George Brunet

Q: When was George Brunet born?

George Brunet was born on June 8, 1935.

Q: Where was George Brunet born?

George Brunet was born in Houghton, MI .

Q: How tall was George Brunet?

George Brunet was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did George Brunet weigh when playing?

George Brunet weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did George Brunet play?

George Brunet played 15 seasons.

Q: Is George Brunet in the Hall of Fame?

George Brunet has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did George Brunet have?

George Brunet had 921 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has George Brunet played for?

George Brunet played for 10 teams; the Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals.

Q: When did George Brunet retire?

George Brunet last played in 1971.

Q: What are George Brunet's nicknames?

Lefty, Red are nicknames for George Brunet.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: June 8, 1935 in Houghton, MI us

Died: October 25, 1991 in Poza Rica, Mexico

High School: Calumet HS (Calumet, MI)

Debut: September 14, 1956 (Age 21-098d, 11,390th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 28, 1971 (Age 35-324d)
vs. NYM 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: George Stuart Brunet

Nicknames: Lefty or Red

Pronunciation: \brue-NET\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

ERA

3.62

324

213

1431.2

921

WHIP

1.316

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1955	20	KCA-min	D,C	11	11	.500	4.59	34	20		11	1		157.0	182	111	80	3	102	3	141	6	0	11				1.809	10.4	0.2	5.8	8.1	1.38	SMN,HSP SOSL,CSTL
1956	21	KCA-min	C,A,B	9	11	.450	2.83	31	21		9	3		143.0	97	49	45	4	97	1	173	1	2	4				1.357	6.1	0.3	6.1	10.9	1.78	CLY,CLM,ABL EVAN,SALL,BSTL
1956	21	KCA	AL	0	0		7.00	6	1	1	0	0	0	9.0	10	8	7	1	11	0	5	0	0	0	47	64	6.37	2.333	10.0	1.0	11.0	5.0	0.45
1957	22	KCA-min	AA	14	15	.483	3.42	33	31		13	5		213.0	162	92	81	12	127	2	235	3	0	8				1.357	6.8	0.5	5.4	9.9	1.85	LRK SOUA
1957	22	KCA	AL	0	1	.000	5.56	4	2	1	0	0	0	11.1	13	7	7	2	4	0	3	0	1	1	51	73	5.28	1.500	10.3	1.6	3.2	2.4	0.75

