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George Brunet

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Full Name: George Stuart Brunet Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195 First Game: September 14, 1956
Birthdate: June 8, 1935 Final Game: April 28, 1971
Birthplace: Houghton, Michigan MLB Experience: 15 years
Died: October 25, 1991
Deathplace: Poza Rica, Veracruz (Mexico)
Bat/Throw: Right/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on June 8, 1935 in Houghton, Michigan, George Brunet (George Stuart Brunet) played for the Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 15 year career. Brunet broke into the bigs on September 14, 1956 with the Kansas City Athletics, and put up a 4.95 ERA in 60 innings pitched in 1960, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was George Brunet's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1968, when he posted a 2.86 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 132 batters. However, others believe that it was 1965, when he posted a 2.56 ERA and struck out 141 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1956 KC A 6 1 0 0 7.00 5 8 7 0 0 0 9 10 1 11 0 0 0
1957 KC A 4 2 0 1 5.56 3 7 7 0 0 0 11.1 13 2 4 0 1 0
1959 KC A 2 0 0 0 11.57 7 9 6 0 0 0 4.2 10 2 7 1 0 1
1960 MIL N 17 6 2 0 5.07 39 31 28 0 0 0 49.2 53 6 22 5 3 1
1960 KC A 3 2 0 2 4.35 4 6 5 0 0 0 10.1 12 0 10 2 2 1
1960 Total 20 8 2 2 4.95 43 37 33 0 0 0 60 65 6 32 7 5 2
1961 MIL N 5 0 0 0 5.40 0 3 3 0 0 0 5 7 1 2 0 1 0
1962 HOU N 17 11 2 4 4.50 36 31 27 2 0 0 54 62 2 21 1 1 0
1963 HOU N 5 2 0 3 7.11 11 11 10 0 0 0 12.2 24 2 6 1 0 0
1963 BAL A 16 0 0 1 5.40 13 15 12 0 0 1 20 25 3 9 0 1 1
1963 Total 21 2 0 4 6.06 24 26 22 0 0 1 32.2 49 5 15 1 1 1
1964 LA A 10 7 2 2 3.61 36 17 17 0 0 0 42.1 38 2 25 1 1 0
1965 CAL A 41 26 9 11 2.56 141 64 56 8 3 2 197 149 9 69 8 3 3
1966 CAL A 41 32 13 13 3.31 148 88 78 8 2 0 212 183 21 106 8 4 5
1967 CAL A 40 37 11 19 3.31 165 99 92 7 2 1 250 203 19 90 9 5 4
1968 CAL A 39 36 13 17 2.86 132 83 78 8 5 0 245.1 191 23 68 3 10 2
1969 SEA A 12 11 2 5 5.37 37 41 38 2 0 0 63.2 70 11 28 5 3 0
1969 CAL A 23 19 6 7 3.84 56 51 43 2 2 0 100.2 98 15 39 4 4 1
1969 TOT A 35 30 8 12 4.44 93 92 81 4 2 0 164.1 168 26 67 9 7 1
1970 WAS A 24 20 8 6 4.42 67 64 58 2 1 0 118 124 10 48 4 2 1
1970 PIT N 12 1 1 1 2.70 17 5 5 0 0 0 16.2 19 1 9 1 0 1
1970 Total 36 21 9 7 4.21 84 69 63 2 1 0 134.2 143 11 57 5 2 2
1971 STL N 7 0 0 1 5.79 4 6 6 0 0 0 9.1 12 3 7 0 0 0
Total NL 63 20 5 9 4.83 107 87 79 2 0 0 147.1 177 15 67 8 5 2
Total AL 261 193 64 84 3.48 814 552 497 37 15 4 1284.1 1126 118 514 45 36 19
Total 324 213 69 93 3.62 921 639 576 39 15 4 1431.2 1303 133 581 53 41 21

