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Chris Zachary
William Christopher Zachary
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 19, 1944 in Knoxville, TN
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1963
Final Game: September 29, 1973
Died: April 19, 2003 in Knoxville, TN
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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
1963 19 HOU NL 2 2 .500 4.89 22 7 12 0 0 0 57.0 62 38 31 5 22 0 42 3 1 2 258 64 1.474 9.8 0.8 3.5 6.6 1.91
1964 20 HOU NL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 20 38 1.750 13.5 2.3 2.3 4.5 2.00
1965 21 HOU NL 0 2 .000 4.22 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 12 6 5 0 6 1 4 0 0 0 50 79 1.688 10.1 0.0 5.1 3.4 0.67
1966 22 HOU NL 3 5 .375 3.44 10 8 1 0 0 0 55.0 44 22 21 1 32 2 37 1 0 6 236 99 1.382 7.2 0.2 5.2 6.1 1.16
1967 23 HOU NL 1 6 .143 5.70 9 7 0 0 0 0 36.1 42 27 23 5 12 1 18 2 0 1 163 57 1.486 10.4 1.2 3.0 4.5 1.50
1969 25 KCR AL 0 1 .000 7.85 8 2 2 0 0 0 18.1 27 17 16 4 7 0 6 0 0 4 87 47 1.855 13.3 2.0 3.4 2.9 0.86
1971 27 STL NL 3 10 .231 5.32 23 12 4 1 1 0 89.2 114 58 53 3 26 7 48 4 0 3 399 68 1.561 11.4 0.3 2.6 4.8 1.85
1972 28 DET AL 1 1 .500 1.41 25 1 9 0 0 1 38.1 27 6 6 2 15 2 21 1 0 1 154 224 1.096 6.3 0.5 3.5 4.9 1.40
1973 29 PIT NL 0 1 .000 3.00 6 0 2 0 0 1 12.0 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 48 117 0.917 7.5 0.8 0.8 4.5 6.00
9 Seasons 10 29 .256 4.57 108 40 30 1 1 2 321.1 344 183 163 22 122 13 184 11 1 18 1415 74 1.450 9.6 0.6 3.4 5.2 1.51
162 Game Avg. 5 13 .256 4.57 50 18 14 0 0 1 148 158 84 75 10 56 6 85 5 0 8 650 74 1.450 9.6 0.6 3.4 5.2 1.51
HOU (5 yrs) 6 16 .273 4.64 46 25 13 0 0 0 163.0 166 98 84 12 73 4 103 6 1 9 727 71 1.466 9.2 0.7 4.0 5.7 1.41
KCR (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.85 8 2 2 0 0 0 18.1 27 17 16 4 7 0 6 0 0 4 87 47 1.855 13.3 2.0 3.4 2.9 0.86
PIT (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.00 6 0 2 0 0 1 12.0 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 48 117 0.917 7.5 0.8 0.8 4.5 6.00
STL (1 yr) 3 10 .231 5.32 23 12 4 1 1 0 89.2 114 58 53 3 26 7 48 4 0 3 399 68 1.561 11.4 0.3 2.6 4.8 1.85
DET (1 yr) 1 1 .500 1.41 25 1 9 0 0 1 38.1 27 6 6 2 15 2 21 1 0 1 154 224 1.096 6.3 0.5 3.5 4.9 1.40
NL (7 yrs) 9 27 .250 4.79 75 37 19 1 1 1 264.2 290 160 141 16 100 11 157 10 1 13 1174 71 1.474 9.9 0.5 3.4 5.3 1.57
AL (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 3.49 33 3 11 0 0 1 56.2 54 23 22 6 22 2 27 1 0 5 241 95 1.341 8.6 1.0 3.5 4.3 1.23

Postseason Pitching

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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
1972 28 DET AL ALCS L OAK 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00

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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
1963 19 HOU NL 22 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 -77 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1964 20 HOU NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 21 HOU NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 22 HOU NL 10 19 18 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .222 .211 .333 .544 53 6 0 0 0 1 0 1
1967 23 HOU NL 10 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 -15 1 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1969 25 KCR AL 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 181 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 27 STL NL 24 33 33 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 .242 .242 .485 36 8 2 0 0 0 0 1
1972 28 DET AL 25 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 248 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 29 PIT NL 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 110 88 83 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 31 .181 .207 .205 .412 18 17 3 0 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 130 122 7 22 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 46 .181 .207 .205 .412 18 25 4 0 1 1 0
HOU (5 yrs) 47 48 44 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .114 .149 .159 .308 -10 7 1 0 1 1 0
KCR (1 yr) 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 181 1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 24 33 33 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 .242 .242 .485 36 8 2 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 25 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 248 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 77 83 79 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 29 .165 .183 .190 .373 7 15 3 0 1 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 33 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 .600 .500 1.100 220 2 0 0 0 0 0

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
1972 28 DET AL ALCS OAK L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1963 HOU NL 19 P 22 7 57.0 17 3 14 0 0 1.000 2.68 0.77 .947 2.05 0.84
1964 HOU NL 20 P 1 1 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 2.00 .950 2.25 0.80
1965 HOU NL 21 P 4 2 10.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.53 0.75 .967 2.11 0.80
1966 HOU NL 22 P 10 8 55.0 13 5 6 2 0 .846 1.80 1.10 .954 1.96 0.74
1967 HOU NL 23 P 9 7 36.1 9 2 5 2 1 .778 1.73 0.78 .967 2.01 0.78
1969 KCR AL 25 P 8 2 18.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.98 0.25 .950 1.87 0.69
1971 STL NL 27 P 23 12 89.2 19 4 14 1 2 .947 1.81 0.78 .953 1.90 0.78
1972 DET AL 28 P 25 1 38.1 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.28 .943 1.85 0.75
1973 PIT NL 29 P 6 0 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.17 .900 1.88 0.73
9 Seasons P 108 40 321.1 73 19 49 5 3 .932 1.90 0.63 .952 1.95 0.77
9 Seasons TOT 108 40 321.1 73 19 49 5 3 .932 1.90 0.63 .884 1.95 0.77

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1963 NL--born 1944-02-19--6th

                                         

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Transactions

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent.

October 21, 1968: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Houston Astros.

July 1, 1970: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Abernathy.

December 7, 1971: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Bill Denehy.

April 2, 1973: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charlie Sands.

December 5, 1973: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Koegel.

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