1958	23	KCA-min	AA,AAA	9	13	.409	4.34	35	25		10	0		191.0	165	109	92	15	111	7	156	2	0	11				1.445	7.8	0.7	5.2	7.4	1.41	LRK,BFL SOUA,IL
1959	24	KCA-min	AAA	5	13	.278	3.78	28	20		7	2		138.0	139	73	58	12	41		116	1	0	3				1.304	9.1	0.8	2.7	7.6	2.83	POR PCL
1959	24	KCA	AL	0	0		11.57	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	10	9	6	2	7	1	7	1	1	0	32	38	10.26	3.643	19.3	3.9	13.5	13.5	1.00
1960	25	MLN-min	AAA	4	1	.800	0.78	7	5		4	0		46.0	31	10	4	1	13	0	53	2	0	2				0.957	6.1	0.2	2.5	10.4	4.08	LOU AA
1960	25	TOT	MLB	2	2	.500	4.95	20	8	1	0	0	0	60.0	65	37	33	6	32	7	43	2	0	5	273	72	4.09	1.617	9.8	0.9	4.8	6.5	1.34
1960	25	KCA	AL	0	2	.000	4.35	3	2	0	0	0	0	10.1	12	6	5	0	10	2	4	1	0	2	52	95	4.95	2.129	10.5	0.0	8.7	3.5	0.40
1960	25	MLN	NL	2	0	1.000	5.07	17	6	1	0	0	0	49.2	53	31	28	6	22	5	39	1	0	3	221	68	3.92	1.510	9.6	1.1	4.0	7.1	1.77
1961	26	MLN-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.81	20	16		5	1		104.0	108	50	44	7	67	2	86	2	0	9				1.683	9.3	0.6	5.8	7.4	1.28	VAN PCL
1961	26	MLN	NL	0	0		5.40	5	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	74	6.37	1.800	12.6	1.8	3.6	0.0	0.00
1962	27	HOU-LAA-min	AAA	9	9	.500	3.21	27	17		7	1		143.0	114	63	51	15	81	6	133	3	1	8				1.364	7.2	0.9	5.1	8.4	1.64	OKC,HAW AA,PCL
1962	27	HOU	NL	2	4	.333	4.50	17	11	3	2	0	0	54.0	62	31	27	2	21	1	36	0	0	1	238	84	2.93	1.537	10.3	0.3	3.5	6.0	1.71
1963	28	HOU-min	AAA	8	3	.727	2.07	13	10		7	3		87.0	69	23	20	2	25	0	96	1	0	4				1.080	7.1	0.2	2.6	9.9	3.84	OKC PCL
1963	28	TOT	MLB	0	4	.000	6.06	21	2	9	0	0	1	32.2	49	26	22	5	15	1	24	1	3	1	161	57	4.47	1.959	13.5	1.4	4.1	6.6	1.60
1963	28	HOU	NL	0	3	.000	7.11	5	2	2	0	0	0	12.2	24	11	10	2	6	1	11	0	1	0	67	46	4.22	2.368	17.1	1.4	4.3	7.8	1.83
1963	28	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	5.40	16	0	7	0	0	1	20.0	25	15	12	3	9	0	13	1	2	1	94	65	4.63	1.700	11.3	1.4	4.1	5.9	1.44
1964	29	HOU-BAL-min	AAA	10	7	.588	3.10	24	18		7	2		125.0	115	55	43	6	50	1	121	0	0	8				1.320	8.3	0.4	3.6	8.7	2.42	OKC,ROC PCL,IL
1964	29	LAA	AL	2	2	.500	3.61	10	7	2	0	0	0	42.1	38	17	17	2	25	1	36	0	0	1	188	92	3.29	1.488	8.1	0.4	5.3	7.7	1.44
1965	30	CAL	AL	9	11	.450	2.56	41	26	7	8	3	2	197.0	149	64	56	9	69	8	141	3	3	3	798	131	2.78	1.107	6.8	0.4	3.2	6.4	2.04
1966	31	CAL	AL	13	13	.500	3.31	41	32	3	8	2	0	212.0	183	88	78	21	106	8	148	5	4	4	913	101	4.02	1.363	7.8	0.9	4.5	6.3	1.40
1967	32	CAL	AL	11	19	.367	3.31	40	37	2	7	2	1	250.0	203	99	92	19	90	9	165	4	0	5	1027	94	3.34	1.172	7.3	0.7	3.2	5.9	1.83
1968	33	CAL	AL	13	17	.433	2.86	39	36	2	8	5	0	245.1	191	83	78	23	68	3	132	2	0	10	973	101	3.38	1.056	7.0	0.8	2.5	4.8	1.94
1969	34	TOT	AL	8	12	.400	4.44	35	30	3	4	2	0	164.1	168	92	81	26	67	9	93	1	1	7	715	79	4.68	1.430	9.2	1.4	3.7	5.1	1.39
1969	34	CAL	AL	6	7	.462	3.84	23	19	2	2	2	0	100.2	98	51	43	15	39	4	56	1	1	4	434	90	4.53	1.361	8.8	1.3	3.5	5.0	1.44
1969	34	SEP	AL	2	5	.286	5.37	12	11	1	2	0	0	63.2	70	41	38	11	28	5	37	0	0	3	281	67	4.91	1.539	9.9	1.6	4.0	5.2	1.32
1970	35	TOT	MLB	9	7	.563	4.21	36	21	3	2	1	0	134.2	143	69	63	11	57	5	84	2	0	2	584	85	3.77	1.485	9.6	0.7	3.8	5.6	1.47
1970	35	WSA	AL	8	6	.571	4.42	24	20	1	2	1	0	118.0	124	64	58	10	48	4	67	1	0	2	509	80	3.85	1.458	9.5	0.8	3.7	5.1	1.40
1970	35	PIT	NL	1	1	.500	2.70	12	1	2	0	0	0	16.2	19	5	5	1	9	1	17	1	0	0	75	148	3.18	1.680	10.3	0.5	4.9	9.2	1.89
