Roy Face

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: February 20, 1928 in Stephentown, NY us

High School: Averill Park HS (Averill Park, NY)

Debut: April 16, 1953 (Age 25-055d, 10,987th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: August 15, 1969 (Age 41-176d)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Elroy Leon Face

Nicknames: The Bullpen Baron

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

104

ERA

3.48

848

191

1375.0

877

WHIP

1.243

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Team Record in Appearances: 21-24

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 15

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	760	2	Apr 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-1	13-14	W(1-0)	99	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.39	8	4	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	0.224	5.28	0.26%	0.77	13b --- 0 out tie	14b 3 out tie
2	761	8	Apr 20	PIT		SFG	L,0-1	8-GF		8	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.89	8	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.78	0.059	1.89	0.09%	0.74	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
3	762	11	Apr 24	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	9-GF	S(1)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.19	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41	0.130	7.13	0.16%	0.37	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
4	763	14	Apr 28	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.89	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.009	.36	0.01%	0.38	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
5	764	15	Apr 29	PIT		CHC	W,7-4	7-8	H(1)	0	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.26	1.91	4	0	1	0	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.119	2.11	-0.12%	-1.91	7t 123 2 out a4	8t -2- 0 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	765	20	May 4	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	7-9	BL(1-1)	4	2.1	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	4.15	2.15	12	4	3	1	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	1	2	3.56	-0.625	6.96	-0.73%	-2.28	7b --- 0 out a2	9b 123 1 out tie
7	766	24	May 8	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	14-GF(14)	S(2)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72	2.18	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	0.158	6.19	0.19%	0.38	14b --- 0 out a1	14b end a 1
8	767	26	May 10	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.48	1.80	3	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.12	0.155	8.60	0.19%	0.07	9t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end a 1
9	768	29	May 15	PIT		STL	L,0-1	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.18	1.68	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.024	.84	0.03%	0.37	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
10	769	35	May 21	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	17-GF(17)		5	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.09	1.70	2	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44	-0.321	4.19	-0.23%	-0.60	17b -2- 1 out tie	17b end d 1
11	770	38	May 25	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	8-8	BS(2)	3	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.00	1.97	4	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	4.24	-0.446	6.71	-0.42%	-2.10	8b 12- 0 out a2	8b 123 1 out tie
12	771	42	May 31	PIT		ATL	L,2-5	9-GF		5	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.46	2.00	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.027	.28	-0.02%	-0.63	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	772	44	Jun 2(2)	PIT		ATL	L,5-10			1	2.0	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.80	2.05	11												10			0		0
14	773	50	Jun 8	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.24	1.62	6	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.050	.23	0.02%	0.74	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
15	774	53	Jun 11	PIT	@	SFG	W,7-4	9-GF	S(4)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.15	1.52	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.035	.72	0.01%	0.43	9b 1-3 2 out a3	9b end a 3
16	775	55	Jun 13	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-7	9-GF	S(5)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.93	1.62	5	2	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.59	0.290	4.43	0.10%	0.74	9b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
17	776	58	Jun 16(1)	PIT		HOU	W,3-1	9-GF	S(6)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	1.53	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.75	0.133	4.64	0.07%	0.69	9t 123 2 out a2	9t end a 2
18	777	60	Jun 17	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	9-GF	S(7)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.79	1.44	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.33	0.125	5.53	0.08%	0.37	9t 12- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
19	778	64	Jun 20(2)	PIT		LAD	L,2-3	9-GF(10)	L(1-2)	2	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.86	1.96	7	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.68	-0.236	2.83	-0.24%	-0.26	9t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	779	74	Jul 2	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-1	9-GF	S(8)	11	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.68	1.89	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	0.157	3.55	0.15%	0.38	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
21	780	81	Jul 7(1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.52	2.04	4	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.010	.17	0.01%	0.41	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 3 out d2
22	781	82	Jul 7(2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-GF	L(1-3)	-1	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.75	1.89	5	0	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.42	-0.294	2.53	-0.18%	-0.47	8b --3 2 out tie	9b end d 1
23	782	85	Jul 12	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	1.83	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.03	0.00%	0.37	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
24	783	86	Jul 13	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	10-13		0	4.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.10	1.76	15	3	7	0	2	3		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.438	.80	0.10%	1.49	10t --- 0 out tie	13t 3 out tie
25	784	91	Jul 17(2)	PIT		NYM	L,4-5	8-GF		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.90	1.55	6	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.041	.03	0.00%	0.74	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 1
26	785	96	Jul 23	PIT		CIN	L,6-7	10-12	L(1-4)	5	2.1	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.24	1.61	13	6	1	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.38	-0.249	.30	-0.02%	-2.16	10t --- 0 out tie	12t -23 1 out d2
27	786	99	Jul 26(2)	PIT		STL	W,5-4	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	1.63	3	0	2	0	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	0.160	.09	0.00%	0.73	8t 1-- 0 out tie	8t 3 out tie
28	787	106	Jul 31(2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,10-1	8-GF	S(9)	4	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.97	1.67	8	2	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	.11	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.81	8b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	788	107	Aug 1	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-1	9-GF	S(10)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	1.68	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.013	.01	0.00%	0.81	9b 12- 1 out a5	9b end a 5
30	789	114	Aug 8	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	9-GF	S(11)	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	1.70	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.21	0.153	.02	0.00%	0.37	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
31	790	115	Aug 9	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2			0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	1.70	1												1			0		0
32	791	116	Aug 10(1)	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-16			0	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.23	2.08	5												4			0		0
33	792	119	Aug 13	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.15	2.04	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.37	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
34	793	122	Aug 16	PIT		LAD	L,4-8	5-7		2	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2.98	2.10	9	1	4	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.028	.00	0.00%	1.27	5t -23 2 out d4	7t 3 out d4
35	794	125	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.91	2.18	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.40	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
36	795	127	Aug 21	PIT	@	CIN	W,19-1	9-GF	S(12)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.84	2.14	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.40	9b --- 0 out a18	9b end a18
37	796	128	Aug 22	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.78	2.10	3	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.40	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
38	797	130	Aug 24	PIT	@	STL	W,6-4	8-GF	W(2-4)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	2.11	7	3	3	1	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.154	.00	0.00%	0.75	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 2
39	798	131	Aug 25	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	2.07	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.38	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
40	799	133	Aug 27	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	S(13)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59	2.08	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.74	0.248	.00	0.00%	0.70	11b 123 2 out a1	11b end a 1
41	800	134	Aug 28	PIT		STL	L,0-8	8-GF		0	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.66	2.35	7	2	4	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.26	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 8
42	801	136	Aug 30	PIT		ATL	L,0-2	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	2.35	4	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.37	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
43	802	137	Aug 31	PIT		ATL	W,8-0	1-1		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	2.35	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.12	1t --- 1 out tie	1t --- 2 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Detroit Tigers
44	803	141	Sep 2(2)	DET	@	OAK	W,4-3	8-8	BS(3)	1	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.56	2.37	4	0	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.96	-0.151	9.39	-0.17%	-0.25	8b 12- 1 out a1	8b 3 out tie
45	804	142	Sep 3	DET	@	OAK	W,6-3	8-8	BS(4)	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	2.37	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.76	-0.638	6.16	-0.50%	-1.64	8b 12- 2 out a1	8b 3 out d1
							21-24		W-L:2-4,Sv:13,BSv:4,Hld:1	2.1	53.0	48	17	15	8	35	3	2	2.55	2.37	212	0.82		4%	11%	39		29	24%	0	3	1	198	4	0	3	3	1	5	1.80	-0.262	2.06	-1.17%	4.77

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