Gene Bearden

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 198lb (190cm, 89kg)

Born: September 5, 1920 in Lexa, AR us

Died: March 18, 2004 in Alexander City, AL

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Barton, AR

Last Game: September 5, 1953 (Age 33-000d)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Henry Eugene Bearden

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

ERA

3.96

193

788.1

259

WHIP

1.555

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1939	18	-1.0	Moultrie	GAFL	D	PHI	5	11	.313	3.48	5.46							168.0	192	102	65		91							1.685	10.3		4.9
1940	19	-4.6	Miami Beach	FECL	D		18	10	.643	1.63	2.61	38						238.0	189	69	43		70							1.088	7.1		2.6
1941	20	-4.9	Miami Beach	FECL	D		17	7	.708	2.40	2.90	30						214.0	202	69	57		58							1.215	8.5		2.4
1942	21		2 Teams	SALL	B	DET	4	4				13						60.0	68	44	30		38
1942	21	-3.9	Savannah	SALL	B
1942	21	-3.9	Augusta	SALL	B	DET

1945	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	NYY	15	6	.714			24	21	2	17	2		179.0	183	73	48		72		60	0	0	12
1945	24	-2.2	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	0	1	.000			1
1945	24	0.1	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	15	5	.750	2.41	3.67	23	21	2	17	2		179.0	183	73	48		72		60	0	0	12		1.425	9.2		3.6	3.0	0.83
1946	25	-5.5	Oakland	PCL	AAA		15	4	.789	3.13	4.10	32			9	2		167.0	139	76	58		75		81	1	1	5		1.281	7.5		4.0	4.4	1.08
1947	26	-4.7	Oakland	PCL	AAA		16	7	.696	2.86	3.50	26			17	1		198.0	185	77	63		82		80	2	0	5		1.348	8.4		3.7	3.6	0.98
1947	26	-3.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		81.00	81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	9.000	54.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
1948	27	-1.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	20	7	.741	2.43	2.82	37	29	4	15	6	1	229.2	187	72	62	9	106	6	80	3	0	5	935	1.276	7.3	0.4	4.2	3.1	0.75
1949	28	-0.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	8	.500	5.10	5.46	32	19	0	5	0	0	127.0	140	77	72	6	92	4	41	2	0	11	593	1.827	9.9	0.4	6.5	2.9	0.45
1950	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-WSH	4	8	.333	4.99	5.30	26	12	8	4	0	0	113.2	138	67	63	6	65	3	30	2	1	5	521	1.786	10.9	0.5	5.1	2.4	0.46
1950	29	0.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	3	.250	6.15	6.35	14	3	6	0	0	0	45.1	57	32	31	5	32	2	10	0	1	3	211	1.963	11.3	1.0	6.4	2.0	0.31
1950	29	0.3	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	5	.375	4.21	4.61	12	9	2	4	0	0	68.1	81	35	32	1	33	1	20	2	0	2	310	1.668	10.7	0.1	4.3	2.6	0.61
1951	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-WSH	3	4	.429	4.64	5.22	38	5	12	2	1	0	108.2	118	63	56	6	60	4	39	1	0	5	492	1.638	9.8	0.5	5.0	3.2	0.65
1951	30	0.8	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	0	0		16.88	16.88	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.2	6	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	16	3.000	20.3	0.0	6.8	3.4	0.50
1951	30	0.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	4	.429	4.33	4.92	37	4	12	2	1	0	106.0	112	58	51	6	58	4	38	1	0	5	476	1.604	9.5	0.5	4.9	3.2	0.66
1952	31	0.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	8	.467	4.30	5.32	34	16	10	3	0	0	150.2	158	89	72	13	78	9	45	1	1	10	676	1.566	9.4	0.8	4.7	2.7	0.58
1953	32	2.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	3	.500	2.93	4.17	25	3	9	0	0	0	58.1	48	27	19	8	33	1	24	0	0	3	250	1.389	7.4	1.2	5.1	3.7	0.73
1954	33	2.4	Seattle	PCL	Opn		11	13	.458	4.05	4.72	44	29		9	2		202.0	218	106	91	12	97		82	2	0	5		1.559	9.7	0.5	4.3	3.7	0.85
1955	34	4.3	San Francisco	PCL	Opn		18	12	.600	3.52	4.03	43	34		17	2		248.0	268	111	97	12	66		84	1	0	4		1.347	9.7	0.4	2.4	3.0	1.27
1956	35	6.8	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		15	14	.517	3.48	4.22	34	30		12	3		207.0	215	97	80	14	56		54	1	0	1		1.309	9.3	0.6	2.4	2.3	0.96
1957	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Opn		5	7	.417			38	12		0	0		112.0	141	71	66	18	39	5	33	0	0	3
1957	36	8.0	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		0	1	.000			4															0
1957	36	8.9	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	5	6	.455	5.30	5.71	34	12		0	0		112.0	141	71	66	18	39	5	33	0	0	3		1.607	11.3	1.4	3.1	2.7	0.85
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		45	38	.542	3.96	4.54	193	84	43	29	7	1	788.1	791	398	347	48	435	28	259	9	2	40	3471	1.555	9.0	0.5	5.0	3.0	0.60
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		135	91				309	126	2	81	12		1933.0	1932	851	668	56	706	5	474	7	1	35
All Levels (17 Seasons)							180	129				502	210	45	110	19	1	2721.1	2723	1249	1015	104	1141	33	733	16	3	75	3471

Opn (4 seasons)					Minors		44	40	.524			125	93		38	7		657.0	701	314	268	38	219		220	4	0	10
AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		36	17	.679	3.53	4.23	92	12		26	3		477.0	465	224	187	18	196	5	194	3	1	13		1.386	8.8		3.7	3.7	0.99
AA (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000			1
A (1 season)					Minors		15	5	.750	2.41	3.67	23	21	2	17	2		179.0	183	73	48		72		60	0	0	12		1.425	9.2		3.6	3.0	0.83
B (1 season)					Minors
D (3 seasons)					Minors		40	28	.588	2.40	3.48	68						620.0	583	240	165		219							1.294	8.5		3.2