Walt Masterson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 189lb (188cm, 85kg)

Born: June 22, 1920 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: April 5, 2008 in Durham, NC

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, New Bern, NC

High School: North Catholic HS (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: May 8, 1939 (Age 18-320d, 8,665th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1956 (Age 36-094d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Walter Edward Masterson

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.5

100

ERA

4.15

399

184

1649.2

815

WHIP

1.515

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-19 / in Starts: 11-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 68 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	35 (22-12-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 68 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
C Gillenwater	1
M Christman	1
J Wooten	1
G Coan	0

Most Driven In By
G Coan	3
E Yost	2
B Stewart	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	185	4 (3)	Apr 23	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.91	-0.004	2.55	-0.01%	0.06	P
2	186	10 (5)	Apr 30	WSH		PHA	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.06	0.049	2.89	0.08%	0.51	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
3	187	14 (3)	May 5	WSH		CHW	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
4	188	18 (3)	May 9	WSH		SLB	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.68	-0.053	1.23	-0.06%	-0.80	P
5	189	22 (3)	May 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9						P
6	190	25 (2)	May 19	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	9	.57	0.001	.79	0.00%	0.69	P
7	191	29 (3)	May 23	WSH	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9	1.69	-0.159	1.87	-0.11%	-1.58	P
8	192	33 (3)	May 27	WSH		PHA	L,3-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9						P
9	193	36 (2)	May 29 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9						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
10	194	40 (3)	Jun 1	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	.66	-0.065	.64	-0.04%	-0.42	P
11	195	45 (4)	Jun 6 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-11	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.250	.519	9	1.54	0.086	1.45	0.05%	0.22	P
12	196	50 (4)	Jun 11	WSH		DET	L,6-7	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.231	.481	9	.82	-0.052	1.14	-0.04%	-0.88	P
13	197	55 (4)	Jun 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS-5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.259	.535	9	.95	0.010	.62	0.00%	0.01	P
14	198	60 (4)	Jun 23	WSH	@	DET	W,2-1	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	9	.99	-0.026	.56	-0.01%	-0.26	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	199	67 (6)	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG(12)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.226	.468	9	1.64	-0.139	.91	-0.05%	-0.74	P
16	200	72 (4)	Jul 6	WSH		PHA	L,3-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.242	.226	.468	9						P
17	201	77 (4)	Jul 11	WSH		NYY	W,9-4	GS-0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.212	.257	.273	.530	9						P
18	202	85 (7)	Jul 21	WSH		DET	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.256	.324	.581	9	.62	0.143	.01	0.00%	0.59	P
19	203	90 (4)	Jul 25 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,4-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	9	1.36	-0.033	.02	0.00%	-0.30	P
20	204	94 (3)	Jul 31	WSH	@	SLB	L,8-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	9	1.12	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.49	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
21	205	98 (3)	Aug 3	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	9						P
22	206	100 (1)	Aug 6	WSH	@	DET	L,0-1	CG(10)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.286	.513	9	1.41	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
23	207	105 (4)	Aug 10 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.222	.279	.501	9	1.70	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
24	208	110 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,7-8	GS-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.186	.222	.279	.501	9	2.06	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
25	209	115 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-10	2-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.234	.289	.523	9	.19	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
26	210	121 (5)	Aug 27	WSH		DET	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.191	.224	.277	.501	9	.65	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.68	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
27	211	127 (5)	Sep 1	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.280	.511	9	1.02	0.123	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
28	212	133 (5)	Sep 6 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	9	.48	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
29	213	139 (5)	Sep 12	WSH		NYY	L,5-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	9						P
30	214	144 (4)	Sep 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.211	.255	.465	9	.58	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
31	215	147 (2)	Sep 19 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.179	.207	.250	.457	9						P
32	216	149 (1)	Sep 23	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.250	.457	9						P
33	217	151 (1)	Sep 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.220	.263	.483	9	1.03	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.40	P
							14-19		68	57	8	11	2	1	0	4	2	0	22	0	9		0	0	0	0	.193	.220	.263	.483		1.01	-0.422	.73	-0.17%	-5.10

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