Red Munger
George David Munger
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 4, 1918 in Houston, TX
Signed
by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1943
Final Game: September 23, 1956
Died: July 23, 1996 in Houston, TX
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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
1943 24 STL NL 32 29 28 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 .214 .241 .286 .527 49 8 1 0 0 1
1944 25 STL NL 21 44 44 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .114 .114 .136 .250 -30 6 0 0 0 1 AS
1946 27 STL NL 10 18 16 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 64 4 0 0 0 1
1947 28 STL NL 40 89 81 3 15 3 0 0 7 0 4 28 .185 .233 .222 .455 19 18 2 1 3 1 AS
1948 29 STL NL 39 56 50 2 8 1 1 0 2 0 4 15 .160 .222 .220 .442 17 11 2 0 2 1
1949 30 STL NL 35 75 66 6 17 2 0 1 10 0 4 16 .258 .300 .333 .633 66 22 3 0 5 1 AS
1950 31 STL NL 32 56 51 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 .137 .170 .157 .327 -15 8 1 0 3 1
1951 32 STL NL 23 31 29 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .172 .200 .207 .407 9 6 0 0 1 1
1952 33 TOT NL 6 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 /1
1952 33 STL NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 33 PIT NL 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 /1
1956 37 PIT NL 35 33 28 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .107 .194 .143 .336 -6 4 0 1 2 0 0 1
10 Seasons 273 441 402 25 70 12 1 1 30 0 0 20 100 .174 .217 .216 .433 16 87 9 2 17 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 262 239 15 42 7 1 1 18 0 12 59 .174 .217 .216 .433 16 52 5 1 10
STL (9 yrs) 233 400 367 23 67 11 1 1 28 0 0 18 85 .183 .223 .226 .449 20 83 9 1 14
PIT (2 yrs) 40 41 35 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .086 .158 .114 .272 -24 4 0 1 3 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1943 24 STL NL 29 23 2 2.4 93 .261 .214 .270 .241 .340 .286 .367 .527 .707 49 .279 -1.9 -0.2 .391 .107 .071
1944 25 STL NL 44 39 1 0.7 96 .125 .114 .270 .114 .338 .136 .380 .250 .718 -30 .035 -7.8 -0.8 .154 .023 .023
1946 27 STL NL 18 12 1 2.2 96 .308 .250 .267 .333 .343 .250 .374 .583 .717 64 .252 -0.7 -0.1 .500 .125 .000
1947 28 STL NL 89 71 4 1.5 109 .283 .185 .279 .233 .355 .222 .413 .455 .768 19 .112 -9.7 -1.0 .338 .086 .037
1948 29 STL NL 56 46 2 1.2 107 .229 .160 .276 .222 .351 .220 .408 .442 .760 17 .078 -6.2 -0.6 .341 .140 .060
1949 30 STL NL 75 57 7 3.3 108 .327 .258 .276 .300 .351 .333 .413 .633 .764 66 .353 -3.4 -0.3 .500 .136 .076 .0
1950 31 STL NL 56 48 1 0.6 112 .171 .137 .275 .170 .353 .157 .427 .327 .780 -15 .020 -8.9 -0.9 .222 .059 .020
1951 32 STL NL 31 25 1 1.1 104 .200 .172 .269 .200 .343 .207 .407 .407 .750 9 .068 -3.8 -0.4 .292 .069 .034
1952 33 TOT NL 10 10 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .263 .000 .337 .000 .392 .000 .728 -100 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1952 33 STL NL 2 2 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .262 .000 .334 .000 .389 .000 .724 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1952 33 PIT NL 8 8 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .264 .000 .337 .000 .393 .000 .730 -100 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1956 37 PIT NL 33 27 1 1.0 100 .176 .107 .260 .194 .327 .143 .411 .336 .738 -6 .060 -4.2 -0.4 .280 .107 .036
10 Seasons 441 358 20 1.5 105 .229 .174 .273 .217 .347 .216 .405 .433 .752 16 .118 -49.1 -5.0 .320 .092 .042 .0
162 Game Avg. 262 212 12 1.5 105 .229 .174 .273 .217 .347 .216 .405 .433 .752 16 .118 -49.1 -5.0 .320 .092 .042
STL (9 yrs) 400 323 19 1.6 105 .235 .183 .274 .223 .349 .226 .405 .449 .753 20 .128 -43.0 -4.3 .330 .093 .044 .0
PIT (2 yrs) 41 35 1 0.8 100 .150 .086 .261 .158 .329 .114 .407 .272 .736 -24 .039 -6.1 -0.6 .219 .086 .029

