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	10-19 / in Starts: 9-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	45 (21-13-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
W Terwilliger	1
J Jensen	1
P Runnels	1
C Vollmer	1
E FitzGerald	1
M Grasso	0
G Verble	0

Most Driven In By
M Vernon	1
W Terwilliger	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	339	3 (2)	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.044	1.10	-0.06%	-1.14	P
2	340	8 (4)	Apr 23	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.55	0.082	.97	0.09%	0.71	P
3	341	12 (3)	Apr 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	1.68	-0.043	2.65	-0.04%	-0.44	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
4	342	18 (5)	May 3 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	1.26	0.092	1.87	0.08%	0.65	P
5	343	22 (3)	May 9	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.54	0.150	.77	0.13%	0.71	P
6	344	27 (4)	May 15	WSH		SLB	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	.72	0.034	1.70	0.05%	0.28	P
7	345	32 (4)	May 21	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	9	1.16	0.098	3.38	0.17%	0.71	P
8	346	37 (4)	May 27	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	9	.73	-0.037	1.96	-0.06%	-0.33	P
9	347	40 (2)	May 30 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	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	348	45 (4)	Jun 3	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9	1.81	-0.045	3.22	-0.05%	-0.16	P
11	349	49 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9						P
12	350	52 (2)	Jun 11	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	.98	-0.135	1.21	-0.10%	-1.26	P
13	351	57 (4)	Jun 17	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.208	.468	9	1.87	-0.059	1.26	-0.02%	-0.52	P
14	352	63 (5)	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.276	.200	.476	9	1.72	0.069	.71	0.02%	0.78	P
15	353	69 (5)	Jun 28 (1)	WSH		DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.138	.242	.172	.415	9	.69	-0.094	.16	-0.01%	-1.71	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
16	354	74 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.129	.229	.161	.390	9	1.23	-0.069	.55	-0.02%	-0.56	P
17	355	79 (4)	Jul 7	WSH		BOS	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.229	.161	.390	9						P
18	356	83 (3)	Jul 11	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.243	.156	.399	9	1.14	-0.021	.41	-0.01%	-0.12	P
19	357	92 (8)	Jul 23 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-9	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.243	.156	.399	9	3.02	-0.034	.01	0.00%	-0.20	P
20	358	98 (5)	Jul 28	WSH		DET	L,5-8	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.237	.152	.388	9	.26	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.16	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	359	103 (4)	Aug 2	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.220	.139	.358	9	.55	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
22	360	112 (8)	Aug 11	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.200	.125	.325	9	1.20	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.92	P
23	361	117 (4)	Aug 16 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.191	.119	.311	9	.65	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
24	362	124 (6)	Aug 22	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.133	.333	9	1.67	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.30	P
25	363	129 (4)	Aug 28	WSH	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.204	.143	.347	9	.52	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.91	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
26	364	134 (4)	Sep 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.204	.143	.347	9						P
27	365	136 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,13-2	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.137	.214	.157	.371	9	.49	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
28	366	148 (11)	Sep 20 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,9-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.137	.214	.157	.371	9						P
29	367	152 (3)	Sep 27	WSH		PHA	L,2-9	6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.228	.157	.385	9	.79	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.13	P
							10-19		60	51	2	7	1	0	0	5	6	0	22	0	3		0	2	0	0	.137	.228	.157	.385		.98	-0.198	.85	0.17%	-5.48

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