Gerry Staley

Q: When was Gerry Staley born?

Gerry Staley was born on August 21, 1920.

Q: Where was Gerry Staley born?

Gerry Staley was born in Brush Prairie, WA .

Q: How tall was Gerry Staley?

Gerry Staley was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Gerry Staley weigh when playing?

Gerry Staley weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Gerry Staley play?

Gerry Staley played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Gerry Staley in the Hall of Fame?

Gerry Staley has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Gerry Staley have?

Gerry Staley had 727 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Gerry Staley played for?

Gerry Staley played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics.

Q: How many World Series has Gerry Staley won?

Gerry Staley never won a World Series.

Q: When did Gerry Staley retire?

Gerry Staley last played in 1961.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: August 21, 1920 in Brush Prairie, WA us

Died: January 2, 2008 in Vancouver, WA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Battle Ground HS (Battle Ground, WA)

Debut: April 20, 1947 (Age 26-242d, 10,314th in major league history)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1961 (Age 41-035d)
vs. KCA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Gerald Lee Staley

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.9

134

111

ERA

3.70

640

186

1981.2

727

WHIP

1.312

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
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1947	26	STL-min	AAA	6	1	.857	3.95	12	9	2	4	0		66.0	74	33	29		21		17	0	0	2				1.439	10.1		2.9	2.3	0.81	CLB AA
1947	26	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	2.76	18	1	8	1	0	0	29.1	33	11	9	2	8	0	14	1	0	0	126	151	3.53	1.398	10.1	0.6	2.5	4.3	1.75
1948	27	STL	NL	4	4	.500	6.92	31	3	9	0	0	0	52.0	61	44	40	5	21	1	23	0	0	1	237	59	4.33	1.577	10.6	0.9	3.6	4.0	1.10
1949	28	STL	NL	10	10	.500	2.73	45	17	14	5	2	6	171.1	154	65	52	6	41	6	55	3	0	2	699	151	3.09	1.138	8.1	0.3	2.2	2.9	1.34
1950	29	STL	NL	13	13	.500	4.99	42	22	10	7	1	3	169.2	201	101	94	14	61	4	62	7	0	3	746	86	4.13	1.544	10.7	0.7	3.2	3.3	1.02
1951	30	STL	NL	19	13	.594	3.81	42	30	10	10	4	3	227.0	244	108	96	14	74	11	67	8	1	1	975	104	3.77	1.401	9.7	0.6	2.9	2.7	0.91
1952	31	STL	NL	17	14	.548	3.27	35	33	2	15	0	0	239.2	238	101	87	21	52	5	93	7	0	2	995	113	3.49	1.210	8.9	0.8	2.0	3.5	1.79	AS
1953	32	STL	NL	18	9	.667	3.99	40	32	6	10	1	4	230.0	243	118	102	31	54	8	88	17	1	1	980	106	4.51	1.291	9.5	1.2	2.1	3.4	1.63	AS
1954	33	STL	NL	7	13	.350	5.26	48	20	15	3	1	3	155.2	198	107	91	21	47	6	50	6	0	2	711	78	4.53	1.574	11.4	1.2	2.7	2.9	1.06
1955	34	TOT	MLB	5	8	.385	4.81	32	18	3	2	0	0	121.2	151	77	65	23	29	3	40	3	0	1	532	88	4.96	1.479	11.2	1.7	2.1	3.0	1.38
1955	34	CIN	NL	5	8	.385	4.66	30	18	3	2	0	0	119.2	146	72	62	22	28	3	40	3	0	1	519	90	4.87	1.454	11.0	1.7	2.1	3.0	1.43
1955	34	NYY	AL	0	0		13.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	34	10.37	3.000	22.5	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.00
1956	35	TOT	AL	8	3	.727	3.26	27	10	6	5	0	0	102.0	102	41	37	11	20	3	26	6	0	1	425	126	4.03	1.196	9.0	1.0	1.8	2.3	1.30
1956	35	NYY	AL	0	0		108.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	8	-3.63	12.000	108.0	0.0	0.0	27.0
1956	35	CHW	AL	8	3	.727	2.92	26	10	6	5	0	0	101.2	98	37	33	11	20	3	25	6	0	1	420	140	4.05	1.161	8.7	1.0	1.8	2.2	1.25
1957	36	CHW	AL	5	1	.833	2.06	47	0	24	0	0	7	105.0	95	27	24	7	27	9	44	0	0	3	424	183	3.26	1.162	8.1	0.6	2.3	3.8	1.63
