Early Wynn
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[edit] Biography
Born on January 6, 1920 in Hartford, Alabama, Early Wynn (Early Wynn) played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 23 year career. Wynn broke into the bigs on September 13, 1939 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 5.12 ERA in 190 innings pitched in 1942, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Early Wynn's best season was 1954, when he posted a 2.73 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 155 batters.
[edit] Career Highlights
- All-Star Games: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | WAS | A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.75 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1941 | WAS | A | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1.58 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | WAS | A | 30 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 5.12 | 58 | 129 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 246 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1943 | WAS | A | 37 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 2.91 | 89 | 97 | 83 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 256.2 | 232 | 15 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1944 | WAS | A | 33 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 3.38 | 65 | 97 | 78 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 207.2 | 221 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1946 | WAS | A | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3.11 | 36 | 45 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 112 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1947 | WAS | A | 33 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 3.64 | 73 | 114 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 247 | 251 | 13 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1948 | WAS | A | 33 | 31 | 8 | 19 | 5.82 | 49 | 144 | 128 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 236 | 18 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 26 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4.15 | 62 | 84 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 164.2 | 186 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 32 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 3.20 | 143 | 88 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 213.2 | 166 | 20 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1951 | CLE | A | 37 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 3.02 | 133 | 102 | 92 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 274.1 | 227 | 18 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1952 | CLE | A | 42 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 2.90 | 153 | 103 | 92 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 285.2 | 239 | 23 | 132 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1953 | CLE | A | 36 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 3.93 | 138 | 121 | 110 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 251.2 | 234 | 19 | 107 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1954 | CLE | A | 40 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2.73 | 155 | 93 | 82 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 270.2 | 225 | 21 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | CLE | A | 32 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2.82 | 122 | 86 | 72 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 207 | 19 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1956 | CLE | A | 38 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 2.72 | 158 | 93 | 84 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 277.2 | 233 | 19 | 91 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 1957 | CLE | A | 40 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 4.31 | 184 | 139 | 126 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 263 | 270 | 32 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 1958 | CHI | A | 40 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4.13 | 179 | 115 | 110 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 239.2 | 214 | 27 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1959 | CHI | A | 37 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 3.17 | 179 | 106 | 90 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 255.2 | 202 | 20 | 119 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 1960 | CHI | A | 36 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 3.49 | 158 | 105 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 237.1 | 220 | 20 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1961 | CHI | A | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3.51 | 64 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 110.1 | 88 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | CHI | A | 27 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4.46 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 167.2 | 171 | 15 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.28 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55.1 | 50 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 691 | 612 | 300 | 244 | 3.54 | 2334 | 2037 | 1796 | 290 | 49 | 15 | 4564 | 4291 | 338 | 1775 | 36 | 51 | 64 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | WAS | A | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | WAS | A | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1942 | WAS | A | P | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .953 |
| 1943 | WAS | A | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .947 |
| 1944 | WAS | A | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1946 | WAS | A | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1947 | WAS | A | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1948 | WAS | A | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .950 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | P | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .932 |
| 1951 | CLE | A | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1952 | CLE | A | P | 42 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .943 |
| 1953 | CLE | A | P | 36 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | CLE | A | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1955 | CLE | A | P | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .944 |
| 1956 | CLE | A | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 |
| 1957 | CLE | A | P | 40 | 37 | 263 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | CHI | A | P | 40 | 34 | 239.2 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | CHI | A | P | 37 | 37 | 255.2 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .957 |
| 1960 | CHI | A | P | 36 | 34 | 237.1 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 0 | .972 |
| 1961 | CHI | A | P | 17 | 16 | 110.1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | CHI | A | P | 27 | 26 | 167.2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | P | 20 | 5 | 55.1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 691 | 189 | 1329 | 193 | 670 | 29 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 67 | 50 | 2 | .967 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | WAS | A | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | WAS | A | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1942 | WAS | A | 30 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | .217 | .250 | .246 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1943 | WAS | A | 38 | 98 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 11 | .296 | .303 | .378 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1944 | WAS | A | 43 | 92 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 6 | .207 | .232 | .261 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1946 | WAS | A | 25 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | .319 | .385 | .426 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | WAS | A | 54 | 120 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 13 | .275 | .281 | .375 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | WAS | A | 73 | 106 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 16 | .217 | .308 | .264 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 35 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | .143 | .189 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 39 | 77 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 10 | .234 | .322 | .403 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | CLE | A | 41 | 108 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 13 | .185 | .235 | .306 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1952 | CLE | A | 44 | 99 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 10 | .222 | .287 | .242 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | CLE | A | 37 | 91 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 10 | .275 | .327 | .396 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | CLE | A | 40 | 93 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 | .183 | .240 | .215 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1955 | CLE | A | 34 | 84 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 7 | .179 | .233 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | CLE | A | 38 | 101 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 15 | .228 | .278 | .307 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | CLE | A | 40 | 86 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .116 | .214 | .116 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958 | CHI | A | 40 | 75 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 11 | .200 | .291 | .213 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | CHI | A | 37 | 90 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 8 | .244 | .317 | .389 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | CHI | A | 36 | 75 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .330 | .293 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHI | A | 17 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .162 | .225 | .162 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | CHI | A | 27 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .130 | .230 | .148 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .385 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 796 | 1704 | 136 | 365 | 17 | 173 | .214 | .274 | .285 | 59 | 5 | 141 | 330 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1937).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Mickey Vernon to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ed Klieman, Joe Haynes and Eddie Robinson (December 14, 1948).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Al Smith to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Minnie Minoso and Fred Hatfield (December 4, 1957).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (November 20, 1962).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (June 21, 1963).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (October 14, 1963).
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