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Red
Munger		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 4, 1918 in Usa, TX, HOUSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1951   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8
1944 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6
1945 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1946 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 5 6 6 8 8 8
1947 28 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 4 5 4 4 6 5 8 8 8
1948 29 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 3 4 4 4 5 5 8 9 8
1949 30 CLE AL $ 542,857 8 3 5 4 4 5 5 8 8 8
1950 31 CLE AL $ 1,950,000 8 3 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 8
1951 32 CLE AL $ 3,410,000 8 3 4 3 4 5 4 8 8 8
1952 33 CLE AL $ 3,410,000 8 3 4 3 4 5 4 9 10 9
1953 34 CLE AL $ 2,140,000 8 3 4 3 4 5 4 8 9 8
1954 35 CLE AL $ 2,140,000 8 2 3 3 4 5 4 8 9 8
1955 36 MIN AL $ 570,000 7 2 3 3 3 4 4 8 9 8
1956 37 PIT NL $ 750,000 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,410,000 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 9 10 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1944 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1945 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1946 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 28 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 29 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 30 CLE AL $ 542,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 31 CLE AL $ 1,950,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 32 CLE AL $ 3,410,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 33 CLE AL $ 3,410,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 34 CLE AL $ 2,140,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 35 CLE AL $ 2,140,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 36 MIN AL $ 570,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 37 PIT NL $ 750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,410,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1943 24 CLE AL 17 17 .500 36 36 10 3 0 269.7 313 131 19 95 93 4.37 .293 .350 .403 .753 11.7
    AAA   2 4 .333 6 6 0 0 0 33.7 41 23 2 21 23 6.15 .306 .400 .485 .885  
1944 25 CLE AL 6 6 .500 56 3 0 0 2 78.3 111 59 9 32 29 6.78 .333 .390 .523 .912 0.0
    AAA   4 2 .667 6 6 0 0 0 41.0 57 17 4 16 23 3.73 .335 .392 .465 .857  
1945 26 CLE AL 0 0 .000 17 1 0 0 1 22.3 22 17 3 14 3 6.85 .259 .364 .424 .787 0.0
    AAA   4 3 .571 24 10 0 0 1 79.0 72 18 5 33 55 2.05 .240 .315 .340 .655  
1946 27 CLE AL 5 11 .313 24 16 4 1 0 118.3 148 74 9 55 45 5.63 .306 .378 .430 .808 0.2
1947 28 CLE AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 16 7 2 2 1 5.25 .308 .333 .519 .853 0.0
    AAA   5 1 .833 7 7 0 0 0 47.3 48 17 4 21 27 3.23 .265 .342 .370 .712  
1948 29 CLE AL 12 18 .400 43 32 6 0 1 246.0 288 141 11 147 67 5.16 .298 .389 .394 .783 11.1
1949 30 CLE AL 17 21 .447 43 43 6 0 0 303.7 313 144 13 179 115 4.27 .269 .366 .347 .713 21.0
1950 31 CLE AL 10 25 .286 43 43 2 0 0 288.7 301 158 32 167 104 4.93 .272 .365 .403 .768 12.0
1951 32 CLE AL 9 19 .321 35 35 3 1 0 233.3 268 148 28 132 69 5.71 .291 .377 .435 .812 6.2
1952 33 CLE AL 3 4 .429 47 5 0 0 0 83.7 86 40 4 45 30 4.30 .273 .364 .400 .764 6.2
1953 34 CLE AL 16 17 .485 43 43 5 1 0 299.0 306 136 15 166 106 4.09 .268 .359 .351 .710 18.1
1954 35 CLE AL 6 9 .400 42 18 1 0 0 148.0 170 96 14 91 48 5.84 .293 .387 .410 .797 1.3
1955 36 MIN AL 5 2 .714 30 7 1 0 2 80.7 64 27 3 46 32 3.01 .225 .330 .309 .639 7.9
    AAA   0 0 .000 31 0 0 0 5 23.0 19 9 2 9 12 3.52 .226 .301 .345 .646  
