George Brunet
[edit] Biography
Born on June 8, 1935 in Houghton, Michigan, George Brunet (George Stuart Brunet) played for the Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 15 year career. Brunet broke into the bigs on September 14, 1956 with the Kansas City Athletics, and put up a 4.95 ERA in 60 innings pitched in 1960, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was George Brunet's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1968, when he posted a 2.86 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 132 batters. However, others believe that it was 1965, when he posted a 2.56 ERA and struck out 141 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7.00
| 5
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5.56
| 3
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.57
| 7
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.2
| 10
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 17
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 5.07
| 39
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.2
| 53
| 6
| 22
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4.35
| 4
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 12
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 20
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 4.95
| 43
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 65
| 6
| 32
| 7
| 5
| 2
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.40
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 17
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 4.50
| 36
| 31
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 62
| 2
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7.11
| 11
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 24
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.40
| 13
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 25
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 6.06
| 24
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 32.2
| 49
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 3.61
| 36
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.1
| 38
| 2
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 26
| 9
| 11
| 2.56
| 141
| 64
| 56
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 197
| 149
| 9
| 69
| 8
| 3
| 3
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 32
| 13
| 13
| 3.31
| 148
| 88
| 78
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 212
| 183
| 21
| 106
| 8
| 4
| 5
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 40
| 37
| 11
| 19
| 3.31
| 165
| 99
| 92
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 250
| 203
| 19
| 90
| 9
| 5
| 4
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 39
| 36
| 13
| 17
| 2.86
| 132
| 83
| 78
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 245.1
| 191
| 23
| 68
| 3
| 10
| 2
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 5
| 5.37
| 37
| 41
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 63.2
| 70
| 11
| 28
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 23
| 19
| 6
| 7
| 3.84
| 56
| 51
| 43
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 100.2
| 98
| 15
| 39
| 4
| 4
| 1
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 30
| 8
| 12
| 4.44
| 93
| 92
| 81
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 164.1
| 168
| 26
| 67
| 9
| 7
| 1
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 24
| 20
| 8
| 6
| 4.42
| 67
| 64
| 58
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 118
| 124
| 10
| 48
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1970
| PIT
| N
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2.70
| 17
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 19
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| 36
| 21
| 9
| 7
| 4.21
| 84
| 69
| 63
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 134.2
| 143
| 11
| 57
| 5
| 2
| 2
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.79
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.1
| 12
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 63
| 20
| 5
| 9
| 4.83
| 107
| 87
| 79
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 147.1
| 177
| 15
| 67
| 8
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 261
| 193
| 64
| 84
| 3.48
| 814
| 552
| 497
| 37
| 15
| 4
| 1284.1
| 1126
| 118
| 514
| 45
| 36
| 19
|
| Total
|
|
| 324
| 213
| 69
| 93
| 3.62
| 921
| 639
| 576
| 39
| 15
| 4
| 1431.2
| 1303
| 133
| 581
| 53
| 41
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1956
| KC
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| P
| 4
| 2
| 11.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 4.2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| P
| 17
| 6
| 49.2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| P
| 3
| 2
| 10.1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| P
| 20
| 8
| 60
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| P
| 17
| 11
| 54
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .889
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| P
| 5
| 2
| 12.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| P
| 21
| 2
| 32.2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| P
| 10
| 7
| 42.1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| P
| 41
| 26
| 197
| 6
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 3
| .946
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| P
| 41
| 32
| 212
| 11
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 7
| .978
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| P
| 40
| 37
| 250
| 5
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 9
| 4
| .976
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| P
| 39
| 36
| 245.1
| 5
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 9
| 4
| .973
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 63.2
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| P
| 23
| 19
| 100.2
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| P
| 35
| 30
| 164.1
| 5
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 5
| .970
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| P
| 23
| 19
| 118
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 3
| .944
|
| 1970
| PIT
| N
| P
| 12
| 1
| 16.2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| .800
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| P
| 35
| 20
| 134.2
| 2
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 5
| .913
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 9.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 323
| 211
| 1422.2
| 46
| 225
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 15
| 41
| 41
| 33
| .961
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 17
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .059
| .111
| .059
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| Total
|
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 56
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .054
| .117
| .089
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 41
| 68
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .103
| .129
| .162
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 40
| 78
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .089
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 40
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 39
| 74
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .081
| .117
| .081
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 38
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 12
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .150
| .190
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 23
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .037
| .133
| .074
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 47
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .085
| .157
| .170
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 24
| 38
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 4
| .158
| .200
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| PIT
| N
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| Total
|
| 36
| 42
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 4
| .143
| .182
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 63
| 38
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .079
| .103
| .079
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 261
| 380
| 20
| 34
| 3
| 12
| .089
| .128
| .126
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 203
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 324
| 418
| 23
| 37
| 3
| 12
| .089
| .126
| .122
| 5
| 0
| 15
| 220
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Bob Giggie (May 11, 1960).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Houston Colt .45s in exchange for Ben Johnson (May 16, 1962).
- Sold by Houston Colt .45s to Baltimore Orioles (July 14, 1963).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Houston Colt .45s (May 12, 1964).
- Sold by Houston Colt .45s to Los Angeles Angels (August 18, 1964).
- Sold by California Angels to Seattle Pilots (July 31, 1969).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Washington Senators in exchange for Dave Baldwin (December 4, 1969).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Denny Riddleberger and cash (August 31, 1970).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Matty Alou to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Nelson Briles and Vic Davalillo (January 29, 1971).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (May 10, 1971).
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Brunet is believed by some baseball historians to be the all-time minor league strikeout leader.
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