Walt Masterson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 189lb (188cm, 85kg)

Born: June 22, 1920 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: April 5, 2008 in Durham, NC

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, New Bern, NC

High School: North Catholic HS (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: May 8, 1939 (Age 18-320d, 8,665th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1956 (Age 36-094d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Walter Edward Masterson

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.5

100

ERA

4.15

399

184

1649.2

815

WHIP

1.515

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-13 / in Starts: 12-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	50 (29-16-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In
M Grasso	1
M Hoderlein	1
K Wood	1
M Vernon	1

Most Driven In By
M Hoderlein	1
E Yost	1
J Busby	1
P Runnels	1
J Jensen	1
D DiMaggio	0

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	310	13 (12)	May 1	BOS		SLB	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.019	3.41	-0.05%	-0.16	P
2	311	22 (8)	May 10	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-18	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
3	312	24 (1)	May 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	313	46 (21)	Jun 7	BOS		DET	W,11-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	314	49 (2)	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,9-8	5-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.08	-0.048	4.01	-0.11%	-0.26	P
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Washington Nationals
6	315	49	Jun 12	WSH		CLE	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
7	316	52 (2)	Jun 15 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.55	-0.017	.66	-0.01%	-0.27	P
8	317	57 (4)	Jun 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-7	GS-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9	1.59	0.122	3.64	0.17%	1.10	P
9	318	64 (6)	Jun 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.300	.000	.300	9	.81	-0.085	3.01	-0.19%	-1.32	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	319	70 (5)	Jul 3 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,6-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.65	-0.034	2.85	-0.09%	-0.35	P
11	320	75 (4)	Jul 6	WSH		BOS	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
12	321	77 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	9	1.43	-0.039	4.03	-0.07%	-0.34	P
13	322	83 (5)	Jul 15 (1)	WSH		DET	W,8-2	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.154	.313	.231	.543	9	.42	0.159	.73	0.17%	1.20	P
14	323	91 (7)	Jul 22	WSH	@	DET	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.200	.478	9	.74	-0.037	2.48	-0.07%	-0.24	P
15	324	97 (5)	Jul 27 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.238	.167	.405	9	.95	-0.070	3.70	-0.17%	-0.86	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	325	102 (4)	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.200	.136	.336	9	.85	-0.129	2.50	-0.23%	-2.68	P
17	326	107 (4)	Aug 6	WSH		NYY	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.207	.120	.327	9	.81	-0.053	2.04	-0.08%	-0.52	P
18	327	112 (4)	Aug 11 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.107	.219	.143	.362	9	2.05	0.102	3.64	0.11%	0.66	P
19	328	118 (5)	Aug 16	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.156	.250	.188	.438	9	.26	-0.014	.24	-0.01%	1.21	P
20	329	123 (4)	Aug 21 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,1-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.250	.188	.438	9						P
21	330	126 (2)	Aug 24	WSH		CLE	W,9-8	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.231	.171	.402	9	.46	-0.028	.36	-0.01%	-1.01	P
22	331	130 (3)	Aug 29	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.209	.154	.363	9	1.15	-0.082	.46	-0.02%	-0.66	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	332	135 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.119	.196	.143	.339	9	1.96	-0.098	.04	0.00%	-0.78	P
24	333	141 (5)	Sep 7	WSH		NYY	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.188	.136	.324	9	.77	-0.040	.02	0.00%	-0.42	P
25	334	145 (3)	Sep 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.106	.176	.128	.304	9	.70	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
26	335	150 (4)	Sep 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.208	.146	.353	9	1.64	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.71	P
27	336	152 (1)	Sep 20	WSH		BOS	W,10-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.204	.143	.347	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
28	337	154 (1)	Sep 23	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.200	.140	.340	9	.57	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
29	338	157 (2)	Sep 28	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.193	.135	.328	9	.73	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
							16-13		65	52	5	6	1	0	0	4	5	0	21	0	8		1	0	0	1	.115	.193	.135	.328		.90	-0.449	1.51	-0.66%	-7.18

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