Charlie Gassaway

Charles Cason Gassaway (Sheriff)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 12, 1918 in Gassaway, TN(All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1944
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians/Cubs 1944-1946

Final Game: September 20, 1946
Died: January 15, 1992 in Miami, FL
Buried: Woodlawn Park South Cemetery, Miami, FL
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1937	18	TYL	C	13	11	.542	3.79	45						259.0	230	148	109		117							1.340	8.0		4.1			TYL · ETXL
1938	19	LAD-min	B	18	8	.692	2.75	41						249.0	213	93	76		113							1.309	7.7		4.1			PSC · SEAL
1939	20	LAD-NYY-min	A1,A	7	2	.778	3.92	41	8					140.0	161	71	61		58							1.564	10.4		3.7			NVL,BNG · SOUA,EL
1940	21	LAD-SFG-min	A,AA	6	6	.500	4.18	21	13					97.0	92	56	45		65							1.619	8.5		6.0			ELM,JER · EL,IL
1941	22	LAD-min	AA,A1	5	8	.385	3.58	37	5		0	0		103.0	106	53	41		56	29	3	0	1			1.573	9.3		4.9	2.5	0.52	MTL,NVL · IL,SOUA
1942	23	NVL	A1	12	12	.500	5.15	42	23					187.0	235	131	107		106							1.824	11.3		5.1			NVL · SOUA
1943	24	CHC-min	AA,A1	9	11	.450	3.39	38	20	10	4	2		162.0	167	74	61	0	72	57	3	0	2			1.475	9.3	0.0	4.0	3.2	0.79	MLW,NVL · AA,SOUA
1944	25	MLW	AA	17	8	.680	2.75	42	27	9	16	0		219.0	200	87	67		87	108	10	2	10			1.311	8.2		3.6	4.4	1.24	MLW · AA
1944	25	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	20	11	10	3	10	7	0	0	1	62	47	2.571	15.4	2.3	7.7	5.4	0.70
1945	26	PHA	AL	4	7	.364	3.74	24	11	8	4	0	0	118.0	114	59	49	4	55	50	2	0	1	514	90	1.432	8.7	0.3	4.2	3.8	0.91
1946	27	OLD	AAA	7	5	.583	3.13	19	13		7	1		89.0	70	37	31		39	52	1	0	4			1.225	7.1		3.9	5.3	1.33	OLD · PCL
1946	27	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	3.91	13	6	4	0	0	0	50.2	54	25	22	2	26	23	4	0	0	234	85	1.579	9.6	0.4	4.6	4.1	0.88
1947	28	OLD	AAA	12	11	.522	4.23	45	24		8	1		183.0	227	117	86		61	89	7	1	6			1.574	11.2		3.0	4.4	1.46	OLD · PCL
1948	29	OLD	AAA	15	8	.652	3.09	43			13	2		198.0	202	81	68		59	68	3	1	3			1.318	9.2		2.7	3.1	1.15	OLD · PCL
1949	30	OLD	AAA	15	9	.625	3.95	38	31		12	2		216.1	217	102	95		79	97	11	1	0			1.368	9.0		3.3	4.0	1.23	OLD · PCL
1950	31	OLD	AAA	7	7	.500	5.07	29	19		6	0		103.0	120	75	58		38	42	12	2	2			1.534	10.5		3.3	3.7	1.11	OLD · PCL
1951	32	WEN,OLD	B,AAA	8	13	.381	4.48	32	2		0	0		193.0	266	145	96	5	64	2	0	0	0			1.710	12.4	0.2	3.0	0.1	0.03	WEN,OLD · WINT,PCL
1952	33	PHI-min	A	2	4	.333	4.03	14						58.0	68	33	26	0	19							1.500	10.6	0.0	2.9			TRI · WINT
3 Yrs				5	9	.357	4.04	39	19	12	4	0	0	180.1	188	95	81	9	91	80	6	0	2	810	84	1.547	9.4	0.4	4.5	4.0	0.88
162 Game Avg.				6	11	.357	4.04	46	22	14	5	0	0	211	220	111	95	11	107	94	7	0	2	950	84	1.547	9.4	0.4	4.5	4.0	0.88

