Gus Mancuso
[edit] Biography
Gus Mancuso (August Rodney Mancuso) was born on December 5, 1905 in Galveston, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 30, 1928 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1930, his rookie year, he hit .366 with 7 home runs and 59 RBI. Mancuso played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Gus Mancuso's best season was 1936, when he hit for a .301 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1928
| STL
| N
| 11
| 38
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .184
| .184
| .237
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| STL
| N
| 76
| 227
| 39
| 83
| 7
| 59
| .366
| .415
| .551
| 17
| 2
| 18
| 16
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| STL
| N
| 67
| 187
| 13
| 49
| 1
| 23
| .262
| .327
| .374
| 16
| 1
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| STL
| N
| 103
| 310
| 25
| 88
| 5
| 43
| .284
| .347
| .413
| 23
| 1
| 30
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| 144
| 481
| 39
| 127
| 6
| 56
| .264
| .331
| .345
| 17
| 2
| 48
| 21
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 15
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| 122
| 383
| 32
| 94
| 7
| 46
| .245
| .295
| .337
| 14
| 0
| 27
| 19
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1935
| NY
| N
| 128
| 447
| 33
| 133
| 5
| 56
| .298
| .342
| .380
| 18
| 2
| 30
| 16
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 16
|
| 1936
| NY
| N
| 139
| 519
| 55
| 156
| 9
| 63
| .301
| .351
| .405
| 21
| 3
| 39
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1937
| NY
| N
| 86
| 287
| 30
| 80
| 4
| 39
| .279
| .319
| .387
| 17
| 1
| 17
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1938
| NY
| N
| 52
| 158
| 19
| 55
| 2
| 15
| .348
| .411
| .437
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 80
| 251
| 17
| 58
| 2
| 17
| .231
| .298
| .295
| 10
| 0
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| 60
| 144
| 16
| 33
| 0
| 16
| .229
| .293
| .285
| 8
| 0
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1941
| STL
| N
| 106
| 328
| 25
| 75
| 2
| 37
| .229
| .309
| .293
| 13
| 1
| 37
| 19
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| NY
| N
| 39
| 109
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 8
| .193
| .285
| .220
| 1
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1942
| TOT
| N
| 44
| 122
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 9
| .180
| .265
| .205
| 1
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1943
| NY
| N
| 94
| 252
| 11
| 50
| 2
| 20
| .198
| .284
| .242
| 5
| 0
| 28
| 16
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 13
|
| 1944
| NY
| N
| 78
| 195
| 15
| 49
| 1
| 25
| .251
| .351
| .297
| 4
| 1
| 30
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| 70
| 176
| 11
| 35
| 0
| 16
| .199
| .309
| .227
| 5
| 0
| 28
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 1460
| 4505
| 386
| 1194
| 53
| 543
| .265
| .328
| .351
| 197
| 16
| 418
| 264
| 5
| 97
| 8
| 0
| 111
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1928
| STL
| N
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1930
| STL
| N
| C
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 277
| 33
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1931
| STL
| N
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 239
| 40
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1932
| STL
| N
| C
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 454
| 53
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| C
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 580
| 83
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| C
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 448
| 67
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1935
| NY
| N
| C
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 484
| 71
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1936
| NY
| N
| C
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 524
| 104
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1937
| NY
| N
| C
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 410
| 69
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1938
| NY
| N
| C
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 24
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| C
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 333
| 36
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 193
| 26
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1941
| STL
| N
| C
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 482
| 58
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1942
| STL
| N
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1942
| NY
| N
| C
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 140
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1942
| TOT
| N
| C
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 21
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1943
| NY
| N
| C
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 336
| 40
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1944
| NY
| N
| C
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 249
| 37
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| C
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 34
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1360
| 0
| 0
| 5613
| 803
| 148
| 100
| 0
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Ray Starr to New York Giants in exchange for Ethan Allen, Bob O'Farrell, Bill Walker and Jim Mooney (October 10, 1932).
- Traded by New York Giants with Dick Bartell and Hank Leiber to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Frank Demaree, Billy Jurges and Ken O'Dea (December 6, 1938).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Newt Kimball to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Al Todd (December 8, 1939).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with John Pintar and $65000 to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Mickey Owen (December 4, 1940).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants with Bill Lohrman (May 5, 1942).
- Released by New York Giants (November 6, 1944).
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