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Gene Bearden
Henry Eugene Bearden
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 204 lb.

Born: September 5, 1920 in Lexa, AR
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 1947
Final Game: September 5, 1953
Died: March 18, 2004 in Alexander City, AL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1947 26 CLE AL 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 9.000 54.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1948 27 CLE AL 20 7 .741 2.43 37 29 4 15 6 1 229.2 187 72 62 9 106 80 3 0 5 935 167 1.276 7.3 0.4 4.2 3.1 0.75 MVP-8,RoY-2
1949 28 CLE AL 8 8 .500 5.10 32 19 0 5 0 0 127.0 140 77 72 6 92 41 2 0 11 593 78 1.827 9.9 0.4 6.5 2.9 0.45
1950 29 TOT AL 4 8 .333 4.99 26 12 8 4 0 0 113.2 138 67 63 6 65 30 2 1 5 521 89 1.786 10.9 0.5 5.1 2.4 0.46
1950 29 CLE AL 1 3 .250 6.15 14 3 6 0 0 0 45.1 57 32 31 5 32 10 0 0 3 211 71 1.963 11.3 1.0 6.4 2.0 0.31
1950 29 WSH AL 3 5 .375 4.21 12 9 2 4 0 0 68.1 81 35 32 1 33 20 2 1 2 310 106 1.668 10.7 0.1 4.3 2.6 0.61
1951 30 TOT AL 3 4 .429 4.64 38 5 12 2 1 0 108.2 118 63 56 6 60 39 1 0 5 492 90 1.638 9.8 0.5 5.0 3.2 0.65
1951 30 WSH AL 0 0 16.88 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 24 3.000 20.3 0.0 6.8 3.4 0.50
1951 30 DET AL 3 4 .429 4.33 37 4 12 2 1 0 106.0 112 58 51 6 58 38 1 0 5 476 96 1.604 9.5 0.5 4.9 3.2 0.66
1952 31 SLB AL 7 8 .467 4.30 34 16 10 3 0 0 150.2 158 89 72 13 78 45 1 1 10 676 91 1.566 9.4 0.8 4.7 2.7 0.58
1953 32 CHW AL 3 3 .500 2.93 25 3 9 0 0 0 58.1 48 27 19 8 33 24 0 0 3 250 138 1.389 7.4 1.2 5.1 3.7 0.73
7 Seasons 45 38 .542 3.96 193 84 43 29 7 1 788.1 791 398 347 48 435 259 9 2 40 3471 103 1.555 9.0 0.5 5.0 3.0 0.60
162 Game Avg. 11 9 .542 3.96 47 21 11 7 2 0 194 194 98 85 12 107 64 2 0 10 852 103 1.555 9.0 0.5 5.0 3.0 0.60
CLE (4 yrs) 29 18 .617 3.76 84 51 10 20 6 1 402.1 386 184 168 20 231 131 5 0 20 1743 108 1.534 8.6 0.4 5.2 2.9 0.57
WSH (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 4.69 13 10 2 4 0 0 71.0 87 40 37 1 35 21 2 1 2 326 95 1.718 11.0 0.1 4.4 2.7 0.60
SLB (1 yr) 7 8 .467 4.30 34 16 10 3 0 0 150.2 158 89 72 13 78 45 1 1 10 676 91 1.566 9.4 0.8 4.7 2.7 0.58
DET (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.33 37 4 12 2 1 0 106.0 112 58 51 6 58 38 1 0 5 476 96 1.604 9.5 0.5 4.9 3.2 0.66
CHW (1 yr) 3 3 .500 2.93 25 3 9 0 0 0 58.1 48 27 19 8 33 24 0 0 3 250 138 1.389 7.4 1.2 5.1 3.7 0.73

