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Walt
Masterson		  
Nickname: Bat
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 189
 
Born: June 22, 1920 in Usa, PA, PHILADELPHIA
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 19 NYG NL   9 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1940 20 CLE AL   9 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1941 21 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4
1942 22 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 7 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5
1943 23 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5
1944 24 CLE AL $ 300,000 9 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1945 25 CLE AL $ 4,428,571 10 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1946 26 CLE AL $ 4,428,571 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1947 27 CLE AL $ 4,428,571 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1948 28 SDP NL $ 8,800,000 9 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1949 29 DET AL $ 8,800,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
1950 30 DET AL $ 8,800,000 9 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 5
1951 31 DET AL $ 8,800,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1952 32 DET AL $ 2,250,000 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1953 33 DET AL $ 2,250,000 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1954 34 DET AL $ 2,250,000 8 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1955 35 DET AL $ 2,250,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1956 36 TAM AL $ 1,750,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1957 37 TAM AL $ 1,750,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1958 38 TAM AL $ 1,750,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 5 5 5
1959 39 CIN NL $ 1,750,000 7 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,800,000 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 19 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 20 CLE AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 21 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 22 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 23 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 25 CLE AL $ 4,428,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 26 CLE AL $ 4,428,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 27 CLE AL $ 4,428,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 28 SDP NL $ 8,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 29 DET AL $ 8,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 30 DET AL $ 8,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 31 DET AL $ 8,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 32 DET AL $ 2,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 33 DET AL $ 2,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 34 DET AL $ 2,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 35 DET AL $ 2,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 36 TAM AL $ 1,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 37 TAM AL $ 1,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 38 TAM AL $ 1,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 39 CIN NL $ 1,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1939 19 AAA   10 12 .455 29 29 2 1 0 192.3 208 74 14 84 151 3.46 .270 .342 .378 .721  
1940 20 AAA   8 12 .400 28 28 1 0 0 196.3 209 66 16 60 159 3.03 .269 .322 .383 .705  
1941 21 CLE AL 6 7 .462 16 16 5 0 0 121.3 123 61 13 53 50 4.52 .263 .335 .408 .743 5.1
    AAA   8 7 .533 18 18 1 1 0 124.0 114 36 5 71 109 2.61 .246 .346 .330 .677  
1942 22 CLE AL 11 11 .500 30 30 12 1 0 228.0 209 102 21 98 101 4.03 .243 .320 .377 .698 12.6
1943 23 CLE AL 15 13 .536 35 35 5 0 0 238.3 227 120 23 91 118 4.53 .250 .317 .393 .710 9.4
1944 24 CLE AL 10 4 .714 16 16 4 1 0 121.3 103 44 10 57 63 3.26 .233 .322 .355 .677 10.4
1945 25 CLE AL 19 19 .500 43 43 24 0 0 343.7 331 157 33 130 174 4.11 .253 .319 .392 .711 17.5
1946 26 CLE AL 9 8 .529 24 20 7 1 0 153.7 157 76 15 58 78 4.45 .264 .330 .404 .734 7.3
1947 27 CLE AL 12 11 .522 30 28 11 4 0 230.3 193 97 18 97 108 3.79 .228 .305 .342 .647 17.7
