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Erv Dusak
Ervin Frank Dusak (Four Sack)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 18, 1941
Final Game June 15, 1952
Born July 29, 1920 in Chicago, IL
Died November 6, 1994 in Glendale Heights, IL

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 20 STL NL   6   14    1    2   0  0   0    3   1      2   6  .143  .250  .143    9    2   0           0   0
 1942 21 STL NL  12   27    4    5   3  0   0    3   0      3   7  .185  .267  .296   59    8   0           0   1
 1946 25 STL NL 100  275   38   66   9  1   9   42   7     33  63  .240  .321  .378   95  104   5           0   6
 1947 26 STL NL 111  328   56   93   7  3   6   28   1     50  34  .284  .378  .378   98  124   5           0   5
 1948 27 STL NL 114  311   60   65   9  2   6   19   3     49  55  .209  .317  .309   66   96   5           0   2
 1949 28 STL NL   1    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0                           0   0           0   0
 1950 29 STL NL  23   12    0    1   1  0   0    0   0      0   3  .083  .083  .167  -37    2   0           0   0
 1951 30 TOT NL  26   41    7   13   3  0   2    8   0  0   3  12  .317  .364  .537  136   22   0           0   0
         STL NL   5    2    1    1   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   1  .500  .500 2.000  537    4   0           0   0
         PIT NL  21   39    6   12   3  0   1    7   0  0   3  11  .308  .357  .462  116   18   0           0   0
 1952 31 PIT NL  20   27    1    6   0  0   1    3   0  0   2   8  .222  .276  .333   67    9   0           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      413 1035  168  251  32  6  24  106  12  0 142 188  .243  .334  .355   84  367  15   0   0   0  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        406   66   98  13  2   9   42   5  0  56  74  .243  .334  .355   84  144   6   0   0   0   6
 Career High    114  328   60   93   9  3   9   42   7  0  50  63  .284  .378  .378   98  124   5   0   0   0   6
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 20 STL NL   16   12    1   2.2   100| .143  .274| .250  .345| .143  .386| .393  .731|   9  .243  -1.7  -0.2     
 1942 21 STL NL   30   23    2   2.3    93| .185  .265| .267  .338| .296  .368| .563  .706|  59  .291  -1.3  -0.1     
 1946 25 STL NL  313  220   33   4.0    96| .240  .267| .321  .343| .378  .374| .699  .717|  95  .498  -2.5  -0.3     
 1947 26 STL NL  383  245   47   5.1   109| .284  .279| .378  .355| .378  .413| .756  .768|  98  .543   0.2   0.0     
 1948 27 STL NL  365  253   30   3.2   107| .209  .276| .317  .351| .309  .408| .626  .759|  66  .347 -15.0  -1.5     
 1949 28 STL NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0     
 1950 29 STL NL   12   11    0   0.0   112| .083  .275| .083  .353| .167  .427| .250  .780| -37  .000  -2.4  -0.2     
 1951 30 TOT NL   44   28    8   7.7   106| .317  .271| .364  .345| .537  .410| .901  .756| 136  .725   2.0   0.2   0%
         STL NL    2    1    2  53.8   104| .500  .268| .500  .343|2.000  .407|2.500  .750| 537  .989   1.1   0.1   0%
         PIT NL   42   27    6   6.0   106| .308  .271| .357  .345| .462  .410| .819  .756| 116  .625   0.9   0.1   0%
 1952 31 PIT NL   29   23    2   2.3    99| .222  .264| .276  .337| .333  .393| .609  .730|  67  .258  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1192  815  123   4.0   104| .243  .274| .334  .349| .355  .399| .689  .748|  84  .461 -22.2  -2.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1948 27 STL NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    0   0   1     4       0  0.00  4.08  inf 1.000
 1950 29 STL NL   0   2  14   2   0   0   9  1   36.3   27   17   15   2   27   16   1   0   161       0  3.72  4.31  116 1.486
 1951 30 TOT NL   0   1   8   1   0   0   6  0   16.7   24   18   17   2   16   10   1   0    87       0  9.18  4.05   44 2.400
         STL NL   0   0   5   0   0   0   4  0   10.0   14    8    8   0    7    8   0   0    49       0  7.20  3.96   55 2.100
         PIT NL   0   1   3   1   0   0   2  0    6.7   10   10    9   2    9    2   1   0    38       0 12.15  4.20   35 2.850
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL  .000   0   3  23   3   0   0  16  1   54.0   51   35   32   4   44   26   2   1   252       0  5.33  4.22   79 1.759
