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Karl Drews
Karl August Drews
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: February 22, 1920 in Staten Island, NY
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1946
Final Game: September 20, 1954
Died: August 15, 1963 in Dania, FL
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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
1946 26 NYY AL 0 1 .000 8.53 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 6 6 0 6 4 1 0 0 31 41 1.895 8.5 0.0 8.5 5.7 0.67
1947 27 NYY AL 6 6 .500 4.91 30 10 9 0 0 1 91.2 92 57 50 6 55 45 5 0 1 416 72 1.604 9.0 0.6 5.4 4.4 0.82
1948 28 TOT AL 5 5 .500 5.92 39 4 14 0 0 3 76.0 78 52 50 6 69 22 0 1 4 365 73 1.934 9.2 0.7 8.2 2.6 0.32
1948 28 NYY AL 2 3 .400 3.79 19 2 8 0 0 1 38.0 35 17 16 3 31 11 0 1 1 176 107 1.737 8.3 0.7 7.3 2.6 0.35
1948 28 SLB AL 3 2 .600 8.05 20 2 6 0 0 2 38.0 43 35 34 3 38 11 0 0 3 189 56 2.132 10.2 0.7 9.0 2.6 0.29
1949 29 SLB AL 4 12 .250 6.64 31 23 4 3 1 0 139.2 180 113 103 11 66 35 9 2 1 655 68 1.761 11.6 0.7 4.3 2.3 0.53
1951 31 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 6.26 5 3 0 1 0 0 23.0 29 16 16 2 7 13 4 0 3 110 61 1.565 11.3 0.8 2.7 5.1 1.86
1952 32 PHI NL 14 15 .483 2.72 33 30 1 15 5 0 228.2 213 79 69 13 52 96 4 0 4 917 135 1.159 8.4 0.5 2.0 3.8 1.85
1953 33 PHI NL 9 10 .474 4.52 47 27 7 6 0 3 185.1 218 116 93 26 50 72 10 0 1 816 93 1.446 10.6 1.3 2.4 3.5 1.44
1954 34 TOT NL 5 4 .556 5.92 30 9 8 1 1 0 76.0 97 54 50 8 27 35 2 0 3 342 70 1.632 11.5 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.30
1954 34 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 5.62 8 0 1 0 0 0 16.0 18 10 10 2 8 6 0 0 0 71 72 1.625 10.1 1.1 4.5 3.4 0.75
1954 34 CIN NL 4 4 .500 6.00 22 9 7 1 1 0 60.0 79 44 40 6 19 29 2 0 3 271 70 1.633 11.9 0.9 2.9 4.4 1.53
8 Seasons 44 53 .454 4.76 218 107 44 26 7 7 826.2 913 493 437 72 332 322 35 3 17 3652 85 1.506 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.5 0.97
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .454 4.76 46 22 9 5 1 1 173 191 103 91 15 69 67 7 1 4 764 85 1.506 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.5 0.97
PHI (4 yrs) 25 25 .500 3.74 93 60 9 22 5 3 453.0 478 221 188 43 117 187 18 0 8 1914 104 1.313 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.7 1.60
NYY (3 yrs) 8 10 .444 4.76 52 13 18 0 0 2 136.0 133 80 72 9 92 60 6 1 2 623 78 1.654 8.8 0.6 6.1 4.0 0.65
SLB (2 yrs) 7 14 .333 6.94 51 25 10 3 1 2 177.2 223 148 137 14 104 46 9 2 4 844 65 1.841 11.3 0.7 5.3 2.3 0.44
CIN (1 yr) 4 4 .500 6.00 22 9 7 1 1 0 60.0 79 44 40 6 19 29 2 0 3 271 70 1.633 11.9 0.9 2.9 4.4 1.53
NL (4 yrs) 29 29 .500 4.00 115 69 16 23 6 3 513.0 557 265 228 49 136 216 20 0 11 2185 98 1.351 9.8 0.9 2.4 3.8 1.59
AL (4 yrs) 15 24 .385 6.00 103 38 28 3 1 4 313.2 356 228 209 23 196 106 15 3 6 1467 70 1.760 10.2 0.7 5.6 3.0 0.54

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1947 27 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00

