Bob Muncrief
[edit] Biography
Born on January 28, 1916 in Madill, Oklahoma, Bob Muncrief (Robert Cleveland Muncrief) played for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees over the course of his 12 year career. Muncrief broke into the bigs on September 30, 1937 with the St. Louis Browns, and put up a 3.65 ERA in 214.1 innings pitched in 1941, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Muncrief's best season was 1944, when he posted a 3.08 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 88 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1937
| STL
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| STL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.00
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| 36
| 24
| 13
| 9
| 3.65
| 67
| 95
| 87
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 214.1
| 221
| 18
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| 24
| 18
| 6
| 8
| 3.89
| 39
| 61
| 58
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 134.1
| 149
| 11
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1943
| STL
| A
| 35
| 27
| 13
| 12
| 2.81
| 80
| 80
| 64
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 205
| 211
| 13
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| 33
| 27
| 13
| 8
| 3.08
| 88
| 83
| 75
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 219.1
| 216
| 11
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1945
| STL
| A
| 27
| 15
| 13
| 4
| 2.72
| 54
| 51
| 44
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 145.2
| 132
| 8
| 44
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 29
| 14
| 3
| 12
| 4.99
| 49
| 75
| 64
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 115.1
| 149
| 6
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| 31
| 23
| 8
| 14
| 4.90
| 74
| 108
| 96
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 176.1
| 210
| 14
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 21
| 9
| 5
| 4
| 3.98
| 24
| 37
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 72.1
| 76
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 6.31
| 11
| 27
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 35.2
| 44
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 4.56
| 36
| 42
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 75
| 80
| 9
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| 47
| 7
| 6
| 11
| 5.12
| 47
| 69
| 63
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 110.2
| 124
| 17
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 47
| 7
| 6
| 11
| 5.12
| 47
| 69
| 63
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 110.2
| 124
| 17
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 241
| 158
| 74
| 71
| 3.69
| 478
| 600
| 529
| 65
| 11
| 4
| 1290.2
| 1379
| 91
| 348
| 0
| 16
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 288
| 165
| 80
| 82
| 3.80
| 525
| 669
| 592
| 67
| 11
| 9
| 1401.1
| 1503
| 108
| 392
| 0
| 19
| 15
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1937
| STL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1939
| STL
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 36
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| STL
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1945
| STL
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| P
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| P
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 288
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 222
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1937
| STL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| STL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| STL
| A
| 36
| 76
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .237
| .266
| .276
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1942
| STL
| A
| 24
| 45
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .111
| .167
| .156
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1943
| STL
| A
| 35
| 66
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .152
| .188
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| 33
| 78
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 10
| .231
| .259
| .256
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1945
| STL
| A
| 28
| 45
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .087
| .133
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 29
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .031
| .061
| .031
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| 31
| 57
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .105
| .164
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .333
| .429
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| 47
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .238
| .273
| .333
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 47
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .238
| .273
| .333
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 242
| 417
| 26
| 63
| 0
| 24
| .151
| .190
| .177
| 5
| 3
| 20
| 100
| 0
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 289
| 438
| 27
| 68
| 0
| 25
| .155
| .194
| .185
| 5
| 4
| 21
| 107
| 0
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 13
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1934).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Wally Judnich to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dick Kokos, Bryan Stephens, Joe Frazier and $25000 (November 20, 1947).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Pittsburgh Pirates for $20000 (November 20, 1948).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago Cubs from Pittsburgh Pirates (June 6, 1949).
- Selected by New York Yankees from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 16, 1950).
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