1930
Born August 13, 1930
Leakesville, MS, USA
Vinegar Bend Mizell Notable
b. August 13, 1930 · St. Louis Cardinals 1952–1953, 1956–1960, Pittsburgh Pirates 1960–1962, New York Mets 1962
Vinegar Bend Mizell played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952 and closing with the New York Mets in 1962.
He went 90 and 88 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 1,528.7 innings in 268 games. He struck out 918, completed 61 of his 230 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 268 games he batted .111, with 57 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 8 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1959.
He was born in Leakesville, MS, USA on August 13, 1930, and died on February 21, 1999. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1959 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 30 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .044 |
| 1953 | STL | 33 | 83 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 0 | .084 |
| 1956 | STL | 33 | 75 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .107 |
| 1957 | STL | 33 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .089 |
| 1958 | STL | 30 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .115 |
| 1959 | STL | 31 | 75 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .187 |
| 1960 | PIT/STL | 32 | 69 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .130 |
| 1961 | PIT | 25 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .130 |
| 1962 | NYM/PIT | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 268 | 513 | 28 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 196 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 10 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 190.0 | 171 | 77 | 103 | 146 | 3.65 |
| 1953 | STL | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 224.1 | 193 | 87 | 114 | 173 | 3.49 |
| 1956 | STL | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.2 | 172 | 84 | 92 | 153 | 3.62 |
| 1957 | STL | 8 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 149.1 | 136 | 62 | 51 | 87 | 3.74 |
| 1958 | STL | 10 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 189.2 | 178 | 72 | 91 | 80 | 3.42 |
| 1959 | STL | 13 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 201.1 | 196 | 94 | 89 | 108 | 4.20 |
| 1960 | PIT/STL | 14 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 211.0 | 205 | 82 | 74 | 113 | 3.50 |
| 1961 | PIT | 7 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 100.0 | 120 | 56 | 31 | 37 | 5.04 |
| 1962 | NYM/PIT | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 54.1 | 63 | 40 | 35 | 21 | 6.63 |
| Career | — | 90 | 88 | 268 | 230 | 0 | 1528.2 | 1434 | 654 | 680 | 918 | 3.85 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Died February 21, 1999
1952
Major-league debut: Vinegar Bend Mizell
Vinegar Bend Mizell made a major-league debut on April 22, 1952.
1962
Final major-league game: Vinegar Bend Mizell
Vinegar Bend Mizell played a final major-league game on July 25, 1962.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain