Max Surkont
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[edit] Biography
Born on June 16, 1922 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Max Surkont (Matthew Constantine Surkont) played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants over the course of his 9 year career. Surkont broke into the bigs on April 19, 1949 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 4.78 ERA in 96 innings pitched in 1949, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Max Surkont's best season was 1952, when he posted a 3.77 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 125 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CHI | A | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.78 | 38 | 61 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 92 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1950 | BOS | N | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3.23 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 63 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | BOS | N | 37 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 3.99 | 110 | 119 | 105 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 230 | 21 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 1952 | BOS | N | 31 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 3.77 | 125 | 95 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 201 | 19 | 76 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1953 | MIL | N | 28 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4.18 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 168 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | PIT | N | 33 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 4.41 | 78 | 124 | 102 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 208.1 | 216 | 25 | 78 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955 | PIT | N | 35 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 5.57 | 84 | 109 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 166.1 | 194 | 23 | 78 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 1956 | STL | N | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | PIT | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NY | N | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.78 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | TOT | N | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5.45 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | NY | N | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.95 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 192 | 147 | 58 | 71 | 4.34 | 533 | 589 | 530 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 1098.1 | 1117 | 125 | 421 | 8 | 25 | 19 | |
| Total | AL | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.78 | 38 | 61 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 92 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 236 | 149 | 61 | 76 | 4.38 | 571 | 650 | 581 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 1194.1 | 1209 | 134 | 481 | 8 | 28 | 22 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CHI | A | P | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | BOS | N | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | BOS | N | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 |
| 1952 | BOS | N | P | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .904 |
| 1953 | MIL | N | P | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
| 1954 | PIT | N | P | 33 | 29 | 208.1 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .980 |
| 1955 | PIT | N | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .935 |
| 1956 | STL | N | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | PIT | N | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | NY | N | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | TOT | N | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | NY | N | P | 5 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 236 | 29 | 214.2 | 52 | 190 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .953 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CHI | A | 44 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .045 | .192 | .045 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | BOS | N | 9 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | .435 | .458 | .652 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | BOS | N | 37 | 73 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | .151 | .225 | .164 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1952 | BOS | N | 31 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .152 | .159 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953 | MIL | N | 28 | 56 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 6 | .286 | .344 | .411 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | PIT | N | 33 | 60 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .239 | .183 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1955 | PIT | N | 35 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .140 | .218 | .160 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | STL | N | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | PIT | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NY | N | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | TOT | N | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NY | N | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 192 | 335 | 27 | 62 | 1 | 26 | .185 | .247 | .239 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 78 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | AL | 44 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .045 | .192 | .045 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 236 | 357 | 28 | 63 | 1 | 28 | .176 | .244 | .227 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 90 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1938).
- Selected by Chicago White Sox from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1948).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Boston Braves (August 18, 1950).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Sid Gordon, Sam Jethroe, Curt Raydon, Fred Waters, Larry Lasalle and $100000 to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Danny O'Connell (December 26, 1953).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Luis Arroyo (May 5, 1956).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Red Sox (June 4, 1956).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Giants (August 20, 1956).
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