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Max Surkont

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Full Name: Matthew Constantine Surkont Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195 First Game: April 19, 1949
Birthdate: June 16, 1922 Final Game: May 1, 1957
Birthplace: Central Falls, Rhode Island MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: October 8, 1986
Deathplace: Largo, Florida
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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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 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.

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[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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