Gene Bearden
[edit] Biography
Born on September 5, 1920 in Lexa, Arkansas, Gene Bearden (Henry Eugene Bearden) played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 7 year career. Bearden broke into the bigs on May 10, 1947 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 2.43 ERA in 229.2 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Gene Bearden's best season was 1948, when he posted a 2.43 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 80 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 81.00
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 29
| 20
| 7
| 2.43
| 80
| 72
| 62
| 15
| 6
| 1
| 229.2
| 187
| 9
| 106
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 19
| 8
| 8
| 5.10
| 41
| 77
| 72
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 127
| 140
| 6
| 92
| 0
| 11
| 2
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| 12
| 9
| 3
| 5
| 4.21
| 20
| 35
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 68.1
| 81
| 1
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 6.15
| 10
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45.1
| 57
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| 26
| 12
| 4
| 8
| 4.99
| 30
| 67
| 63
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 113.2
| 138
| 6
| 65
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16.88
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 37
| 4
| 3
| 4
| 4.33
| 38
| 58
| 51
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 106
| 112
| 6
| 58
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 38
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 4.64
| 39
| 63
| 56
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 108.2
| 118
| 6
| 60
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 34
| 16
| 7
| 8
| 4.30
| 45
| 89
| 72
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 150.2
| 158
| 13
| 78
| 0
| 10
| 1
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 2.93
| 24
| 27
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 58.1
| 48
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 193
| 84
| 45
| 38
| 3.96
| 259
| 398
| 347
| 29
| 7
| 1
| 788.1
| 791
| 48
| 435
| 0
| 40
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 52
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .625
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 193
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 180
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 90
| 14
| 23
| 2
| 14
| .256
| .295
| .356
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 45
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .149
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| 14
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .227
| .320
| .273
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| 14
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .267
| .385
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 35
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .300
| .314
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 37
| 32
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 6
| .188
| .188
| .438
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 38
| 32
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 6
| .188
| .188
| .438
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 45
| 65
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 8
| .354
| .373
| .400
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1953
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .190
| .190
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 212
| 288
| 35
| 68
| 4
| 32
| .236
| .272
| .319
| 10
| 1
| 14
| 42
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1939).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Hal Peck and Al Gettel to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Sherm Lollar and Ray Mack (December 6, 1946).
- Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from Cleveland Indians (August 2, 1950).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Washington Senators (April 26, 1951).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Bob Cain and Dick Kryhoski to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Ben Taylor, Cliff Mapes and Matt Batts (February 14, 1952).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from St. Louis Browns (March 18, 1953).
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