1971	36	SDP-min	AAA	4	4	.500	4.09	14	9		4	0	0	66.0	67	33	30	9	21	2	54	0	0	2				1.333	9.1	1.2	2.9	7.4	2.57	HAW PCL
1971	36	STL	NL	0	1	.000	5.79	7	0	1	0	0	0	9.1	12	6	6	3	7	0	4	0	0	0	46	65	8.02	2.036	11.6	2.9	6.8	3.9	0.57
1972	37	SDP-min	AAA	14	9	.609	3.99	28	28		4	1	0	169.0	160	85	75	19	75	3	119	1	0	10				1.391	8.5	1.0	4.0	6.3	1.59	HAW PCL
1973	38	PHI-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.00	5	5		1	0	0	36.0	37	21	20	4	16	0	21	0	0	1				1.472	9.3	1.0	4.0	5.3	1.31	EUG PCL
15 Yrs				69	93	.426	3.62	324	213	42	39	15	4	1431.2	1303	639	576	133	581	53	921	21	13	41	6069	92	3.70	1.316	8.2	0.8	3.7	5.8	1.59
162 Game Avg.				9	12	.426	3.62	41	27	5	5	2	1	181	165	81	73	17	74	7	117	3	2	5	769	92	3.70	1.316	8.2	0.8	3.7	5.8	1.59
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CAL (6 yrs)				54	69	.439	3.13	194	157	18	33	14	3	1047.1	862	402	364	89	397	33	678	15	8	27	4333	102	3.49	1.202	7.4	0.8	3.4	5.8	1.71
KCA (4 yrs)				0	3	.000	6.37	15	5	3	0	0	0	35.1	45	30	25	5	32	3	19	2	2	3	182	67	6.12	2.179	11.5	1.3	8.2	4.8	0.59
MLN (2 yrs)				2	0	1.000	5.10	22	6	4	0	0	0	54.2	60	34	31	7	24	5	39	1	0	4	244	69	4.14	1.537	9.9	1.2	4.0	6.4	1.63
HOU (2 yrs)				2	7	.222	5.00	22	13	5	2	0	0	66.2	86	42	37	4	27	2	47	0	1	1	305	74	3.18	1.695	11.6	0.5	3.6	6.3	1.74
PIT (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.70	12	1	2	0	0	0	16.2	19	5	5	1	9	1	17	1	0	0	75	148	3.18	1.680	10.3	0.5	4.9	9.2	1.89
STL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.79	7	0	1	0	0	0	9.1	12	6	6	3	7	0	4	0	0	0	46	65	8.02	2.036	11.6	2.9	6.8	3.9	0.57
WSA (1 yr)				8	6	.571	4.42	24	20	1	2	1	0	118.0	124	64	58	10	48	4	67	1	0	2	509	80	3.85	1.458	9.5	0.8	3.7	5.1	1.40
BAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.40	16	0	7	0	0	1	20.0	25	15	12	3	9	0	13	1	2	1	94	65	4.63	1.700	11.3	1.4	4.1	5.9	1.44
SEP (1 yr)				2	5	.286	5.37	12	11	1	2	0	0	63.2	70	41	38	11	28	5	37	0	0	3	281	67	4.91	1.539	9.9	1.6	4.0	5.2	1.32

AL (12 yrs)				64	84	.432	3.48	261	193	30	37	15	4	1284.1	1126	552	497	118	514	45	814	19	12	36	5399	94	3.68	1.277	7.9	0.8	3.6	5.7	1.58
NL (6 yrs)				5	9	.357	4.83	63	20	12	2	0	0	147.1	177	87	79	15	67	8	107	2	1	5	670	76	3.84	1.656	10.8	0.9	4.1	6.5	1.60

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was George Brunet born?

George Brunet was born on June 8, 1935.

Where was George Brunet born?

George Brunet was born in Houghton, MI.

How tall was George Brunet?

George Brunet was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did George Brunet weigh when playing?

George Brunet weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did George Brunet play?

George Brunet played 15 seasons.

Is George Brunet in the Hall of Fame?

George Brunet has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did George Brunet play?

George Brunet was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did George Brunet have?

George Brunet had 921 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has George Brunet played for?

George Brunet played for 10 teams; the Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals.

When did George Brunet retire?

George Brunet last played in 1971.

What are George Brunet's nicknames?

Lefty, Red are nicknames for George Brunet.

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