Dizzy Trout
[edit] Biography
Born on June 29, 1915 in Sandcut, Indiana, Dizzy Trout (Paul Howard Trout) played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 15 year career. Trout broke into the bigs on April 25, 1939 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 3.61 ERA in 162 innings pitched in 1939, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dizzy Trout's best season was 1944, when he posted a 2.12 ERA, won 27 games and struck out 144 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 33
| 22
| 9
| 10
| 3.61
| 72
| 82
| 65
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 162
| 168
| 5
| 74
| 0
| 5
| 4
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| 33
| 10
| 3
| 7
| 4.47
| 64
| 60
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 100.2
| 125
| 4
| 54
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1941
| DET
| A
| 37
| 18
| 9
| 9
| 3.74
| 88
| 76
| 63
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 151.2
| 144
| 7
| 84
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1942
| DET
| A
| 35
| 29
| 12
| 18
| 3.43
| 91
| 98
| 85
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 223
| 214
| 15
| 89
| 0
| 8
| 4
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| 44
| 30
| 20
| 12
| 2.48
| 111
| 83
| 68
| 18
| 5
| 6
| 246.2
| 204
| 6
| 101
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| 49
| 40
| 27
| 14
| 2.12
| 144
| 104
| 83
| 33
| 7
| 0
| 352.1
| 314
| 9
| 83
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1945
| DET
| A
| 41
| 31
| 18
| 15
| 3.14
| 97
| 108
| 86
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 246.1
| 252
| 8
| 79
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| 38
| 32
| 17
| 13
| 2.34
| 151
| 85
| 72
| 23
| 5
| 3
| 276.1
| 244
| 11
| 97
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1947
| DET
| A
| 32
| 26
| 10
| 11
| 3.48
| 74
| 85
| 72
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 186.1
| 186
| 6
| 65
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 32
| 23
| 10
| 14
| 3.43
| 91
| 87
| 70
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 183.2
| 193
| 6
| 73
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1949
| DET
| A
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 4.40
| 19
| 35
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 59.1
| 68
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 34
| 20
| 13
| 5
| 3.75
| 88
| 84
| 77
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 184.2
| 190
| 13
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 42
| 22
| 9
| 14
| 4.04
| 89
| 98
| 86
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 191.2
| 172
| 13
| 75
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 5.33
| 20
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 30
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 17
| 9
| 8
| 3.64
| 57
| 62
| 54
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 133.2
| 133
| 3
| 68
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 19
| 10
| 13
| 3.92
| 77
| 78
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 160.2
| 163
| 7
| 87
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 81.00
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 521
| 322
| 170
| 161
| 3.23
| 1256
| 1166
| 979
| 158
| 28
| 35
| 2725.2
| 2641
| 112
| 1046
| 0
| 50
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1939
| DET
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1941
| DET
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1942
| DET
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 56
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 67
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 94
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1945
| DET
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 65
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 64
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1947
| DET
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 40
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 37
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1949
| DET
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 19
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 47
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 521
| 0
| 0.1
| 193
| 645
| 50
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 35
| 57
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .211
| .224
| .281
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| 33
| 31
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .129
| .182
| .129
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| DET
| A
| 40
| 50
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .180
| .241
| .240
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| DET
| A
| 36
| 75
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 7
| .213
| .253
| .293
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| 45
| 91
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 6
| .220
| .237
| .308
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| 51
| 133
| 18
| 36
| 5
| 24
| .271
| .317
| .429
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1945
| DET
| A
| 42
| 102
| 11
| 25
| 2
| 11
| .245
| .260
| .373
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| 40
| 103
| 7
| 20
| 3
| 10
| .194
| .224
| .311
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1947
| DET
| A
| 34
| 68
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 15
| .162
| .250
| .353
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 32
| 69
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 2
| .217
| .270
| .304
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1949
| DET
| A
| 33
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 4
| .143
| .143
| .357
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 34
| 63
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 10
| .190
| .261
| .286
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 42
| 52
| 6
| 14
| 1
| 7
| .269
| .406
| .346
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 44
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .136
| .156
| .205
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 53
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 3
| .170
| .185
| .226
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 535
| 961
| 99
| 205
| 20
| 110
| .213
| .260
| .319
| 28
| 7
| 59
| 226
| 1
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 18
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Indianapolis (American Association) with Bob Logan to Detroit Tigers in exchange for cash and 3 players to be named and 2 players to be named later (September 10, 1936); Indianapolis (American Association) received Red Phillips and Salty Parker (December 2, 1936).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with George Kell, Johnny Lipon and Hoot Evers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bill Wight, Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield, Johnny Pesky and Don Lenhardt (June 3, 1952).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (March 12, 1956).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (August 26, 1957).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 7, 1957).
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