1921
Born March 2, 1921
Kittanning, PA, USA
Dick Starr Notable
Dick Starr played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1947 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1951.
He went 12 and 24 with a 5.25 earned run average, pitching 344 innings in 93 games. He struck out 120 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 94 games he batted .155, with 15 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Kittanning, PA, USA on March 2, 1921, and died on January 18, 2017. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NYY | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1948 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | SLB | 30 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .087 |
| 1950 | SLB | 33 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .139 |
| 1951 | SLB/WSH | 26 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 94 | 97 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 0 | .155 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1.46 |
| 1948 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 1949 | SLB | 1 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 83.1 | 96 | 40 | 48 | 44 | 4.32 |
| 1950 | SLB | 7 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 123.2 | 140 | 69 | 74 | 30 | 5.02 |
| 1951 | SLB/WSH | 3 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 123.1 | 142 | 89 | 66 | 43 | 6.49 |
| Career | — | 12 | 24 | 93 | 45 | 2 | 344.2 | 390 | 201 | 198 | 120 | 5.25 |
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