Win Ballou
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[edit] Biography
Born on November 30, 1897 in Mount Morgan, Kentucky, Win Ballou (Noble Winfred Ballou) played for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn Robins over the course of his 4 year career. Ballou broke into the bigs on August 24, 1925 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 4.79 ERA in 154 innings pitched in 1926, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Win Ballou's best season was 1926, when he posted a 4.79 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | WAS | A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.55 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1926 | STL | A | 43 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4.79 | 59 | 99 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 186 | 12 | 71 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1927 | STL | A | 21 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4.78 | 17 | 56 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90.1 | 105 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1929 | BRO | N | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6.71 | 20 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 69 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6.71 | 20 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 69 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 74 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 4.76 | 89 | 172 | 144 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 272 | 329 | 17 | 130 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| Total | 99 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 5.11 | 109 | 224 | 187 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 329.2 | 398 | 22 | 168 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1925 | WAS | A | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1926 | STL | A | P | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .935 |
| 1927 | STL | A | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .931 |
| 1929 | BRO | N | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| Total | P | 99 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 99 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .930 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | WAS | A | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | STL | A | 43 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .048 | .149 | .119 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | STL | A | 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .036 | .069 | .071 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | BRO | N | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 74 | 77 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .052 | .120 | .117 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 93 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .054 | .111 | .108 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with Tom Zachary to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Bullet Joe Bush and Jack Tobin (February, 1926).
- Selected by Brooklyn Robins from Milwaukee (American Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 3, 1928).
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