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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

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-29 / in Starts: 5-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 27, Entered with runners on base: 17

1959 Pitching Game Log

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1959 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	131	1	Apr 10	STL		SFG	L,5-6	8-GF	BL(0-1)	99	2.0	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	13.50	11.04	11	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.04	-0.721	5.05	-1.07%	-1.95	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 1
2	132	6	Apr 16	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9.00	6.88	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.18	0.01%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
3	133	9	Apr 19	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.75	6.54	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	.34	0.013	.61	0.02%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
4	134	13	Apr 24	STL		LAD	L,2-3	7-7		4	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.79	5.54	2	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.080	2.07	0.07%	0.70	7t -2- 1 out d1	7t 3 out d1
5	135	14	Apr 25	STL		LAD	W,6-5	4-4		0	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	6.35	6.07	6	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	-0.070	1.95	-0.05%	-0.48	4t --- 0 out tie	4t 3 out d1
6	136	17	Apr 30	STL	@	MLN	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.40	5.99	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.73	0.027	.84	0.02%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	137	18	May 1	STL	@	PIT	W,7-6	8-GF	S(1)	0	1.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	6.48	6.62	7	3	1	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.147	1.52	0.09%	-0.62	8b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 1
8	138	20	May 3(1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-10	L(0-2)	1	3.2	2	1	1	3	2	0	0	5.25	5.79	15	4	4	0	1	2		1	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	2	1	0	0	2.35	0.406	2.23	0.23%	1.89	7b 1-- 0 out tie	10b 12- 2 out tie
9	139	22	May 5	STL	@	PHI	L,7-8	9-9	H(1)	1	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.57	5.71	3	1	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.52	-0.115	2.45	-0.07%	-1.40	9b -2- 0 out a3	9b 1-- 1 out a1
10	140	23	May 6	STL	@	PHI	W,8-7	8-GF	S(2)	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.28	5.33	9	1	4	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	2.53	0.179	2.09	0.09%	0.00	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
11	141	25	May 8	STL		CHC	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	L(0-3)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.46	4.89	5	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.82	-0.292	2.11	-0.20%	-0.48	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
12	142	27	May 10(1)	STL		CHC	L,9-10	6-7		1	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.48	5.36	7	2	2	0	1	2		3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.002	.80	0.00%	0.31	6t 123 2 out d2	7t 3 out d3
13	143	28	May 10(2)	STL		CHC	W,8-7	7-7		-1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.11	5.26	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.096	1.48	0.06%	0.91	7t 1-- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d1
14	144	31	May 14	STL		MLN	L,7-8	8-GF		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.95	5.54	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.011	.07	-0.01%	0.05	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
15	145	37	May 22	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	9-GF(14)	BW(1-3)	7	6.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.56	4.72	18	9	4	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	3	0	1	2.65	0.638	3.18	0.46%	2.89	9b 12- 0 out a1	14b end a 2
16	146	40	May 25	STL		CHC	L,4-9	9-GF		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	4.73	4.76	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.007	.15	-0.01%	-0.48	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
17	147	45	May 31	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	7-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.55	4.60	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.026	.36	0.02%	0.53	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	148	46	Jun 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3	4-6		1	2.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.20	4.58	10	5	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.055	.49	0.03%	1.40	4b 12- 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
19	149	48	Jun 4	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	3-5		1	2.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	4.41	9	2	5	1	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.026	.30	0.01%	0.90	3b --3 1 out d2	5b 3 out d3
20	150	50	Jun 7(1)	STL	@	PHI	L,9-11	GS-1		2	0.1	5	4	4	1	0	1	0	4.91	4.88	7	0	1	0	1	5	24			0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.333	.36	-0.09%	-4.41	1b start tie	1b 12- 1 out d4
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds
21	151	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	10-GF(10)		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.86	4.85	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.46	-0.062	3.90	-0.06%	0.43	10b 123 0 out tie	10b end d 1
22	152	60	Jun 14(2)	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-8	W(2-3)	1	7.0	6	2	2	6	4	0	0	4.46	4.70	32	6	10	4	0	6	55			0	2	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.45	0.151	1.38	0.09%	1.67	1b start a 1	8b 12- 0 out a2
23	153	68	Jun 24	CIN		CHC	W,5-0	SHO	W(3-3)	9	9.0	4	0	0	2	7	0	0	3.65	4.14	32	5	14	3	2	4	84			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.245	.42	0.10%	4.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	154	75	Jul 2(1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS-3	L(3-4)	7	2.2	7	6	4	1	3	1	0	4.15	4.25	17	4	2	0	1	7	26			0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	.96	-0.279	.41	-0.07%	-4.00	1b start tie	3b 1-3 2 out d5
