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Cecil Upshaw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 205lb (198cm, 92kg)

Born: October 22, 1942 in Spearsville, LA us

Died: February 7, 1995 in Lawrenceville, GA

Buried: Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA

High School: Bossier City HS (Bossier City, LA)

School: Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA)

Debut: October 1, 1966 (Age 23-344d, 12,556th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1975 (Age 32-341d)
vs. MIN 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Cecil Lee Upshaw

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Relatives: Cousin of George Stone

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

ERA

3.13

348

563.0

323

WHIP

1.282

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
1964	21	MLN-min	A	1	0	1.000	1.12	2	0		0	0		8.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0				1.000	7.9	0.0	1.1	5.6	5.00	GRV WCRS
1965	22	CIN-MLN-min	AA,WRk,A	8	11	.421	2.61	45	17		5	1		193.0	167	71	56	5	43	5	106	6	3	11				1.088	7.8	0.2	2.0	4.9	2.47	AUS,RDS,WPB TL,FLIL,FLOR
1966	23	ATL-KCA-min	AAA,AA,WRk	10	11	.476	2.81	47	21		4	2		202.0	177	77	63	10	62	8	151	9	3	8				1.183	7.9	0.4	2.8	6.7	2.44	RMD,AUS,ATH IL,TL,AZIL
1966	23	ATL	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	11		4.22	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	6.0	0.67
1967	24	ATL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	2.16	25	1		0	0		50.0	36	18	12	0	15	4	47	2	1	6				1.020	6.5	0.0	2.7	8.5	3.13	RMD IL
1967	24	ATL	NL	2	3	.400	2.58	30	0	20	0	0	9	45.1	42	14	13	4	8	4	31	4	0	1	185	131	3.11	1.103	8.3	0.8	1.6	6.2	3.88
1968	25	ATL	NL	8	7	.533	2.47	52	0	35	0	0	13	116.2	98	41	32	6	24	7	74	4	0	2	467	123	2.51	1.046	7.6	0.5	1.9	5.7	3.08
1969	26	ATL	NL	6	4	.600	2.91	62	0	47	0	0	27	105.1	102	36	34	7	29	6	57	1	0	5	437	126	3.15	1.244	8.7	0.6	2.5	4.9	1.97
1970			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Disabled List)
1971	28	ATL	NL	11	6	.647	3.51	49	0	41	0	0	17	82.0	95	33	32	5	28	12	56	2	1	2	364	106	2.98	1.500	10.4	0.5	3.1	6.1	2.00
1972	29	ATL	NL	3	5	.375	3.69	42	0	29	0	0	13	53.2	50	22	22	5	19	9	23	1	0	2	227	103	3.87	1.286	8.4	0.8	3.2	3.9	1.21
1973	30	TOT	NL	2	4	.333	4.93	40	0	21	0	0	1	42.0	46	26	23	3	17	5	24	1	0	3	187	75	3.64	1.500	9.9	0.6	3.6	5.1	1.41
1973	30	ATL	NL	0	1	.000	9.82	5	0	4	0	0	0	3.2	8	5	4	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	21	45	2.57	2.727	19.6	0.0	4.9	7.4	1.50
1973	30	HOU	NL	2	3	.400	4.46	35	0	17	0	0	1	38.1	38	21	19	3	15	4	21	1	0	3	166	82	3.74	1.383	8.9	0.7	3.5	4.9	1.40
1974	31	TOT	AL	1	6	.143	3.06	43	0	22	0	0	6	67.2	63	29	23	2	28	4	34	3	0	0	276	118	3.33	1.345	8.4	0.3	3.7	4.5	1.21
1974	31	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	3.38	7	0	5	0	0	0	8.0	10	4	3	1	4	1	7	0	0	0	36	113	3.95	1.750	11.3	1.1	4.5	7.9	1.75
1974	31	NYY	AL	1	5	.167	3.02	36	0	17	0	0	6	59.2	53	25	20	1	24	3	27	3	0	0	240	119	3.25	1.291	8.0	0.2	3.6	4.1	1.13
1975	32	CHW	AL	1	1	.500	3.23	29	0	15	0	0	1	47.1	49	19	17	5	21	3	22	4	0	2	208	122	4.62	1.479	9.3	1.0	4.0	4.2	1.05
9 Yrs				34	36	.486	3.13	348	0	230	0	0	87	563.0	545	220	196	37	177	50	323	20	1	18	2362	113	3.24	1.282	8.7	0.6	2.8	5.2	1.82
162 Game Avg.				7	7	.486	3.13	68	0	45	0	0	17	110	106	43	38	7	35	10	63	4	0	4	462	113	3.24	1.282	8.7	0.6	2.8	5.2	1.82

ATL (7 yrs)				30	26	.536	3.01	241	0	176	0	0	79	409.2	395	151	137	27	113	39	246	12	1	13	1712	116	3.02	1.240	8.7	0.6	2.5	5.4	2.18
CLE (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.38	7	0	5	0	0	0	8.0	10	4	3	1	4	1	7	0	0	0	36	113	3.95	1.750	11.3	1.1	4.5	7.9	1.75
NYY (1 yr)				1	5	.167	3.02	36	0	17	0	0	6	59.2	53	25	20	1	24	3	27	3	0	0	240	119	3.25	1.291	8.0	0.2	3.6	4.1	1.13
HOU (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.46	35	0	17	0	0	1	38.1	38	21	19	3	15	4	21	1	0	3	166	82	3.74	1.383	8.9	0.7	3.5	4.9	1.40
CHW (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.23	29	0	15	0	0	1	47.1	49	19	17	5	21	3	22	4	0	2	208	122	4.62	1.479	9.3	1.0	4.0	4.2	1.05

NL (7 yrs)				32	29	.525	3.13	276	0	193	0	0	80	448.0	433	172	156	30	128	43	267	13	1	16	1878	112	3.08	1.252	8.7	0.6	2.6	5.4	2.09
AL (2 yrs)				2	7	.222	3.13	72	0	37	0	0	7	115.0	112	48	40	7	49	7	56	7	0	2	484	120	3.86	1.400	8.8	0.5	3.8	4.4	1.14