Al Brazle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: October 19, 1913 in Loyal, OK us

Died: October 24, 1973 in Grand Junction, CO

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Yellow Jacket, CO

High School: Lookeba-Sickles HS (Lookeba, OK)

Debut: July 25, 1943 (Age 29-279d, 7,495th in MLB history)
vs. BSN 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 24, 1954 (Age 40-340d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Alpha Eugene Brazle

Nicknames: Cotton

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1946 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.2

W

L

ERA

3.31

G

442

GS

117

SV

IP

1377.0

SO

554

WHIP

1.365

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
1936	22	BOS-min	A1	7	8	.467	5.92	37						127.2	162	90	84		52									1.676	11.4		3.7			LRK SOUA
1937	23	BOS-min	A	10	14	.417	4.02	35						177.0	185	97	79		71									1.446	9.4		3.6			HZL NYPL
1938	24	BOS-min	A1	7	8	.467	4.50	33						134.0	144	77	67		54									1.478	9.7		3.6			LRK SOUA
1939	25	BOS-min	A1	14	16	.467	3.40	37	28					217.0	218	95	82		87									1.406	9.0		3.6			LRK SOUA
1940	26	BOS-min	A1	6	10	.375	4.70	31	15					134.0	143	84	70		55									1.478	9.6		3.7			LRK SOUA
1941	27	STL-min	A1	12	5	.706	3.56	23						124.0	125	61	49		41									1.339	9.1		3.0			HSN,NOR TL,SOUA
1942	28	STL-min	A1	8	13	.381	3.45	33						175.0	176	89	67		53									1.309	9.1		2.7			HSN TL
1943	29	STL-min	AA	11	8	.579	1.69	22			14	3		160.0	131	58	30		60		69	6	0	4				1.194	7.4		3.4	3.9	1.15	SAC PCL
1943	29	STL	NL	8	2	.800	1.53	13	9	2	8	1	0	88.0	74	18	15	0	29	2	26	0	0	2	352	221	2.81	1.170	7.6	0.0	3.0	2.7	0.90
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	32	STL	NL	11	10	.524	3.29	37	15	8	6	2	0	153.1	152	69	56	1	55	9	58	2	0	5	651	105	2.83	1.350	8.9	0.1	3.2	3.4	1.05
1947	33	STL	NL	14	8	.636	2.84	44	19	11	7	0	4	168.0	186	65	53	7	48	3	85	2	0	4	713	145	2.92	1.393	10.0	0.4	2.6	4.6	1.77
1948	34	STL	NL	10	6	.625	3.80	42	23	9	6	2	1	156.1	171	77	66	8	50	8	55	0	1	2	673	107	3.58	1.414	9.8	0.5	2.9	3.2	1.10
1949	35	STL	NL	14	8	.636	3.18	39	25	7	9	1	0	206.1	208	85	73	18	61	7	75	6	0	2	869	130	3.89	1.304	9.1	0.8	2.7	3.3	1.23
1950	36	STL	NL	11	9	.550	4.10	46	12	20	3	0	6	164.2	188	81	75	12	80	12	47	4	0	1	732	104	4.49	1.628	10.3	0.7	4.4	2.6	0.59
1951	37	STL	NL	6	5	.545	3.09	56	8	28	5	0	6	154.1	139	61	53	13	60	8	66	5	1	1	650	128	3.98	1.289	8.1	0.8	3.5	3.8	1.10
1952	38	STL	NL	12	5	.706	2.72	46	6	32	3	1	16	109.1	75	38	33	6	42	7	55	1	1	3	433	137	3.28	1.070	6.2	0.5	3.5	4.5	1.31	MVP-36
1953	39	STL	NL	6	7	.462	4.19	61	0	35	0	0	18	92.1	101	47	43	8	43	10	57	2	0	0	418	102	3.95	1.560	9.8	0.8	4.2	5.6	1.33
1954	40	STL	NL	5	4	.556	4.16	58	0	28	0	0	8	84.1	93	48	39	10	24	4	30	3	0	2	363	99	4.19	1.387	9.9	1.1	2.6	3.2	1.25
10 Yrs				97	64	.602	3.31	442	117	180	47	7	59	1377.0	1387	589	506	83	492	70	554	25	3	22	5854	120	3.61	1.365	9.1	0.5	3.2	3.6	1.13
162 Game Avg.				12	8	.602	3.31	54	14	22	6	1	7	168	169	72	62	10	60	9	67	3	0	3	712	120	3.61	1.365	9.1	0.5	3.2	3.6	1.13