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Jack Bruner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: July 1, 1924 in Waterloo, IA us

Died: June 24, 2003 in Lincoln, NE

Buried: Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, NE

School: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: September 16, 1949 (Age 25-077d, 10,659th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1950 (Age 26-092d)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Jack Raymond Bruner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.91

55.0

WHIP

1.782

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
1949	24	CHW-min	B	13	4	.765	2.44	21			15	1		170.0	115	57	46		99		173	4	1	8				1.259	6.1		5.2	9.2	1.75	WLO IIIL
1949	24	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	8.22	4	2	1	0	0	0	7.2	10	7	7	0	8	0	4	0	0	0	36	53	4.60	2.348	11.7	0.0	9.4	4.7	0.50
1950	25	TOT	AL	1	2	.333	4.37	22	1	12	0	0	1	47.1	43	27	23	4	37	0	24	3	0	1	217	112	5.20	1.690	8.2	0.8	7.0	4.6	0.65
1950	25	CHW	AL	0	0		3.65	9	0	5	0	0	0	12.1	7	6	5	0	14	0	8	1	0	1	55	126	4.94	1.703	5.1	0.0	10.2	5.8	0.57
1950	25	SLB	AL	1	2	.333	4.63	13	1	7	0	0	1	35.0	36	21	18	4	23	0	16	2	0	0	162	108	5.30	1.686	9.3	1.0	5.9	4.1	0.70
1951	26	CHW-SLB-min	A,AA,AAA	4	9	.308	4.59	21	2		0	0		100.0	77	57	51	6	58		3	0	0	0				1.350	6.9	0.5	5.2	0.3	0.05	CSP,SAN,TTO WL,TL,IL
1952	27	CLE-BOS-min	A,AA	14	16	.467	4.98	43						217.0	234	153	120	11	149									1.765	9.7	0.5	6.2			WCH,BIR WL,SOUA
1954	29	NYG-min	A	2	2	.500		8																										SXC WL
2 Yrs				2	4	.333	4.91	26	3	13	0	0	1	55.0	53	34	30	4	45	0	28	3	0	1	253	98	5.12	1.782	8.7	0.7	7.4	4.6	0.62
162 Game Avg.				5	9	.333	4.91	61	7	30	0	0	2	129	124	80	70	9	106	0	66	7	0	2	593	98	5.12	1.782	8.7	0.7	7.4	4.6	0.62

CHW (2 yrs)				1	2	.333	5.40	13	2	6	0	0	0	20.0	17	13	12	0	22	0	12	1	0	1	91	84	4.81	1.950	7.7	0.0	9.9	5.4	0.55
SLB (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.63	13	1	7	0	0	1	35.0	36	21	18	4	23	0	16	2	0	0	162	108	5.30	1.686	9.3	1.0	5.9	4.1	0.70