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	13-18 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	30 (19-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
T Helms	2
M May	1

Most Driven In By
L Milbourne	1
R Metzger	1
G Gross	1
C CedeÃ±o	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 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	521	3 (2)	Apr 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-8	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.80	0.045	1.14	0.04%	0.73	P
2	522	7 (3)	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.61	-0.038	1.02	-0.04%	-0.47	P
3	523	12 (4)	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.46	-0.105	2.47	-0.11%	-0.70	P
4	524	17 (4)	Apr 22	HOU		ATL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.47	0.006	.81	0.01%	-0.14	P
5	525	22 (4)	Apr 28	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.71	-0.038	.98	-0.03%	-0.30	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
6	526	26 (3)	May 3	HOU		STL	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.93	-0.066	1.44	-0.06%	-0.98	P
7	527	30 (3)	May 8	HOU		PIT	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.55	-0.026	.99	-0.03%	-0.42	P
8	528	34 (3)	May 12 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.34	-0.068	2.52	-0.08%	-0.58	P
9	529	40 (5)	May 17	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.200	.350	9	.74	0.062	.77	0.04%	0.47	P
10	530	45 (4)	May 22	HOU		SDP	W,5-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.217	.391	9	1.37	0.000	.81	0.00%	-0.40	P
11	531	49 (3)	May 29	HOU	@	MON	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	1.38	0.187	.84	0.07%	0.98	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
12	532	54 (4)	Jun 5	HOU		MON	L,3-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						P
13	533	59 (4)	Jun 10	HOU		PHI	L,0-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						P
14	534	62 (2)	Jun 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-10	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.296	.519	9	.91	-0.022	.42	-0.01%	-0.15	P
15	535	65 (2)	Jun 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	1.37	-0.034	.47	-0.01%	-0.15	P
16	536	70 (4)	Jun 23	HOU		SDP	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.219	.313	.531	9	.40	0.014	.12	0.00%	0.99	P
17	537	74 (3)	Jun 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.324	.559	9	.64	0.016	.15	0.00%	0.10	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
18	538	79 (4)	Jul 2	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.297	.405	.703	9	.50	0.079	.10	0.01%	0.60	P
19	539	84 (4)	Jul 7	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.289	.395	.684	9	.35	-0.009	.11	0.00%	-0.09	P
20	540	89 (4)	Jul 13	HOU		CHC	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.293	.390	.683	9	.24	-0.015	.06	0.00%	-0.18	P
21	541	94 (4)	Jul 18	HOU	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.289	.378	.667	9	.99	0.049	.23	0.01%	-0.18	P
22	542	98 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,3-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.289	.378	.667	9						P
23	543	103 (4)	Jul 29	HOU		SFG	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.283	.370	.652	9	1.04	-0.025	.22	0.00%	-0.21	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
				Player went from Houston Astros to St. Louis Cardinals
24	544	123	Aug 19	STL	@	ATL	L,6-11	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.271	.354	.625	9	.88	-0.056	3.38	-0.13%	-0.59	P
25	545	125 (1)	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.271	.354	.625	8						P
26	546	128 (2)	Aug 25	STL	@	LAD	L,3-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.271	.354	.625	9						P
27	547	132 (3)	Aug 30	STL	@	SFG	L,2-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.271	.354	.625	9						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
28	548	142 (9)	Sep 10	STL		PHI	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.271	.354	.625	8						P
29	549	143	Sep 11	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	14-23	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.327	.577	8	2.89	-0.272	7.89	-0.45%	-1.10	P
30	550	152 (8)	Sep 21	STL		CHC	L,4-19	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.327	.577	9						P
31	551	156 (3)	Sep 25	STL		PIT	W,13-12	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.245	.321	.566	9	1.06	-0.045	17.96	-0.46%	-0.49	P
							13-18		55	53	4	13	4	0	0	3	0	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.245	.321	.566		.96	-0.361	1.67	-1.22%	-3.26

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