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Harry
Brecheen		  
Nickname: Black Horse
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 175
 
Born: October 14, 1914 in Usa, OK, BROKEN BOW
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1940   
All-Star Selections 1941    1942    1948    1949   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1941 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1942 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1943 28 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1944 29 CIN NL $ 4,028,571 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1945 30 CIN NL $ 4,028,571 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1946 31 CIN NL $ 5,000,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1947 32 CIN NL $ 5,000,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1948 33 CIN NL $ 5,000,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1949 34 TAM AL $ 5,000,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1950 35 TAM AL $ 6,250,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
1951 36 CIN NL $ 6,250,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,250,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 29 CIN NL $ 4,028,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1945 30 CIN NL $ 4,028,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1946 31 CIN NL $ 5,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1947 32 CIN NL $ 5,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1948 33 CIN NL $ 5,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1949 34 TAM AL $ 5,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 35 TAM AL $ 6,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 36 CIN NL $ 6,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1940 25 CIN NL 14 10 .583 33 33 4 0 0 243.7 227 80 14 57 104 2.95 .246 .291 .357 .649 24.8
    AAA   1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 39.7 42 17 2 11 34 3.86 .269 .317 .372 .689  
1941 26 CIN NL 20 15 .571 45 44 9 2 0 314.0 323 123 14 60 130 3.53 .266 .301 .352 .653 22.5
1942 27 CIN NL 19 9 .679 42 42 4 2 0 284.0 304 116 15 66 134 3.68 .273 .314 .378 .692 20.0
1943 28 CIN NL 22 10 .688 41 41 6 0 0 311.3 290 124 28 73 155 3.58 .242 .288 .371 .659 21.9
1944 29 CIN NL 24 12 .667 40 40 7 1 0 289.0 276 126 30 79 113 3.92 .251 .301 .394 .694 16.8
1945 30 CIN NL 14 12 .538 39 31 7 0 1 231.7 212 88 15 89 77 3.42 .245 .315 .357 .672 16.3
1946 31 CIN NL 17 7 .708 34 34 7 3 0 258.3 201 72 18 76 102 2.51 .215 .274 .324 .598 26.4
1947 32 CIN NL 20 10 .667 39 39 5 0 0 284.3 281 119 31 77 108 3.77 .257 .307 .389 .696 19.1
1948 33 CIN NL 23 10 .697 40 40 3 0 0 278.7 268 97 19 108 112 3.13 .249 .317 .337 .653 22.8
1949 34 TAM AL 22 10 .688 44 44 4 0 0 315.7 330 133 18 124 111 3.79 .273 .338 .368 .706 22.2
1950 35 TAM AL 13 9 .591 36 27 6 0 1 198.7 215 104 21 77 61 4.71 .276 .341 .413 .754 12.4
1951 36 AA   3 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 2 23.0 24 12 2 10 16 4.70 .270 .343 .404 .748  
11 Years Sim 208 114 .646 433 415 62 8 2 3009.3 2927 1182 223 886 1207 3.54 .254 .308 .367 .675 225.3
1 Years AAA 1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 39.7 42 17 2 11 34 3.86 .269 .317 .372 .689  
1 Years AA 3 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 2 23.0 24 12 2 10 16 4.70 .270 .343 .404 .748  
2 Years Minors 4 3 .571 34 6 0 0 2 62.7 66 29 4 21 50 4.17 .269 .327 .384 .711  
Season Average 18 10 .643 39 37 5 0 0 273.6 266 107 20 80 109 3.54 .254 .308 .367 .675  
Career Highs 24 15 .708 45 44 9 3 1 315.7 330 133 31 124 155 4.71 .276 .341 .413 .754  
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   2098 790 153 597 878   .262 .313 .376 .689
vs LH   829 392 70 289 329   .236 .295 .347 .642
Home 97 60 .618 217 207 34 4 1 1524.6 1466 584 119 438 571 3.45 .253 .306 .367 .673
Away 111 54 .673 216 208 28 4 1 1484.6 1461 598 104 448 636 3.63 .255 .310 .367 .677
Mar/Apr 25 18 .581 69 69 9 0 0 490.0 501 214 42 159 188 3.93 .265 .322 .380 .702
May 36 17 .679 67 67 8 0 0 473.3 466 175 40 131 187 3.33 .256 .306 .374 .680
June 36 20 .643 77 69 8 1 1 501.0 509 201 35 139 207 3.61 .262 .311 .371 .683
July 39 17 .696 70 70 12 2 0 512.0 462 186 31 152 235 3.27 .240 .296 .350 .646
