Gus Mancuso

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: December 5, 1905 in Galveston, TX us

Died: October 26, 1984 in Houston, TX

Buried: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

Debut: April 30, 1928 (Age 22-147d, 5,854th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1945 (Age 39-280d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: August Rodney Mancuso

Nicknames: Blackie

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Relatives: Brother of Frank Mancuso

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.6

AB

4505

R

386

H

1194

BA

.265

HR

RBI

543

SB

OBP

.328

SLG

.351

OPS

.679

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1925	19	STL-min	A,D																										BMT,HSN,MTP,LGV · TL,ETXL
1926	20	FSM	C	97	326	326		105	18	2	11						.322	.322	.491	.813		160							FSM · WA
1927	21	STL-min	AA	82	180	180		67	9	2	8						.372	.372	.578	.950		104							SYR · IL
1928	22	MNE	AA	48	135	129	10	38	7	0	1		0				.295	.295	.372	.667		48			6				MNE · AA
1928	22	STL	NL	11	40	38	2	7	0	1	0	3	0		0	5	.184	.184	.237	.421	8	9		0	2			2

1929	23	STL-min	A,AA	88	259	259		73	13	1	9						.282	.282	.444	.726		115							HSN,ROC · TL,IL
1930	24	STL	NL	76	254	227	39	83	17	2	7	59	1		18	16	.366	.415	.551	.965	126	125		1	8			2
1931	25	STL	NL	67	208	187	13	49	16	1	1	23	2		18	13	.262	.327	.374	.701	84	70		0	3			2
1932	26	STL	NL	103	344	310	25	88	23	1	5	43	0		30	15	.284	.347	.413	.760	100	128		0	4			2
1933	27	NYG	NL	144	540	481	39	127	17	2	6	56	0		48	21	.264	.331	.345	.676	94	166	15	0	11			*2	MVP-6
1934	28	NYG	NL	122	422	383	32	94	14	0	7	46	0		27	19	.245	.295	.337	.632	70	129	9	0	12			*2
1935	29	NYG	NL	128	489	447	33	133	18	2	5	56	1		30	16	.298	.342	.380	.722	94	170	16	0	12			*2	AS,MVP-17
1936	30	NYG	NL	139	564	519	55	156	21	3	9	63	0		39	28	.301	.351	.405	.755	103	210	16	1	5			*2	MVP-8
1937	31	NYG	NL	86	307	287	30	80	17	1	4	39	1		17	20	.279	.319	.387	.706	90	111	4	0	3			2	AS
1938	32	NYG	NL	52	178	158	19	55	8	0	2	15	0		17	13	.348	.411	.437	.848	132	69	4	0	3			2
1939	33	CHC	NL	80	282	251	17	58	10	0	2	17	0		24	19	.231	.298	.295	.593	58	74	4	0	6			2
1940	34	BRO	NL	60	159	144	16	33	8	0	0	16	0		13	7	.229	.293	.285	.578	55	41	4	0	0			2
1941	35	STL	NL	106	375	328	25	75	13	1	2	37	0		37	19	.229	.309	.293	.601	65	96	9	1	9			*2	MVP-17
1942	36	TOT	NL	44	139	122	4	22	1	1	0	9	1		14	7	.180	.265	.205	.470	37	25	5	0	3			2
1942	36	STL	NL	5	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	-56	1	0	0	0			/2
1942	36	NYG	NL	39	126	109	4	21	1	1	0	8	1		14	7	.193	.285	.220	.505	48	24	5	0	3			2
1943	37	NYG	NL	94	291	252	11	50	5	0	2	20	0		28	16	.198	.284	.242	.526	53	61	13	2	8			2
1944	38	NYG	NL	78	231	195	15	49	4	1	1	25	0		30	20	.251	.351	.297	.649	85	58	4	0	6			2
1945	39	PHI	NL	70	206	176	11	35	5	0	0	16	2		28	10	.199	.309	.227	.536	53	40	8	0	2			2
1946	40	CHC-min	AA	39	95	95		25	2	0	0						.263	.263	.284	.547		27							TUL · TL
1947	41	CHC-min	AA	1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							TUL · TL
1948	42	BAL-min	AA	1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							SAN · TL
17 Yrs				1460	5029	4505	386	1194	197	16	53	543	8		418	264	.265	.328	.351	.679	84	1582	111	5	97
162 Game Avg.				162	558	500	43	132	22	2	6	60	1		46	29	.265	.328	.351	.679	84	176		1	11
				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
NYG (9 yrs)				882	3148	2831	238	765	105	10	36	328	3		250	160	.270	.330	.353	.683	88	998	86	3	63
STL (6 yrs)				368	1234	1103	104	303	69	6	15	166	3		103	68	.275	.338	.389	.727	89	429		2	26
PHI (1 yr)				70	206	176	11	35	5	0	0	16	2		28	10	.199	.309	.227	.536	53	40	8	0	2
BRO (1 yr)				60	159	144	16	33	8	0	0	16	0		13	7	.229	.293	.285	.578	55	41	4	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				80	282	251	17	58	10	0	2	17	0		24	19	.231	.298	.295	.593	58	74	4	0	6

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Gus Mancuso

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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