Preacher Roe

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: February 26, 1916 in Ash Flat, AR us

Died: November 9, 2008 in West Plains, MO

Buried: Howell County Memorial Park Cemetery, Pomona, MO

High School: Viola HS (Viola, AR)

School: Harding University (Searcy, AR)

Last Game: September 4, 1954 (Age 38-190d)
vs. NYG 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Elwin Charles Roe

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.7

127

ERA

3.43

333

261

1914.1

956

WHIP

1.259

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1938	22	-7.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		13.50	13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	6	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	16	3.000	20.3	0.0	6.8	3.4	0.50
1939	23	-5.1	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	7	4	.636	4.35	4.65	32	11		5	2		118.0	109	61	57		62		64	2	1	0	514	1.449	8.3		4.7	4.9	1.03
1940	24	-3.9	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	5	8	.385	3.94	4.29	31	15					128.0	112	61	56		58							1.328	7.9		4.1
1941	25	-2.4	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	11	9	.550	3.57	4.13	30	20	7	9	2		159.0	156	73	63		41		82	2	0	2		1.239	8.8		2.3	4.6	2.00
1942	26	-2.4	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	6	11	.353	3.02	3.47	33	17	6	7	2		158.0	146	61	53		61		92	0	0	4		1.310	8.3		3.5	5.2	1.51
1943	27	-1.2	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	15	7	.682	2.37	2.86	24	22	1	16	6		167.0	123	53	44		60		136	0	0	1		1.096	6.6		3.2	7.3	2.27
1944	28	-1.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	13	11	.542	3.11	3.98	39	25	8	7	1	1	185.1	182	82	64	7	59	9	88	2	0	1	793	1.300	8.8	0.3	2.9	4.3	1.49
1945	29	-1.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	13	.519	2.87	2.95	33	31	1	15	3	1	235.0	228	77	75	11	46	9	148	1	0	2	936	1.166	8.7	0.4	1.8	5.7	3.22
1946	30	0.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	8	.273	5.14	6.43	21	10	8	1	0	2	70.0	83	50	40	5	25	2	28	2	0	0	315	1.543	10.7	0.6	3.2	3.6	1.12
1947	31	1.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	15	.211	5.25	5.81	38	22	8	4	1	2	144.0	156	93	84	19	63	5	59	0	1	1	635	1.521	9.8	1.2	3.9	3.7	0.94
1948	32	3.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	12	8	.600	2.63	3.04	34	22	7	8	2	2	177.2	156	60	52	14	33	6	86	2	0	5	713	1.064	7.9	0.7	1.7	4.4	2.61
1949	33	4.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	15	6	.714	2.79	2.92	30	27	2	13	3	1	212.2	201	69	66	25	44	2	109	2	0	0	851	1.152	8.5	1.1	1.9	4.6	2.48
1950	34	5.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	19	11	.633	3.30	3.45	36	32	4	16	2	1	250.2	245	96	92	34	66	5	125	4	0	2	1027	1.241	8.8	1.2	2.4	4.5	1.89
1951	35	6.4	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	22	3	.880	3.04	3.18	34	33	1	19	2	0	257.2	247	91	87	30	64	6	113	0	0	2	1031	1.207	8.6	1.0	2.2	3.9	1.77
1952	36	7.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	11	2	.846	3.12	3.35	27	25	2	8	2	0	158.2	163	59	55	16	39	0	83	3	0	1	651	1.273	9.2	0.9	2.2	4.7	2.13
1953	37	8.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	11	3	.786	4.36	4.47	25	24	0	9	1	0	157.0	171	78	76	27	40	2	85	1	0	1	661	1.344	9.8	1.5	2.3	4.9	2.13
1954	38	9.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	3	4	.429	5.00	5.71	15	10	1	1	0	0	63.0	69	40	35	11	23	2	31	0	0	0	275	1.460	9.9	1.6	3.3	4.4	1.35
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		127	84	.602	3.43	3.76	333	261	42	101	17	10	1914.1	1907	799	730	199	504	48	956	17	1	15	7904	1.259	9.0	0.9	2.4	4.5	1.90
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		44	39	.530	3.37	3.81	150	85	14	37	12		730.0	646	309	273		282		374	4	1	7	514	1.271	8.0		3.5
All Levels (17 Seasons)							171	123	.582	3.41	3.77	483	346	56	138	29	10	2644.1	2553	1108	1003	199	786	48	1330	21	2	22	8418	1.263	8.7		2.7