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   7  60   7   0   0  41  2  141.0  133   91   83  10  115   68   5   2   659   0   0  5.33  4.22   79 1.759
 Career High      0   2  14   2   0   0   9  1   36.3   27   18   17   2   27   16   1   1   161   0   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    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1941 20 STL NL OF 4 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.15 1 2 1 1942 21 STL NL OF 8 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 2.15 5 0 3 3B 1 0 5 0 1 1.000 .943 5.00 3.00 1946 25 STL NL OF 77 139 12 1 1 .993 .977 1.96 2.16 72 5 0 3B 11 6 19 1 3 .962 .951 2.27 2.84 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 1.00 5.10 1947 26 STL NL OF 89 178 13 6 2 .970 .977 2.15 2.19 22 28 47 3B 7 3 11 0 1 1.000 .946 2.00 2.80 1948 27 STL NL OF 68 128 3 1 2 .992 .978 1.93 2.20 2 55 12 2B 29 56 63 3 11 .975 .971 4.10 4.83 3B 9 6 12 1 0 .947 .942 2.00 2.81 SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.60 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1950 29 STL NL P 14 1 7 0 1 1.000 .964 0.57 0.97 1.98 2.13 2 36.3 OF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.15 0 2 0 1951 30 TOT NL P 8 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.38 0.96 1.62 2.16 1 16.7 STL NL P 5 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 0.96 2.70 2.16 0 10.0 PIT NL OF 12 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.92 2.23 1 10 1 P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.97 0.00 2.15 1 6.7 2B 2 2 1 1 1 .750 .968 1.50 5.05 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10 1952 31 PIT NL OF 11 7 2 2 1 .818 .978 0.82 2.10 2 4 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1946 25 STL NL 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 1.00 5.10 1948 27 STL NL 2B 29 56 63 3 11 .975 .971 4.10 4.83 1951 30 PIT NL 2B 2 2 1 1 1 .750 .968 1.50 5.05 1942 21 STL NL 3B 1 0 5 0 1 1.000 .943 5.00 3.00 1946 25 STL NL 3B 11 6 19 1 3 .962 .951 2.27 2.84 1947 26 STL NL 3B 7 3 11 0 1 1.000 .946 2.00 2.80 1948 27 STL NL 3B 9 6 12 1 0 .947 .942 2.00 2.81 1951 30 PIT NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10 1941 20 STL NL OF 4 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.15 1 2 1 1942 21 STL NL OF 8 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 2.15 5 0 3 1946 25 STL NL OF 77 139 12 1 1 .993 .977 1.96 2.16 72 5 0 1947 26 STL NL OF 89 178 13 6 2 .970 .977 2.15 2.19 22 28 47 1948 27 STL NL OF 68 128 3 1 2 .992 .978 1.93 2.20 2 55 12 1950 29 STL NL OF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.15 0 2 0 1951 30 PIT NL OF 12 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.92 2.23 1 10 1 1952 31 PIT NL OF 11 7 2 2 1 .818 .978 0.82 2.10 2 4 3 1948 27 STL NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1950 29 STL NL P 14 1 7 0 1 1.000 .964 0.57 0.97 1.98 2.13 2 36.3 1951 30 TOT NL P 8 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.38 0.96 1.62 2.16 1 16.7 STL NL P 5 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 0.96 2.70 2.16 0 10.0 PIT NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.97 0.00 2.15 1 6.7 1948 27 STL NL SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.60
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 271 498 30 10 6 .981 .977 1.95 2.18 105 106 67 2B 33 59 65 4 13 .969 .970 3.76 4.86 3B 30 15 47 2 5 .969 .947 2.07 2.84 P* 23 1 10 0 1 1.000 .965 0.48 0.97 3 54.0 SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.60 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 358 574 154 16 25 .978 .973 2.03 2.41
An Important note about our fielding stats

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1946   WS    STL BOS     W   4   4   0   1  1  0  0   0   2   2  .250  .500  .500   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.

Strikeouts
1946 NL-63-5

Power/Speed Number
1946 NL-7.9-8

Youngest Player
1941 NL-20-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1938 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

May 17, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Rocky Nelson to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Stan Rojek.


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Name and misspellings: Ervin Four Erv Frank frankie Sack Dusak

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