Gerry Staley
[edit] Biography
Born on August 21, 1920 in Brush Prairie, Washington, Gerry Staley (Gerald Lee Staley) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 15 year career. Staley broke into the bigs on April 20, 1947 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 6.92 ERA in 52 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Gerry Staley's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1953, when he posted a 3.99 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 88 batters. However, others believe that it was 1959, when he posted a 2.24 ERA, notched 14 saves and struck out 54 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2.76
| 14
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 29.1
| 33
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 31
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 6.92
| 23
| 44
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 61
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 45
| 17
| 10
| 10
| 2.73
| 55
| 65
| 52
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 171.1
| 154
| 7
| 41
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| 42
| 22
| 13
| 13
| 4.99
| 62
| 101
| 94
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 169.2
| 201
| 14
| 61
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| 42
| 30
| 19
| 13
| 3.81
| 67
| 108
| 96
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 227
| 244
| 14
| 74
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 35
| 33
| 17
| 14
| 3.27
| 93
| 101
| 87
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 239.2
| 238
| 21
| 52
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 40
| 32
| 18
| 9
| 3.99
| 88
| 118
| 102
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 230
| 243
| 31
| 54
| 0
| 1
| 17
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 48
| 20
| 7
| 13
| 5.26
| 50
| 107
| 91
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 155.2
| 198
| 21
| 47
| 4
| 2
| 6
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 18
| 5
| 8
| 4.66
| 40
| 72
| 62
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 119.2
| 146
| 22
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1955
| Total
|
| 32
| 18
| 5
| 8
| 4.81
| 40
| 77
| 65
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 121.2
| 151
| 23
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 108.00
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 10
| 8
| 3
| 2.92
| 25
| 37
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 101.2
| 98
| 11
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 6
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 10
| 8
| 3
| 3.26
| 26
| 41
| 37
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 102
| 11
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 6
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 47
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2.06
| 44
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 105
| 95
| 7
| 27
| 9
| 3
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 50
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 3.16
| 27
| 36
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 85.1
| 81
| 10
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 67
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 2.24
| 54
| 39
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 116.1
| 111
| 5
| 25
| 9
| 2
| 0
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 64
| 0
| 13
| 8
| 2.42
| 52
| 40
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 115.1
| 94
| 8
| 25
| 7
| 1
| 3
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.60
| 16
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 32
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.38
| 8
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13.1
| 15
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5.00
| 8
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 17
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3.96
| 32
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 61.1
| 64
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 331
| 176
| 94
| 84
| 4.09
| 492
| 727
| 633
| 53
| 9
| 18
| 1394.1
| 1518
| 137
| 386
| 7
| 13
| 52
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 309
| 10
| 40
| 27
| 2.77
| 235
| 219
| 181
| 5
| 0
| 43
| 587.1
| 552
| 50
| 143
| 34
| 14
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 640
| 186
| 134
| 111
| 3.70
| 727
| 946
| 814
| 58
| 9
| 61
| 1981.2
| 2070
| 187
| 529
| 41
| 27
| 63
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1947
| STL
| N
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 46
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 46
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 54
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 55
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 52
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| P
| 48
| 20
| 155.2
| 26
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .983
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1955
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 105
| 5
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .947
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 85.1
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| P
| 67
| 0
| 116.1
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .929
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 115.1
| 10
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 30
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 13.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 61.1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 640
| 20
| 639
| 146
| 481
| 19
| 33
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 12
| 0
| .971
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 31
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .222
| .300
| .556
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 45
| 41
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .122
| .250
| .122
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| 42
| 55
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .145
| .190
| .182
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| 42
| 81
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .160
| .190
| .173
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 35
| 85
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 1
| .153
| .172
| .153
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 40
| 78
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .103
| .146
| .103
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 48
| 36
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .139
| .225
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 36
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .056
| .105
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| Total
|
| 32
| 36
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .056
| .105
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 32
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .094
| .147
| .094
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .091
| .143
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 47
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .045
| .160
| .045
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 50
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .077
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 67
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .313
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 64
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .235
| .333
| .235
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 52
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 331
| 427
| 29
| 56
| 1
| 13
| .131
| .181
| .148
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 88
| 0
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 309
| 98
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .102
| .204
| .102
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 28
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 640
| 525
| 35
| 66
| 1
| 19
| .126
| .186
| .139
| 4
| 0
| 38
| 116
| 1
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 15
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from Boise (Pioneer) in the minor league draft (November 24, 1942).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Ray Jablonski to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Frank Smith (December 8, 1954).
- Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Cincinnati Reds (September 14, 1955).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from New York Yankees (May 28, 1956).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bob Shaw, Wes Covington and Stan Johnson to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey and Al Pilarcik (June 10, 1961).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Reno Bertoia to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ozzie Virgil and Bill Fischer (August 2, 1961).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 12, 1961).
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