Paul Stuffel
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Paul Harrington Stuffel (Stu)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
- School Kent State University
- Debut September 16, 1950
- Final Game May 24, 1953
- Born March 22, 1927 in Canton, OH USA
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Paul Stuffel was a hard throwing right-hander who won his only decision in seven games in stints with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1950, 1952 and 1953 was signed out of high school in Canton, OH, in 1947. Stuffel, who had served two years (1945-1946) in the Military Service, was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies before the 1947 season and assigned to the Salina Blue Jays of the Western Association where he opened his pro baseball career with a 13-10 record and a 3.13 ERA.
Stuffel would never make it back to the major leagues after his 1953 season with the Phillies but he had some very good seasons during his eleven year run in the minors. He won 13 games while striking out a league leading 288 batters in 252 innings for the Terre Haute Phillies of the Three-I League in 1949 and was a 15 game winner for the Schenectady Blue Jays in 1951 with another league leading 183 strikeouts while pitching 219 innings.
All told Paul would have seven double didget winning seasons out of his eleven years in the minors. He would win eleven times for the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in 1952 and duplicate that number for the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association in 1954 and then come right back with his best won-loss season when he went 12-3 with a 2.63 ERA for the Pennant winning Memphis club in 1955. Stuffel would finish out his minor league career in 1957, pitching for three teams, the Mobile Bears, Atlanta Crackers and the Austin Senators and at the age of 30 he decided he would go no longer, ending with a 105-88 record and a 3.88 ERA while pitching 1,679 innings.
After baseball stuffel resided in Alliance, OH, where he owned an insurance agency before retiring in 1992.
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