Al Brazle Stats

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.

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"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)

Al Brazle



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Birth Name:   Alpha Eugene Brazle
Nickname:   Alfie or Cotton
Born On:   10-19-1913  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Loyal, Oklahoma
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-24-1973 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Grand Junction, Colorado
Cemetery:   Fairview Cemetery, Yellow Jacket, Colorado
High School:   Lookeba-Sickley High School (Lookeba, OK)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   07-25-1943 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-24-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable

Al Brazle

Al Brazle Pitching Stats

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 -
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 -

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Al Brazle Hitting Stats

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
10 Years 445 453 37 80 5 1 0 0 31 2 0 40 9 1 0 17 .177 .180 .192

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Al Brazle Fielding Stats

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
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

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Al Brazle Miscellaneous Stats

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
10 Years 0 0 .000 1 3 n/a 0.0 11.3 14.6 1.13 3.62 3.22

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Al Brazle Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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