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
1946 27 STL NL WS BOS W 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1944 STL NL 25 DNP
1947 STL NL 28 DNP
1949 STL NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1943 24 STL NL 29 0.0% 17.2% 3.5% 6.9% 33% 5.00 5.6 9.3 79%
1944 25 STL NL 44 0.0% 9.1% 0.0% 2.3% 20% 11.0 91%
1946 27 STL NL 18 0.0% 16.7% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 1.50 5.3 5.3 72%
1947 28 STL NL 89 0.0% 31.5% 4.5% 3.4% 20% 7.00 2.9 11.6 60%
1948 29 STL NL 56 0.0% 26.8% 7.1% 3.6% 25% 3.75 3.3 25.0 63%
1949 30 STL NL 75 1.3% 21.3% 5.3% 4.0% 18% 4.00 4.1 66.0 6.6 65%
1950 31 STL NL 56 0.0% 17.9% 3.6% 1.8% 14% 5.00 5.1 51.0 73%
1951 32 STL NL 31 0.0% 12.9% 3.2% 3.2% 20% 4.00 7.3 14.5 81%
1952 33 TOT NL 10 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3 50%
1952 33 STL NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1952 33 PIT NL 8 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8 38%
1956 37 PIT NL 33 0.0% 33.3% 6.1% 3.0% 33% 5.50 2.5 14.0 1.75 52%
10 Seasons 441 0.2% 22.7% 4.5% 3.2% 20% 5.00 4.0 402.0 13.4 1.75 68%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1956 37 PIT NL 1 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 1 0 26% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1956 37 PIT NL 23 26% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 200% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 10
10 Seasons 23 26% 70 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 1700% 1 9 900% 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 10
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 24 32 29 28 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 .214 .241 .286 .527 49 8 1 0 0
1944 25 53 73 72 5 11 3 0 0 3 0 1 9 .153 .164 .194 .359 0 14 1 0 0
1945 26 53 73 72 5 11 3 0 0 3 0 1 9 .153 .164 .194 .359 0 14 1 0 0
1946 27 63 91 88 6 15 3 0 0 6 0 3 12 .170 .198 .205 .402 13 18 1 0 0
1947 28 103 180 169 9 30 6 0 0 13 0 7 40 .178 .215 .213 .428 16 36 3 1 3
1948 29 142 236 219 11 38 7 1 0 15 0 11 55 .174 .216 .215 .431 16 47 5 1 5
1949 30 177 311 285 17 55 9 1 1 25 0 15 71 .193 .236 .242 .478 28 69 8 1 10
1950 31 209 367 336 21 62 10 1 1 26 0 17 81 .185 .226 .229 .455 21 77 9 1 13
1951 32 232 398 365 23 67 11 1 1 28 0 0 18 85 .184 .224 .227 .451 20 83 9 1 14
1952 33 238 408 374 23 67 11 1 1 28 0 0 18 89 .179 .219 .222 .441 18 83 9 1 15
1953 34 238 408 374 23 67 11 1 1 28 0 0 18 89 .179 .219 .222 .441 18 83 9 1 15
1954 35 238 408 374 23 67 11 1 1 28 0 0 18 89 .179 .219 .222 .441 18 83 9 1 15
1955 36 238 408 374 23 67 11 1 1 28 0 0 18 89 .179 .219 .222 .441 18 83 9 1 15
1956 37 273 441 402 25 70 12 1 1 30 0 0 20 100 .174 .217 .216 .433 16 87 9 2 17 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1943 24 33 30 29 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 .207 .233 .276 .509 2 32
1944 25 22 46 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 21
1946 27 10 19 17 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 .235 .316 .235 .551 1 10
1947 28 42 90 85 3 16 3 0 0 7 0 4 29 .188 .233 .224 .457 4 40
1948 29 41 55 51 2 7 1 1 0 2 0 4 16 .137 .200 .196 .396 2 39
1949 30 36 72 68 6 17 2 0 1 9 0 4 17 .250 .292 .324 .615 6 35
1950 31 33 54 52 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 .115 .148 .135 .283 1 32
1951 32 24 31 30 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 .167 .194 .200 .394 1 23
1952 33 6 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1956 37 37 34 30 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 11 .133 .235 .167 .402 1 35
10 Seasons 284 440 417 25 65 11 1 1 28 0 21 103 .156 .200 .194 .394 19 273
162 Game Avg. 162 251 238 14 37 6 1 1 16 0 12 59 .156 .200 .194 .394 11 273

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1944
1947
1949 *

                                         

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