PHA (1 yr)				4	7	.364	3.74	24	11	8	4	0	0	118.0	114	59	49	4	55	50	2	0	1	514	90	1.432	8.7	0.3	4.2	3.8	0.91
CLE (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.91	13	6	4	0	0	0	50.2	54	25	22	2	26	23	4	0	0	234	85	1.579	9.6	0.4	4.6	4.1	0.88
CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	20	11	10	3	10	7	0	0	1	62	47	2.571	15.4	2.3	7.7	5.4	0.70

AL (2 yrs)				5	8	.385	3.79	37	17	12	4	0	0	168.2	168	84	71	6	81	73	6	0	1	748	89	1.476	9.0	0.3	4.3	3.9	0.90
NL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	20	11	10	3	10	7	0	0	1	62	47	2.571	15.4	2.3	7.7	5.4	0.70

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1944	25	CHC	NL	11.2	2	2	11	8.49	3.63	-0.20	0.00	103.0	3.94	-6	-0.5		-0.0	-0.4	-5	.259	.497	$
1945	26	PHA	AL	118.0	24	11	59	4.50	3.97	0.03	0.00	100.9	3.98	-6	-0.7	1.0	-0.1	-0.1	0	.470	.496	$
1946	27	CLE	AL	50.2	13	6	25	4.44	4.14	-0.01	0.00	96.3	4.00	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.479	.498	$
3 Seasons				180.1	39	19	95	4.74	3.99	-0.00	0.00	99.7	3.98	-15	-1.5	1.0	-0.1	-0.5	-3	.462	.497	$

PHA (1 yr)				118.0	24	11	59	4.50	3.97	0.03	0.00	100.9	3.98	-6	-0.7	1.0	-0.1	-0.1	0	.470	.496	$
CLE (1 yr)				50.2	13	6	25	4.44	4.14	-0.01	0.00	96.3	4.00	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.479	.498	$
CHC (1 yr)				11.2	2	2	11	8.49	3.63	-0.20	0.00	103.0	3.94	-6	-0.5		-0.0	-0.4	-5	.259	.497	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1944	25	CHC	NL	62	4.8%	11.3%	16.1%			68%
1945	26	PHA	AL	514	0.8%	9.7%	10.7%	2.1%	10%	77%
1946	27	CLE	AL	234	0.9%	9.8%	11.1%			74%
3 Yrs				810	1.1%	9.9%	11.2%	1.4%	6%	76%
MLB Averages					1.1%	9.1%	8.8%	2.7%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1944	25	0	1	.000	7.71	2	2	0	0	11.2	20	11	10	3	10	7	0	1	62	47	2.571	15.4	2.3	7.7	5.4	0.70	47
1945	26	4	8	.333	4.10	26	13	8	4	129.2	134	70	59	7	65	57	2	2	576	83	1.535	9.3	0.5	4.5	4.0	0.88	83
1946	27	5	9	.357	4.04	39	19	12	4	180.1	188	95	81	9	91	80	6	2	810	84	1.547	9.4	0.4	4.5	4.0	0.88	84

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
1944	25	0	1	.000	9.00	11.0	21	12	11	3	10	7	0	2.818	17.2	8.2	5.7	0.70	2.5	2
1945	26	6	7	.462	4.54	117.0	129	66	59	5	62	50	2	1.632	9.9	4.8	3.8	0.81	0.4	24
1946	27	2	3	.400	4.59	51.0	60	29	26	2	29	23	4	1.745	10.6	5.1	4.1	0.79	0.4	13
3 Yrs		8	11	.421	4.83	179.0	210	107	96	10	101	80	6	1.737	10.6		4.0	0.79	0.5	39

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1946 AL 4 (5th)

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1946 AL 4 (5th)

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