25	155	80	Jul 5(2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-7		2	7.0	6	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.97	4.05	28	8	9	0	3	6	58			0	0	0	25	0	0	1	1	0	0	.80	0.026	.31	0.01%	1.39	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
26	156	83	Jul 11	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	GS-8	L(3-5)	5	8.0	11	4	4	0	7	1	0	4.03	3.86	35	6	11	0	0	11	51			2	0	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.056	.07	0.00%	0.07	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
27	157	88	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	W,7-5	GS-5		4	4.0	5	4	4	4	1	0	0	4.31	3.92	21	7	4	1	2	5	33			0	0	0	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.104	.10	-0.01%	-0.91	1b start a 1	5b 12- 0 out a3
28	158	94	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	9-GF		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.29	3.92	1	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.028	.18	0.00%	0.33	9t -2- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
29	159	97	Jul 26(2)	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	4.17	3.97	10	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.21	0.024	.03	0.00%	1.02	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
30	160	99	Jul 28	CIN		STL	W,6-4	8-8	W(4-5)	1	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.12	3.90	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.91	0.108	.25	0.01%	0.51	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out tie
31	161	102	Jul 31	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	8-GF	BW(5-5)	2	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.24	4.01	8	1	3	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	-0.211	.27	-0.02%	-0.98	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	162	108	Aug 8	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-6	5-GF	S(3)	7	4.1	4	2	2	1	2	2	0	4.24	4.24	19	6	6	0	0	4		3	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.20	0.128	.16	0.01%	0.68	5b 123 2 out a5	9b end a 3
33	163	113	Aug 13	CIN		MLN	W,9-8	GS-6	W(6-5)	4	5.2	10	4	4	2	1	1	0	4.38	4.33	28	7	9	1	2	9	32			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.146	.03	0.00%	-1.39	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a5
34	164	114	Aug 14(1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,15-13	9-GF	S(4)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	4.31	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.70	0.198	.15	0.00%	0.91	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
35	165	118	Aug 16(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-6	3-5		1	2.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.23	4.22	8	4	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.09	0.015	.01	0.00%	1.32	3b -2- 2 out d6	5b 3 out d6
36	166	121	Aug 19	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	8-9	W(7-5)	2	1.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	4.27	4.30	9	2	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.021	.03	0.00%	-1.57	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 123 1 out a5
37	167	122	Aug 20	CIN		LAD	L,5-8	8-GF		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	4.18	4.20	8	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.008	.01	0.00%	1.02	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 4
38	168	126	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	5-7		4	3.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4.05	4.11	11	3	5	2	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.35	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.53	5t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d4
39	169	127	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,5-9	8-GF		0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	4.05	4.07	10	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	.18	-0.023	.00	0.00%	0.02	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
40	170	130	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	6-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.04	4.06	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.025	.01	0.00%	0.79	6b 123 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	171	136	Sep 6	CIN		MLN	L,2-6	6-8		7	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.93	4.05	9	5	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.12	0.032	.00	0.00%	2.21	6t 1-3 1 out d5	8t 3 out d5
42	172	140	Sep 10(1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	4-GF	W(8-5)	3	6.0	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	3.71	3.87	22	7	9	2	2	1		2	2	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	1	2	.25	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.89	4b 12- 0 out a8	9b end a 6
43	173	145	Sep 14	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS-7	W(9-5)	3	7.0	5	1	1	1	4	1	0	3.56	3.86	26	10	6	0	0	5	66			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	0.335	.00	0.00%	2.36	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
44	174	150	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-10	GS-1	L(9-6)	5	0.2	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	3.86	3.87	8	0	0	0	0	4	28			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	-0.323	.00	0.00%	-4.00	1b start tie	1b 1-3 2 out d4
45	175	152	Sep 22(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3.82	3.85	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
46	176	154	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	W,9-7	6-6		4	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.79	3.82	5	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.51	6t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
							17-29		W-L:9-6,Sv:4,BSv:3,Hld:1	2.8	116.1	113	53	49	41	74	12	6	3.79	3.82	500	1.02		8%	7%	104	46	31	19%	4	3	0	442	13	7	7	10	3	11	.99	0.691	.66	-0.33%	10.10

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