Don Mossi

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: January 11, 1929 in St. Helena, CA us

Died: July 19, 2019 in Nampa, ID

Buried: Cremated

High School: Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA)

Last Game: October 1, 1965 (Age 36-263d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Donald Louis Mossi

Nicknames: The Sphinx or Ears

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.5

101

ERA

3.43

460

165

1548.0

932

WHIP

1.213

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1949	20	-2.0	Bakersfield	CALL	C	CLE	13	9	.591	4.62	5.63	30			13	0		195.0	198	122	100		115		149	0	0	7		1.605	9.1		5.3	6.9	1.30
1950	21	-1.2	Bakersfield	CALL	C	CLE	11	10	.524	4.21	5.13	29			13	4		186.0	165	106	87		111		159	1	1	11		1.484	8.0		5.4	7.7	1.43
1951	22	-2.3	Wichita	WL	A	CLE	7	6	.538	2.29	3.02	24			10	1		122.0	102	41	31	5	51		78	0	0	2		1.254	7.5	0.4	3.8	5.8	1.53
1952	23	-4.2	Dallas	TL	AA	CLE	9	8	.529	3.42	4.22	42	22					179.0	145	84	68		102							1.380	7.3		5.1
1953	24	-3.4	Tulsa	TL	AA	CIN	12	12	.500	2.91	3.54	39	25		10	3		201.0	179	79	65	15	90		145	4	0	3		1.338	8.0	0.7	4.0	6.5	1.61
1954	25	-3.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	6	1	.857	1.94	2.13	40	5	18	2	0	7	93.0	56	22	20	5	39	0	55	1	0	0	368	1.022	5.4	0.5	3.8	5.3	1.41
1955	26	-2.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	3	.571	2.42	3.09	57	1	27	0	0	9	81.2	81	28	22	4	18	2	69	1	0	2	347	1.212	8.9	0.4	2.0	7.6	3.83
1956	27	-1.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	6	5	.545	3.59	3.90	48	3	24	0	0	11	87.2	79	38	35	6	33	5	59	1	0	1	372	1.278	8.1	0.6	3.4	6.1	1.79
1957	28	-0.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	10	.524	4.13	4.64	36	22	7	6	1	2	159.0	165	82	73	16	57	5	97	2	2	1	693	1.396	9.3	0.9	3.2	5.5	1.70
1958	29	0.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	8	.467	3.90	4.34	43	5	24	0	0	3	101.2	106	49	44	6	30	6	55	4	0	1	441	1.338	9.4	0.5	2.7	4.9	1.83
1959	30	1.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	9	.654	3.36	3.63	34	30	2	15	3	0	228.0	210	92	85	20	49	0	125	3	1	2	927	1.136	8.3	0.8	1.9	4.9	2.55
1960	31	3.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	9	8	.529	3.47	3.87	23	22	1	9	2	0	158.1	158	68	61	17	32	4	69	1	0	0	660	1.200	9.0	1.0	1.8	3.9	2.16
1961	32	4.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	15	7	.682	2.96	3.63	35	34	1	12	1	1	240.1	237	97	79	29	47	3	137	0	2	1	981	1.182	8.9	1.1	1.8	5.1	2.91
1962	33	5.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	11	13	.458	4.19	4.59	35	27	3	8	1	1	180.1	195	92	84	24	36	1	121	1	0	1	774	1.281	9.7	1.2	1.8	6.0	3.36
1963	34	6.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	7	7	.500	3.74	4.26	24	16	5	3	0	2	122.2	110	58	51	20	17	0	68	4	1	1	496	1.035	8.1	1.5	1.2	5.0	4.00
1964	35	7.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	1	.750	2.93	3.60	34	0	17	0	0	7	40.0	37	16	13	9	7	2	36	1	0	0	163	1.100	8.3	2.0	1.6	8.1	5.14
1965	36	8.9	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	5	8	.385	3.74	4.88	51	0	19	0	0	7	55.1	59	30	23	0	20	6	41	0	0	2	242	1.428	9.6	0.0	3.3	6.7	2.05
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		101	80	.558	3.43	3.91	460	165	148	55	8	50	1548.0	1493	672	590	156	385	34	932	19	6	12	6464	1.213	8.7	0.9	2.2	5.4	2.42
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		52	45	.536	3.58	4.40	164	47		46	8		883.0	789	432	351	20	469		531	5	1	23		1.425	8.0		4.8
All Levels (17 Seasons)							153	125	.550	3.48	4.09	624	212	148	101	16	50	2431.0	2282	1104	941	176	854	34	1463	24	7	35	6464	1.290	8.4		3.2

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		21	20	.512	3.15	3.86	81	47		10	3		380.0	324	163	133	15	192		145	4	0	3		1.358	7.7		4.5
A (1 season)					Minors		7	6	.538	2.29	3.02	24			10	1		122.0	102	41	31	5	51		78	0	0	2		1.254	7.5	0.4	3.8	5.8	1.53
C (2 seasons)					Minors		24	19	.558	4.42	5.39	59			26	4		381.0	363	228	187		226		308	1	1	18		1.546	8.6		5.3	7.3	1.36