Cecil Upshaw
[edit] Biography
Born on October 22, 1942 in Spearsville, Louisiana, Cecil Upshaw (Cecil Lee Upshaw) played for the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 9 year career. Upshaw broke into the bigs on October 1, 1966 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 2.47 ERA in 116.2 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Cecil Upshaw's best season was 1969, when he posted a 2.91 ERA, notched 27 saves and struck out 57 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2.58
| 31
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 45.1
| 42
| 4
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 52
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 2.47
| 74
| 41
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 116.2
| 98
| 6
| 24
| 7
| 2
| 4
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2.91
| 57
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 105.1
| 102
| 7
| 29
| 6
| 5
| 1
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 3.51
| 56
| 33
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 82
| 95
| 5
| 28
| 12
| 2
| 2
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3.69
| 23
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 53.2
| 50
| 5
| 19
| 9
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.46
| 21
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 38.1
| 38
| 3
| 15
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.82
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4.93
| 24
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 42
| 46
| 3
| 17
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3.02
| 27
| 25
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 59.2
| 53
| 1
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.38
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3.06
| 34
| 29
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 67.2
| 63
| 2
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.23
| 22
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 47.1
| 49
| 5
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 276
| 0
| 32
| 29
| 3.13
| 267
| 172
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 79
| 448
| 433
| 30
| 128
| 43
| 16
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 72
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 3.13
| 56
| 48
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 115
| 112
| 7
| 49
| 7
| 2
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 348
| 0
| 34
| 36
| 3.13
| 323
| 220
| 196
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 563
| 545
| 37
| 177
| 50
| 18
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 45.1
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .909
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 116.2
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| .962
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 105.1
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .964
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| P
| 49
| 0
| 82
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 53.2
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 38.1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 42
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 59.2
| 6
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| .900
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| P
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 67.2
| 6
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 1
| .864
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 47.1
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 348
| 0
| 563
| 28
| 102
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 62
| 13
| 2
| .929
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .375
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 52
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .174
| .208
| .174
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| 62
| 21
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .238
| .238
| .381
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 42
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 276
| 75
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 3
| .160
| .192
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 348
| 75
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 3
| .160
| .192
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (March 3, 1964).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Houston Astros in exchange for Norm Miller (April 22, 1973).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jerry Johnson (November 3, 1973).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Chris Chambliss and Dick Tidrow to New York Yankees in exchange for Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene and Tom Buskey (April 26, 1974).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Eddie Leon (December 5, 1974).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (March 30, 1976).
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