Ed Head

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: January 25, 1918 in Selma, LA us

Died: January 31, 1980 in Bastrop, LA

Buried: Sardis Cemetery, West Monroe, LA

Debut: July 27, 1940 (Age 22-184d, 8,912th in major league history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 25, 1946 (Age 28-212d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Edward Marvin Head

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

ERA

3.48

118

465.0

208

WHIP

1.308

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-19 / in Starts: 8-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	31 (14-11-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Herman	4
B Sullivan	1
J Medwick	1
P Reese	0

Most Driven In By
F Bordagaray	1
B Herman	1
D Camilli	1
J Medwick	1
P Reese	0

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	15	3 (2)	Apr 16	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.44	0.062	3.78	0.10%	0.24	P
2	16	8 (4)	Apr 21	BRO		BSN	W,13-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	.29	0.087	.95	0.17%	1.57	P
3	17	14 (5)	Apr 26 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	9	.57	-0.032	2.29	-0.08%	-0.25	P
4	18	17 (2)	Apr 30	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	19	18	May 1	BRO	@	PIT	L,6-7	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	9						P
6	20	20 (1)	May 3 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,10-14	1-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.500	.962	9	.10	0.004	.47	0.01%	0.25	P
7	21	24 (3)	May 10	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.375	.728	9	.63	-0.066	2.97	-0.19%	-1.12	P
8	22	29 (4)	May 16	BRO		PIT	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.316	.649	9	.26	-0.023	1.41	-0.08%	-0.46	P
9	23	35 (5)	May 22	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.300	.618	9	.65	-0.016	3.45	-0.05%	-0.14	P
10	24	41 (5)	May 29	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.286	.619	9	1.19	-0.006	6.17	-0.02%	-0.04	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	25	48 (6)	Jun 5 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	9	1.18	-0.090	5.40	-0.25%	-0.50	P
12	26	54 (5)	Jun 15	BRO		CHC	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	9						P
13	27	59 (4)	Jun 21 (1)	BRO		STL	L,0-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	9						P
14	28	67 (7)	Jun 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-3	GS-7	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.269	.345	.308	.653	9	.87	0.003	2.90	0.01%	-0.09	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	29	72 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-6	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.345	.308	.653	9						P
16	30	79 (6)	Jul 12 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.286	.608	9	.36	-0.018	.70	-0.02%	-0.30	P
17	31	84 (4)	Jul 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.323	.286	.608	9						P
18	32	85	Jul 18 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,4-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.323	.286	.608	9						P
19	33	87 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.323	.286	.608	2						P
20	34	88	Jul 19 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,6-7	3-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9	.40	0.018	1.77	0.05%	0.25	P
21	35	93 (4)	Jul 25	BRO		PIT	L,1-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9						P
22	36	94	Jul 26 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9						P
23	37	95	Jul 26 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9						P
24	38	97 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	BRO		STL	L,1-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	39	100 (2)	Aug 1	BRO		CHC	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9						P
26	40	101	Aug 2 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,5-4	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9						P
27	41	106 (4)	Aug 6	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.310	.654	9						P
28	42	113 (6)	Aug 15	BRO		BSN	W,5-4	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.300	.633	9	1.78	-0.044	2.69	-0.04%	-0.21	P
29	43	120 (6)	Aug 23 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	GS-5	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.371	.344	.715	9	1.35	0.133	3.44	0.20%	1.74	P
30	44	126 (5)	Aug 29	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	1-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.359	.333	.692	9	.56	-0.012	1.91	-0.03%	-0.05	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	45	133 (6)	Sep 5	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.359	.333	.692	9						P
32	46	138 (4)	Sep 8	BRO		PIT	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	.316	.366	.342	.708	9	.53	0.035	3.20	0.13%	0.12	P
33	47	143 (4)	Sep 13 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.366	.342	.708	9						P
34	48	145 (1)	Sep 17	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.366	.342	.708	9						P
35	49	150 (4)	Sep 22	BRO		NYG	W,9-8	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.359	.740	9	2.20	0.075	12.35	0.25%	0.37	P
36	50	153 (2)	Sep 25	BRO		BSN	W,6-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.381	.359	.740	9						P
							17-19		46	39	4	13	1	0	0	6	3	0	9	0	4		0	0	1	0	.333	.381	.359	.740		.74	0.110	2.92	0.17%	1.38

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