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Red Munger

George David Munger

Position: Pitcher
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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Pirates 1943-1956

Final Game: September 23, 1956 (Age 37)
Died: July 23, 1996 in Houston, TX
Buried: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 15, 2013 5:17PM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #747. Terry Leach… #748. Johnny Niggeling… #749. Clay Buchholz… #750. RED MUNGER… #751. Jimmy Ring… #752. Huston Street… #753. Shaun Marcum… 

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
1943 24 STL NL 9 5 .643 3.95 32 9 14 5 0 2 93.1 101 47 41 2 42 45 0 0 2 412 86 1.532 9.7 0.2 4.1 4.3 1.07
1944 25 STL NL 11 3 .786 1.34 21 12 8 7 2 2 121.0 92 23 18 2 41 55 2 0 0 479 268 1.099 6.8 0.1 3.0 4.1 1.34 AS
1946 27 STL NL 2 2 .500 3.33 10 7 1 2 0 1 48.2 47 19 18 0 12 28 0 0 1 199 105 1.212 8.7 0.0 2.2 5.2 2.33
1947 28 STL NL 16 5 .762 3.37 40 31 6 13 6 3 224.1 218 94 84 12 76 123 2 0 4 936 122 1.311 8.7 0.5 3.0 4.9 1.62 AS
1948 29 STL NL 10 11 .476 4.50 39 25 3 7 2 0 166.0 179 91 83 13 74 72 1 0 2 738 91 1.524 9.7 0.7 4.0 3.9 0.97
1949 30 STL NL 15 8 .652 3.87 35 28 4 12 2 2 188.1 179 86 81 13 87 82 2 0 3 802 107 1.412 8.6 0.6 4.2 3.9 0.94 AS
1950 31 STL NL 7 8 .467 3.90 32 20 4 5 1 0 154.2 158 73 67 15 70 61 3 1 1 682 110 1.474 9.2 0.9 4.1 3.5 0.87
1951 32 STL NL 4 6 .400 5.32 23 11 5 3 0 0 94.2 106 58 56 13 46 44 0 0 1 425 75 1.606 10.1 1.2 4.4 4.2 0.96
1952 33 TOT NL 0 4 .000 7.92 6 5 0 0 0 0 30.2 37 27 27 7 11 9 1 0 0 139 51 1.565 10.9 2.1 3.2 2.6 0.82
1952 33 STL NL 0 1 .000 12.46 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 6 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 32 1.846 14.5 4.2 2.1 2.1 1.00
1952 33 PIT NL 0 3 .000 7.18 5 4 0 0 0 0 26.1 30 21 21 5 10 8 0 0 0 118 56 1.519 10.3 1.7 3.4 2.7 0.80
1956 37 PIT NL 3 4 .429 4.04 35 13 6 0 0 2 107.0 126 56 48 8 41 6 45 0 0 3 475 93 1.561 10.6 0.7 3.4 3.8 1.10
10 Yrs 77 56 .579 3.83 273 161 51 54 13 12 1228.2 1243 574 523 85 500 6 564 11 1 17 5287 103 1.419 9.1 0.6 3.7 4.1 1.13
162 Game Avg. 12 9 .579 3.83 43 25 8 8 2 2 193 195 90 82 13 78 88 2 0 3 828 103 1.419 9.1 0.6 3.7 4.1 1.13
STL (9 yrs) 74 49 .602 3.73 233 144 45 54 13 10 1095.1 1087 497 454 72 449 511 11 1 14 4694 107 1.402 8.9 0.6 3.7 4.2 1.14
PIT (2 yrs) 3 7 .300 4.66 40 17 6 0 0 2 133.1 156 77 69 13 51 6 53 0 0 3 593 82 1.553 10.5 0.9 3.4 3.6 1.04

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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 Awards
1943 24 STL NL 93.1 32 9 47 4.53 3.84 0.35 0.00 102.0 3.56 -10 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -3 .464 .493
1944 25 STL NL 121.0 21 12 23 1.71 4.10 0.41 0.00 98.6 3.64 26 3.1 1.0 -0.1 4.1 36 .647 .519 AS
1946 27 STL NL 48.2 10 7 19 3.51 3.81 0.11 0.00 102.5 3.79 1 0.2 1.4 -0.0 0.6 6 .516 .501
1947 28 STL NL 224.0 40 31 94 3.78 4.60 0.00 0.00 101.0 4.65 21 2.2 1.4 -0.1 4.5 47 .555 .514 AS
1948 29 STL NL 166.0 39 25 91 4.93 4.46 -0.05 0.00 103.2 4.65 -6 -0.6 1.1 -0.1 1.1 13 .485 .496
1949 30 STL NL 188.1 35 28 86 4.11 4.69 0.11 0.00 102.8 4.71 12 1.3 2.0 -0.1 3.3 33 .537 .508 AS
1950 31 STL NL 154.2 32 20 73 4.25 4.73 0.07 0.00 104.0 4.84 11 1.1 1.6 -0.1 2.7 27 .535 .507
1951 32 STL NL 94.2 23 11 58 5.51 4.68 0.25 0.00 98.9 4.38 -12 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -2 .448 .493
1952 33 STL NL 4.1 1 1 6 12.46 4.04 0.23 0.00 106.0 4.04 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .200 .498
1952 33 PIT NL 26.1 5 4 21 7.18 4.26 -0.17 0.00 106.4 4.72 -7 -0.7 1.9 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .362 .496
1956 37 PIT NL 107.0 35 13 56 4.71 4.35 -0.02 0.00 100.3 4.39 -2 -0.2 1.3 -0.1 0.8 7 .494 .499
10 Seasons 1228.1 273 161 574 4.21 4.45 0.11 0.00 101.8 4.42 30 3.8 1.2 -0.7 15.7 155 .514 .502
STL (9 yrs) 1095.0 233 144 497 4.08 4.46 0.12 0.00 101.8 4.42 40 4.7 1.2 -0.6 15.3 153 .520 .503
PIT (2 yrs) 133.1 40 17 77 5.20 4.34 -0.05 0.00 101.5 4.45 -9 -0.9 1.3 -0.1 0.4 2 .477 .497

