Roy Face
[edit] Biography
Born on February 20, 1928 in Stephentown, New York, Roy Face (Elroy Leon Face) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Montreal Expos over the course of his 16 year career. Face broke into the bigs on April 16, 1953 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 6.58 ERA in 119 innings pitched in 1953, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Roy Face's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1962, when he posted a 1.88 ERA and notched 28 saves. However, others believe that it was 1959, when he posted a 2.70 ERA, won 18 games, notched 10 saves and struck out 69 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 41
| 13
| 6
| 8
| 6.58
| 56
| 90
| 87
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 145
| 19
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 42
| 10
| 5
| 7
| 3.58
| 84
| 58
| 50
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 125.2
| 128
| 10
| 40
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 68
| 3
| 12
| 13
| 3.52
| 96
| 57
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 135.1
| 131
| 16
| 42
| 15
| 1
| 1
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 59
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 3.07
| 53
| 41
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 93.2
| 97
| 9
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 57
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2.89
| 47
| 30
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 84
| 77
| 6
| 22
| 6
| 2
| 0
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 57
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 2.70
| 69
| 29
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 93.1
| 91
| 5
| 25
| 8
| 4
| 1
|
| 1960
| PIT
| N
| 68
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 2.90
| 72
| 39
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 114.2
| 93
| 11
| 29
| 9
| 2
| 0
|
| 1961
| PIT
| N
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 3.82
| 55
| 44
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 92
| 94
| 12
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 1
|
| 1962
| PIT
| N
| 63
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 1.88
| 45
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 91
| 74
| 7
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 3.23
| 41
| 33
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 69.2
| 75
| 6
| 19
| 11
| 1
| 3
|
| 1964
| PIT
| N
| 55
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 5.20
| 63
| 48
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 79.2
| 82
| 11
| 27
| 10
| 3
| 1
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2.66
| 19
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.1
| 20
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
|
| 1966
| PIT
| N
| 54
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 2.70
| 67
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 70
| 68
| 9
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 61
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 2.42
| 41
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 74.1
| 62
| 5
| 22
| 11
| 2
| 0
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2.60
| 34
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 52
| 46
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2.55
| 35
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 53
| 48
| 3
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 44
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3.94
| 34
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 59.1
| 62
| 11
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 846
| 27
| 104
| 95
| 3.48
| 876
| 591
| 531
| 6
| 0
| 193
| 1374
| 1345
| 141
| 361
| 105
| 32
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 848
| 27
| 104
| 95
| 3.48
| 877
| 591
| 531
| 6
| 0
| 193
| 1375
| 1347
| 141
| 362
| 106
| 32
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| P
| 59
| 1
| 93.2
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 83.2
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 93.1
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| .950
|
| 1960
| PIT
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 114.2
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| PIT
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 92
| 13
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| .921
|
| 1962
| PIT
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 91
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| .889
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 69.2
| 6
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .885
|
| 1964
| PIT
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 79.2
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 20.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| PIT
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 70
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .895
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 74.1
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 52
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .900
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| P
| 45
| 0
| 53
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .900
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 59.1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 848
| 1
| 994.2
| 104
| 212
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 22
| 9
| .958
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .133
| .133
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .115
| .148
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 69
| 26
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .192
| .192
| .192
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 59
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 57
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 58
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .231
| .231
| .231
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| PIT
| N
| 68
| 17
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .412
| .412
| .471
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| PIT
| N
| 62
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .273
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| PIT
| N
| 63
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| 56
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| PIT
| N
| 55
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| PIT
| N
| 54
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 61
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 43
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| Total
|
| 45
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 851
| 194
| 9
| 31
| 0
| 7
| .160
| .168
| .175
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 47
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 853
| 194
| 9
| 31
| 0
| 7
| .160
| .168
| .175
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 47
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1949).
- Selected by Brooklyn Dodgers from Philadelphia Phillies in the minor league draft (December 4, 1950).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 1, 1952).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Detroit Tigers (August 31, 1968).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (April 3, 1969).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (April 27, 1969).
- Released by Montreal Expos (August 15, 1969).
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