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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

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

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 24	CLE		DET	L,4-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	13 (1)	Apr 27	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	GS	28	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	18 (4)	May 2	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
4	22 (3)	May 7	CLE		KCA	W,9-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	26 (3)	May 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	30 (3)	May 17	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-10	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	34 (3)	May 22	CLE	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	38 (3)	May 28	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	43 (4)	Jun 1	CLE		BAL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	48 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	54 (5)	Jun 12 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	60 (5)	Jun 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	65 (4)	Jun 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	69 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	73 (3)	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	78 (4)	Jul 5	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	82 (3)	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	86 (3)	Jul 15	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	GS	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
19	91 (4)	Jul 20	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	GS	17	2.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
20	96 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,5-2	GS	39	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	99 (2)	Jul 28	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS	38	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	104 (4)	Aug 2	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	109 (4)	Aug 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-9	GS	29	5.2	0	2	1	3	0	P
24	112 (2)	Aug 11	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
25	117 (4)	Aug 16	CLE	@	DET	L,0-7	GS	9	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	121 (3)	Aug 20	CLE		KCA	W,7-5	GS	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	125 (3)	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	133 (7)	Sep 3	CLE		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	138 (4)	Sep 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	142 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	147 (4)	Sep 16	CLE		DET	L,0-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	150 (2)	Sep 20	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							32gm		230.0	7	27	2	36	0