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Walt Masterson

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Full Name: Walter Edward Masterson Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/189 First Game: May 8, 1939
Birthdate: June 22, 1920 Final Game: September 24, 1956
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on June 22, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Walt Masterson (Walter Edward Masterson) played for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 14 year career. Masterson broke into the bigs on May 8, 1939 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 5.55 ERA in 58.1 innings pitched in 1939, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Walt Masterson's best season was 1947, when he posted a 3.13 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 135 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1939 WAS A 24 5 2 2 5.55 12 44 36 1 0 0 58.1 66 2 48 0 2 2
1940 WAS A 31 19 3 13 4.90 68 92 71 3 0 2 130.1 128 6 88 0 5 3
1941 WAS A 34 6 4 3 5.97 40 56 52 1 0 3 78.1 101 3 53 0 4 1
1942 WAS A 25 15 5 9 3.34 63 75 53 8 4 2 142.2 138 6 54 0 3 2
1945 WAS A 4 2 1 2 1.08 14 8 3 1 1 0 25 21 1 10 0 0 0
1946 WAS A 29 9 5 6 6.01 61 70 61 2 0 1 91.1 105 8 67 0 2 3
1947 WAS A 35 31 12 16 3.13 135 98 88 14 4 1 253 215 11 97 0 3 2
1948 WAS A 33 27 8 15 3.83 72 88 80 9 2 2 188 171 12 122 0 3 4
1949 WAS A 10 7 3 2 3.23 17 22 19 3 0 0 53 42 4 21 0 1 3
1949 BOS A 18 5 3 4 4.25 19 30 26 1 0 4 55 58 2 35 0 0 0
1949 TOT A 28 12 6 6 3.75 36 52 45 4 0 4 108 100 6 56 0 1 3
1950 BOS A 33 15 8 6 5.64 60 91 81 6 0 1 129.1 145 15 82 0 7 1
1951 BOS A 30 1 3 0 3.34 39 24 22 0 0 2 59.1 53 1 32 0 0 0
1952 WAS A 24 21 9 8 3.70 89 71 66 11 0 2 160.2 153 11 72 0 2 3
1952 BOS A 5 1 1 1 11.57 3 12 12 0 0 0 9.1 18 1 11 0 0 0
1952 TOT A 29 22 10 9 4.13 92 83 78 11 0 2 170 171 12 83 0 2 3
1953 WAS A 29 20 10 12 3.63 95 79 67 10 4 0 166.1 145 16 62 0 1 3
1956 DET A 35 0 1 1 4.17 28 28 23 0 0 0 49.2 54 2 32 1 0 1
Total 399 184 78 100 4.15 815 888 760 70 15 20 1649.2 1613 101 886 1 33 28

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1939 WAS A P 24 0 0 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .846
1940 WAS A P 31 0 0 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1941 WAS A P 34 0 0 4 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1942 WAS A P 25 0 0 8 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .811
1945 WAS A P 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 WAS A P 29 0 0 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1947 WAS A P 35 0 0 14 51 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .915
1948 WAS A P 33 0 0 10 24 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .919
1949 WAS A P 10 0 0 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 BOS A P 18 0 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1949 TOT A P 28 0 0 4 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1950 BOS A P 33 0 0 8 26 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1951 BOS A P 30 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1952 WAS A P 24 0 0 14 28 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1952 BOS A P 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 TOT A P 29 0 0 16 31 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1953 WAS A P 29 0 0 10 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .902
1956 DET A P 35 0 0 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .818
Total P 399 0 0 92 281 32 19 0 0 0 0 0 .921

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1939 WAS A 24 13 0 2 0 1 .154 .154 .231 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1
1940 WAS A 31 38 6 7 0 1 .184 .262 .211 1 0 4 17 0 3 0 0 1
1941 WAS A 34 19 1 2 0 1 .105 .105 .105 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0
1942 WAS A 26 45 2 7 0 3 .156 .224 .156 0 0 4 19 0 3 0 0 0
1945 WAS A 4 9 0 1 0 0 .111 .111 .111 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
1946 WAS A 29 25 0 2 0 0 .080 .148 .080 0 0 2 14 0 1 0 0 0
1947 WAS A 36 83 4 11 0 4 .133 .172 .181 2 1 4 43 0 3 0 0 1
1948 WAS A 33 57 8 11 0 4 .193 .220 .263 2 1 2 22 0 9 0 0 0
1949 WAS A 11 18 1 1 0 0 .056 .150 .056 0 0 2 11 0 1 0 0 0
1949 BOS A 18 17 4 2 0 0 .118 .250 .118 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
1949 TOT A 29 35 5 3 0 0 .086 .200 .086 0 0 5 18 0 1 0 0 0
1950 BOS A 33 44 2 6 0 1 .136 .174 .159 1 0 2 18 0 0 1 0 0
1951 BOS A 30 11 2 2 0 1 .182 .182 .182 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
1952 WAS A 24 50 5 6 0 4 .120 .185 .140 1 0 4 21 0 8 0 0 0
1952 BOS A 5 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 TOT A 29 52 5 6 0 4 .115 .193 .135 1 0 5 21 0 8 0 0 0
1953 WAS A 29 51 2 7 0 5 .137 .228 .157 1 0 6 21 0 3 0 0 1
1956 DET A 35 4 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 402 486 37 68 0 26 .140 .196 .167 9 2 34 221 0 34 1 0 4

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1939).
  • Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Sam Mele and Mickey Harris (June 13, 1949).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox with Randy Gumpert to Washington Senators in exchange for Sid Hudson (June 10, 1952).
  • Released by Washington Senators (April 30, 1956).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (May 11, 1956).
  • Released by Detroit Tigers (October 22, 1956).

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