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1946 27 STL NL WS W BOS 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 38 1.333 9.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 0.67
1 WS 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 38 1.333 9.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 0.67

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 48 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 -31 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 67 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 10 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 Yrs 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1943 24 STL NL 32 29 -2 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 2 1
1944 25 STL NL 21 44 -7 0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .483 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 1 AS
1946 27 STL NL 10 18 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .512 .501 0.1 0.0 2 1
1947 28 STL NL 40 89 -10 0 0 0 10 -0 -0.1 4 3 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 3 1 AS
1948 29 STL NL 39 56 -6 -0 0 0 6 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 1
1949 30 STL NL 35 75 -4 -1 -0 0 8 4 0.3 3 6 0.3 .510 .502 0.4 0.0 6 1 AS
1950 31 STL NL 32 56 -9 0 0 0 6 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 1
1951 32 STL NL 23 31 -4 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .498 .500 -0.0 -0.0 1 1
1952 33 STL NL 1 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .470 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1952 33 PIT NL 5 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .476 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
1956 37 PIT NL 35 33 -4 0 0 0 4 0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.1 1 1
10 Seasons 273 441 -49 -0 0 0 46 -3 -0.3 17 14 -0.3 .499 .500 -0.3 -0.1 14
STL (9 yrs) 233 400 -43 -1 0 0 42 -2 -0.2 15 13 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 -0.0 13
PIT (2 yrs) 40 41 -6 0 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 -0.1 1

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1943 STL NL 24 P 32 9 5 93.1 28 3 24 1 3 .964 2.60 0.84 .961 2.25 2.25
1944 STL NL 25 P 21 12 7 121.0 43 8 33 2 5 .953 3.05 1.95 .961 2.14 2.13 AS
1946 STL NL 27 P 10 7 2 48.2 17 1 16 0 3 1.000 3.14 1.70 .960 2.24 2.22 0 1 100% 0
1947 STL NL 28 P 40 31 13 224.1 62 5 55 2 1 .968 2.41 1.50 .966 2.10 2.07 5 4 44% 2 AS
1948 STL NL 29 P 39 25 7 166.0 45 8 37 0 5 1.000 2.44 1.15 .963 2.11 2.08 3 1 25% 0
1949 STL NL 30 P 35 28 12 188.1 43 4 38 1 2 .977 2.01 1.20 .953 2.04 2.02 2 3 60% 43% 1 AS
1950 STL NL 31 P 32 21 5 154.2 35 3 32 0 2 1.000 2.04 1.09 .961 2.12 2.10 5 4 44% 42% 1
1951 STL NL 32 P 23 11 3 94.2 33 7 25 1 2 .970 3.04 1.39 .962 2.14 2.14 3 3 50% 43% 1
1952 TOT NL 33 P 6 5 0 30.2 13 1 12 0 3 1.000 3.82 2.17 .953 2.17 2.17 0 0 0
1952 STL NL 33 P 1 1 0 4.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 6.23 3.00 .953 2.08 2.20 0 0 0
1952 PIT NL 33 P 5 4 0 26.1 10 1 9 0 3 1.000 3.42 2.00 .953 2.19 2.16 0 0 0
1956 PIT NL 37 P 35 13 0 107.0 22 4 16 2 1 .909 1.68 0.57 .966 2.05 2.03 2 2 50% 40% 0
10 Seasons P 273 162 54 1228.2 341 44 288 9 27 .974 2.43 1.22 .961 2.12 2.10 20 18 47% 27% 5
10 Seasons TOT 273 162 54 1228.2 341 44 288 9 27 .974 2.43 1.22 .961 2.12 2.10 20 18 47% 27% 5
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1944
1947
1949 *

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1944 NL  4.1 (10th)
1947 NL  4.5 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1947 NL  16 (8th)
1949 NL  15 (8th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1947 NL  .762 (2nd)
1949 NL  .652 (6th)
Career  .579 (186th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL  8.554 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 NL  3.049 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 NL  4.935 (2nd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1947 NL  224.3 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 NL  123 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1947 NL  31 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1947 NL  13 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1947 NL  6 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1949 NL  87 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1947 NL  1.618 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 NL  0.481 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1943 NL  14 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1944 NL  30 (3rd)
1947 NL  19 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1944 NL  3.4 (3rd)
1947 NL  1.9 (9th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1949 NL  1.3 (10th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1947 NL  55 (2nd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1948 NL  1.000 (1st)
1950 NL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 29 (823), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 21 (607), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (851), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (616th), 15.3 career WAR/16.9 7yr-peak WAR/16.1 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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