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
1946 26 NYY AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1947 27 NYY AL 30 31 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .037 .133 .037 .170 -51 1 1 0 1 1
1948 28 TOT AL 39 21 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .000 .211 .000 .211 -41 0 0 0 2 1
1948 28 NYY AL 19 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -65 0 0 0 2 1
1948 28 SLB AL 20 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 .273 .000 .273 -24 0 0 0 0 1
1949 29 SLB AL 31 54 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 .000 .132 .000 .132 -64 0 1 0 1 1
1951 31 PHI NL 5 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .250 .583 60 2 0 0 0 /1
1952 32 PHI NL 33 89 82 2 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 29 .110 .161 .122 .283 -20 10 1 0 2 1
1953 33 PHI NL 47 64 59 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 20 .119 .175 .119 .293 -21 7 0 0 1 1
1954 34 TOT NL 30 22 16 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .125 .286 .188 .473 26 3 0 0 1 1 1
1954 34 PHI NL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 34 CIN NL 22 18 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .167 .353 .250 .603 60 3 0 0 1 1 1
8 Seasons 218 291 254 10 21 2 0 0 5 1 0 28 95 .083 .173 .091 .264 -27 23 3 0 8 1
162 Game Avg. 162 216 189 7 16 1 0 0 4 1 0 21 71 .083 .173 .091 .264 -27 17 2 0 6
PHI (4 yrs) 93 166 153 5 18 1 0 0 3 1 0 10 58 .118 .172 .124 .296 -18 19 1 0 3 0
NYY (3 yrs) 52 42 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .029 .128 .029 .157 -55 1 1 0 3
SLB (2 yrs) 51 65 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 28 .000 .156 .000 .156 -57 0 1 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 22 18 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .167 .353 .250 .603 60 3 0 0 1 1
NL (4 yrs) 115 184 165 7 20 2 0 0 5 1 0 14 60 .121 .189 .133 .322 -11 22 1 0 4 1
AL (4 yrs) 103 107 89 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 35 .011 .146 .011 .157 -56 1 2 0 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 27 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1946 NYY AL 26 P 3 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.33 .950 1.00
1947 NYY AL 27 P 30 22 4 17 1 1 .955 0.70 .955 0.95
1948 TOT AL 28 P 39 23 3 20 0 1 1.000 0.59 .961 0.91
1948 NYY AL 28 P 19 13 3 10 0 1 1.000 0.68 .962 0.91
1948 SLB AL 28 P 20 10 0 10 0 0 1.000 0.50 .960 0.91
1949 SLB AL 29 P 31 28 5 23 0 1 1.000 0.90 .961 1.01
1951 PHI NL 31 P 5 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.40 .957 0.96
1952 PHI NL 32 P 33 62 15 44 3 3 .952 1.79 .953 0.98
1953 PHI NL 33 P 47 52 13 38 1 3 .981 1.09 .956 0.87
1954 TOT NL 34 P 30 9 76.0 18 3 15 0 1 1.000 2.13 0.60 .956 2.07 0.87
1954 PHI NL 34 P 8 0 16.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.50 .950 2.08 0.88
1954 CIN NL 34 P 22 9 60.0 14 2 12 0 1 1.000 2.10 0.64 .957 2.07 0.87
8 Seasons P 218 9 76.0 214 46 162 6 10 .972 24.63 0.95 .956 2.07 0.93
8 Seasons TOT 218 9 76.0 214 46 162 6 10 .972 24.63 0.95 .928 2.07 0.93

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1952 NL--2.716--7th

Wins s c a p y
1952 NL--14--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1952 NL--1.159--7th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 NL--2.047--5th
1953 NL--2.428--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1952 NL--228.7--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1952 NL--15--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1952 NL--5--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1953 NL--26--6th

Hits s c a p y
1952 NL--213--9th
1953 NL--218--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1952 NL--1.846--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 NL--.512--6th

Losses s c a p y
1952 NL--15--5th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1949 AL--103--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 AL--5--3rd
1949 AL--9--2nd
1953 NL--10--2nd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1952 NL--917--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1952 NL--135--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 18 (1138), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1469), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1912), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

August 9, 1948: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the New York Yankees.

Before 1951 Season: Returned to Baltimore (International) by the St. Louis Browns after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1951 Season: Obtained by the Philadelphia Phillies from Baltimore (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

June 15, 1954: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Philadelphia Phillies.

September 27, 1954: Released by the Cincinnati Redlegs.

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