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1948 27 CLE AL WS W BSN 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 1 1 10.2 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 36 0.656 5.1 0.0 0.8 3.4 4.00
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 1 1 10.2 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 36 0.656 5.1 0.0 0.8 3.4 4.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1947 26 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 27 CLE AL 37 97 90 14 23 3 0 2 14 0 0 5 9 .256 .295 .356 .650 74 32 2 0 2 1 MVP-8,RoY-2
1949 28 CLE AL 32 49 45 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .111 .149 .111 .260 -30 5 0 0 2 1
1950 29 TOT AL 28 41 35 3 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 .200 .300 .314 .614 60 11 2 0 1 1/3
1950 29 CLE AL 14 15 13 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 .267 .385 .651 67 5 0 0 0 1
1950 29 WSH AL 14 26 22 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227 .320 .273 .593 56 6 2 0 1 1/3
1951 30 TOT AL 38 33 32 7 6 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 .188 .188 .438 .625 65 14 0 0 1 0 0 1
1951 30 WSH AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 30 DET AL 37 33 32 7 6 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 .188 .188 .438 .625 65 14 0 0 1 1
1952 31 SLB AL 45 68 65 6 23 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 10 .354 .373 .400 .773 112 26 2 0 1 1
1953 32 CHW AL 31 23 21 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .190 .190 .190 .381 2 4 1 0 2 1
7 Seasons 212 311 288 35 68 10 1 4 32 0 0 14 42 .236 .272 .319 .591 58 92 7 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 238 220 27 52 8 1 3 24 0 0 11 32 .236 .272 .319 .591 58 70 5 0 7
CLE (4 yrs) 84 161 148 19 30 4 1 2 15 0 0 9 22 .203 .248 .284 .532 42 42 2 0 4 0 0
WSH (2 yrs) 15 26 22 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227 .320 .273 .593 56 6 2 0 1 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 45 68 65 6 23 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 10 .354 .373 .400 .773 112 26 2 0 1
DET (1 yr) 37 33 32 7 6 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 .188 .188 .438 .625 65 14 0 0 1
CHW (1 yr) 31 23 21 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .190 .190 .190 .381 2 4 1 0 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 27 CLE AL WS BSN W 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 3 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1947 CLE AL 26 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1948 CLE AL 27 P 37 68 15 52 1 11 .985 1.81 .962 0.91 MVP-8,RoY-2
1949 CLE AL 28 P 32 52 9 42 1 2 .981 1.59 .962 1.01
1950 TOT AL 29 P 26 35 6 22 7 0 .800 1.08 .960 0.96
1950 CLE AL 29 P 14 16 2 8 6 0 .625 0.71 .969 0.96
1950 WSH AL 29 P 12 19 4 14 1 0 .947 1.50 .953 0.96
1950 WSH AL 29 1B 1 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 2.00 1.000 8.50
1951 TOT AL 30 P 38 25 3 21 1 0 .960 0.63 .952 0.99
1951 WSH AL 30 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1951 DET AL 30 P 37 25 3 21 1 0 .960 0.65 .952 0.99
1952 SLB AL 31 P 34 46 12 32 2 0 .957 1.29 .967 1.03
1953 CHW AL 32 P 25 16 2 11 3 0 .813 0.52 .962 0.88
7 Seasons P 193 242 47 180 15 13 .938 1.18 .962 0.97
1 Season 1B 1 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 2.00 1.000 8.50
7 Seasons TOT 194 244 49 180 15 14 .939 1.18 .900 1.01

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1948 AL (8, 15%)
0.15 Career Shares (795th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1948 AL  2.430 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1948 AL  20 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1948 AL  .741 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1948 AL  1.276 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL  7.328 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1948 AL  229.7 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1948 AL  15 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1948 AL  6 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1948 AL  106 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL  .353 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 AL  5 (10th)
1949 AL  11 (1st)
1950 AL  5 (9th)
1951 AL  5 (7th)
1952 AL  10 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 AL  167 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 19 (1084), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 16 (712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Bob Kuzava (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

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

June, 1942: Sent from 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 Matt Batts, Dick Littlefield, Cliff Mapes and Ben Taylor.

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

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