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Max Surkont
Matthew Constantine Surkont
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 16, 1922 in Central Falls, RI
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Final Game: May 1, 1957
Died: October 8, 1986 in Largo, FL
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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
1949 27 CHW AL 3 5 .375 4.78 44 2 23 0 0 4 96.0 92 61 51 9 60 38 3 0 3 435 87 1.583 8.6 0.8 5.6 3.6 0.63
1950 28 BSN NL 5 2 .714 3.23 9 6 3 2 0 0 55.2 63 29 20 5 20 21 2 0 0 246 119 1.491 10.2 0.8 3.2 3.4 1.05
1951 29 BSN NL 12 16 .429 3.99 37 33 3 11 2 1 237.0 230 119 105 21 89 110 7 0 5 1022 92 1.346 8.7 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.24
1952 30 BSN NL 12 13 .480 3.77 31 29 1 12 3 0 215.0 201 95 90 19 76 125 3 0 7 914 96 1.288 8.4 0.8 3.2 5.2 1.64
1953 31 MLN NL 11 5 .688 4.18 28 24 2 11 2 0 170.0 168 82 79 22 64 83 0 2 2 732 94 1.365 8.9 1.2 3.4 4.4 1.30
1954 32 PIT NL 9 18 .333 4.41 33 29 2 11 0 0 208.1 216 124 102 25 78 78 4 0 4 916 94 1.411 9.3 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
1955 33 PIT NL 7 14 .333 5.57 35 22 7 5 0 2 166.1 194 109 103 23 78 4 84 3 0 6 745 73 1.635 10.5 1.2 4.2 4.5 1.08
1956 34 TOT NL 2 2 .500 5.45 14 4 4 1 0 1 39.2 36 24 24 8 14 1 24 0 0 1 167 69 1.261 8.2 1.8 3.2 5.4 1.71
1956 34 PIT NL 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 84 2.500 9.0 0.0 13.5 4.5 0.33
1956 34 STL NL 0 0 9.53 5 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 10 6 6 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 27 40 2.118 15.9 4.8 3.2 7.9 2.50
1956 34 NYG NL 2 2 .500 4.78 8 4 2 1 0 1 32.0 24 17 17 5 9 1 18 0 0 1 129 79 1.031 6.8 1.4 2.5 5.1 2.00
1957 35 NYG NL 0 1 .000 9.95 5 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 9 7 7 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 30 40 1.737 12.8 2.8 2.8 11.4 4.00
9 Seasons 61 76 .445 4.38 236 149 46 53 7 8 1194.1 1209 650 581 134 481 5 571 22 2 28 5207 89 1.415 9.1 1.0 3.6 4.3 1.19
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .445 4.38 42 26 8 9 1 1 211 214 115 103 24 85 101 4 0 5 920 89 1.415 9.1 1.0 3.6 4.3 1.19
MLN (4 yrs) 40 36 .526 3.90 105 92 9 36 7 1 677.2 662 325 294 67 249 339 12 2 14 2914 96 1.344 8.8 0.9 3.3 4.5 1.36
PIT (3 yrs) 16 32 .333 4.92 69 51 9 16 0 2 376.2 412 234 206 48 159 4 163 7 0 10 1672 84 1.516 9.8 1.1 3.8 3.9 1.03
NYG (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 5.63 13 4 3 1 0 1 38.1 33 24 24 7 11 1 26 0 0 1 159 67 1.148 7.7 1.6 2.6 6.1 2.36
STL (1 yr) 0 0 9.53 5 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 10 6 6 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 27 40 2.118 15.9 4.8 3.2 7.9 2.50
CHW (1 yr) 3 5 .375 4.78 44 2 23 0 0 4 96.0 92 61 51 9 60 38 3 0 3 435 87 1.583 8.6 0.8 5.6 3.6 0.63
NL (8 yrs) 58 71 .450 4.34 192 147 23 53 7 4 1098.1 1117 589 530 125 421 5 533 19 2 25 4772 89 1.400 9.2 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.27
AL (1 yr) 3 5 .375 4.78 44 2 23 0 0 4 96.0 92 61 51 9 60 38 3 0 3 435 87 1.583 8.6 0.8 5.6 3.6 0.63