August 31 23 .574 74 71 11 3 0 512.3 504 208 33 153 188 3.65 .257 .311 .367 .678
Sep/Oct 41 19 .683 76 69 19 2 1 520.6 485 198 42 152 202 3.42 .246 .300 .361 .660
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
1940 25 CIN NL 33 95 6 19 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 21 .200 .216 .242 .459 4.1 0.0
1941 26 CIN NL 45 115 3 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 30 .122 .137 .139 .276 -1.1 0.0
1942 27 CIN NL 42 103 5 19 4 0 0 8 0 1 3 14 .184 .208 .223 .431 4.1 0.0
1943 28 CIN NL 41 122 11 20 2 1 0 11 0 0 1 27 .164 .169 .197 .366 2.2 0.0
1944 29 CIN NL 40 104 8 14 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 16 .135 .170 .144 .314 1.5 0.0
1945 30 CIN NL 39 83 9 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 16 .205 .202 .229 .431 3.7 0.0
1946 31 CIN NL 34 99 8 17 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 12 .172 .172 .202 .374 2.2 0.0
1947 32 CIN NL 39 113 7 14 3 1 0 3 0 0 2 16 .124 .139 .168 .307 0.2 0.0
1948 33 CIN NL 40 104 13 21 3 0 1 9 0 0 3 17 .202 .224 .260 .484 4.9 0.0
1949 34 TAM AL 44 109 9 19 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 19 .174 .182 .211 .393 2.6 0.0
1950 35 TAM AL 36 59 7 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .254 .267 .288 .555 4.4 0.0
1951 36 AA   10 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7  
11 Years Sim 433 1106 86 189 26 4 1 68 0 1 20 199 .171 .185 .204 .389 28.7 0.0
1 Years AA 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7  
162 Game Average 413 32 70 9 1 0 25 0 0 7 74 .171 .185 .204 .389 10.7  
Career Highs 45 122 13 21 4 1 1 11 0 1 5 30 .254 .267 .288 .555 4.9  
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   757 60 131 20 1 1 45 0 0 17 135 .173 .190 .206 .397 17.1
vs LH   349 26 58 6 3 0 23 0 1 3 64 .166 .172 .201 .373 4.7
Home 217 511 36 81 11 3 1 26 0 0 14 93 .159 .180 .198 .378 9.0
Away 216 595 50 108 15 1 0 42 0 1 6 106 .182 .189 .210 .399 12.8
RISP   264 0 42 7 2 0 65 0 0 3 50 .159 .165 .201 .366 3.3
Close/Late   73 8 15 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 13 .205 .227 .274 .501 3.8
Mar/Apr 69 178 13 23 4 0 0 13 0 0 1 33 .129 .133 .152 .284 -2.2
May 67 183 12 35 5 1 0 12 0 0 6 39 .191 .217 .230 .446 7.0
June 69 181 20 33 4 2 0 13 0 0 3 30 .182 .195 .227 .421 5.3
July 70 181 13 35 3 0 1 13 0 0 0 30 .193 .193 .227 .420 5.1
August 72 189 11 30 6 1 0 8 0 0 6 35 .159 .184 .201 .385 3.6
Sep/Oct 69 194 17 33 4 0 0 9 0 1 4 32 .170 .186 .191 .377 3.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 25 CIN NL P 33 33 243.7 14 50 1 4 .985 2.36    
1941 26 CIN NL P 45 44 314.0 22 57 4 4 .952 2.26    
1942 27 CIN NL P 42 42 284.0 20 48 2 1 .971 2.15    
1943 28 CIN NL P 41 41 311.3 14 49 2 4 .969 1.82    
1944 29 CIN NL P 40 40 289.0 12 54 0 4 1.000 2.06    
1945 30 CIN NL P 39 31 231.7 12 39 3 2 .944 1.98    
1946 31 CIN NL P 34 34 258.3 16 63 3 1 .963 2.75    
1947 32 CIN NL P 39 39 284.3 16 57 0 3 1.000 2.31    
1948 33 CIN NL P 40 40 278.7 12 56 1 3 .986 2.20    
1949 34 TAM AL P 44 44 315.7 13 79 0 4 1.000 2.62    
1950 35 TAM AL P 36 27 198.7 13 39 2 1 .963 2.36    
Career Totals   433 415 3009.3 164 591 18 31 .977 2.26    
Career Highs   45 44 315.7 22 79 4 4 1.000 2.75    
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
1942 27 CIN NL 2 1 .667 5 5 1 0 0 37.3 38 17 3 8 15 4.10 .262 .301 .366 .666
1943 28 CIN NL 2 1 .667 5 3 0 0 0 24.7 26 10 1 9 5 3.65 .280 .343 .366 .709
1944 29 CIN NL 3 1 .750 4 4 3 0 0 33.7 24 7 3 15 13 1.87 .198 .287 .273 .559
1945 30 CIN NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 10 3 0 5 1 3.52 .323 .417 .387 .804
1946 31 CIN NL 3 0 1.000 5 3 1 0 0 24.0 19 7 2 6 9 2.63 .221 .272 .326 .597
1947 32 CIN NL 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 24.0 21 5 2 8 7 1.88 .231 .293 .418 .711
1948 33 CIN NL 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 16.7 7 2 1 7 9 1.08 .123 .219 .175 .394
1949 34 TAM AL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 24.3 31 16 4 17 16 5.92 .304 .403 .471 .874
Career Post-Season Pitching 16 6 .727 29 25 5 0 0 192.3 176 67 16 75 75 3.14 .242 .313 .353 .666
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
1942 27 CIN NL 5 9 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
