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Al Widmar

Albert Joseph Widmar

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 20, 1925 in Cleveland, OH
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1947
Teams (by GP): Browns/RedSox/WhiteSox 1947-1952

Final Game: April 17, 1952
Died: October 15, 2005 in Tulsa, OK
Buried: Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, OK
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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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
1942	17	BOS-min	C	6	2	.750	2.87	14						94.0	77	42	30		43								1.277	7.4		4.1			CAN · MATL
1943	18	BOS-min	A	10	5	.667	2.22	18	18					142.0	114	52	35		39								1.077	7.2		2.5			SCR · EL
1944	19	BOS-min	AA	12	11	.522	4.66	31	22	9	9	0		174.0	181	105	90		78		59	3	0	5			1.489	9.4		4.0	3.1	0.76	LOU · AA
1945	20	BOS-min	AA	10	8	.556	4.76	33	20	6	2	0		153.0	160	101	81		94		64	1	1	5			1.660	9.4		5.5	3.8	0.68	LOU · AA
1946	21	BOS-min	AAA	12	9	.571	2.43	30	23	6	9	2		185.0	156	64	50		94		73	0	1	5			1.351	7.6		4.6	3.6	0.78	LOU · AA
1947	22	BOS-min	AAA	8	8	.500	4.93	29	13	13	6	0		126.0	130	77	69		63		44	1	0	4			1.532	9.3		4.5	3.1	0.70	LOU · AA
1947	22	BOS	AL	0	0		13.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	1	2	2	1	2		1	0	0	0	7	37	2.250	6.8	6.8	13.5	6.8	0.50
1948	23	SLB	AL	2	6	.250	4.46	49	0	21	0	0	1	82.2	88	42	41	4	48		34	0	1	6	372	102	1.645	9.6	0.4	5.2	3.7	0.71

1950	25	SLB	AL	7	15	.318	4.76	36	26	8	8	1	4	194.2	211	115	103	16	74		78	3	0	1	863	104	1.464	9.8	0.7	3.4	3.6	1.05
1951	26	SLB	AL	4	9	.308	6.52	26	16	6	4	0	0	107.2	157	84	78	19	52		28	2	0	2	519	68	1.941	13.1	1.6	4.3	2.3	0.54
1952	27	-min	Opn	20	12	.625	2.30	38	31		21	4		246.0	228	73	63		67		106	5	0	4			1.199	8.3		2.5	3.9	1.58	SLE · PCL
1952	27	CHW	AL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	1	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	9	98	2.000	18.0	4.5	0.0	9.0
1953	28	-min	Opn	20	14	.588	3.70	46	36		19	4		272.1	283	121	112	20	108		83	5	1	2			1.436	9.4	0.7	3.6	2.7	0.77	SLE · PCL
1954	29	-min	Opn	8	13	.381	4.75	40	28		8	3		178.0	215	105	94	15	60		63	6	1	1			1.545	10.9	0.8	3.0	3.2	1.05	SLE · PCL
1955	30	CLE-min	AA,Opn	19	8	.704	3.02	61	10		7	4		161.0	146	58	54	11	37	5	69	3	0	3			1.137	8.2	0.6	2.1	3.9	1.86	TUL,SLE · TL,PCL
1956	31	CHC-min	AA	11	11	.500	4.07	36	24		9	2		177.0	196	90	80	17	59	4	79	1	0	3			1.441	10.0	0.9	3.0	4.0	1.34	TUL · TL
1957	32	PHI-min	AA	9	12	.429	3.42	35	24		6	0		192.0	210	83	73	14	23	3	56	4	0	0			1.214	9.8	0.7	1.1	2.6	2.43	TUL · TL
1958	33	PHI-min	AA	2	2	.500	5.59	11	0		0	0		37.0	42	25	23	6	7	4	17	1	0	0			1.324	10.2	1.5	1.7	4.1	2.43	TUL · TL
5 Seasons				13	30	.302	5.21	114	42	36	12	1	5	388.1	461	244	225	41	176		143	5	1	9	1770	90	1.640	10.7	1.0	4.1	3.3	0.81
162 Game Avg.				6	13	.302	5.21	50	18	16	5	0	2	169	201	106	98	18	77		62	2	0	4	772	90	1.640	10.7	1.0	4.1	3.3	0.81

SLB (3 yrs)				13	30	.302	5.19	111	42	35	12	1	5	385.0	456	241	222	39	174		140	5	1	9	1754	91	1.636	10.7	0.9	4.1	3.3	0.80
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		13.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	1	2	2	1	2		1	0	0	0	7	37	2.250	6.8	6.8	13.5	6.8	0.50
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	1	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	9	98	2.000	18.0	4.5	0.0	9.0

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1947	22	BOS	AL	1.1	0	2	1	0	1.0	-1	-0.1	$
1948	23	SLB	AL	82.2	0	42	51	-2	1.0	9	1.3	$

1950	25	SLB	AL	194.2	26	115	130	-9	1.0	15	3.1	$
1951	26	SLB	AL	107.2	16	84	65	-3	1.0	-19	-1.1	$
1952	27	CHW	AL	2.0	0	1	1	0	1.0	0	0.0	$
5 Seasons				388.1	42	244	248	-14	1.0	4	3.2	$