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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
1949 27 CHW AL 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -35 1 0 0 0 1
1950 28 BSN NL 9 24 23 4 10 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 .435 .458 .652 1.111 196 15 0 0 0 /1
1951 29 BSN NL 37 88 73 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 17 .151 .225 .164 .389 10 12 4 0 8 1
1952 30 BSN NL 31 73 63 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 16 .111 .152 .159 .310 -13 10 1 0 7 1
1953 31 MLN NL 28 66 56 10 16 5 1 0 6 0 0 5 7 .286 .344 .411 .755 101 23 1 0 5 1
1954 32 PIT NL 33 76 60 3 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 19 .167 .239 .183 .422 13 11 2 0 9 1 1
1955 33 PIT NL 35 59 50 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 13 .140 .218 .160 .378 4 8 0 1 4 0 0 1
1956 34 TOT NL 14 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 -21 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1956 34 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 34 STL NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 34 NYG NL 8 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -13 1 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1957 35 NYG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 236 425 357 28 63 13 1 1 28 0 0 31 90 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 81 8 1 35 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 292 245 19 43 9 1 1 19 0 21 62 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 56 5 1 24
MLN (4 yrs) 105 251 215 18 44 11 1 1 18 0 0 16 43 .205 .260 .279 .539 48 60 6 0 20
PIT (3 yrs) 69 135 110 8 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 10 32 .155 .230 .173 .402 9 19 2 1 13 1 0
NYG (2 yrs) 13 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -13 1 0 0 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -35 1 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 192 399 335 27 62 13 1 1 26 0 0 27 78 .185 .247 .239 .486 33 80 8 1 35 1 0
AL (1 yr) 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -35 1 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 CHW AL 27 P 44 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 0.39 .959 1.01
1950 BSN NL 28 P 9 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 1.11 .960 0.97
1951 BSN NL 29 P 37 44 11 31 2 2 .955 1.14 .961 0.96
1952 BSN NL 30 P 31 52 9 38 5 3 .904 1.52 .956 0.98
1953 MLN NL 31 P 28 45 11 32 2 3 .956 1.54 .956 0.87
1954 PIT NL 32 P 33 29 208.1 49 8 40 1 1 .980 2.07 1.45 .959 2.07 0.87
1955 PIT NL 33 P 35 22 166.1 31 8 21 2 0 .935 1.57 0.83 .952 2.04 0.83
1956 TOT NL 34 P 14 4 39.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.13 0.36 .980 2.06 0.82
1956 PIT NL 34 P 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 0.80
1956 STL NL 34 P 5 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 0.82
1956 NYG NL 34 P 8 4 32.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.12 0.50 .975 2.05 0.82
1957 NYG NL 35 P 5 0 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.20 1.000 1.99 0.82
9 Seasons P 236 55 420.2 254 52 190 12 9 .953 5.18 1.03 .958 2.06 0.92
9 Seasons TOT 236 55 420.2 254 52 190 12 9 .953 5.18 1.03 .911 2.06 0.92

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1953 NL--.688--6th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1952 NL--5.233--9th
1955 NL--4.545--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1949 AL--44--5th

Saves s c a p y
1949 AL--4--5th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1951 NL--237.0--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1952 NL--125--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1951 NL--33--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1953 NL--11--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1952 NL--3--10th
1953 NL--2--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1951 NL--21--8th
1952 NL--19--7th
1954 NL--25--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1951 NL--89--8th
1955 NL--78--5th

Losses s c a p y
1951 NL--16--4th
1952 NL--13--10th
1954 NL--18--2nd
1955 NL--14--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1951 NL--105--3rd
1952 NL--90--9th
1954 NL--102--4th
1955 NL--103--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1952 NL--7--2nd
1955 NL--6--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1951 NL--7--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1951 NL--1022--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1949 AL--23--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 16 (914), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1938 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

November 10, 1948: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

August 18, 1950: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Chicago White Sox.

December 26, 1953: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Larry Lasalle (minors), Sid Gordon, Sam Jethroe, Curt Raydon, Fred Waters and $100,000 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny O'Connell.

May 5, 1956: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Arroyo.

June 4, 1956: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 20, 1956: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Boston Red Sox.

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