1956 37 AAA   8 17 .320 30 30 3 1 0 188.3 233 112 19 100 109 5.35 .310 .391 .459 .850  
13 Years Sim 106 151 .412 461 284 38 6 6 2183.6 2406 1178 162 1171 742 4.86 .283 .368 .395 .763 95.8
6 Years AAA 23 27 .460 104 59 3 1 6 412.3 470 196 36 200 249 4.28 .290 .368 .424 .792  
Season Average 8 11 .421 35 21 2 0 0 168.0 185 90 12 90 57 4.86 .283 .368 .395 .763  
Career Highs 17 25 .714 56 43 10 3 2 303.7 313 158 32 179 115 6.85 .333 .390 .523 .912  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1097 518 60 478 440   .266 .342 .365 .707
vs LH   1309 660 102 693 302   .299 .395 .423 .818
Home 52 74 .413 226 138 12 3 1 1083.3 1160 582 82 590 392 4.84 .277 .366 .391 .757
Away 54 77 .412 235 146 26 3 6 1100.3 1246 596 80 581 350 4.88 .289 .373 .399 .773
Mar/Apr 10 31 .244 70 42 3 0 1 302.6 387 181 22 158 93 5.38 .317 .395 .423 .818
May 22 28 .440 73 49 6 0 1 368.6 415 236 35 207 109 5.76 .288 .377 .418 .795
June 22 16 .579 69 46 4 0 1 355.0 372 163 26 176 135 4.13 .273 .356 .383 .739
July 20 20 .500 98 45 10 5 3 385.3 389 175 26 219 134 4.09 .264 .360 .367 .727
August 15 28 .349 80 49 5 0 0 373.6 417 213 25 206 119 5.13 .284 .372 .394 .766
Sep/Oct 17 28 .378 71 53 10 1 1 398.3 426 210 28 205 152 4.75 .278 .363 .390 .752
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1943 24 CLE AL 36 100 4 15 1 0 1 5 0 1 1 24 .150 .158 .190 .348 1.4 0.0
1944 25 CLE AL 56 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.2 0.0
1945 26 CLE AL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1946 27 CLE AL 24 36 2 5 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 10 .139 .139 .250 .389 0.5 0.0
1947 28 CLE AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1948 29 CLE AL 43 72 4 11 1 0 1 6 0 0 2 15 .153 .176 .208 .384 2.3 0.0
1949 30 CLE AL 43 99 10 18 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .182 .206 .202 .408 3.7 0.0
1950 31 CLE AL 43 96 3 16 1 0 0 6 0 1 3 21 .167 .192 .177 .369 1.9 0.0
1951 32 CLE AL 35 78 4 17 6 0 0 6 0 0 1 17 .218 .228 .295 .523 4.8 0.0
1952 33 CLE AL 47 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.3 0.0
1953 34 CLE AL 43 104 3 14 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 29 .135 .133 .144 .278 -0.3 0.0
1954 35 CLE AL 42 47 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .191 .191 .213 .404 1.1 0.0
1955 36 MIN AL 30 16 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .188 .263 .250 .513 1.6 0.0
13 Years Sim 461 678 34 111 16 1 2 44 0 3 12 167 .164 .178 .199 .377 16.3 0.0
162 Game Average 238 11 39 5 0 0 15 0 1 4 58 .164 .178 .199 .377 5.7  
Career Highs 56 104 10 18 6 1 1 8 0 1 3 31 .218 .263 .295 .523 4.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   441 23 62 7 0 1 24 0 2 8 121 .141 .156 .163 .319 -0.8
vs LH   237 11 49 9 1 1 20 0 1 4 46 .207 .218 .266 .484 11.0
Home 226 315 17 48 7 0 0 21 0 2 5 76 .152 .165 .175 .340 1.0
Away 227 363 17 63 9 1 2 23 0 1 7 91 .174 .189 .220 .409 9.2
RISP   181 0 26 3 0 1 40 0 0 1 48 .144 .147 .177 .324 0.1
Close/Late   49 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .143 .160 .143 .303 -0.2
Mar/Apr 70 86 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 25 .116 .146 .128 .274 -1.1
May 73 114 7 25 3 0 0 5 0 1 3 21 .219 .239 .246 .485 5.3
June 69 119 3 15 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 30 .126 .140 .151 .292 -1.1
July 77 117 9 28 4 0 1 16 0 1 1 25 .239 .246 .299 .545 7.3
August 65 122 8 20 3 1 1 11 0 1 0 34 .164 .164 .230 .393 2.0
Sep/Oct 71 120 4 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 32 .108 .128 .125 .253 -2.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1943 24 CLE AL P 36 36 269.7 22 59 3 6 .964 2.70    