1948 28 SDP NL 4 6 .400 40 0 0 0 8 43.3 48 21 1 24 17 4.36 .284 .373 .343 .716 3.3
1949 29 DET AL 21 15 .583 40 40 16 1 0 304.7 314 165 32 140 122 4.87 .268 .344 .409 .753 16.7
1950 30 DET AL 16 9 .640 33 31 12 1 0 242.0 241 109 30 101 112 4.05 .260 .332 .422 .754 14.1
1951 31 DET AL 10 9 .526 54 17 7 1 9 179.7 198 95 23 56 77 4.76 .279 .327 .445 .772 10.2
1952 32 DET AL 18 14 .563 41 41 17 4 0 331.7 313 129 40 100 165 3.50 .247 .302 .392 .694 26.3
1953 33 DET AL 13 18 .419 41 41 11 2 0 307.3 309 134 34 93 154 3.92 .259 .311 .407 .718 15.7
1954 34 DET AL 18 19 .486 42 42 17 3 0 322.7 300 132 30 89 165 3.68 .246 .295 .382 .677 20.8
1955 35 DET AL 14 14 .500 41 41 10 1 0 305.3 316 154 50 95 152 4.54 .268 .321 .446 .767 12.7
1956 36 TAM AL 3 4 .429 49 0 0 0 4 56.7 69 26 10 12 35 4.13 .299 .332 .463 .795 3.9
1957 37 TAM AL 11 6 .647 104 0 0 0 17 112.7 121 53 15 26 55 4.23 .273 .310 .417 .726 9.9
1958 38 TAM AL 14 10 .583 100 1 0 0 16 126.3 139 66 20 33 51 4.70 .278 .323 .454 .777 8.7
1959 39 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 2 1 0 0 0 9.7 8 2 2 5 5 1.86 .216 .310 .378 .688 1.2
    AAA   2 2 .500 50 0 0 0 7 45.0 35 11 5 14 35 2.20 .215 .277 .319 .596  
19 Years Sim 225 197 .533 781 443 158 20 54 3778.6 3719 1743 420 1358 1802 4.15 .257 .319 .402 .722 223.2
4 Years AAA 28 33 .459 125 75 4 2 7 557.7 566 187 40 229 454 3.02 .261 .331 .365 .697  
Season Average 11 10 .524 41 23 8 1 2 198.9 195 91 22 71 94 4.15 .257 .319 .402 .722  
Career Highs 21 19 1.000 104 43 24 4 17 343.7 331 165 50 140 174 4.87 .299 .373 .463 .795  
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   1841 850 212 568 1047   .252 .306 .395 .701
vs LH   1878 893 208 790 755   .262 .335 .410 .745
Home 112 101 .526 385 223 72 12 26 1904.6 1858 872 190 703 933 4.12 .256 .321 .391 .712
Away 113 96 .541 396 220 86 8 32 1873.9 1861 871 230 655 869 4.18 .258 .320 .414 .734
Mar/Apr 39 30 .565 138 74 22 1 8 641.6 617 298 75 203 304 4.18 .252 .310 .406 .716
May 39 33 .542 126 77 32 5 6 658.3 654 292 65 264 315 3.99 .259 .330 .389 .719
June 36 35 .507 135 71 32 2 20 623.3 636 311 73 209 323 4.49 .263 .322 .420 .742
July 32 32 .500 130 69 23 2 11 617.0 588 275 81 228 276 4.01 .251 .318 .410 .728
August 32 38 .457 129 77 22 4 4 608.0 617 301 68 234 301 4.46 .261 .328 .407 .735
Sep/Oct 47 29 .618 123 75 31 6 9 630.3 607 266 58 220 283 3.80 .253 .316 .382 .697
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
1941 21 CLE AL 16 45 4 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 .156 .156 .244 .400 0.3 0.0
1942 22 CLE AL 30 77 4 13 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 24 .169 .169 .247 .416 2.7 0.0
1943 23 CLE AL 35 96 4 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 26 .135 .162 .167 .328 0.5 0.0
1944 24 CLE AL 16 41 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .098 .140 .122 .261 -1.0 0.0
1945 25 CLE AL 43 118 3 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 35 .110 .123 .136 .259 -0.8 0.0
1946 26 CLE AL 24 47 3 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 15 .085 .102 .106 .208 -0.7 0.0
1947 27 CLE AL 30 81 4 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 27 .185 .195 .210 .405 1.8 0.0
1948 28 SDP NL 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1949 29 DET AL 40 111 8 18 4 1 0 10 0 0 2 34 .162 .172 .216 .389 4.3 0.0
1950 30 DET AL 33 98 4 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 33 .143 .167 .153 .320 0.7 0.0
1951 31 DET AL 54 54 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 .074 .074 .093 .167 -2.4 0.0
1952 32 DET AL 41 116 7 22 4 0 1 8 0 0 2 31 .190 .202 .250 .452 5.4 0.0
1953 33 DET AL 41 107 9 17 2 0 0 5 0 1 2 29 .159 .174 .178 .352 1.5 0.0
1954 34 DET AL 42 106 8 14 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 38 .132 .153 .132 .285 0.2 0.0
1955 35 DET AL 41 111 5 14 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 43 .126 .133 .153 .286 -1.0 0.0
1956 36 TAM AL 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1957 37 TAM AL 104 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1958 38 TAM AL 100 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
