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Don Black
Donald Paul Black
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 20, 1916 in Salix, IA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1943
Final Game: September 13, 1948
Died: April 21, 1959 in Cuyahoga Falls, OH
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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
1943 26 PHA AL 6 16 .273 4.20 33 26 4 12 1 1 208.0 193 105 97 8 110 65 6 0 4 917 81 1.457 8.4 0.3 4.8 2.8 0.59
1944 27 PHA AL 10 12 .455 4.06 29 27 1 8 0 0 177.1 177 94 80 6 75 78 4 0 2 773 85 1.421 9.0 0.3 3.8 4.0 1.04
1945 28 PHA AL 5 11 .313 5.17 26 18 7 8 0 0 125.1 154 77 72 5 69 47 0 0 3 583 66 1.779 11.1 0.4 5.0 3.4 0.68
1946 29 CLE AL 1 2 .333 4.53 18 4 5 0 0 0 43.2 45 26 22 5 21 15 1 0 2 191 73 1.511 9.3 1.0 4.3 3.1 0.71
1947 30 CLE AL 10 12 .455 3.92 30 28 1 8 3 0 190.2 177 90 83 17 85 72 1 0 2 806 89 1.374 8.4 0.8 4.0 3.4 0.85
1948 31 CLE AL 2 2 .500 5.37 18 10 3 1 0 0 52.0 57 33 31 5 40 16 1 0 0 249 76 1.865 9.9 0.9 6.9 2.8 0.40
6 Seasons 34 55 .382 4.35 154 113 21 37 4 1 797.0 803 425 385 46 400 293 13 0 13 3519 80 1.509 9.1 0.5 4.5 3.3 0.73
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .382 4.35 39 29 5 9 1 0 203 205 108 98 12 102 75 3 0 3 896 80 1.509 9.1 0.5 4.5 3.3 0.73
PHA (3 yrs) 21 39 .350 4.39 88 71 12 28 1 1 510.2 524 276 249 19 254 190 10 0 9 2273 78 1.523 9.2 0.3 4.5 3.3 0.75
CLE (3 yrs) 13 16 .448 4.27 66 42 9 9 3 0 286.1 279 149 136 27 146 103 3 0 4 1246 83 1.484 8.8 0.8 4.6 3.2 0.71

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
1943 26 PHA AL 33 73 69 5 13 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 16 .188 .211 .188 .400 18 13 1 0 2 1
1944 27 PHA AL 29 64 59 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 13 .186 .213 .203 .417 20 12 2 0 3 1
1945 28 PHA AL 26 39 37 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 3 .162 .184 .162 .346 1 6 0 0 1 1
1946 29 CLE AL 18 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .300 .500 42 3 0 0 1 1
1947 30 CLE AL 30 70 66 2 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 14 .182 .194 .212 .406 14 14 4 0 3 1
1948 31 CLE AL 18 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 3 0 0 1 1
6 Seasons 154 273 256 11 47 4 0 0 19 1 1 6 52 .184 .202 .199 .402 15 51 7 0 11
162 Game Avg. 162 287 269 12 49 4 0 0 20 1 1 6 55 .184 .202 .199 .402 15 54 7 0 12
PHA (3 yrs) 88 176 165 7 30 1 0 0 10 1 1 5 32 .182 .206 .188 .394 15 31 3 0 6
CLE (3 yrs) 66 97 91 4 17 3 0 0 9 0 0 1 20 .187 .196 .220 .415 16 20 4 0 5

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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
1943 PHA AL 26 P 33 56 15 41 0 3 1.000 1.70 .961 1.27
1944 PHA AL 27 P 29 40 7 32 1 3 .975 1.34 .960 1.14
1945 PHA AL 28 P 26 27 8 18 1 0 .963 1.00 .956 1.28
1946 CLE AL 29 P 18 15 4 10 1 1 .933 0.78 .953 1.01
1947 CLE AL 30 P 30 47 15 31 1 2 .979 1.53 .953 0.95
1948 CLE AL 31 P 18 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 0.78 .964 0.91
6 Seasons P 154 199 52 143 4 10 .980 1.27 .958 1.11
6 Seasons TOT 154 199 52 143 4 10 .980 1.27 .938 1.11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 AL--3.959--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1947 AL--28--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1947 AL--3--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1947 AL--17--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1943 AL--110--2nd

Losses s c a p y
1943 AL--16--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1943 AL--97--2nd
1944 AL--80--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1943 AL--4--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL--6--2nd
1944 AL--4--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1943 AL--917--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2165), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 2, 1945: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Athletics.

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