1918
Born October 4, 1918
Houston, TX, USA
Red Munger Notable
Red Munger divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1943, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1956.
He went 77 and 56 with a 3.83 earned run average, pitching 1,228.7 innings in 273 games. He struck out 564, completed 54 of his 161 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 273 games he batted .174, with 70 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 12 doubles.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1944 and 1949.
He was born in Houston, TX, USA on October 4, 1918, and died on July 23, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1944, 1947, 1949 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | STL | 32 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .214 |
| 1944 | STL | 21 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .114 |
| 1946 | STL | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1947 | STL | 40 | 81 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .185 |
| 1948 | STL | 39 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .160 |
| 1949 | STL | 35 | 66 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .258 |
| 1950 | STL | 32 | 51 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .137 |
| 1951 | STL | 23 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .172 |
| 1952 | PIT/STL | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | PIT | 35 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .107 |
| Career | — | 273 | 402 | 25 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 100 | 0 | .174 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | STL | 9 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 93.1 | 101 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 3.95 |
| 1944 | STL | 11 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 121.0 | 92 | 18 | 41 | 55 | 1.34 |
| 1946 | STL | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 48.2 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 3.33 |
| 1947 | STL | 16 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 224.1 | 218 | 84 | 76 | 123 | 3.37 |
| 1948 | STL | 10 | 11 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 166.0 | 179 | 83 | 74 | 72 | 4.50 |
| 1949 | STL | 15 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 188.1 | 179 | 81 | 87 | 82 | 3.87 |
| 1950 | STL | 7 | 8 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 154.2 | 158 | 67 | 70 | 61 | 3.90 |
| 1951 | STL | 4 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 94.2 | 106 | 56 | 46 | 44 | 5.32 |
| 1952 | PIT/STL | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30.2 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7.92 |
| 1956 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 107.0 | 126 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 4.04 |
| Career | — | 77 | 56 | 273 | 161 | 12 | 1228.2 | 1243 | 523 | 500 | 564 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Died July 23, 1996
1943
Major-league debut: Red Munger
Red Munger made a major-league debut on May 1, 1943.
1956
Final major-league game: Red Munger
Red Munger played a final major-league game on September 23, 1956.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain