Born: August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, NC
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Debut: April 27, 1945
Final Game: May 10, 1953
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 26 | NYY | AL | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.79 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 1.265 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.74 | ||
| 1948 | 29 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 1.286 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | ||||
| 1950 | 31 | CHW | AL | 3 | 10 | .231 | 4.59 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 96.0 | 122 | 68 | 49 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 449 | 98 | 1.740 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.82 | ||
| 1951 | 32 | CHW | AL | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.78 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 159.1 | 142 | 69 | 67 | 9 | 68 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 670 | 107 | 1.318 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.57 | ||
| 1952 | 33 | TOT | AL | 0 | 7 | .000 | 5.30 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 70 | 1.518 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 0.70 | ||
| 1952 | 33 | CHW | AL | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 59 | 1.600 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.67 | ||
| 1952 | 33 | SLB | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.86 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 101 | 1.381 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.78 | ||
| 1953 | 34 | BOS | AL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 2.000 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.33 | ||
| 6 Seasons | 18 | 32 | .360 | 3.98 | 99 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 375.0 | 377 | 196 | 166 | 25 | 170 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1630 | 101 | 1.459 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.69 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 8 | 15 | .360 | 3.98 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 174 | 91 | 77 | 12 | 79 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 754 | 101 | 1.459 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.69 | |||||
| CHW (3 yrs) | 14 | 27 | .341 | 4.34 | 59 | 45 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 290.1 | 302 | 161 | 140 | 22 | 131 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1274 | 95 | 1.491 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 0.67 | |||||
| BOS (1 yr) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 2.000 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.33 | |||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 1.286 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |||||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.79 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 1.265 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.74 | |||||
| SLB (1 yr) | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.86 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 101 | 1.381 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.78 | |||||
| AL (5 yrs) | 18 | 32 | .360 | 3.96 | 97 | 48 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 372.2 | 374 | 194 | 164 | 25 | 170 | 116 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1620 | 102 | 1.460 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.68 | |||||
| NL (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 1.286 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 26 | NYY | AL | 23 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1948 | 29 | CIN | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | ||||||
| 1950 | 31 | CHW | AL | 24 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .156 | .156 | .188 | .344 | -11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1951 | 32 | CHW | AL | 28 | 57 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .250 | .298 | .273 | .571 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | 33 | TOT | AL | 19 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | -57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | 33 | CHW | AL | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | /1 | |||
| 1952 | 33 | SLB | AL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1953 | 34 | BOS | AL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | /1 | |||
| 6 Seasons | 99 | 123 | 106 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .179 | .202 | .198 | .400 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 201 | 173 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | .179 | .202 | .198 | .400 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |||||||
| CHW (3 yrs) | 59 | 102 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .186 | .213 | .209 | .423 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| BOS (1 yr) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 23 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| SLB (1 yr) | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| AL (5 yrs) | 97 | 123 | 106 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .179 | .202 | .198 | .400 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| NL (1 yr) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NYY | AL | 26 | P | 23 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 0.52 | .954 | 1.28 | |||||
| 1948 | CIN | NL | 29 | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.90 | |||||||
| 1950 | CHW | AL | 31 | P | 24 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 0.92 | .950 | 0.96 | |||||
| 1951 | CHW | AL | 32 | P | 28 | 53 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 5 | .943 | 1.79 | .953 | 0.99 | |||||
| 1952 | TOT | AL | 33 | P | 19 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 0.89 | .968 | 1.03 | |||||
| 1952 | CHW | AL | 33 | P | 7 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1.57 | .969 | 1.03 | |||||
| 1952 | SLB | AL | 33 | P | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | .967 | 1.03 | |||||
| 1953 | BOS | AL | 34 | P | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | .950 | 0.87 | |||||
| 6 Seasons | P | 99 | 111 | 19 | 84 | 8 | 7 | .928 | 1.04 | .955 | 1.05 | ||||||||
| 6 Seasons | TOT | 99 | 111 | 19 | 84 | 8 | 7 | .928 | 1.04 | .883 | 1.05 | ||||||||
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Before 1939 Season: Sent from Greensburg (Pennsylvania State Associatio) to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
Before 1941 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
November 1, 1946: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Yankees in the 1946 rule 5 draft.
April 1, 1947: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees.
April 15, 1947: Purchased by Sacramento (PCL) from the New York Yankees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 10, 1947: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from Sacramento (PCL) in the 1947 rule 5 draft.
May 10, 1948: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Cincinnati Reds to Sacramento (PCL).
September 30, 1949: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Sacramento (PCL) for $25,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 16, 1952: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Browns from the Chicago White Sox.
July 24, 1952: Released by the St. Louis Browns.
July 24, 1952: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
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