Don Carlsen Stats

Don Carlsen was born on Friday, October 15, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois. Carlsen was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1948, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Carlsen baseball stats page.

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Don Carlsen



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Birth Name:   Donald Herbert Carlsen
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   10-15-1926  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-22-2002 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Denver, Colorado
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Reynolds High School (Troutdale, OR)
College:   Pepperdine University & University of Denver
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-28-1948 (Age 21)
Last Game:   05-24-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable

Don Carlsen

Don Carlsen Pitching Stats

1948 22 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 .000 36.00 0 0 0 1.0 10 5 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -
1951 25 Pirates 7 6 0 2 3 .400 4.19 2 0 0 43.0 189 50 20 22 4 14 0 20 2 1 0 -
1952 26 Pirates 5 1 1 0 1 .000 10.80 0 0 0 10.0 53 20 12 13 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 -
3 Years 13 7 1 2 4 .333 6.00 2 0 0 54.0 252 75 36 39 5 21 0 23 3 1 0 -

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Don Carlsen Hitting Stats

1948 22 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1951 25 Pirates 7 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
1952 26 Pirates 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
3 Years 13 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263

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Don Carlsen Fielding Stats

1948 Cubs P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1951 Pirates P 7 6 129 9 1.3 7 1 6 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .778 1.47
1952 Pirates P 5 1 30 6 1.2 6 0 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
P Totals 13 7 162 15 1.2 13 1 12 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 2.17
3 Years 13 7 162 15 1.2 13 1 12 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 2.17

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Don Carlsen Miscellaneous Stats

1948 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 9.00 18.00
1951 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 16.0 16.0 1.43 4.19 2.93
1952 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.40 1.80 4.50
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 19.0 19.0 1.10 3.83 3.50

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Don Carlsen Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 Chicago Cubs 16 $4,800.00 - -
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 $5,000.00 - -
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 $6,000.00 - -

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