Brooks Lawrence Notable

b. January 30, 1925 · St. Louis Cardinals 1954–1955, Cincinnati Redlegs 1956–1959, Cincinnati Reds 1960

Brooks Lawrence played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1960.

He went 69 and 62 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 1,040.7 innings in 275 games. He struck out 481, completed 42 of his 127 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 275 games he batted .154, with 49 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 5 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was an All-Star in 1956.

He was born in Springfield, OH, USA on January 30, 1925, and died on April 27, 2000. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1956

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1954	STL	35	53	2	10	0	0	4	3	15	0	.189
1955	STL	46	21	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	.095
1956	CIN	49	70	4	11	2	1	4	2	28	0	.157
1957	CIN	49	82	4	14	2	0	7	6	26	0	.171
1958	CIN	46	53	1	6	0	0	3	5	13	1	.113
1959	CIN	43	40	5	6	1	0	3	0	13	0	.150
1960	CIN	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	275	319	17	49	5	1	23	17	95	1	.154

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1954	STL	15	6	35	18	1	158.2	141	66	72	72	3.74
1955	STL	3	8	46	10	1	96.0	102	70	58	52	6.56
1956	CIN	19	10	49	30	0	218.2	210	97	71	96	3.99
1957	CIN	16	13	49	32	4	250.1	234	98	76	121	3.52
1958	CIN	8	13	46	23	5	181.0	194	83	55	74	4.13
1959	CIN	7	12	43	14	10	128.1	144	68	45	64	4.77
1960	CIN	1	0	7	0	1	7.2	9	9	8	2	10.57
Career	—	69	62	275	127	22	1040.2	1034	491	385	481	4.25

On this day & linked events

1925

Born January 30, 1925

Springfield, OH, USA

2000

Died April 27, 2000

1954

Major-league debut: Brooks Lawrence

Brooks Lawrence made a major-league debut on June 24, 1954.

1960

Final major-league game: Brooks Lawrence

Brooks Lawrence played a final major-league game on May 1, 1960.

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