Al Cicotte
Alva Warren Cicotte (Bozo)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 23, 1929 in Melvindale, MI
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1957
Final Game: May 8, 1962
Died: November 29, 1982 in Westland, MI
Relatives: Greatnephew of Eddie Cicotte
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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
1957 27 NYY AL 2 2 .500 3.03 20 2 14 0 0 2 65.1 57 25 22 5 30 1 36 1 0 3 275 119 1.332 7.9 0.7 4.1 5.0 1.20
1958 28 TOT AL 3 4 .429 4.06 22 6 6 0 0 0 71.0 86 37 32 4 29 1 35 0 0 5 315 97 1.620 10.9 0.5 3.7 4.4 1.21
1958 28 WSH AL 0 3 .000 4.82 8 4 3 0 0 0 28.0 36 18 15 3 14 0 14 0 0 2 130 79 1.786 11.6 1.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1958 28 DET AL 3 1 .750 3.56 14 2 3 0 0 0 43.0 50 19 17 1 15 1 21 0 0 3 185 113 1.512 10.5 0.2 3.1 4.4 1.40
1959 29 CLE AL 3 1 .750 5.32 26 1 12 0 0 1 44.0 46 29 26 4 25 3 23 2 0 0 193 70 1.614 9.4 0.8 5.1 4.7 0.92
1961 31 STL NL 2 6 .250 5.28 29 7 9 0 0 1 75.0 83 47 44 16 34 2 51 2 0 3 333 84 1.560 10.0 1.9 4.1 6.1 1.50
1962 32 HOU NL 0 0 3.86 5 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 22 97 1.929 15.4 1.9 1.9 7.7 4.00
5 Seasons 10 13 .435 4.36 102 16 42 0 0 4 260.0 280 142 126 30 119 7 149 5 0 11 1138 91 1.535 9.7 1.0 4.1 5.2 1.25
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .435 4.36 59 9 24 0 0 2 150 161 82 73 17 69 4 86 3 0 6 656 91 1.535 9.7 1.0 4.1 5.2 1.25
WSH (1 yr) 0 3 .000 4.82 8 4 3 0 0 0 28.0 36 18 15 3 14 0 14 0 0 2 130 79 1.786 11.6 1.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
STL (1 yr) 2 6 .250 5.28 29 7 9 0 0 1 75.0 83 47 44 16 34 2 51 2 0 3 333 84 1.560 10.0 1.9 4.1 6.1 1.50
CLE (1 yr) 3 1 .750 5.32 26 1 12 0 0 1 44.0 46 29 26 4 25 3 23 2 0 0 193 70 1.614 9.4 0.8 5.1 4.7 0.92
NYY (1 yr) 2 2 .500 3.03 20 2 14 0 0 2 65.1 57 25 22 5 30 1 36 1 0 3 275 119 1.332 7.9 0.7 4.1 5.0 1.20
HOU (1 yr) 0 0 3.86 5 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 22 97 1.929 15.4 1.9 1.9 7.7 4.00
DET (1 yr) 3 1 .750 3.56 14 2 3 0 0 0 43.0 50 19 17 1 15 1 21 0 0 3 185 113 1.512 10.5 0.2 3.1 4.4 1.40
AL (3 yrs) 8 7 .533 3.99 68 9 32 0 0 3 180.1 189 91 80 13 84 5 94 3 0 8 783 94 1.514 9.4 0.6 4.2 4.7 1.12
NL (2 yrs) 2 6 .250 5.20 34 7 10 0 0 1 79.2 91 51 46 17 35 2 55 2 0 3 355 85 1.582 10.3 1.9 4.0 6.2 1.57

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
1957 27 NYY AL 20 275 240 25 57 5 3 5 3 4 30 36 .238 .324 .346 .669 .260 83 8 1 3 1 1
1958 28 DET AL 14 186 164 19 50 10 0 1 0 2 15 21 .305 .355 .384 .739 .336 63 6 0 3 4 1
1958 28 TOT AL 22 316 278 37 86 15 1 4 2 6 29 35 .309 .369 .414 .782 .336 115 8 0 4 5 1
1958 28 WSH AL 8 130 114 18 36 5 1 3 2 4 14 14 .316 .388 .456 .844 .337 52 2 0 1 1 0
1959 29 CLE AL 26 196 157 29 46 11 3 4 1 0 25 23 .293 .388 .478 .866 .313 75 4 2 8 4 3
1961 31 STL NL 29 333 293 47 83 13 2 16 5 4 34 51 .283 .362 .505 .867 .296 148 6 2 4 0 2
1962 32 HOU NL 5 22 21 4 8 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 .381 .409 .571 .981 .438 12 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 102 1142 989 142 280 45 9 30 12 14 119 149 .283 .360 .438 .798 .305 433 26 5 19 10 7
162 Game Avg. 59 658 570 82 161 26 5 17 7 8 69 86 .283 .360 .438 .798 .305 250 15 3 11 6 4
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
1957 27 NYY AL 20 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 39 39 39 7 2 1 1 2.0 0.0 3.5
1958 28 TOT AL 22 6 1 3 2 1 0 2 4 .333 0 1 0 0 0 0% 40 49 32 16 8 2 3 3.7 4.2 4.7
1958 28 WSH AL 8 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 40 44 36 4 1 2 2 2.5 3.0 3.9
1958 28 DET AL 14 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 41 49 32 12 7 0 1 6.1 5.5 6.2
1959 29 CLE AL 26 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 33 33 33 9 1 0 1 9.0 0.0 2.7
1961 31 STL NL 29 7 0 3 4 0 0 1 6 .143 1 3 0 0 2 29% 39 70 10 9 4 2 4 3.6 2.5 4.6
4 Seasons 97 16 1 8 7 1 0 4 12 .250 1 5 0 0 2 13% 39 70 10 41 15 5 9 3.7 2.9 4.4
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
1957 27 NYY AL 20 18 14 2 0 2 2 0 100% 2 0 9 3 33% 7 0.462 2 3 12 2 1 15 7 11 13 2 14 1 9.7
1958 28 TOT AL 22 16 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 9 33% 0.781 4 4 8 1 1 14 12 4 11 1 12 2 8.1
1958 28 WSH AL 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 3 0.575 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 3 1 9.3
1958 28 DET AL 14 12 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 35% 3 0.925 4 4 4 1 1 10 9 3 8 1 9 1 7.8
1959 29 CLE AL 26 25 12 3 1 2 1 0 50% 3 0 16 10 63% 7 0.746 6 6 12 4 1 20 7 18 13 3 13 1 5.0
1961 31 STL NL 29 22 9 2 3 3 1 2 33% 5 1 19 9 47% 8 0.801 7 5 10 6 3 13 12 10 12 7 14 3 5.8
1962 32 HOU NL 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 50% 6 0.812 1 2 2 1 0 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 2.8
5 Seasons 102 86 42 9 5 7 4 2 57% 11 1 73 32 44% 0.705 20 20 44 14 6 66 39 47 50 14 54 8 6.6

