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Stubby Overmire

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-7, 170lb (170cm, 77kg)

Born: May 16, 1919 in Moline, MI us

Died: March 3, 1977 in Lakeland, FL

Buried: Hooker Cemetery, Wayland, MI

High School: Lee HS (Grand Rapids, MI)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: April 25, 1943 (Age 23-344d, 9,451st in major league history)
vs. CLE 9.0 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: August 3, 1952 (Age 33-079d)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Frank W. Overmire

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1945 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.7

ERA

3.96

266

137

1130.2

301

WHIP

1.401

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
1941	22	DET-min	C	12	4	.750	3.10	19						151.0	153	80	52		33									1.232	9.1		2.0			MKG MICH
1942	23	DET-min	A1	14	11	.560	2.69	31						204.0	192	68	61		47									1.172	8.5		2.1			BMT TL
1943	24	DET	AL	7	6	.538	3.18	29	18	7	8	3	1	147.0	135	56	52	5	38	4	48	1	0	3	604	110	3.24	1.177	8.3	0.3	2.3	2.9	1.26
1944	25	DET	AL	11	11	.500	3.07	32	28	3	11	3	1	199.2	214	84	68	2	41	4	57	2	1	2	845	116	2.43	1.277	9.6	0.1	1.8	2.6	1.39
1945	26	DET	AL	9	9	.500	3.88	31	22	5	9	0	4	162.1	189	81	70	6	42	1	36	3	0	1	702	91	3.56	1.423	10.5	0.3	2.3	2.0	0.86
1946	27	DET	AL	5	7	.417	4.62	24	13	7	3	0	1	97.1	106	54	50	6	29	5	34	0	0	1	422	80	3.04	1.387	9.8	0.6	2.7	3.1	1.17
1947	28	DET	AL	11	5	.688	3.77	28	17	8	7	3	0	140.2	142	62	59	9	44	0	33	1	0	0	600	100	3.97	1.322	9.1	0.6	2.8	2.1	0.75
1948	29	DET	AL	3	4	.429	5.97	37	4	16	0	0	3	66.1	89	48	44	5	31	2	14	0	0	3	313	74	4.71	1.809	12.1	0.7	4.2	1.9	0.45
1949	30	DET	AL	1	3	.250	9.87	14	1	6	0	0	0	17.1	29	21	19	2	9	0	3	1	0	0	89	43	5.40	2.192	15.1	1.0	4.7	1.6	0.33
1950	31	SLB	AL	9	12	.429	4.19	31	19	4	8	2	0	161.0	200	89	75	11	45	3	39	1	0	1	722	118	3.84	1.522	11.2	0.6	2.5	2.2	0.87
1951	32	TOT	AL	2	7	.222	4.04	23	11	8	4	0	0	98.0	111	53	44	7	39	3	27	2	0	1	437	103	4.11	1.531	10.2	0.6	3.6	2.5	0.69
1951	32	SLB	AL	1	6	.143	3.54	8	7	1	3	0	0	53.1	61	26	21	5	21	2	13	0	0	1	239	125	4.39	1.538	10.3	0.8	3.5	2.2	0.62
1951	32	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	4.63	15	4	7	1	0	0	44.2	50	27	23	2	18	1	14	2	0	0	198	83	3.78	1.522	10.1	0.4	3.6	2.8	0.78
1952	33	SLB-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.50	9	2		0	1		24.0	22	13	12		11		11	2	0	0				1.375	8.3		4.1	4.1	1.00	TTO IL
1952	33	SLB	AL	0	3	.000	3.73	17	4	4	0	0	0	41.0	44	21	17	3	7	0	10	0	0	0	172	105	3.37	1.244	9.7	0.7	1.5	2.2	1.43
1954	35	DET-min	AA	3	1	.750	5.14	25	1					56.0	81	34	32	6	11									1.643	13.0	1.0	1.8			LRK SOUA
1955	36	DET-min	B	2	1	.667		6																										TER IIIL
10 Yrs				58	67	.464	3.96	266	137	68	50	11	10	1130.2	1259	569	498	56	325	22	301	11	1	12	4906	99	3.50	1.401	10.0	0.4	2.6	2.4	0.93
162 Game Avg.				10	11	.464	3.96	45	23	11	8	2	2	191	212	96	84	9	55	4	51	2	0	2	828	99	3.50	1.401	10.0	0.4	2.6	2.4	0.93

DET (7 yrs)				47	45	.511	3.92	195	103	52	38	9	10	830.2	904	406	362	35	234	16	225	8	1	10	3575	94	3.37	1.370	9.8	0.4	2.5	2.4	0.96
SLB (3 yrs)				10	21	.323	3.98	56	30	9	11	2	0	255.1	305	136	113	19	73	5	62	1	0	2	1133	118	3.88	1.480	10.8	0.7	2.6	2.2	0.85
NYY (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.63	15	4	7	1	0	0	44.2	50	27	23	2	18	1	14	2	0	0	198	83	3.78	1.522	10.1	0.4	3.6	2.8	0.78