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Early Wynn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: January 6, 1920 in Hartford, AL us

Died: April 4, 1999 in Venice, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Geneva County HS (Hartford, AL)

Debut: September 13, 1939 (Age 19-250d, 8,709th in major league history)
vs. CHW 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 13, 1963 (Age 43-250d)
vs. LAA 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by BBWAA on 301/396 ballots)
View Early Wynn's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Early Wynn

Nicknames: Gus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

61.0

300

244

ERA

3.54

691

611

4564.0

2334

WHIP

1.329

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-22 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	54 (26-17-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
B Kennedy	3
A Rosen	1
J Gordon	1
J Hegan	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
M Vernon	2
Self	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	272	1	Apr 19	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-5	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.019	1.95	-0.03%	-0.18	PH P
2	273	5 (3)	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.088	3.33	-0.16%	-0.72	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	274	18 (12)	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,10-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.039	4.19	-0.07%	-0.59	P
4	275	20 (1)	May 15 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	276	26 (5)	May 22 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.22	0.008	.40	0.01%	0.13	PH
6	277	27	May 23	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.56	-0.026	.88	-0.03%	-0.96	P
7	278	28	May 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	.67	-0.017	1.14	-0.02%	-0.24	PH
8	279	31 (2)	May 28	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9	1.95	-0.338	2.67	-0.28%	-2.24	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	280	38 (6)	Jun 3	CLE		BOS	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	.09	0.038	.15	0.04%	0.75	P
10	281	39	Jun 4	CLE		PHA	L,3-10	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.76	-0.037	2.87	-0.04%	-0.43	PH
11	282	41 (1)	Jun 5 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9	2.10	-0.093	2.49	-0.07%	-0.54	PH
12	283	42	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	W,11-5	4-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.227	.105	.333	9	1.37	0.032	1.34	0.02%	0.34	PH
13	284	58 (15)	Jun 23	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.192	.087	.279	9	.58	-0.013	1.13	-0.02%	-0.47	P
14	285	65 (6)	Jun 30	CLE		DET	L,6-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.192	.087	.279	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	286	68 (2)	Jul 3 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.58	-0.040	.88	-0.04%	-0.80	P
16	287	75 (6)	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.133	.212	.133	.345	9	.47	0.051	1.19	0.08%	0.80	P
17	288	80 (4)	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	9	.95	0.318	3.59	0.72%	1.16	P
18	289	85 (4)	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.256	.306	.562	9	1.34	0.132	8.35	0.49%	1.53	P
19	290	90 (4)	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.205	.262	.308	.570	9	1.35	-0.054	9.05	-0.22%	-0.59	P
20	291	91	Jul 28	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.256	.300	.556	8	5.36	-0.364	40.67	-1.66%	-1.29	PH
21	292	94 (2)	Jul 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-6	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.273	.507	9	.96	-0.110	3.91	-0.27%	-1.31	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	293	97 (2)	Aug 2	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.216	.250	.466	9	.69	0.007	2.56	0.02%	-0.36	P
23	294	102 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.208	.240	.448	9	.67	-0.035	3.33	-0.10%	-0.35	P
24	295	107 (4)	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	L,5-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.200	.231	.431	9	1.03	-0.053	3.99	-0.12%	-0.49	P
25	296	112 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.200	.231	.431	9						P
26	297	117 (4)	Aug 21 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-4	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.151	.211	.226	.437	9	.94	0.009	2.26	0.01%	-0.06	P
27	298	118	Aug 23	CLE		WSH	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.222	.429	8	2.64	-0.063	8.01	-0.11%	-0.30	PH
28	299	122 (3)	Aug 27	CLE		NYY	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	9	1.34	-0.120	4.51	-0.24%	-0.98	P
29	300	127 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.153	.206	.220	.427	9	.86	-0.044	2.14	-0.07%	-0.28	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	301	133 (5)	Sep 8 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.203	.217	.420	9	.15	-0.004	.19	0.00%	-0.11	P
31	302	142 (8)	Sep 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.197	.210	.407	9	1.91	-0.099	.11	0.00%	-0.70	P
32	303	144 (1)	Sep 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.194	.206	.400	9	1.08	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH
33	304	145	Sep 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.141	.191	.203	.394	9	2.88	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
34	305	146	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.136	.186	.197	.383	9	.49	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
35	306	151 (4)	Sep 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.189	.200	.389	9	.56	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
							13-22		76	70	3	10	1	0	1	7	4	0	10	0	2		3	3	0	0	.143	.189	.200	.389		1.02	-1.182	3.09	-2.15%	-10.42

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