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1956 KC A P 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 KC A P 4 2 11.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
1959 KC A P 2 0 4.2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1960 MIL N P 17 6 49.2 1 9 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1.000
1960 KC A P 3 2 10.1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.000
1960 Total P 20 8 60 2 16 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1.000
1961 MIL N P 5 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 HOU N P 17 11 54 4 12 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 .889
1963 HOU N P 5 2 12.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.000
1963 BAL A P 16 0 20 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 Total P 21 2 32.2 3 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1.000
1964 LA A P 10 7 42.1 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
1965 CAL A P 41 26 197 6 29 2 1 0 1 5 3 3 .946
1966 CAL A P 41 32 212 11 33 1 2 0 1 8 5 7 .978
1967 CAL A P 40 37 250 5 36 1 0 0 3 6 9 4 .976
1968 CAL A P 39 36 245.1 5 31 1 1 0 3 6 9 4 .973
1969 SEA A P 12 11 63.2 1 14 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 1.000
1969 CAL A P 23 19 100.2 4 13 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .944
1969 TOT A P 35 30 164.1 5 27 1 1 0 2 4 2 5 .970
1970 WAS A P 23 19 118 2 15 1 2 0 2 2 6 3 .944
1970 PIT N P 12 1 16.2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .800
1970 Total P 35 20 134.2 2 19 2 2 0 3 2 8 5 .913
1971 STL N P 7 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total P 323 211 1422.2 46 225 11 11 0 15 41 41 33 .961

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1956 KC A 6 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1957 KC A 4 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 KC A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 MIL N 17 11 0 1 0 0 .091 .091 .091 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1960 KC A 3 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1960 Total 20 14 0 1 0 0 .071 .071 .071 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MIL N 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU N 17 17 2 1 0 0 .059 .111 .059 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 0
1963 HOU N 5 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 BAL A 16 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 Total 21 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1964 LA A 10 11 0 2 0 1 .182 .250 .182 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1
1965 CAL A 41 56 3 3 0 1 .054 .117 .089 2 0 4 34 0 6 0 0 1
1966 CAL A 41 68 5 7 1 3 .103 .129 .162 1 0 2 34 0 1 0 0 1
1967 CAL A 40 78 2 6 0 0 .077 .089 .077 0 0 1 40 0 4 0 0 2
1968 CAL A 39 74 3 6 0 2 .081 .117 .081 0 0 2 38 1 4 0 0 3
1969 SEA A 12 20 2 3 1 1 .150 .190 .300 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CAL A 23 27 1 1 0 0 .037 .133 .074 1 0 3 13 0 2 0 0 1
1969 TOT A 35 47 3 4 1 1 .085 .157 .170 1 0 4 24 0 2 0 0 1
1970 WAS A 24 38 4 6 1 4 .158 .200 .263 1 0 1 21 1 4 0 0 0
1970 PIT N 12 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1970 Total 36 42 4 6 1 4 .143 .182 .238 1 0 1 23 1 4 0 0 0
1971 STL N 7 3 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 63 38 3 3 0 0 .079 .103 .079 0 0 1 17 0 1 0 0 0
Total AL 261 380 20 34 3 12 .089 .128 .126 5 0 14 203 3 22 0 0 9
Total 324 418 23 37 3 12 .089 .126 .122 5 0 15 220 3 23 0 0 9

[edit] Transactions

  • Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Bob Giggie (May 11, 1960).
  • Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Houston Colt .45s in exchange for Ben Johnson (May 16, 1962).
  • Sold by Houston Colt .45s to Baltimore Orioles (July 14, 1963).
  • Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Houston Colt .45s (May 12, 1964).
  • Sold by Houston Colt .45s to Los Angeles Angels (August 18, 1964).
  • Sold by California Angels to Seattle Pilots (July 31, 1969).
  • Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Washington Senators in exchange for Dave Baldwin (December 4, 1969).
  • Traded by Washington Senators to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Denny Riddleberger and cash (August 31, 1970).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Matty Alou to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Nelson Briles and Vic Davalillo (January 29, 1971).
  • Released by St. Louis Cardinals (May 10, 1971).

[edit] Trivia

Brunet is believed by some baseball historians to be the all-time minor league strikeout leader.

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