- Al Brazle
Infobox MLB retired
name=Al Brazle
position=Pitcher
bgcolor1=#c41e3a
bgcolor2=#c41e3a
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=October 19 ,1913
city-state|Loyal|Oklahoma
deathdate=death date and age|1973|10|24|1913|10|19
city-state|Grand Junction|Colorado
debutdate=July 25
debutyear= 1943
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=1954
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=97-64
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.98
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=554
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1943, 1946-1954)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1946
*National League pennant: 1943
*Led NL in Saves in 1952 (16) and 1953 (18)Alpha Eugene Brazle (
October 19 ,1913 -October 24 ,1973 ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher . The left-hander was signed by theBoston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1936, and later traded to theSt. Louis Cardinals for pitcherMike Ryba in September, 1940. He played his entire MLB career for the Cards (1943, 1946-1954). In 1954, at the age of 40, he was the oldest player to appear in aNational League game that season.A native of
Loyal, Oklahoma , Brazle played 7 1/2 years in theminor leagues before he became a 29-year old Cardinalrookie . He completed 47 of 117 starts, with 7shutouts , and twice led the National League in saves (1952 and 1953).Brazle finished in the league's top ten in a dozen pitching categories, including
games pitched (7 times), saves (6 times),games finished (5 times),winning percentage (4 times), andearned run average (3 times).His career totals include a record of 97-64 (.602), 441 games, 60 saves, 178 games finished, 1376.2
innings pitched , 554strikeouts , and a 3.31 ERA. He was a member of two pennant-winning clubs, losing in the1943 World Series to theNew York Yankees , and winning the1946 World Series against the Boston Red Sox.Brazle died at the age of 60 in
Grand Junction, Colorado .ee also
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List of Major League Baseball saves champions External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brazlal01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Brazle.Alpha.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
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