1932
Born September 29, 1932
Winona, MN, USA
Paul Giel Notable
b. September 29, 1932 · New York Giants 1954–1955, San Francisco Giants 1958, Pittsburgh Pirates 1959–1960, Minnesota Twins 1961, Kansas City Athletics 1961
Paul Giel played for five clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1954 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961.
He went 11 and 9 with a 5.39 earned run average, pitching 240.3 innings in 102 games. He struck out 145. Across 105 games he batted .073, with 4 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Winona, MN, USA on September 29, 1932, and died on May 22, 2002. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NYG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | NYG | 34 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .053 |
| 1958 | SFG | 29 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .074 |
| 1959 | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | PIT | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | KCA/MIN | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 105 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .073 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8.31 |
| 1955 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 82.1 | 70 | 31 | 50 | 47 | 3.39 |
| 1958 | SFG | 4 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 92.0 | 89 | 48 | 55 | 55 | 4.70 |
| 1959 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 14.09 |
| 1960 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 5.73 |
| 1961 | KCA/MIN | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 12.00 |
| Career | — | 11 | 9 | 102 | 11 | 0 | 240.1 | 249 | 144 | 148 | 145 | 5.39 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died May 22, 2002
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain