Claude Passeau

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 198lb (190cm, 89kg)

Born: April 9, 1909 in Waynesboro, MS us

Died: August 30, 2003 in Lucedale, MS

Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Lucedale, MS

High School: Moss Point HS (Moss Point, MS)

School: Millsaps College (Jackson, MS)

Debut: September 29, 1935 (Age 26-173d, 6,618th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: September 17, 1947 (Age 38-161d)
vs. NYG 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: Claude William Passeau

Pronunciation: \pass-OH\

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.9

W

162

L

150

ERA

3.32

G

444

GS

331

SV

IP

2719.2

SO

1104

WHIP

1.318

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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
1932	23	DET-min	D,B	10	9	.526	1.92	25						183.0	160	93	39		82									1.322	7.9		4.0			MOL,DEC MSVL,IIIL
1933	24	DET-min	C,A	8	10	.444	4.50	33						158.0	169	94	79		92									1.652	9.6		5.2			SHV,BMT DIXL,TL
1934	25	DET-PHA-min	C,A	10	7	.588	3.89	28						169.0	177	92	73		75									1.491	9.4		4.0			CHL,WPT MATL,NYPL
1935	26	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	12.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	7	4	4	0	2		1	0	0	0	16	38	4.39	3.000	21.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	0.50
1936	27	PHI	NL	11	15	.423	3.48	49	21	22	8	2	3	217.1	247	118	84	7	55		85	4	0	1	955	131	3.72	1.390	10.2	0.3	2.3	3.5	1.55
1937	28	PHI	NL	14	18	.438	4.34	50	34	12	18	1	2	*292.1*	*348*	158	141	16	79		135	5	0	0	*1276*	100	3.69	1.461	10.7	0.5	2.4	4.2	1.71
1938	29	PHI	NL	11	18	.379	4.52	44	33	7	15	0	1	239.0	281	147	120	8	93		100	8	0	4	1096	88	3.79	1.565	10.6	0.3	3.5	3.8	1.08
1939	30	TOT	NL	15	13	.536	3.28	42	35	6	17	2	3	274.1	269	112	100	9	73		137	5	0	0	1150	120	3.25	1.247	8.8	0.3	2.4	4.5	1.88
1939	30	PHI	NL	2	4	.333	4.22	8	8	0	4	1	0	53.1	54	26	25	1	25		29	1	0	0	236	94	3.59	1.481	9.1	0.2	4.2	4.9	1.16
1939	30	CHC	NL	13	9	.591	3.05	34	27	6	13	1	3	221.0	215	86	75	8	48		108	4	0	0	914	128	3.17	1.190	8.8	0.3	2.0	4.4	2.25
1940	31	CHC	NL	20	13	.606	2.50	46	31	13	20	4	5	280.2	259	97	78	8	59		124	4	0	0	1172	149	3.00	1.133	8.3	*0.3*	1.9	4.0	2.10	MVP-16
1941	32	CHC	NL	14	14	.500	3.35	34	30	4	20	3	0	231.0	262	99	86	10	52	0	80	1	0	2	993	104	3.22	1.359	10.2	0.4	2.0	3.1	1.54	AS
1942	33	CHC	NL	19	14	.576	2.68	35	34	0	24	3	0	278.1	*284*	116	83	13	74	0	89	3	0	4	1177	119	3.22	1.286	9.2	0.4	2.4	2.9	1.20	AS,MVP-10
1943	34	CHC	NL	15	12	.556	2.91	35	31	3	18	1	1	257.0	245	96	83	10	66	0	93	4	0	2	1075	114	3.01	1.210	8.6	0.4	2.3	3.3	1.41	AS
1944	35	CHC	NL	15	9	.625	2.89	34	27	4	18	2	3	227.0	234	80	73	8	50	0	89	1	0	3	943	121	2.89	1.251	9.3	0.3	2.0	3.5	1.78
1945	36	CHC	NL	17	9	.654	2.46	34	27	5	19	5	1	227.0	205	70	62	4	59	0	98	2	1	2	934	149	2.71	1.163	8.1	0.2	2.3	3.9	1.66	MVP-19
1946	37	CHC	NL	9	8	.529	3.13	21	21	0	10	2	0	129.1	118	53	45	5	42	0	47	1	0	1	546	106	3.16	1.237	8.2	0.3	2.9	3.3	1.12	AS
1947	38	CHC	NL	2	6	.250	6.25	19	6	9	1	1	2	63.1	97	54	44	7	24	0	26	1	0	3	309	63	4.30	1.911	13.8	1.0	3.4	3.7	1.08
1948	39	CHC-min	D	6	0	1.000	1.15	11						47.0	32	9	6		6									0.809	6.1		1.1			CEN ILSL
13 Yrs				162	150	.519	3.32	444	331	85	188	26	21	2719.2	2856	1204	1003	105	728	0	1104	39	1	22	11642	113	3.27	1.318	9.5	0.3	2.4	3.7	1.52
162 Game Avg.				14	13	.519	3.32	39	29	7	16	2	2	239	251	106	88	9	64	0	97	3	0	2	1021	113	3.27	1.318	9.5	0.3	2.4	3.7	1.52

CHC (9 yrs)				124	94	.569	2.96	292	234	44	143	22	15	1914.2	1919	751	629	73	474	0	754	21	1	17	8063	120	3.08	1.250	9.0	0.3	2.2	3.5	1.59
PHI (4 yrs)				38	55	.409	4.15	151	96	41	45	4	6	802.0	930	449	370	32	252		349	18	0	5	3563	103	3.72	1.474	10.4	0.4	2.8	3.9	1.38
PIT (1 yr)				0	1	.000	12.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	7	4	4	0	2		1	0	0	0	16	38	4.39	3.000	21.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	0.50

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

This Week in Sports Reference

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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