1959 39 TAM AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
19 Years Sim 781 1228 65 172 30 2 2 75 0 1 22 386 .140 .154 .173 .326 9.0 0.0
162 Game Average 254 13 35 6 0 0 15 0 0 4 80 .140 .154 .173 .326 1.9  
Career Highs 104 118 9 22 4 1 1 10 0 1 3 43 .190 .202 .250 .452 5.4  
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   809 44 118 18 1 2 52 0 1 16 249 .146 .161 .178 .339 4.2
vs LH   419 21 54 12 1 0 23 0 0 6 137 .129 .140 .162 .302 -2.8
Home 333 575 31 74 15 2 1 38 0 1 11 190 .129 .144 .167 .311 -2.4
Away 349 653 34 98 15 0 1 37 0 0 11 196 .150 .162 .178 .340 3.7
RISP   339 0 41 9 1 0 65 0 0 5 106 .121 .130 .153 .283 -3.9
Close/Late   115 8 20 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 43 .174 .181 .217 .398 2.4
Mar/Apr 123 205 11 25 4 0 0 8 0 0 6 70 .122 .146 .141 .287 -1.9
May 112 218 9 35 6 1 0 21 0 0 2 67 .161 .166 .197 .363 2.5
June 111 203 11 30 4 0 1 14 0 0 3 68 .148 .157 .182 .339 1.2
July 109 193 10 23 5 0 0 10 0 0 4 65 .119 .136 .145 .281 -2.4
August 77 198 16 31 6 1 1 15 0 1 2 57 .157 .164 .212 .376 2.6
Sep/Oct 115 211 8 28 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 59 .133 .153 .156 .309 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 21 CLE AL P 16 16 121.3 3 15 2 1 .900 1.34    
1942 22 CLE AL P 30 30 228.0 8 43 2 0 .962 2.01    
1943 23 CLE AL P 35 35 238.3 15 34 3 3 .942 1.85    
1944 24 CLE AL P 16 16 121.3 10 18 1 3 .966 2.08    
1945 25 CLE AL P 43 43 343.7 16 51 4 0 .944 1.75    
1946 26 CLE AL P 24 20 153.7 6 29 1 2 .972 2.05    
1947 27 CLE AL P 30 28 230.3 10 31 1 2 .976 1.60    
1948 28 SDP NL P 40 0 43.3 5 7 0 0 1.000 2.49    
1949 29 DET AL P 40 40 304.7 14 38 3 4 .945 1.54    
1950 30 DET AL P 33 31 242.0 14 34 2 5 .960 1.79    
1951 31 DET AL P 54 17 179.7 12 20 0 2 1.000 1.60    
1952 32 DET AL P 41 41 331.7 16 41 2 0 .966 1.55    
1953 33 DET AL P 41 41 307.3 28 46 8 3 .902 2.17    
1954 34 DET AL P 42 42 322.7 25 66 2 4 .978 2.54    
1955 35 DET AL P 41 41 305.3 18 49 2 3 .971 1.97    
1956 36 TAM AL P 49 0 56.7 3 13 1 0 .941 2.54    
1957 37 TAM AL P 104 0 112.7 13 16 1 1 .967 2.32    
1958 38 TAM AL P 100 1 126.3 7 20 2 3 .931 1.92    
1959 39 TAM AL P 2 1 9.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.80    
Career Totals   781 443 3778.6 223 574 37 36 .956 1.90    
Career Highs   104 43 343.7 28 66 8 5 1.000 2.80    
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 23 CLE AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.7 15 15 1 11 5 12.66 .349 .481 .581 1.063
1949 29 DET AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 15 7 1 8 8 4.30 .283 .377 .358 .736
1950 30 DET AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 5.3 5 4 2 0 0 6.75 .238 .238 .571 .810
1951 31 DET AL 3 1 .750 4 4 1 0 0 32.3 29 12 5 16 14 3.34 .246 .336 .441 .776
1952 32 DET AL 2 1 .667 4 4 2 0 0 31.0 25 8 2 8 16 2.32 .217 .268 .287 .555
1954 34 DET AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 14.0 19 11 4 1 7 7.07 .317 .328 .550 .878
1956 36 TAM AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.3 4 2 0 0 0 5.41 .286 .286 .286 .571
1957 37 TAM AL 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 2 12.3 14 4 1 4 6 2.92 .280 .333 .420 .753
1958 38 TAM AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.3 2 1 1 1 1 3.86 .250 .333 .625 .958
Career Post-Season Pitching 7 6 .538 34 14 4 0 4 126.0 128 64 17 49 57 4.57 .266 .333 .423 .757
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 23 CLE AL 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1949 29 DET AL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1950 30 DET AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1951 31 DET AL 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
1952 32 DET AL 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182
1954 34 DET AL 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800
1958 38 TAM AL 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 20 39 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .103 .103 .103 .205
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1947-9-3.79
1950-9-4.05
1952-4-3.50
1954-9-3.68
 Wins
1945-8-19
1949-3-21
1952-8-18
1954-8-18
CAR-47-225
