Al Brazle
Alpha Eugene Brazle (Cotton)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 19, 1913 in Loyal, OK
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 25, 1943
Final Game: September 24, 1954
Died: October 24, 1973 in Grand Junction, CO
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Standard Fielding

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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 STL NL 29 P 13 23 3 20 0 1 1.000 1.77 .961 1.16
1946 STL NL 32 P 37 40 5 33 2 1 .950 1.03 .960 1.01
1947 STL NL 33 P 44 52 4 47 1 1 .981 1.16 .965 0.91
1948 STL NL 34 P 42 50 5 45 0 1 1.000 1.19 .962 0.91
1949 STL NL 35 P 39 45 4 39 2 1 .956 1.10 .953 0.91
1950 STL NL 36 P 46 41 6 31 4 3 .902 0.80 .963 0.97
1951 STL NL 37 P 56 25 4 19 2 1 .920 0.41 .964 0.96
1952 STL NL 38 P 46 19 5 13 1 0 .947 0.39 .953 0.98 MVP-36
1953 STL NL 39 P 60 27 3 24 0 0 1.000 0.45 .956 0.87
1954 STL NL 40 P 58 0 84.1 18 4 13 1 2 .944 1.81 0.29 .961 2.07 0.87
10 Seasons P 441 0 84.1 340 43 284 13 11 .962 34.90 0.74 .960 2.07 0.94
10 Seasons TOT 441 0 84.1 340 43 284 13 11 .962 34.90 0.74 .922 2.07 0.94

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1943 STL NL 29 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 STL NL 32 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 STL NL 33 44 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 STL NL 34 45 45 45 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 STL NL 35 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 STL NL 36 47 47 47 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 STL NL 37 56 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 STL NL 38 46 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 STL NL 39 60 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 STL NL 40 58 0 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 445 0 445 445 441 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 STL NL 40 303 83% 29% 11 91% 0 2 0 2 10 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 100%
1 Season 303 83% 29% 11 91% 0 2 0 2 10 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 100%
MLB Averages 80% 26% 90% 83%

* 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.

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