Brooks Lawrence

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: January 30, 1925 in Springfield, OH us

Died: April 27, 2000 in Springfield, OH

Buried: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, OH

High School: Springfield HS (Springfield, OH)

School: Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH)

Debut: June 24, 1954 (Age 29-145d, 8,757th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 9.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: May 1, 1960 (Age 35-092d)
vs. PIT 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Brooks Ulysses Lawrence

Nicknames: Bull

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.6

W

L

ERA

4.25

G

275

GS

127

SV

IP

1040.2

SO

481

WHIP

1.364

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1949	24	CLE-min	D	14	9	.609	3.49	34			17	0		204.0	172	100	79		112		180	7	2	12				1.392	7.6		4.9	7.9	1.61	ZAN OHIN
1950	25	CLE-min	C,A	11	13	.458	3.70	31	24					180.0	161	111	74		144									1.694	8.1		7.2			PFD,DAY CAML,CENL
1951	26	CLE-min	B,A	10	15	.400	3.38	37	28		17	3		224.0	205	105	84		104		145	6	0	4				1.379	8.2		4.2	5.8	1.39	HRB,WKB ISLG,EL
1952	27	CLE-min	A	7	5	.583	1.83	48	4					118.0	76	41	24		76									1.288	5.8		5.8			REA EL
1953	28	CLE-min	A	0	0		5.25	7						12.0	12	8	7		6									1.500	9.0		4.5			REA EL
1954	29	STL-min	AAA	6	4	.600	5.53	14	10		4	0		83.0	86	57	51	12	35		53	1	1	1				1.458	9.3	1.3	3.8	5.7	1.51	CLB AA
1954	29	STL	NL	15	6	.714	3.74	35	18	10	8	0	1	158.2	141	71	66	17	72	7	72	8	0	3	673	110	4.40	1.342	8.0	1.0	4.1	4.1	1.00
1955	30	STL	NL	3	8	.273	6.56	46	10	8	2	1	1	96.0	102	73	70	11	58	7	52	7	1	2	442	62	4.80	1.667	9.6	1.0	5.4	4.9	0.90
1956	31	CIN	NL	19	10	.655	3.99	49	30	12	11	1	0	218.2	210	109	97	26	71	4	96	2	0	0	913	98	4.04	1.285	8.6	1.1	2.9	4.0	1.35	AS,MVP-25
1957	32	CIN	NL	16	13	.552	3.52	49	32	10	12	1	4	250.1	234	111	98	26	76	5	121	8	0	3	1045	116	3.85	1.238	8.4	0.9	2.7	4.4	1.59
1958	33	CIN	NL	8	13	.381	4.13	46	23	13	6	2	5	181.0	194	89	83	12	55	7	74	4	0	1	773	102	3.50	1.376	9.6	0.6	2.7	3.7	1.35
1959	34	CIN	NL	7	12	.368	4.77	43	14	22	3	0	10	128.1	144	74	68	17	45	9	64	4	0	4	564	86	4.41	1.473	10.1	1.2	3.2	4.5	1.42
1960	35	CIN-PHI-min	AAA	5	12	.294	3.99	40	12		2	0		133.0	133	68	59	11	38	3	83	2	1	4				1.286	9.0	0.7	2.6	5.6	2.18	HAV,INA IL,AA
1960	35	CIN	NL	1	0	1.000	10.57	7	0	1	0	0	1	7.2	9	12	9	1	8	1	2	0	0	0	38	38	6.83	2.217	10.6	1.2	9.4	2.3	0.25
7 Yrs				69	62	.527	4.25	275	127	76	42	5	22	1040.2	1034	539	491	110	385	40	481	33	1	13	4448	96	4.09	1.364	8.9	1.0	3.3	4.2	1.25
162 Game Avg.				12	10	.527	4.25	47	21	13	7	1	4	176	175	91	83	19	65	7	81	6	0	2	752	96	4.09	1.364	8.9	1.0	3.3	4.2	1.25

CIN (5 yrs)				51	48	.515	4.06	194	99	58	32	4	20	786.0	791	395	355	82	255	26	357	18	0	8	3333	100	3.94	1.331	9.1	0.9	2.9	4.1	1.40
STL (2 yrs)				18	14	.563	4.81	81	28	18	10	1	2	254.2	243	144	136	28	130	14	124	15	1	5	1115	85	4.55	1.465	8.6	1.0	4.6	4.4	0.95

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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