Karl Drews

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 192lb (193cm, 87kg)

Born: February 22, 1920 in Staten Island, NY us

Died: August 15, 1963 in Dania Beach, FL

Buried: Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, FL

High School: McKee Tech HS (Staten Island, NY)

Debut: September 8, 1946 (Age 26-198d, 10,172nd in major league history)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 20, 1954 (Age 34-210d)
vs. MLN 0.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Karl August Drews

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1947 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.76

218

107

826.2

322

WHIP

1.506

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
1939	19	NYY-min	D	16	5	.762	3.66	31						192.0	160	109	78		123									1.474	7.5		5.8			BUT PASA
1940	20	NYY-min	C,B	12	12	.500	5.82	36						204.0	242	153	132		148									1.912	10.7		6.5			AKR,NFK MATL,PIED
1941	21	NYY-DET-min	C,B	9	8	.529	6.30	28						141.1	163	124	99		110									1.932	10.4		7.0			AMS,NFK,AUG CAML,PIED,SALL
1942	22	BSN-NYY-min	B	7	10	.412	4.82	28						140.0	134	96	75		89									1.593	8.6		5.7			EVN,NFK IIIL,PIED
1944	24	NYY-min	A,AA	15	11	.577	3.19	31	24	2	12	2		186.0	151	92	66		106		158	13	0	7				1.382	7.3		5.1	7.6	1.49	BNG,NWK EL,IL
1945	25	NYY-min	AA	19	9	.679	2.70	33	30		24	6		240.0	193	90	72		113		115	14	0	4				1.275	7.2		4.2	4.3	1.02	NWK IL
1946	26	NYY-min	AAA	14	9	.609	3.36	24	24	0	13	0		182.0	174	80	68		75		89	8	0	3				1.368	8.6		3.7	4.4	1.19	KCY AA
1946	26	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	8.53	3	1	1	0	0	0	6.1	6	6	6	0	6	2	4	1	0	0	31	43	4.63	1.895	8.5	0.0	8.5	5.7	0.67
1947	27	NYY	AL	6	6	.500	4.91	30	10	9	0	0	1	91.2	92	57	50	6	55	4	45	5	0	1	416	72	4.50	1.604	9.0	0.6	5.4	4.4	0.82
1948	28	TOT	AL	5	5	.500	5.92	39	4	15	0	0	3	76.0	78	52	50	6	69	4	22	0	1	4	365	73	5.93	1.934	9.2	0.7	8.2	2.6	0.32
1948	28	NYY	AL	2	3	.400	3.79	19	2	9	0	0	1	38.0	35	17	16	3	31	2	11	0	1	1	176	108	5.65	1.737	8.3	0.7	7.3	2.6	0.35
1948	28	SLB	AL	3	2	.600	8.05	20	2	6	0	0	2	38.0	43	35	34	3	38	2	11	0	0	3	189	57	6.20	2.132	10.2	0.7	9.0	2.6	0.29
1949	29	SLB	AL	4	12	.250	6.64	31	23	4	3	1	0	139.2	180	113	103	11	66	3	35	9	2	1	655	68	4.64	1.761	11.6	0.7	4.3	2.3	0.53

1950	30	SLB-min	AAA	6	2	.750	4.11	22	10		2	1		92.0	84	51	42		47		42	6	1	3				1.424	8.2		4.6	4.1	0.89	BLT IL
1951	31	PHI-min	AAA	17	13	.567	2.85	38	29		21	3		253.0	211	90	80		89		127	16	2	4				1.186	7.5		3.2	4.5	1.43	BLT IL
1951	31	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	6.26	5	3	0	1	0	0	23.0	29	16	16	2	7	0	13	4	0	3	110	62	3.91	1.565	11.3	0.8	2.7	5.1	1.86
1952	32	PHI	NL	14	15	.483	2.72	33	30	1	15	5	0	228.2	213	79	69	13	52	5	96	4	0	4	917	135	3.03	1.159	8.4	0.5	2.0	3.8	1.85
1953	33	PHI	NL	9	10	.474	4.52	47	27	7	6	0	3	185.1	218	116	93	26	50	3	72	10	0	1	816	93	4.61	1.446	10.6	1.3	2.4	3.5	1.44
1954	34	TOT	NL	5	4	.556	5.92	30	9	8	1	1	0	76.0	97	54	50	8	27	4	35	2	0	3	342	71	3.99	1.632	11.5	0.9	3.2	4.1	1.30
1954	34	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	5.63	8	0	1	0	0	0	16.0	18	10	10	2	8	0	6	0	0	0	71	73	4.77	1.625	10.1	1.1	4.5	3.4	0.75
1954	34	CIN	NL	4	4	.500	6.00	22	9	7	1	1	0	60.0	79	44	40	6	19	4	29	2	0	3	271	70	3.78	1.633	11.9	0.9	2.9	4.4	1.53
1957	37	KCA-min	AAA	8	8	.500	3.91	31	19		6	1		129.0	136	66	56	20	33		62	5	1	1				1.310	9.5	1.4	2.3	4.3	1.88	BFL IL
1958	38	CHW-KCA-CIN-min	AAA,AA	1	2	.333	4.19	43	1		0	0		43.0	42	21	20	5	8	2	24	1	0	2				1.163	8.8	1.0	1.7	5.0	3.00	INA,BFL,NVL AA,IL,SOUA
1959	39	BAL-min	AAA	0	0			2																										MIA IL
8 Yrs				44	53	.454	4.76	218	107	45	26	7	7	826.2	913	493	437	72	332	25	322	35	3	17	3652	85	4.21	1.506	9.9	0.8	3.6	3.5	0.97
162 Game Avg.				9	11	.454	4.76	46	22	9	5	1	1	173	191	103	91	15	69	5	67	7	1	4	764	85	4.21	1.506	9.9	0.8	3.6	3.5	0.97

PHI (4 yrs)				25	25	.500	3.74	93	60	9	22	5	3	453.0	478	221	188	43	117	8	187	18	0	8	1914	105	3.78	1.313	9.5	0.9	2.3	3.7	1.60
NYY (3 yrs)				8	10	.444	4.76	52	13	19	0	0	2	136.0	133	80	72	9	92	8	60	6	1	2	623	78	4.83	1.654	8.8	0.6	6.1	4.0	0.65
SLB (2 yrs)				7	14	.333	6.94	51	25	10	3	1	2	177.2	223	148	137	14	104	5	46	9	2	4	844	66	4.98	1.841	11.3	0.7	5.3	2.3	0.44
CIN (1 yr)				4	4	.500	6.00	22	9	7	1	1	0	60.0	79	44	40	6	19	4	29	2	0	3	271	70	3.78	1.633	11.9	0.9	2.9	4.4	1.53

NL (4 yrs)				29	29	.500	4.00	115	69	16	23	6	3	513.0	557	265	228	49	136	12	216	20	0	11	2185	99	3.78	1.351	9.8	0.9	2.4	3.8	1.59
AL (4 yrs)				15	24	.385	6.00	103	38	29	3	1	4	313.2	356	228	209	23	196	13	106	15	3	6	1467	70	4.91	1.760	10.2	0.7	5.6	3.0	0.54

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