Mickey Haefner
[edit] Biography
Born on October 9, 1912 in Lenzberg, Illinois, Mickey Haefner (Milton Arnold Haefner) played for the Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Boston Braves over the course of his 8 year career. Haefner broke into the bigs on April 22, 1943 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 2.29 ERA in 165.1 innings pitched in 1943, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Mickey Haefner's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1945, when he posted a 3.47 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 83 batters. However, others believe that it was 1943, when he posted a 2.29 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 65 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| 36
| 13
| 11
| 5
| 2.29
| 65
| 56
| 42
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 165.1
| 126
| 4
| 60
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 28
| 12
| 15
| 3.04
| 86
| 94
| 77
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 228
| 221
| 7
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 28
| 16
| 14
| 3.47
| 83
| 103
| 92
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 238.1
| 226
| 10
| 69
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 27
| 14
| 11
| 2.85
| 85
| 86
| 72
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 227.2
| 220
| 10
| 80
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 28
| 10
| 14
| 3.64
| 77
| 86
| 78
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 193
| 195
| 8
| 85
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 28
| 20
| 5
| 13
| 4.02
| 45
| 86
| 66
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 147.2
| 151
| 7
| 61
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1949
| WAS
| A
| 19
| 12
| 5
| 5
| 4.42
| 23
| 51
| 45
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 91.2
| 85
| 7
| 53
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 12
| 4
| 6
| 4.37
| 17
| 40
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 80.1
| 84
| 9
| 41
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| 33
| 24
| 9
| 11
| 4.40
| 40
| 91
| 84
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 172
| 169
| 16
| 94
| 0
| 5
| 7
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 9
| 1
| 6
| 5.73
| 17
| 49
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 70.2
| 83
| 11
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5.62
| 10
| 15
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 23
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| Total
|
| 32
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 5.70
| 27
| 64
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 94.2
| 106
| 14
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5.62
| 10
| 15
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 23
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 253
| 177
| 78
| 89
| 3.47
| 498
| 651
| 556
| 90
| 13
| 13
| 1442.2
| 1391
| 73
| 565
| 0
| 19
| 39
|
| Total
|
|
| 261
| 179
| 78
| 91
| 3.50
| 508
| 666
| 571
| 91
| 13
| 13
| 1466.2
| 1414
| 76
| 577
| 0
| 19
| 39
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 45
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 53
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 36
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1949
| WAS
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 43
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 261
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 287
| 11
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| WAS
| A
| 36
| 45
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .133
| .220
| .200
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1944
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 70
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .157
| .224
| .171
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1945
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 82
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 5
| .244
| .319
| .256
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1946
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 74
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 3
| .203
| .298
| .230
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1947
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 59
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .227
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1948
| WAS
| A
| 28
| 43
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .163
| .217
| .186
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| WAS
| A
| 20
| 25
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .286
| .280
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 23
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .261
| .370
| .261
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 48
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .229
| .327
| .271
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .304
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1950
| Total
|
| 32
| 27
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .300
| .259
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 254
| 441
| 28
| 82
| 0
| 24
| .186
| .269
| .209
| 8
| 1
| 50
| 80
| 0
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 262
| 448
| 28
| 84
| 0
| 24
| .188
| .269
| .212
| 9
| 1
| 50
| 80
| 0
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 14
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Minneapolis (American Association) to Washington Senators in exchange for Ray Hoffman and cash (February 25, 1943).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox (July 21, 1949).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Boston Braves (August 8, 1950).
- Traded by Boston Braves to Seattle (PCL) (October 3, 1950) as part of trade in which Boston Braves traded cash and 2 players to be named later to Seattle (PCL) in exchange for Jim Wilson (September 30, 1950); Seattle (PCL) received Emil Verban (December 2, 1950).
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