1917
Born May 7, 1917
Divernon, IL, USA
Al Papai Notable
b. May 7, 1917 · St. Louis Cardinals 1948, 1950, St. Louis Browns 1949, Boston Red Sox 1950, Chicago White Sox 1955
Al Papai played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1948 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1955.
He went 9 and 14 with a 5.37 earned run average, pitching 239.7 innings in 88 games. He struck out 70. Across 89 games he batted .097, with 6 hits and 9 runs.
He was born in Divernon, IL, USA on May 7, 1917, and died on September 7, 1995. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | STL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | SLB | 42 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .079 |
| 1950 | BOS/STL | 29 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .150 |
| 1955 | CHW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 89 | 62 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 0 | .097 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | STL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5.06 |
| 1949 | SLB | 4 | 11 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 142.1 | 175 | 80 | 81 | 31 | 5.06 |
| 1950 | BOS/STL | 5 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 69.2 | 82 | 49 | 42 | 26 | 6.33 |
| 1955 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 9 | 14 | 88 | 18 | 4 | 239.2 | 281 | 143 | 138 | 70 | 5.37 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Died September 7, 1995
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain