Don Black Stats

Don Black was born on Thursday, July 20, 1916, in Salix, Iowa. Black was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1943, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Black baseball stats page.
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Don Black
 
 
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Birth Name:   Donald Paul Black
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   07-20-1916  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Salix, Iowa
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-21-1959 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Cemetery:   Good Shepherd Church Cemetery, McKenney, Virginia
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-24-1943 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-13-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Black

Don Black Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1943 27 Athletics 33 26 4 6 16 .273 4.20 12 1 1 208.0 917 193 97 105 8 110 - 65 4 6 0 -
1944 28 Athletics 29 27 1 10 12 .455 4.06 8 0 0 177.1 773 177 80 94 6 75 - 78 2 4 0 -
1945 29 Athletics 26 18 7 5 11 .313 5.17 8 0 0 125.1 583 154 72 77 5 69 - 47 3 0 0 -
1946 30 Indians 18 4 5 1 2 .333 4.53 0 0 0 43.2 191 45 22 26 5 21 - 15 2 1 0 -
1947 31 Indians 30 28 1 10 12 .455 3.92 8 3 0 190.2 806 177 83 90 17 85 - 72 2 1 0 -
1948 32 Indians 18 10 3 2 2 .500 5.37 1 0 0 52.0 249 57 31 33 5 40 - 16 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 154 113 21 34 55 .382 4.35 37 4 1 797.0 3,519 803 385 425 46 400 - 293 13 13 0 -
Don Black

Don Black Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1943 27 Athletics 33 69 5 13 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 16 2 - 0 1 .188 .211 .188
1944 28 Athletics 29 59 2 11 1 0 0 0 4 2 - 13 3 - 0 2 .186 .213 .203
1945 29 Athletics 26 37 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 3 1 - 0 0 .162 .184 .162
1946 30 Indians 18 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 1 - 0 0 .200 .200 .300
1947 31 Indians 30 66 2 12 2 0 0 0 8 1 - 14 3 - 0 4 .182 .194 .212
1948 32 Indians 18 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 - 0 0 .200 .200 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 154 256 11 47 4 0 0 0 19 6 - 52 11 - 0 7 .184 .202 .199
Don Black

Don Black Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1943 Athletics P 33 26 624 56 1.7 56 15 41 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.42
1944 Athletics P 29 27 532 40 1.4 39 7 32 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.98
1945 Athletics P 26 18 376 27 1.0 26 8 18 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.87
1946 Indians P 18 4 131 15 0.8 14 4 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.89
1947 Indians P 30 28 572 47 1.6 46 15 31 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.17
1948 Indians P 18 10 156 14 0.8 14 3 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.42
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 154 113 2,391 199 1.3 195 52 143 4 10 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.20
6 Years 154 113 2,391 199 1.3 195 52 143 4 10 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.20
Don Black

Don Black Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1943 Athletics 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 34.5 0.59 2.81 4.76
1944 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 14.8 1.04 3.96 3.81
1945 Athletics 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 12.3 9.3 0.68 3.38 4.95
1946 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 10.0 0.71 3.09 4.33
1947 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.7 8.3 0.85 3.40 4.01
1948 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.40 2.77 6.92
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 1 1 .500 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.9 13.5 0.73 3.31 4.52
Don Black

Don Black Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1943 Philadelphia Athletics 21 $2,500.00 - -
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 21 $4,000.00 - -
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 21 $6,000.00 n/a -
1946 Cleveland Indians 35 $7,000.00 - -
1947 Cleveland Indians 23 $7,000.00 - -
1948 Cleveland Indians 23 $10,000.00 - -




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