1923
Born January 23, 1923
Arapaho, OK, USA
Cot Deal Notable
Cot Deal divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Boston Red Sox from 1947, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1954.
He went 3 and 4 with a 6.55 earned run average, pitching 89 innings in 45 games. He struck out 34. Across 46 games he batted .167, with 4 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He was born in Arapaho, OK, USA on January 23, 1923, and died on May 21, 2013. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1948 | BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | STL | 33 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| Career | — | 46 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12.2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9.24 |
| 1948 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1950 | STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18.00 |
| 1954 | STL | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 71.2 | 85 | 50 | 36 | 25 | 6.28 |
| Career | — | 3 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 89.1 | 111 | 65 | 48 | 34 | 6.55 |
On this day & linked events
2013