Jim Konstanty

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Full Name: Casimir James Konstanty	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1.5"/202	First Game: June 18, 1944
Birthdate: March 2, 1917	Final Game: September 19, 1956
Birthplace: Strykersville, New York	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: June 11, 1976
Deathplace: Oneonta, New York
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on March 2, 1917 in Strykersville, New York, Jim Konstanty (Casimir James Konstanty) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 11 year career. Konstanty broke into the bigs on June 18, 1944 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 2.80 ERA in 112.2 innings pitched in 1944, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Jim Konstanty's best season was 1950, when he posted a 2.66 ERA, won 16 games, notched 22 saves and struck out 56 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1944	CIN	N	20	12	6	4	2.80	19	46	35	5	1	0	112.2	113	11	33	0	1	1
1946	BOS	N	10	1	0	1	5.28	9	9	9	0	0	0	15.1	17	2	7	0	2	0
1948	PHI	N	6	0	1	0	.93	7	1	1	0	0	2	9.2	7	0	2	0	0	0
1949	PHI	N	53	0	9	5	3.25	43	38	35	0	0	7	97	98	9	29	0	1	1
1950	PHI	N	74	0	16	7	2.66	56	51	45	0	0	22	152	108	11	50	0	1	0
1951	PHI	N	58	1	4	11	4.05	27	58	52	0	0	9	115.2	127	9	31	0	0	0
1952	PHI	N	42	2	5	3	3.94	16	44	35	2	1	6	80	87	9	21	0	1	0
1953	PHI	N	48	19	14	10	4.43	45	90	84	7	0	5	170.2	198	18	42	0	1	3
1954	PHI	N	33	1	2	3	3.75	11	27	21	0	0	3	50.1	62	7	12	2	1	0
1954	NY	A	9	0	1	1	.98	3	2	2	0	0	2	18.1	11	0	6	0	0	0
1954	Total		42	1	3	4	3.01	14	29	23	0	0	5	68.2	73	7	18	2	1	0
1955	NY	A	45	0	7	2	2.32	19	28	19	0	0	11	73.2	68	5	24	2	0	0
1956	STL	N	27	0	1	1	4.58	7	20	20	0	0	5	39.1	46	4	6	1	0	0
1956	NY	A	8	0	0	0	4.91	6	6	6	0	0	2	11	15	3	6	0	0	0
1956	Total		35	0	1	1	4.65	13	26	26	0	0	7	50.1	61	7	12	1	0	0
Total	NL		371	36	58	45	3.60	240	384	337	14	2	59	842.2	863	80	233	3	8	5
Total	AL		62	0	8	3	2.36	28	36	27	0	0	15	103	94	8	36	2	0	0
Total			433	36	66	48	3.46	268	420	364	14	2	74	945.2	957	88	269	5	8	5

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1944	CIN	N	P	20	0	0	10	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1946	BOS	N	P	10	0	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1948	PHI	N	P	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	PHI	N	P	53	0	0	3	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.933
1950	PHI	N	P	74	0	0	12	22	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1951	PHI	N	P	58	0	0	8	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1952	PHI	N	P	42	0	0	6	16	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.880
1953	PHI	N	P	48	0	0	6	33	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	PHI	N	P	33	1	50.1	1	11	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	1.000
1954	NY	A	P	9	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	Total		P	42	1	50.1	5	13	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	1.000
1955	NY	A	P	45	0	0	8	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.905
1956	STL	N	P	27	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1956	NY	A	P	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1956	Total		P	35	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	433	1	50.1	61	185	10	14	0	1	4	1	1	.961

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1944	CIN	N	20	34	2	10	0	2	.294	.314	.294	0	0	1	5	0	3	0	0	1
1946	BOS	N	10	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948	PHI	N	6	3	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949	PHI	N	53	17	0	3	0	1	.176	.176	.176	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1
1950	PHI	N	74	37	0	4	0	3	.108	.108	.108	0	0	0	13	0	2	0	0	1
1951	PHI	N	58	19	0	3	0	0	.158	.158	.211	1	0	0	5	0	3	0	0	0
1952	PHI	N	42	14	1	1	0	2	.071	.133	.143	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
1953	PHI	N	48	50	3	11	0	5	.220	.220	.220	0	0	0	7	0	3	0	0	0
1954	PHI	N	33	13	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1954	NY	A	9	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	Total		42	16	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1955	NY	A	45	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.125	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
1956	STL	N	27	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	NY	A	8	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956	Total		35	2	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		371	189	7	32	0	14	.169	.181	.180	2	0	3	40	0	13	0	0	3
Total	AL		62	13	0	1	0	0	.077	.143	.077	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0
Total			433	202	7	33	0	14	.163	.179	.173	2	0	3	41	1	16	0	0	3

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Cincinnati Reds with cash to Boston Braves in exchange for Max West (April 18, 1946).
Sold by Boston Braves to Toronto (International) (June 13, 1946).
Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Philadelphia Phillies (August 22, 1954).
Released by New York Yankees (May 18, 1956).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (June 4, 1956).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 8, 1956).

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