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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Team Record in Appearances: 5-19 / in Starts: 3-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 4

1939 Pitching Game Log

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1939 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	16	May 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	8.59	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.08	0.004	.19	0.01%	0.57	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
2	2	20	May 15	WSH		BOS	L,2-9	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	4.59	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d8	9t end d 8
3	3	22	May 17	WSH		DET	W,4-1	CG	W(1-0)	1	9.0	6	1	1	6	3	0	0	0.82	4.05	40	13	13	1	5	5	68			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.05	0.336	1.21	0.23%	3.88	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
4	4	28	May 24	WSH		SLB	W,16-6	GS-3		6	3.0	4	5	3	3	1	0	1	2.57	4.45	18	6	3	0	1	4	33			4	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	-0.287	.98	-0.16%	-3.37	1t start tie	3t 3 out d5
5	5	33	May 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-12	4-GF(8)		3	5.0	6	6	4	0	1	2	0	3.79	5.22	22	15	0	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	22	0	1	0	0	0	1	.22	-0.134	.16	-0.06%	-2.94	4b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	6	41	Jun 4(2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-11	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	6	6	6	2	0	0	0	6.30	5.39	11	3	0	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.069	.03	-0.01%	-5.40	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 8
7	7	44	Jun 7(2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,13-9	8-8	W(2-0)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.00	5.40	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.008	.04	0.00%	0.57	8b --- 0 out d3	8b 3 out d3
8	8	45	Jun 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.73	5.41	5	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.018	.11	0.00%	0.57	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
9	9	51	Jun 15(1)	WSH		CHW	L,1-5	7-GF		6	2.1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.18	5.39	10	5	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.025	.02	0.00%	1.55	7t 12- 2 out d4	9t end d 4
10	10	60	Jun 23	WSH		DET	L,4-7			7	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.97	5.20	5												5					0
11	11	62	Jun 25	WSH		DET	L,5-6	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.78	5.25	5	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.043	.01	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
12	12	63	Jun 26	WSH		BOS	L,0-3	7-GF		0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.30	5.08	12	5	5	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.34	0.051	.01	0.00%	1.63	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	13	69	Jul 2(1)	WSH		PHA	W,4-3	GS-9		5	8.1	8	3	2	9	1	0	0	3.82	5.19	41	14	9	0	1	8	49			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	3	0	2	1.10	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.26	1t start tie	9t 123 1 out d1
14	14	75	Jul 8(1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-7	L(2-1)	5	6.1	7	6	5	3	0	0	0	4.30	5.02	28	9	9	0	0	7	34			0	1	0	24	2	1	0	2	1	2	1.14	-0.229	.00	0.00%	-1.98	1b start a 2	7b 12- 1 out d1
15	15	81	Jul 15	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-8	4-4		6	0.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.70	5.16	4	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.197	.00	0.00%	-2.85	4b --- 0 out d1	4b 123 0 out d2
16	16	87	Jul 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.60	5.06	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.57	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
17	17	90	Jul 23(2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	9-GF		1	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.60	5.13	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.14	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-1.35	9b -23 0 out tie	9b end d 1
18	18	93	Jul 27	WSH		DET	L,1-8	GS-3	L(2-2)	3	2.2	6	7	3	2	1	0	0	4.91	5.07	16	7	0	0	0	6	25			0	0	0	12	0	4	0	0	1	0	.62	-0.360	.00	0.00%	-5.75	1t start tie	3t --3 2 out d7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	19	100	Aug 4	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	6-6		7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.81	5.02	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.54	6t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d1
20	20	104	Aug 9	WSH		NYY	L,8-13	4-5		4	2.0	0	1	1	7	1	0	0	4.80	5.30	12	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.09	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.09	4t --- 0 out d8	5t 3 out d9
21	21	106	Aug 12	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-9	6-GF(8)		2	3.0	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.03	5.20	14	6	1	0	0	6		0	0	0	2	0	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-1.16	6b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 4
22	22	112	Aug 18	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.94	5.15	4	3	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.39	9t 123 0 out d3	9t end d 5
23	23	116	Aug 20(2)	WSH		BOS	L,5-10	6-7		1	1.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.95	5.18	8	2	3	1	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.14	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.23	6t 1-3 1 out d5	7t 3 out d7
24	24	118	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	L,1-8	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.25	5.20	11	5	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.10	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-1.74	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 7
							5-19		W-L:2-2	3.7	58.1	66	44	34	48	12	2	2	5.25	5.20	286	2.00		1%	4%	61	42	9	44%	4	3	0	225	7	7	1	11	2	9	.68	-0.891	.26	0.03%	-15.07

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