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Jim Brosnan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 197lb (193cm, 89kg)

Born: October 24, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: June 28, 2014 in Park Ridge, IL

High School: Elder HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: April 15, 1954 (Age 24-173d, 11,097th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1963 (Age 33-332d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: James Patrick Brosnan

Nicknames: Professor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.9

ERA

3.54

385

831.1

507

WHIP

1.326

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	STL		SFG	L,5-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 16	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 19	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 24	STL		LAD	L,2-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14	Apr 25	STL		LAD	W,6-5		6	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	17 (2)	Apr 30	STL	@	MLN	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	18	May 1	STL	@	PIT	W,7-6	GF	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	20 (1)	May 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4		15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	22 (1)	May 5	STL	@	PHI	L,7-8		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	23	May 6	STL	@	PHI	W,8-7	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	25 (1)	May 8	STL		CHC	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	27 (1)	May 10 (1)	STL		CHC	L,9-10		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	28	May 10 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	31 (2)	May 14	STL		MLN	L,7-8	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	37 (5)	May 22	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	18	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	40 (2)	May 25	STL		CHC	L,4-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	45 (4)	May 31	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	46	Jun 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3		10	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	48 (1)	Jun 4	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9		9	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	50 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,9-11	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds
21	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	60 (2)	Jun 14 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	68 (7)	Jun 24	CIN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	75 (6)	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS	17	2.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
25	80 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
26	83 (2)	Jul 11	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	88 (4)	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	W,7-5	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	94 (5)	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	97 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	99 (1)	Jul 28	CIN		STL	W,6-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	102 (2)	Jul 31	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	108 (5)	Aug 8	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-6	GF	19	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	113 (4)	Aug 13	CIN		MLN	W,9-8	GS	28	5.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
34	114	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,15-13	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	118 (3)	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-6		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	121 (2)	Aug 19	CIN		LAD	W,9-4		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	122	Aug 20	CIN		LAD	L,5-8	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	126 (3)	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	L,6-8		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	127	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,5-9	GF	10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	130 (2)	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	136 (5)	Sep 6	CIN		MLN	L,2-6		9	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
42	140 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	GF	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	145 (4)	Sep 14	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
44	150 (4)	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-10	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	152 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	154 (1)	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	W,9-7		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							46gm		116.1	9	23	1	33	3