SLB (3 yrs)				385.0	42	241	246	-14	1.0	5	3.3	$
BOS (1 yr)				1.1	0	2	1	0	1.0	-1	-0.1	$
CHW (1 yr)				2.0	0	1	1	0	1.0	0	0.0	$

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	Pos
1942	17	BOS-min	C	14	33	33		2	0	0	0						.061	.061	.061	.121		2					CAN · MATL
1943	18	BOS-min	A	18	56	56		6	1	0	0						.107	.107	.125	.232		7					SCR · EL
1944	19	BOS-min	AA	31	70	61	3	10	0	0	0	3	0		4	22	.164	.215	.164	.379		10	2	0	5		LOU · AA
1945	20	BOS-min	AA	33	57	54	4	8	2	0	0	2	0		2	10	.148	.179	.185	.364		10	1	0	1		LOU · AA
1946	21	BOS-min	AAA	30	72	62	2	6	0	0	0	3	0		4	22	.097	.152	.097	.248		6	3	0	6		LOU · AA
1947	22	BOS-min	AAA	29	45	39	3	4	0	0	0	0	0		4	13	.103	.186	.103	.289		4	1	0	2		LOU · AA
1947	22	BOS	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0		/1
1948	23	SLB	AL	49	11	10	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.300	.364	.400	.764	100	4	0	0	0		1

1950	25	SLB	AL	36	72	67	1	10	2	0	0	4	0	0	3	22	.149	.186	.179	.365	-8	12	3	0	2		1
1951	26	SLB	AL	26	39	30	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	11	.167	.242	.200	.442	19	6	0	0	6		1
1952	27	-min	Opn	38	94	74	5	10	1	0	0	8	0		9	15	.135	.229	.149	.378		11		0	11		SLE · PCL
1952	27	CHW	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0		/1
1953	28	-min	Opn	46	109	93	7	14	0	0	2	10	0		11	27	.151	.240	.215	.455		20	3	0	5		SLE · PCL
1954	29	-min	Opn	40	62	48	3	7	1	0	0	6	0		11	16	.146	.305	.167	.472		8	0	0	3	0	SLE · PCL
1955	30	CLE-min	AA,Opn	61	51	44	2	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	14	.136	.208	.136	.345		6	0	0	3	0	TUL,SLE · TL,PCL
1956	31	CHC-min	AA	36	66	58	2	8	1	0	0	6	0	0	5	16	.138	.206	.155	.362		9		0	3	0	TUL · TL
1957	32	PHI-min	AA	35	70	56	3	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	9	20	.143	.262	.161	.422		9		0	5	0	TUL · TL
1958	33	PHI-min	AA	11	14	14	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.286	.286	.429	.714		6		0	0	0	TUL · TL
5 Seasons				114	122	107	4	18	4	0	0	7	0	0	7	37	.168	.219	.206	.425	10	22	3	0	8
162 Game Avg.				162	173	152	6	26	6	0	0	10	0	0	10	53	.168	.219	.206	.425	10	31	4	0	11

SLB (3 yrs)				111	122	107	4	18	4	0	0	7	0	0	7	37	.168	.219	.206	.425	10	22	3	0	8
BOS (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1948	23	SLB	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1

1950	25	SLB	AL	72	-11	0	0	0	0	6	2	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$	1
1951	26	SLB	AL	39	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
3 Seasons				122	-14	0	0	0	0	9	3	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	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%	PO
1947	BOS	AL	22	P	2	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		2.02	1.90
1948	SLB	AL	23	P	49	0	0	82.2	26	4	22	0	0	1.000	2.83	0.53	.963	2.03	1.99
1950	SLB	AL	25	P	36	26	8	194.2	49	17	32	0	3	1.000	2.27	1.36	.950	2.03	1.99	2	3	60%	0
1951	SLB	AL	26	P	26	16	4	107.2	33	10	22	1	3	.970	2.67	1.23	.953	2.07	2.06	4	2	33%	0
1952	CHW	AL	27	P	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		2.25	2.10	0	0		0
	5 Seasons			P	114	42	12	388.1	108	31	76	1	6	.991	2.48	0.94	.954	2.04	2.01	6	5	45%	0
	5 Seasons			TOT	114	42	12	388.1	108	31	76	1	6	.991	2.48	0.94	.954	2.04	2.01	6	5	45%	0

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y 1950 AL 3.421 (9th)	Games Played s c a p y 1948 AL 49 (2nd)	Saves s c a p y 1950 AL 4 (8th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1951 AL 19 (7th)
Losses s c a p y 1950 AL 15 (7th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1948 AL 6 (6th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1948 AL 21 (6th)	Def. Games as P s c a p y 1948 AL 49 (2nd)
Putouts as P s c a p y 1950 AL 17 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 6 (1763), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
November 17, 1947: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Pete Layden, Joe Ostrowski, Roy Partee, Eddie Pellagrini, Jim Wilson and $310,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Kramer and Vern Stephens.
November 27, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Sherm Lollar and Tom Upton to the Chicago White Sox for Joe DeMaestri, Gordon Goldsberry, Dick Littlefield, Gus Niarhos and Jim Rivera.

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