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%
1957 27 NYY AL 275 31% 1.8% 13.1% 10.9% 4.7% 23% 1.32 73% 55 8 15%
1958 28 TOT AL 316 40% 1.3% 11.1% 9.2% 6.3% 23% 1.10 77% 73 8 11%
1958 28 WSH AL 130 40% 2.3% 10.8% 10.8% 6.9% 25% 0.94 75% 26 2 8%
1958 28 DET AL 186 39% 0.5% 11.3% 8.1% 5.9% 22% 1.21 78% 47 6 13%
1959 29 CLE AL 196 37% 2.0% 11.7% 12.8% 9.2% 39% 0.94 68% 46 4 9%
1961 31 STL NL 333 35% 4.8% 15.3% 10.2% 9.3% 37% 1.37 68% 63 6 10%
1962 32 HOU NL 22 41% 4.6% 18.2% 4.6% 9.1% 25% 0.50 73% 6 0 0%
5 Seasons 1142 36% 2.6% 13.1% 10.4% 7.4% 30% 1.18 72% 243 26 11%
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
1957 27 NYY AL 274 57 5 1 8 3 2 1 4 17 7 4 41% 6 3 1 108 3 4 43% 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
1958 28 TOT AL 316 86 4 0 14 4 0 2 2 21 12 4 57% 4 5 2 137 2 6 25% 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 0
1958 28 WSH AL 130 36 3 0 5 3 0 1 2 8 6 0 75% 2 2 0 56 2 4 33% 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1958 28 DET AL 186 50 1 0 9 1 0 1 0 13 6 4 46% 2 3 2 81 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0
1959 29 CLE AL 196 46 4 0 11 3 1 3 1 17 12 0 71% 2 0 1 78 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
1961 31 STL NL 333 83 16 0 7 8 8 8 8 18 11 3 61% 3 3 0 138 5 4 56% 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1962 32 HOU NL 22 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 1141 280 30 1 40 18 12 15 15 73 42 11 58% 15 11 4 471 12 14 46% 10 13 2 0 0 1 2 0 29 1
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+
1957 27 2 2 .500 3.03 20 2 14 0 0 2 65.1 57 25 22 5 30 1 36 1 0 3 275 119 1.332 7.9 0.7 4.1 5.0 1.20 119
1958 28 5 6 .455 3.56 42 8 20 0 0 2 136.1 143 62 54 9 59 2 71 1 0 8 590 106 1.482 9.4 0.6 3.9 4.7 1.20 106
1959 29 8 7 .533 3.99 68 9 32 0 0 3 180.1 189 91 80 13 84 5 94 3 0 8 783 94 1.514 9.4 0.6 4.2 4.7 1.12 94
1960 30 8 7 .533 3.99 68 9 32 0 0 3 180.1 189 91 80 13 84 5 94 3 0 8 783 94 1.514 9.4 0.6 4.2 4.7 1.12 94
1961 31 10 13 .435 4.37 97 16 41 0 0 4 255.1 272 138 124 29 118 7 145 5 0 11 1116 91 1.527 9.6 1.0 4.2 5.1 1.23 91
1962 32 10 13 .435 4.36 102 16 42 0 0 4 260.0 280 142 126 30 119 7 149 5 0 11 1138 91 1.535 9.7 1.0 4.1 5.2 1.25 91

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1957 27 4 3 .571 3.66 64.0 63 29 26 6 33 35 1 1.500 8.9 4.6 4.9 1.06 0.8 20
1958 28 3 4 .429 4.37 70.0 89 38 34 4 30 35 0 1.700 11.4 3.9 4.5 1.17 0.5 22
1959 29 1 3 .250 6.37 41.0 49 32 29 4 27 21 2 1.854 10.8 5.9 4.6 0.78 0.9 26
1961 31 3 5 .375 4.86 76.0 83 46 41 16 34 52 2 1.539 9.8 4.0 6.2 1.53 1.9 29
1962 32 0 0 4.50 4.0 8 2 2 1 1 3 0 2.250 18.0 2.3 6.8 3.00 2.3 5
5 Seasons 11 15 .423 4.66 255.0 292 147 132 31 125 146 5 1.635 10.3 5.2 1.17 1.1 102

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