Al Papai
Alfred Thomas Papai
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 7, 1917 in Divernon, IL
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1948
Final Game: September 16, 1955
Died: September 7, 1995 in Springfield, IL
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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
1948 31 STL NL 0 1 .000 5.06 10 0 7 0 0 0 16.0 14 10 9 3 7 8 0 0 1 67 80 1.313 7.9 1.7 3.9 4.5 1.14
1949 32 SLB AL 4 11 .267 5.06 42 15 13 6 0 2 142.1 175 103 80 8 81 31 1 0 4 677 90 1.799 11.1 0.5 5.1 2.0 0.38
1950 33 TOT MLB 5 2 .714 6.33 29 3 10 2 0 2 69.2 82 53 49 5 42 26 0 0 0 325 75 1.780 10.6 0.6 5.4 3.4 0.62
1950 33 BOS AL 4 2 .667 6.75 16 3 5 2 0 2 50.2 61 41 38 5 28 19 0 0 0 238 73 1.757 10.8 0.9 5.0 3.4 0.68
1950 33 STL NL 1 0 1.000 5.21 13 0 5 0 0 0 19.0 21 12 11 0 14 7 0 0 0 87 83 1.842 9.9 0.0 6.6 3.3 0.50
1955 38 CHW AL 0 0 3.86 7 0 4 0 0 0 11.2 10 5 5 1 8 2 5 0 0 0 52 102 1.543 7.7 0.8 6.2 3.9 0.63
4 Seasons 9 14 .391 5.37 88 18 34 8 0 4 239.2 281 171 143 17 138 2 70 1 0 5 1121 84 1.748 10.6 0.6 5.2 2.6 0.51
162 Game Avg. 6 9 .391 5.37 56 12 22 5 0 3 154 180 110 92 11 89 45 1 0 3 719 84 1.748 10.6 0.6 5.2 2.6 0.51
STL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 5.14 23 0 12 0 0 0 35.0 35 22 20 3 21 15 0 0 1 154 82 1.600 9.0 0.8 5.4 3.9 0.71
BOS (1 yr) 4 2 .667 6.75 16 3 5 2 0 2 50.2 61 41 38 5 28 19 0 0 0 238 73 1.757 10.8 0.9 5.0 3.4 0.68
SLB (1 yr) 4 11 .267 5.06 42 15 13 6 0 2 142.1 175 103 80 8 81 31 1 0 4 677 90 1.799 11.1 0.5 5.1 2.0 0.38
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 3.86 7 0 4 0 0 0 11.2 10 5 5 1 8 2 5 0 0 0 52 102 1.543 7.7 0.8 6.2 3.9 0.63
AL (3 yrs) 8 13 .381 5.41 65 18 22 8 0 4 204.2 246 149 123 14 117 2 55 1 0 4 967 85 1.774 10.8 0.6 5.1 2.4 0.47
NL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 5.14 23 0 12 0 0 0 35.0 35 22 20 3 21 15 0 0 1 154 82 1.600 9.0 0.8 5.4 3.9 0.71

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 38 CHW AL 7 52 41 5 10 2 0 1 2 0 8 5 .244 .360 .366 .726 .250 15 0 0 2 1 2
1 Season 7 52 41 5 10 2 0 1 2 0 8 5 .244 .360 .366 .726 .250 15 0 0 2 1 2
162 Game Avg. 68 505 398 49 97 19 0 10 19 0 78 49 .244 .360 .366 .726 .250 146 0 0 19 10
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 38 CHW AL 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 8 0.329 0 0 7 0 0 7 2 5 2 1 3 2 5.0
1 Season 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0.329 0 0 7 0 0 7 2 5 2 1 3 2 5.0

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1948 31 STL NL
1949 32 SLB AL
1950 33 TOT MLB
1950 33 BOS AL
1950 33 STL NL
1955 38 CHW AL 52 50% 1.9% 9.6% 15.4% 5.8% 30% 1.14 69% 12 0 0%
4 Seasons 52 50% 32.7% 134.6% 265.4% 5.8% 1% 1.14 69% 12 0 0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1948 31 STL NL 14 3 1
1949 32 SLB AL 175 8 4
1950 33 TOT MLB 82 5 0
1950 33 BOS AL 61 5 0
1950 33 STL NL 21 0 0
1955 38 CHW AL 52 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 1 40% 1 0 0 24 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Seasons 52 281 17 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 1 40% 1 5 0 24 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1948 31 0 1 .000 5.06 10 0 7 0 0 0 16.0 14 10 9 3 7 8 0 0 1 67 80 1.313 7.9 1.7 3.9 4.5 1.14 80
1949 32 4 12 .250 5.06 52 15 20 6 0 2 158.1 189 113 89 11 88 39 1 0 5 744 89 1.749 10.7 0.6 5.0 2.2 0.44 89
1950 33 9 14 .391 5.45 81 18 30 8 0 4 228.0 271 166 138 16 130 65 1 0 5 1069 84 1.759 10.7 0.6 5.1 2.6 0.50 84
1951 34 9 14 .391 5.45 81 18 30 8 0 4 228.0 271 166 138 16 130 65 1 0 5 1069 84 1.759 10.7 0.6 5.1 2.6 0.50 84
1952 35 9 14 .391 5.45 81 18 30 8 0 4 228.0 271 166 138 16 130 65 1 0 5 1069 84 1.759 10.7 0.6 5.1 2.6 0.50 84
1953 36 9 14 .391 5.45 81 18 30 8 0 4 228.0 271 166 138 16 130 65 1 0 5 1069 84 1.759 10.7 0.6 5.1 2.6 0.50 84
1954 37 9 14 .391 5.45 81 18 30 8 0 4 228.0 271 166 138 16 130 65 1 0 5 1069 84 1.759 10.7 0.6 5.1 2.6 0.50 84
1955 38 9 14 .391 5.37 88 18 34 8 0 4 239.2 281 171 143 17 138 2 70 1 0 5 1121 84 1.748 10.6 0.6 5.2 2.6 0.51 84

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1948 31 0 1 .000 5.06 16.0 14 10 9 3 7 8 0 1.313 7.9 3.9 4.5 1.14 1.7 10
1949 32 7 9 .438 4.32 152.0 172 81 73 8 80 33 1 1.658 10.2 4.7 2.0 0.41 0.5 42
1950 33 3 5 .375 5.23 74.0 78 48 43 5 40 28 0 1.595 9.5 4.9 3.4 0.70 0.6 29
1955 38 0 1 .000 4.09 11.0 11 6 5 1 9 5 0 1.818 9.0 7.4 4.1 0.56 0.8 7
4 Seasons 10 16 .385 4.62 253.0 275 145 130 17 136 74 1 1.625 9.8 2.6 0.54 0.6 88

* 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

Games Played s c a p y
1949 AL--42--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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