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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

Debut: May 10, 1947 (Age 26-247d, 10,343rd in major league history)
vs. SLB 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1940	19	PHI-min	D	0	0		0.00	1						0.0	1	3			2															MTV BIST
1942	21	DET-min	B																															AUG SALL
1945	24	NYY-min	A,AA	15	6	.714	2.41	24	21	2	17	2		179.0	183	73	48		72		60	0	0	12				1.425	9.2		3.6	3.0	0.83	BNG,NWK EL,IL
1947	26	CLE	AL	0	0		81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	10	11.65	9.000	54.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
1948	27	CLE	AL	20	7	.741	2.43	37	29	4	15	6	1	229.2	187	72	62	9	106	6	80	3	0	5	935	168	3.98	1.276	7.3	0.4	4.2	3.1	0.75	MVP-8,RoY-2
1949	28	CLE	AL	8	8	.500	5.10	32	19	0	5	0	0	127.0	140	77	72	6	92	4	41	2	0	11	593	78	4.70	1.827	9.9	0.4	6.5	2.9	0.45
1950	29	TOT	AL	4	8	.333	4.99	26	12	8	4	0	0	113.2	138	67	63	6	65	3	30	2	1	5	521	89	4.51	1.786	10.9	0.5	5.1	2.4	0.46
1950	29	CLE	AL	1	3	.250	6.15	14	3	6	0	0	0	45.1	57	32	31	5	32	2	10	0	1	3	211	70	5.69	1.963	11.3	1.0	6.4	2.0	0.31
1950	29	WSH	AL	3	5	.375	4.21	12	9	2	4	0	0	68.1	81	35	32	1	33	1	20	2	0	2	310	107	3.73	1.668	10.7	0.1	4.3	2.6	0.61
1951	30	TOT	AL	3	4	.429	4.64	38	5	12	2	1	0	108.2	118	63	56	6	60	4	39	1	0	5	492	90	4.16	1.638	9.8	0.5	5.0	3.2	0.65
1951	30	WSH	AL	0	0		16.88	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.2	6	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	16	28	3.98	3.000	20.3	0.0	6.8	3.4	0.50
1951	30	DET	AL	3	4	.429	4.33	37	4	12	2	1	0	106.0	112	58	51	6	58	4	38	1	0	5	476	96	4.17	1.604	9.5	0.5	4.9	3.2	0.66
1952	31	SLB	AL	7	8	.467	4.30	34	16	10	3	0	0	150.2	158	89	72	13	78	9	45	1	1	10	676	91	4.49	1.566	9.4	0.8	4.7	2.7	0.58
1953	32	CHW	AL	3	3	.500	2.93	25	3	9	0	0	0	58.1	48	27	19	8	33	1	24	0	0	3	250	137	5.25	1.389	7.4	1.2	5.1	3.7	0.73
1957	36	NYG-min	AAA	5	6	.455	5.30	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	MNE AA
7 Yrs				45	38	.542	3.96	193	84	43	29	7	1	788.1	791	398	347	48	435	28	259	9	2	40	3471	103	4.39	1.555	9.0	0.5	5.0	3.0	0.60
162 Game Avg.				11	9	.542	3.96	47	21	11	7	2	0	194	194	98	85	12	107	7	64	2	0	10	852	103	4.39	1.555	9.0	0.5	5.0	3.0	0.60

CLE (4 yrs)				29	18	.617	3.76	84	51	10	20	6	1	402.1	386	184	168	20	231	13	131	5	1	20	1743	109	4.41	1.534	8.6	0.4	5.2	2.9	0.57
WSH (2 yrs)				3	5	.375	4.69	13	10	2	4	0	0	71.0	87	40	37	1	35	1	21	2	0	2	326	96	3.73	1.718	11.0	0.1	4.4	2.7	0.60
SLB (1 yr)				7	8	.467	4.30	34	16	10	3	0	0	150.2	158	89	72	13	78	9	45	1	1	10	676	91	4.49	1.566	9.4	0.8	4.7	2.7	0.58
DET (1 yr)				3	4	.429	4.33	37	4	12	2	1	0	106.0	112	58	51	6	58	4	38	1	0	5	476	96	4.17	1.604	9.5	0.5	4.9	3.2	0.66
CHW (1 yr)				3	3	.500	2.93	25	3	9	0	0	0	58.1	48	27	19	8	33	1	24	0	0	3	250	137	5.25	1.389	7.4	1.2	5.1	3.7	0.73