Claude Osteen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: August 9, 1939 in Caney Springs, TN us

High School: Reading HS (Reading, OH)

Debut: July 6, 1957 (Age 17-331d, 11,461st in major league history)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1975 (Age 36-049d)
vs. MIN 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Claude Wilson Osteen

Nicknames: Gomer

Pronunciation: \oh-STEEN\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.2

196

195

ERA

3.30

541

488

3460.2

1612

WHIP

1.275

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-24 / in Starts: 8-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	31 (18-7-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-5)

Most Driven In
B Schmidt	1
C Cottier	1
B Johnson	0
J Piersall	0

Most Driven In By
D Long	1
J Piersall	1
K Hamlin	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	41	3 (2)	Apr 14	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	42	6 (2)	Apr 20	WSA		BAL	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						PR
3	43	7	Apr 21	WSA		BAL	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.16	-0.008	1.91	-0.01%	-0.11	P
4	44	13 (5)	Apr 28	WSA		NYY	L,3-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	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	45	26 (12)	May 13	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.92	-0.045	.51	-0.01%	-0.28	PH
6	46	31 (4)	May 20 (1)	WSA		KCA	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.02	-0.077	.24	-0.01%	-0.49	P
7	47	36 (4)	May 24	WSA		LAA	L,4-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4						PR
8	48	37	May 25	WSA		CLE	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.79	-0.040	.07	0.00%	-0.34	P
9	49	42 (4)	May 30 (1)	WSA	@	KCA	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.25	0.025	.02	0.00%	0.05	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	50	49 (6)	Jun 6	WSA	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.16	-0.096	.05	0.00%	-0.87	P
11	51	51 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	WSA		DET	L,6-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
12	52	53 (1)	Jun 9	WSA		DET	W,4-2	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	3						PR
13	53	56 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	WSA		CLE	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.222	.278	.500	9	1.68	0.285	.14	0.02%	1.26	P
14	54	62 (5)	Jun 19	WSA	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	.97	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.24	P
15	55	64 (1)	Jun 21	WSA	@	DET	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9						PR
16	56	67 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	.90	-0.055	.02	0.00%	-0.57	P
17	57	69 (1)	Jun 26	WSA		KCA	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	6						PR
18	58	72 (2)	Jun 29	WSA		MIN	W,6-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	5						PR
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
19	59	77 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	WSA		LAA	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9	.73	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
20	60	78	Jul 6	WSA	@	KCA	L,9-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9						P
21	61	80 (1)	Jul 8	WSA	@	KCA	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	1.40	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
22	62	91 (10)	Jul 21	WSA	@	NYY	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9						P
23	63	95 (3)	Jul 25	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	9	.47	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
24	64	100 (4)	Jul 29	WSA		BOS	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	6						PR
25	65	101	Jul 31	WSA		NYY	L,5-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	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
26	66	108 (6)	Aug 6	WSA		KCA	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9	1.13	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
27	67	114 (5)	Aug 11	WSA		CLE	W,9-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219	.219	.313	.531	9	.59	0.074	.00	0.00%	1.84	P
28	68	120 (5)	Aug 16	WSA	@	KCA	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.294	.500	9	.95	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
29	69	123 (2)	Aug 18	WSA	@	LAA	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.206	.294	.500	9						P
30	70	126 (2)	Aug 22	WSA	@	MIN	T,8-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.278	.472	9	1.97	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
31	71	132 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	WSA	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.275	.475	9	.80	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
32	72	137 (4)	Aug 31 (1)	WSA		LAA	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.293	.512	9	.86	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.21	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
33	73	144 (6)	Sep 5 (2)	WSA		MIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.205	.273	.477	9	1.09	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
34	74	149 (4)	Sep 11	WSA	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.283	.500	9	1.25	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
35	75	150	Sep 12	WSA	@	BAL	W,2-1	16-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.283	.500	5						PR
36	76	154 (3)	Sep 16	WSA		CHW	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.271	.479	9	1.14	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
37	77	156 (1)	Sep 19	WSA		NYY	L,5-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.208	.271	.479	9						P
							12-24		49	48	3	10	1	1	0	2	0	0	10	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	.208	.208	.271	.479		.98	-0.317	.12	-0.02%	-2.67

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