#91 Tal Abernathy, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Blue Jays
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Tal Abernathy
10/30/1921
27
USA,NC,MEBANE
6"2
210
Starting Pitcher
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,807,143
1949 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 103 Days (791 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 5 | 2 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Versus RHB | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Talent | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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6
47
4
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Fastball
Curveball
Sinker
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 9/3 | @STL | W 4-2 | * | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/7 | CHC | W 6-5 | * | 7.2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 9/12 | @CIN | L 3-4 | * | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | L | | | | |
| 9/17 | PIT | W 9-4 | * | 8.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 9/21 | BRO | W 7-3 | * | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/27 | @CHC | L 5-6 | * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| 10/1 | NYN | L 0-3 | * | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | L | | | | |
| 10/8 | @NYN | W 8-6 | * | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 10/14 | @CHA | L 3-7 | * | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | L | | | | |
| 10/19 | CHA | W 9-8 | * | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | W | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4.20 | 319.2 | 278 | 169 | 149 | 185 | 208 | 14 | 35.0 | 4 | 17 | 42.5 |
| Projected | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4.20 | 319.0 | 278 | 169 | 149 | 185 | 208 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.84 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 450 | 98 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .320 | .393 | .713 |
| vs. RHB | 736 | 180 | 50 | 3 | 14 | 98 | 108 | 113 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .245 | .341 | .378 | .718 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 24 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4.23 | 200.0 | 176 | 107 | 94 | 114 | 123 |
| Road | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4.14 | 119.2 | 102 | 62 | 55 | 71 | 85 |
| Postseason | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.38 | 24.0 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 8.0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.88 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.60 | 45.0 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 28 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.79 | 56.1 | 53 | 37 | 30 | 39 | 32 |
| June | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.45 | 47.0 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 32 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.12 | 60.2 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 41 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.17 | 54.0 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 29 |
| Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.34 | 56.2 | 48 | 24 | 21 | 36 | 46 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1945 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3.93 | 151.1 | 129 | 74 | 66 | 6 | 78 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 1.37 | .261 | CHA |
| 1946 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 | 54.0 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1.20 | .258 | CHA PHI |
| 1947 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7.19 | 76.1 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 8 | 59 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 | .307 | PHI |
| 1948 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3.89 | 256.2 | 211 | 123 | 111 | 15 | 156 | 140 | 13 | 2 | 1.43 | .248 | PHI,NL |
| 1949 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4.20 | 319.2 | 278 | 169 | 149 | 28 | 185 | 208 | 14 | 4 | 1.45 | .263 | PHI |
| Total | 108 | 108 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 4.16 | 858.0 | 746 | 441 | 397 | 58 | 500 | 503 | 39 | 6 | 1.45 | .262 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1942, A | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.96 | 59.2 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1.02 | .277 |
| 1942, AA | 23 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3.81 | 172.2 | 182 | 84 | 73 | 9 | 58 | 150 | 8 | 0 | 1.39 | .330 |
| 1943, AA | 20 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3.22 | 151.0 | 149 | 59 | 54 | 4 | 56 | 111 | 7 | 1 | 1.36 | .313 |
| 1943, AAA | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 74.1 | 70 | 42 | 35 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1.44 | .278 |
| 1944, AAA | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.48 | 116.0 | 97 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 50 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 1.27 | .247 |
| 1945, AAA | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3.02 | 134.0 | 117 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 58 | 71 | 9 | 4 | 1.31 | .259 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1947 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.54 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 16.2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.38 | 24.0 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.66 | 41.1 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1945 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .154 | .157 | .311 | CHA |
| 1946 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .238 | .250 | .488 | CHA PHI |
| 1947 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .103 | .103 | .207 | PHI |
| 1948 | 31 | 93 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .054 | .074 | .075 | .149 | PHI,NL |
| 1949 | 40 | 111 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .099 | .122 | .108 | .230 | PHI |
| Total | 108 | 304 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 0 | .099 | .119 | .115 | .234 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 22 | 57 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 1.000 | 319.2 | 2.22 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 66th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1942...
Injured on 5/3/1942 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 8/2/1942 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 6/12/1943 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 7/28/1943 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Injured on 6/7/1944 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 3/8/1945 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 6/17/1945 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days...
Earned first career win on 6/30/1945...
Had first career hit on 7/8/1945, off Russ Christopher (SLA)...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 4/17/1946 (Going to CHA: SS Jim Tabor, C Roy Campanella, CF Whitey Lockman, P Stuart Jones. Going to PHI: P Johnny Rigney, P Tal Abernathy, C Bill
Salkeld)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1946, going 4-1, 1.76...
Injured on 5/7/1946 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1948...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1949...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1948 - 3.89 - 4th
| WHIP
1948 - 1.43 - 10th
| Wins
1948 - 21 - 5th
| BB
1948 - 156 - 6th
| SHO
1948 - 2 - 7th
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