adjusted ERA+
1942 AL-151-3
1943 AL-142-4

Black Ink: Pitching - 10 (229) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 54 (460) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 22.0 (245) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 30.5 (421) (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.

Transactions
October 24, 1946: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cookie Cuccurullo.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Tiny Bonham's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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All-Star 1942 1943	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1940-AL-17-0.02 1942-AL-5-0.30 Car-560-0.32 shares	ERA 1942 AL-2.27-2 1943 AL-2.27-2	Wins 1942 AL-21-2 1943 AL-15-7	Won-Loss % 1941 AL-.600-10 1942 AL-.808-1 1943 AL-.652-6	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1942 AL-.987-1 1943 AL-1.103-3 1945 AL-1.151-5 Car-1.153-63
Hits Allowed/9IP 1942 AL-7.92-8	Bases on Balls/9IP 1942 AL-.96-1 1943 AL-2.07-3 1944 AL-1.73-3 1945 AL-1.10-1 Car-1.67-38	Saves 1946 AL-3-8	Innings 1942 AL-226.0-8 1943 AL-225.7-7	Comp. Games 1942 AL-22-1 1943 AL-17-6 1944 AL-17-10	Shutouts 1940 AL-3-4 1942 AL-6-1 1943 AL-4-3 1947 NL-3-6
Home Runs Allow. 1943 AL-13-5 1944 AL-14-4 1945 AL-11-5 1948 NL-18-9	Hits Allowed 1944 AL-228-7	SO to Walk 1942 AL-2.96-1 1945 AL-1.91-4	Adjusted ERA+ 1942 AL-151-3 1943 AL-142-4