1958	37	CHW	AL	4	5	.444	3.16	50	0	28	0	0	7	85.1	81	36	30	10	24	3	27	0	0	3	349	116	4.21	1.230	8.5	1.1	2.5	2.8	1.13
1959	38	CHW	AL	8	5	.615	2.24	67	0	37	0	0	15	116.1	111	39	29	5	25	9	54	0	0	2	471	169	2.82	1.169	8.6	0.4	1.9	4.2	2.16	MVP-28
1960	39	CHW	AL	13	8	.619	2.42	64	0	45	0	0	9	115.1	94	40	31	8	25	7	52	3	0	1	461	159	3.26	1.032	7.3	0.6	2.0	4.1	2.08	AS,AS,MVP-23
1961	40	TOT	AL	2	5	.286	3.96	52	0	29	0	0	4	61.1	64	31	27	8	21	3	32	2	0	4	267	105	4.35	1.386	9.4	1.2	3.1	4.7	1.52
1961	40	CHW	AL	0	3	.000	5.00	16	0	6	0	0	0	18.0	17	10	10	3	5	1	8	0	0	0	75	80	4.69	1.222	8.5	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.60
1961	40	KCA	AL	1	1	.500	3.60	23	0	15	0	0	2	30.0	32	15	12	4	10	1	16	2	0	3	132	117	4.44	1.400	9.6	1.2	3.0	4.8	1.60
1961	40	DET	AL	1	1	.500	3.38	13	0	8	0	0	2	13.1	15	6	5	1	6	1	8	0	0	1	60	125	3.70	1.575	10.1	0.7	4.1	5.4	1.33
1962	41	KCA-min	AAA	2	4	.333	4.32	48	0		0	0		73.0	88	48	35	8	15	6	42	1	0	2				1.411	10.8	1.0	1.8	5.2	2.80	POR PCL
15 Yrs				134	111	.547	3.70	640	186	246	58	9	61	1981.2	2070	946	814	186	529	78	727	63	2	27	8398	109	3.88	1.312	9.4	0.8	2.4	3.3	1.37
162 Game Avg.				11	9	.547	3.70	53	15	20	5	1	5	163	170	78	67	15	44	6	60	5	0	2	691	109	3.88	1.312	9.4	0.8	2.4	3.3	1.37
				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
STL (8 yrs)				89	76	.539	4.03	301	158	74	51	9	19	1274.2	1372	655	571	114	358	41	452	49	2	12	5469	101	3.92	1.357	9.7	0.8	2.5	3.2	1.26
CHW (6 yrs)				38	25	.603	2.61	270	10	146	5	0	38	541.2	496	189	157	44	126	32	210	9	0	10	2200	147	3.51	1.148	8.2	0.7	2.1	3.5	1.67
NYY (2 yrs)				0	0		27.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	9	9	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	18	19	8.37	4.286	34.7	3.9	3.9	3.9	1.00
KCA (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.60	23	0	15	0	0	2	30.0	32	15	12	4	10	1	16	2	0	3	132	117	4.44	1.400	9.6	1.2	3.0	4.8	1.60
CIN (1 yr)				5	8	.385	4.66	30	18	3	2	0	0	119.2	146	72	62	22	28	3	40	3	0	1	519	90	4.87	1.454	11.0	1.7	2.1	3.0	1.43
DET (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.38	13	0	8	0	0	2	13.1	15	6	5	1	6	1	8	0	0	1	60	125	3.70	1.575	10.1	0.7	4.1	5.4	1.33

AL (7 yrs)				40	27	.597	2.77	309	10	169	5	0	42	587.1	552	219	181	50	143	34	235	11	0	14	2410	140	3.58	1.183	8.5	0.8	2.2	3.6	1.64
NL (9 yrs)				94	84	.528	4.09	331	176	77	53	9	19	1394.1	1518	727	633	136	386	44	492	52	2	13	5988	100	4.00	1.366	9.8	0.9	2.5	3.2	1.27

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Gerry Staley born?

Gerry Staley was born on August 21, 1920.

Where was Gerry Staley born?

Gerry Staley was born in Brush Prairie, WA.

How tall was Gerry Staley?

Gerry Staley was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Gerry Staley weigh when playing?

Gerry Staley weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Gerry Staley play?

Gerry Staley played 15 seasons.

Is Gerry Staley in the Hall of Fame?

Gerry Staley has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Gerry Staley play?

Gerry Staley was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Gerry Staley have?

Gerry Staley had 727 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Gerry Staley played for?

Gerry Staley played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics.

How many World Series has Gerry Staley won?

Gerry Staley never won a World Series.

When did Gerry Staley retire?

Gerry Staley last played in 1961.

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