1944 25 CLE AL P 56 3 78.3 7 15 1 0 .957 2.53    
1945 26 CLE AL P 17 1 22.3 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.82    
1946 27 CLE AL P 24 16 118.3 6 28 0 0 1.000 2.59    
1947 28 CLE AL P 2 2 12.0 1 5 1 0 .857 4.50    
1948 29 CLE AL P 43 32 246.0 14 74 0 7 1.000 3.22    
1949 30 CLE AL P 43 43 303.7 24 73 1 6 .990 2.87    
1950 31 CLE AL P 43 43 288.7 26 68 3 4 .969 2.93    
1951 32 CLE AL P 35 35 233.3 23 66 2 5 .978 3.43    
1952 33 CLE AL P 47 5 83.7 4 20 0 2 1.000 2.58    
1953 34 CLE AL P 43 43 299.0 23 70 2 7 .979 2.80    
1954 35 CLE AL P 42 18 148.0 8 35 0 3 1.000 2.61    
1955 36 MIN AL P 30 7 80.7 6 16 0 3 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   461 284 2183.6 166 534 13 43 .982 2.89    
Career Highs   56 43 303.7 26 74 3 7 1.000 4.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1943 24 CLE AL 0 1 .000 5 1 0 0 1 7.7 19 11 1 4 0 12.92 .487 .535 .718 1.253
1955 36 MIN AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 .167 .375 .167 .542
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 6 2 0 0 1 10.0 20 11 1 6 0 9.91 .444 .510 .644 1.154
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1943 24 CLE AL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
1955 36 MIN AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1949-10-4.27
 Wins
1943-10-17
 Losses
1943-10-17
1949-3-21
1950-1-25
1951-1-19
1953-6-17
 Games Started
1949-7-43
1950-4-43
1953-5-43
 Shutouts
1943-2-3
1946-9-1
1951-8-1
1953-9-1
 Innings Pitched
1950-8-288.7
1953-10-299.0
Hits Allowed
1943-10-313
1948-9-288
1949-9-313
1950-10-301
1953-8-306
 Homeruns Allowed
1950-6-32
 Walks Allowed
1948-4-147
1949-1-179
1950-3-167
1951-9-132
1953-1-166
 OSLG
1949-2-.347
1953-4-.351
 OOPS
1949-8-.713
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Bill Sayles (918)
  2. Milt Pappas (909)
  3. Lon Warneke (908)
  4. Britt Burns (905)
  5. Bob Feller (902)
  6. Tommy Bridges (901)
  7. Butch Wensloff (896)
  8. Tex Carleton (896)
  9. Ken Reynolds (895)
  10. Jack Kramer (895)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bud Daley (994)
  2. Jim Maloney (992)
  3. George Winn (987)
  4. Bill Sayles (986)
  5. Harvey Haddix (986)
  6. Stew Bolen (986)
  7. Butch Wensloff (984)
  8. Hub Pruett (984)
  9. Claude Passeau (984)
  10. Bob Gibson (984)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1943
Had first career hit on 5/10/1943, off Johnny Broaca (DET)
Earned first career win on 5/10/1943
Hit first career homerun on 8/8/1943, off Bob Joyce (OAK)
Injured on 4/28/1945 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/25/1946 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/13/1947 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/20/1948 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $542,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,950,000 through salary arbitration
7/31/1950: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $3,410,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/31/1950 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1951
10/3/1952: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $2,140,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1953, going 5-1, 1.43
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/18/1955 to a 1-year deal worth $570,000 per year
Injured on 10/6/1955 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/9/1956 to a 4-year deal worth $750,000 per year
6/1/1956: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
 
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