Bud Black
William Carroll Black
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 197 lb.

Born: July 9, 1932 in St. Louis, MO
High School: University City (University City, MO)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1952
Final Game: May 12, 1956
Died: October 2, 2005 in St.Louis, MO
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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
1952 19 DET AL 0 1 .000 10.12 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 11 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 42 37 2.375 15.8 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.00
1955 22 DET AL 1 1 .500 1.29 3 2 0 1 1 0 14.0 12 5 2 0 8 0 7 2 0 1 63 302 1.429 7.7 0.0 5.1 4.5 0.88
1956 23 DET AL 1 1 .500 3.60 5 1 2 0 0 0 10.0 10 4 4 2 5 0 7 0 0 1 45 116 1.500 9.0 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.40
3 Seasons 2 3 .400 4.22 10 5 2 1 1 0 32.0 36 20 15 2 18 0 14 2 0 2 150 93 1.688 10.1 0.6 5.1 3.9 0.78
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .400 4.22 45 23 9 5 5 0 145 163 91 68 9 82 63 9 0 9 680 93 1.688 10.1 0.6 5.1 3.9 0.78

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 22 DET AL 3 63 52 5 12 0 2 0 0 2 8 7 .231 .355 .308 .663 .267 16 2 2 1 0 0
1956 23 DET AL 5 45 39 4 10 0 0 2 0 0 5 7 .256 .333 .410 .744 .258 16 0 0 0 1 0
2 Seasons 8 108 91 9 22 0 2 2 0 2 13 14 .242 .346 .352 .697 .263 32 2 2 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 49 668 563 56 136 0 12 12 0 12 80 87 .242 .346 .352 .697 .263 198 12 12 6 6
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1955 22 DET AL 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 1 1 1 50% 62 75 48 4 0 0 2 3.7 3.9 7.2
1956 23 DET AL 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 35 35 35 0 0 0 1 4.0 1.0
2 Seasons 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 1 1 1 33% 53 75 35 4 0 0 3 3.8 3.9 5.1
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 22 DET AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 8 1.428 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
1956 23 DET AL 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0.883 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 0 3 1 6.8
2 Seasons 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 1.201 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 5.4

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1952 19 DET AL
1955 22 DET AL 63 51% 0.0% 11.1% 12.7% 3.2% 17% 1.54 71% 23 2 9%
1956 23 DET AL 45 33% 4.4% 15.6% 11.1% 4.4% 20% 0.77 69% 10 0 0%
3 Seasons 108 44% 1.9% 13.0% 16.7% 3.7% 11% 1.15 70% 33 2 6%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1952 19 DET AL 14 0 0
1955 22 DET AL 63 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 50% 3 1 0 25 0 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0
1956 23 DET AL 45 10 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 50% 0 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
3 Seasons 108 36 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 8 4 1 50% 3 2 0 42 0 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1952 19 0 1 .000 10.12 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 11 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 42 37 2.375 15.8 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.00 37
1953 20 0 1 .000 10.12 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 11 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 42 37 2.375 15.8 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.00 37
1954 21 0 1 .000 10.12 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 11 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 42 37 2.375 15.8 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.00 37
1955 22 1 2 .333 4.50 5 4 0 1 1 0 22.0 26 16 11 0 13 0 7 2 0 1 105 85 1.773 10.6 0.0 5.3 2.9 0.54 85
1956 23 2 3 .400 4.22 10 5 2 1 1 0 32.0 36 20 15 2 18 0 14 2 0 2 150 93 1.688 10.1 0.6 5.1 3.9 0.78 93

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1952 19 0 0 11.25 8.0 15 11 10 0 5 0 0 2.500 16.9 5.6 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
1955 22 1 0 1.000 1.29 14.0 13 2 2 0 9 7 2 1.571 8.4 5.8 4.5 0.78 0.0 3
1956 23 1 0 1.000 3.27 11.0 10 4 4 2 5 8 0 1.364 8.2 4.1 6.5 1.60 1.6 5
3 Seasons 2 0 1.000 4.36 33.0 38 17 16 2 19 15 2 1.727 10.4 4.1 0.79 0.5 10

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1952 AL--born 1932-07-09--4th

                                         

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