1943 28 CIN NL 5 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .300 .600
1944 29 CIN NL 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1945 30 CIN NL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1946 31 CIN NL 5 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444
1947 32 CIN NL 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400
1948 33 CIN NL 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333
1949 34 TAM AL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Career Post-Season Batting 29 63 5 12 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 13 .190 .203 .254 .457
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1940-2-2.95
1941-8-3.53
1942-10-3.68
1943-8-3.58
1945-6-3.42
1946-2-2.51
1947-10-3.77
1948-3-3.13
1949-5-3.79
 Wins
1941-2-20
1942-5-19
1943-6-22
1944-4-24
1946-10-17
1947-6-20
1948-5-23
1949-2-22
 Winning Pct
1940-9-.583
1941-7-.571
1942-3-.679
1943-5-.688
1944-7-.667
1946-3-.708
1947-3-.667
1948-5-.697
1949-3-.688
CAR-12-.646
 Games Started
1941-1-44
1942-4-42
1943-7-41
1944-7-40
1947-8-39
1949-1-44
 Shutouts
1941-4-2
1942-6-2
1946-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1941-10-314.0
1943-8-311.3
1949-5-315.7
Hits Allowed
1941-10-323
1942-10-304
1949-6-330
 Homeruns Allowed
1943-2-28
1944-3-30
1947-5-31
 Strikeouts
1942-9-134
1943-5-155
 Walks per 9IP
1940-8-2.1
1941-2-1.7
1942-7-2.1
1943-3-2.1
1944-9-2.5
1946-8-2.6
1947-5-2.4
 Hits per 9IP
1940-5-8.4
1943-4-8.4
1944-9-8.6
1945-7-8.2
1946-1-7.0
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1942-9-4.2
1943-9-4.5
WHiP
1940-4-1.17
1941-3-1.22
1942-10-1.30
1943-1-1.17
1944-6-1.23
1946-1-1.07
1947-5-1.26
 OAVG
1940-5-.246
1943-3-.242
1944-9-.251
1945-8-.245
1946-1-.215
 OOBP
1940-4-.291
1941-2-.301
1942-10-.314
1943-1-.288
1944-6-.301
1946-1-.274
1947-5-.307
 OSLG
1940-8-.357
1941-4-.352
1945-9-.357
1946-2-.324
1948-3-.337
1949-6-.368
 OOPS
1940-3-.649
1941-4-.653
1943-7-.659
1944-9-.694
1946-2-.598
1947-8-.696
1948-3-.653
1949-6-.706
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 149    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 48    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Tom Underwood (887)
  5. Ed Baecht (883)
  6. Bill Slayback (879)
  7. Bob Logan (878)
  8. Bart Johnson (878)
  9. Tom Seaver (876)
  10. Jack Salveson (872)
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  1. Carl Hubbell (990)
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  4. Red Embree (986)
  5. Pat Malone (984)
  6. Ray Herbert (984)
  7. Ed Baecht (981)
  8. Marius Russo (980)
  9. Mort Cooper (980)
  10. Stew Bolen (980)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1940
Injured on 4/28/1940 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit on 5/10/1940, off Dizzy Dean (BSN)
Earned first career win on 5/10/1940
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1940, going 6-0, 2.05
Injured on 8/31/1940 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1942, winning 2 games with a 1.65 ERA
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1943
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/14/1945 with a Broken Finger, out for 3-4 weeks
6/1/1945: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/28/1946 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1946, winning 2 games with a 2.87 ERA
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1946
Injured on 6/23/1947 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1947
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 7/6/1948, off Johnny Rigney (MIN)
Traded from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1949 (Going to TAM: P Harry Brecheen, P Max Lanier, 1B Lou Stringer. Going to CIN: 2B Babe Barna, P Howie Krist)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1949, going 6-0, 2.14
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
9/22/1949: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $6,250,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 8/4/1950 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 2/1/1951 (Going to CIN: P Johnny Beazley, P Harry Brecheen, P Max Lanier. Going to TAM: 2B Ralph Lapointe)
 
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