1913
Born October 19, 1913
Loyal, OK, USA
Al Brazle Notable
b. October 19, 1913 · St. Louis Cardinals 1943, 1946–1954
Al Brazle spent all 12 of his major-league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher, from 1943 to 1954.
He went 97 and 64 with a 3.31 earned run average, pitching 1,376.7 innings in 441 games. He struck out 554, completed 47 of his 117 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 445 games he batted .177, with 80 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He led the league in saves two times between 1952 and 1953, topping out at 18.
He was born in Loyal, OK, USA on October 19, 1913, and died on October 24, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | STL | 13 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .281 |
| 1946 | STL | 37 | 52 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 |
| 1947 | STL | 44 | 64 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .219 |
| 1948 | STL | 45 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .145 |
| 1949 | STL | 39 | 82 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .134 |
| 1950 | STL | 47 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .213 |
| 1951 | STL | 56 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .109 |
| 1952 | STL | 46 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| 1953 | STL | 60 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1954 | STL | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 445 | 453 | 37 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 40 | 0 | .177 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | STL | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 88.0 | 74 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 1.53 |
| 1946 | STL | 11 | 10 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 153.1 | 152 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 3.29 |
| 1947 | STL | 14 | 8 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 168.0 | 186 | 53 | 48 | 85 | 2.84 |
| 1948 | STL | 10 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 1 | 156.1 | 171 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 3.80 |
| 1949 | STL | 14 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 206.1 | 208 | 73 | 61 | 75 | 3.18 |
| 1950 | STL | 11 | 9 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 164.2 | 188 | 75 | 80 | 47 | 4.10 |
| 1951 | STL | 6 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 154.1 | 139 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 3.09 |
| 1952 | STL | 12 | 5 | 46 | 6 | 16 | 109.1 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 2.72 |
| 1953 | STL | 6 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 101 | 43 | 43 | 57 | 4.21 |
| 1954 | STL | 5 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 84.1 | 93 | 39 | 24 | 30 | 4.16 |
| Career | — | 97 | 64 | 441 | 117 | 60 | 1376.2 | 1387 | 506 | 492 | 554 | 3.31 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Died October 24, 1973
1943
Major-league debut: Al Brazle
Al Brazle made a major-league debut on July 25, 1943.
1954
Final major-league game: Al Brazle
Al Brazle played a final major-league game on September 24, 1954.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain