- Bob Muncrief
Robert Cleveland Muncrief (
January 28 ,1916 -February 6 ,1996 ) born inMadill, Oklahoma was a Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1937, 1939 and 1941-47),Cleveland Indians (1948),Pittsburgh Pirates (1949),Chicago Cubs (1949) andNew York Yankees (1951).He helped the Browns win the 1944 American League Pennant, the Indians win the
1948 World Series and the Yankees win the1951 World Series .He was named to the 1944 American League All-Star Team.
He finished 34th in voting for the 1944 American League MVP for having a 13-8 Win-Loss record, 33 Games, 27 Games Started, 12 Complete Games, 3 Shutouts, 5 Games Finished, 1 Save, 219 ⅓ Innings Pitched, 216 Hits Allowed, 83 Runs Allowed, 75 Earned Runs Allowed, 11 Home Runs Allowed, 50 Walks Allowed, 88 Strikeouts, 3 Hit Batsmen, 3 Wild Pitches, 905 Batters Faced and a 3.08 ERA.
He finished 22nd in voting for the 1945 AL MVP for having a 13-4 Win-Loss record, 27 Games, 15 Games Started, 10 Complete Games, 11 Games Finished, 1 Save, 145 ⅔ Innings Pitched, 132 Hits Allowed, 51 Runs Allowed, 44 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Home Runs Allowed, 44 Walks Allowed, 54 Strikeouts, 2 Hit Batsmen, 1 Wild Pitch, 608 Batters Faced, 1 Balk and a 2.72 ERA.
In 12 seasons he had a 80-82 Win-Loss record, 288 Games, 165 Games Started, 67 Complete Games, 11 Shutouts, 72 Games Finished, 9 Saves, 1,401 ⅓ Innings Pitched, 1,503 Hits Allowed, 669 Runs Allowed, 592 Earned Runs Allowed, 108 Home Runs Allowed, 392 Walks Allowed, 525 Strikeouts, 15 Hit Batsmen, 19 Wild Pitches, 5,968 Batters Faced, 1 Balk and a 3.80 ERA.
He died in
Duncanville, Texas at the age of 80.ources
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