Al Brazle was born on Sunday, October 19, 1913, in Loyal, Oklahoma. Brazle was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 25, 1943, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Al Brazle baseball stats page.
"Old Alfie was a terrific relief pitcher because he was a lefthander with good control and a great natural sinker that dipped better the more he worked and the more tired he became. He didn't have much of a curve, but somehow his knee action when he sidearmed lefthanded hitters seemd to drive some pretty good ones crazy." - Hall of Famer Stan Musial in The Man's Own Story (Stan Musial, 1964)
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Al BrazleAl Brazle Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1943 | 30 | Cardinals | 13 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1.53 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.0 | 352 | 74 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1946 | 33 | Cardinals | 37 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 153.1 | 651 | 152 | 56 | 69 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1947 | 34 | Cardinals | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.84 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 168.0 | 713 | 186 | 53 | 65 | 7 | 48 | 3 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1948 | 35 | Cardinals | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.80 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 156.1 | 673 | 171 | 66 | 77 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
1949 | 36 | Cardinals | 39 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 206.1 | 869 | 208 | 73 | 85 | 18 | 61 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
1950 | 37 | Cardinals | 46 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 164.2 | 732 | 188 | 75 | 81 | 12 | 80 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1951 | 38 | Cardinals | 56 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.09 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 154.1 | 650 | 139 | 53 | 61 | 13 | 60 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
1952 | 39 | Cardinals | 46 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.72 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 109.1 | 433 | 75 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
1953 | 40 | Cardinals | 60 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 417 | 101 | 43 | 47 | 8 | 43 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1954 | 41 | Cardinals | 58 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84.1 | 363 | 93 | 39 | 48 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 441 | 117 | 178 | 97 | 64 | .602 | 3.31 | 47 | 7 | 60 | 1,376.2 | 5,853 | 1,387 | 506 | 589 | 84 | 492 | 70 | 554 | 22 | 25 | 3 | - |
Al BrazleAl Brazle Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1943 | 30 | Cardinals | 13 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .281 | .375 |
1946 | 33 | Cardinals | 37 | 52 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .212 | .212 | .212 |
1947 | 34 | Cardinals | 44 | 64 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .231 | .234 |
1948 | 35 | Cardinals | 45 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .145 | .161 | .164 |
1949 | 36 | Cardinals | 39 | 82 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .134 | .134 | .134 |
1950 | 37 | Cardinals | 47 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .213 | .213 |
1951 | 38 | Cardinals | 56 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .109 | .109 |
1952 | 39 | Cardinals | 46 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .156 |
1953 | 40 | Cardinals | 60 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .400 |
1954 | 41 | Cardinals | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 445 | 453 | 37 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .177 | .180 | .192 |
Al BrazleAl Brazle Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1943 Cardinals | P | 13 | 9 | 264 | 23 | 1.8 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
1946 Cardinals | P | 37 | 15 | 460 | 40 | 1.1 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.23 |
1947 Cardinals | P | 44 | 19 | 504 | 52 | 1.2 | 51 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.73 |
1948 Cardinals | P | 42 | 23 | 469 | 50 | 1.2 | 50 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.88 |
1949 Cardinals | P | 39 | 25 | 619 | 45 | 1.2 | 43 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 1.88 |
1950 Cardinals | P | 46 | 12 | 494 | 41 | 0.9 | 37 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 2.02 |
1951 Cardinals | P | 56 | 8 | 463 | 25 | 0.4 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.34 |
1952 Cardinals | P | 46 | 6 | 328 | 19 | 0.4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.48 |
1953 Cardinals | P | 60 | 0 | 276 | 27 | 0.5 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 |
1954 Cardinals | P | 58 | 0 | 253 | 18 | 0.3 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.81 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 441 | 117 | 4,130 | 340 | 0.8 | 327 | 43 | 284 | 13 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.14 | |
10 Years | 441 | 117 | 4,130 | 340 | 0.8 | 327 | 43 | 284 | 13 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.14 |
Al BrazleAl Brazle Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1943 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 0.90 | 2.66 | 2.97 |
1946 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.05 | 3.40 | 3.23 |
1947 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 1.77 | 4.55 | 2.57 |
1948 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 1.10 | 3.17 | 2.88 |
1949 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.7 | 41.0 | 1.23 | 3.27 | 2.66 |
1950 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.6 | 12.2 | 0.59 | 2.57 | 4.37 |
1951 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.10 | 3.85 | 3.50 |
1952 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.0 | 10.7 | 1.31 | 4.53 | 3.46 |
1953 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 5.58 | 4.21 |
1954 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 3.20 | 2.56 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.3 | 14.6 | 1.13 | 3.62 | 3.22 |
Al BrazleAl Brazle Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1943 St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1946 St. Louis Cardinals | 16, 27, 36 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1947 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1950 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
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