 Losses
1945-4-19
1949-9-15
1953-5-18
1954-3-19
1955-9-14
CAR-33-197
 Winning Pct
1957-10-.647
1958-9-.583
 Saves
1948-9-8
1951-7-9
1957-3-17
1958-4-16
 Games Pitched
1957-1-104
1958-1-100
CAR-12-781
Games Started
1945-1-43
1952-10-41
1953-10-41
1954-8-42
1955-6-41
 Complete Games
1942-9-12
1945-1-24
1947-8-11
1949-4-16
1950-7-12
1952-1-17
1953-10-11
1954-4-17
1955-6-10
CAR-39-158
 Shutouts
1942-8-1
1944-9-1
1946-9-1
1947-1-4
1949-5-1
1950-7-1
1951-8-1
1952-1-4
1953-2-2
1954-4-3
 Innings Pitched
1945-1-343.7
1949-10-304.7
1952-3-331.7
1953-7-307.3
1954-6-322.7
1955-8-305.3
CAR-47-3778.6
 Hits Allowed
1945-3-331
1949-8-314
1952-7-313
1953-5-309
1954-7-300
1955-2-316
CAR-41-3719
 Homeruns Allowed
1943-9-23
1945-2-33
1949-8-32
1950-9-30
1952-1-40
1953-6-34
1954-8-30
1955-1-50
CAR-17-420
Strikeouts
1945-2-174
1949-9-122
1952-8-165
1953-9-154
1954-9-165
1955-9-152
 Walks Allowed
1949-6-140
CAR-42-1358
 Walks per 9IP
1951-8-2.8
1954-8-2.5
1955-7-2.8
 Hits per 9IP
1942-5-8.3
1943-6-8.6
1947-4-7.5
1952-9-8.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1945-8-4.6
1947-10-4.2
 WHiP
1943-8-1.33
1945-10-1.34
1947-6-1.26
1952-4-1.25
1954-5-1.21
OAVG
1942-5-.243
1943-6-.250
1947-4-.228
1952-7-.247
 OOBP
1943-6-.317
1945-10-.319
1947-6-.305
1952-4-.302
1954-5-.295
 OSLG
1947-2-.342
 OOPS
1942-10-.698
1947-3-.647
1952-8-.694
1954-8-.677
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 145    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by New York (G) in 1939
Traded from New York (G) to Cleveland on 2/1/1940 (Going to NYG: P Boots Poffenberger. Going to CLE: P Walt Masterson)
Injured on 5/30/1940 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 7/28/1941, off Bob Klinger (BSN)
Earned first career win on 7/28/1941
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1942, off Dizzy Dean (SDP)
Injured on 8/22/1942 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/8/1944 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6-7 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1944, winning 2 games with a 0.55 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1944, going 6-0, 2.30
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,428,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,428,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/21/1946 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/25/1946 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,428,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/6/1948 to a 4-year deal worth $8,800,000 per year
Injured on 6/24/1948 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 3/3/1949 (Going to SDP: P Allie Reynolds, P Preacher Roe, 3B Hank Majeski, 1B Mickey Vernon. Going to DET: 3B Ellis Clary, P Walt Masterson, SS Merl Combs)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1949, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Injured on 8/8/1950 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
7/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $2,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/2/1951 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Injured on 3/20/1952 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1952, going 5-1, 0.90
Traded from Detroit to St. Louis on 2/1/1953 (Going to STL: C Joe Garagiola, P Walt Masterson, C Butch Nieman, LF Irv Noren, LF Johnny Wyrostek. Going to DET: P Warren Spahn)
Traded from St. Louis to Detroit on 3/3/1953 (Going to STL: P Howie Pollet. Going to DET: C Joe Garagiola, P Walt Masterson, C Butch Nieman, LF Irv Noren, LF Johnny Wyrostek)
Injured on 5/9/1953 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1954, going 5-1, 1.13
10/3/1955: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1956 (Going to DET: 1B Monte Irvin. Going to TAM: LF Irv Noren, 3B Al Rosen, P Walt Masterson)
Injured on 5/5/1957 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1957
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 7/31/1959 (Going to CIN: P Walt Masterson, P Dave Ferriss, CF Bill Bruton, P Don Newcombe. Going to TAM: 1B Ferris Fain, SS Alex Grammas)
 
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