Van Mungo Stats

Van Mungo was born on Thursday, June 8, 1911, in Pageland, South Carolina. Mungo was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1931, with the Brooklyn Robins. 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 Van Mungo baseball stats page.

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Van Lingle Mungo Autograph on a 1939 Play Ball Baseball Card (#111 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1939pla01' title='1939 Play Ball Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Van Lingle Mungo Autograph on a 1939 Play Ball Baseball Card (#111 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Van Lingle Mungo
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-08-1911  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pageland, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-12-1985 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pageland, South Carolina
Cemetery:   First Baptist Church Cemetery, Pageland, South Carolina
High School:   Pageland High School (Pageland, SC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-07-1931 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-02-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Van Mungo Pitching Stats

1931 20 Robins 5 4 1 3 1 .750 2.32 2 1 0 31.0 126 27 8 9 0 13 0 12 0 1 0 -
1932 21 Dodgers 39 33 2 13 11 .542 4.43 11 1 2 223.1 989 224 110 122 9 115 4 107 5 6 0 -
1933 22 Dodgers 41 28 8 16 15 .516 2.72 18 3 0 248.0 1,047 223 75 89 7 84 4 110 7 0 0 -
1934 23 Dodgers 45 38 6 18 16 .529 3.37 22 3 3 315.1 1,329 300 118 137 15 104 0 184 6 3 1 -
1935 24 Dodgers 37 26 10 16 10 .615 3.65 18 4 2 214.1 920 205 87 100 13 90 8 143 4 2 1 -
1936 25 Dodgers 45 37 8 18 19 .486 3.35 22 2 3 311.2 1,313 275 116 137 8 118 3 238 10 3 0 -
1937 26 Dodgers 25 21 4 9 11 .450 2.91 14 0 3 161.0 665 136 52 65 3 56 3 122 2 3 2 -
1938 27 Dodgers 24 18 6 4 11 .267 3.92 6 2 0 133.1 592 133 58 78 11 72 2 72 8 2 1 -
1939 28 Dodgers 14 10 3 4 5 .444 3.26 1 0 0 77.1 335 70 28 36 7 33 3 34 2 3 0 -
1940 29 Dodgers 7 0 2 1 0 1.000 2.45 0 0 1 22.0 96 24 6 6 1 10 0 9 0 0 0 -
1941 30 Dodgers 2 0 1 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 0 2.0 9 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1942 31 Giants 9 5 0 1 2 .333 5.95 0 0 0 36.1 162 38 24 32 4 21 0 27 2 0 0 -
1943 32 Giants 45 13 10 3 7 .300 3.91 2 2 2 154.1 679 140 67 68 7 79 2 83 3 6 0 -
1945 34 Giants 26 26 0 14 7 .667 3.20 7 2 0 183.0 771 161 65 77 4 71 6 101 3 4 0 0
14 Years 364 259 61 120 115 .511 3.47 123 20 16 2,113.0 9,033 1,957 815 957 89 868 35 1,242 52 33 5 0

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Van Mungo Hitting Stats

1931 20 Robins 5 12 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417
1932 21 Dodgers 39 79 3 16 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 20 4 0 0 2 .203 .232 .228
1933 22 Dodgers 41 84 2 15 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 12 4 0 0 2 .179 .198 .214
1934 23 Dodgers 46 121 10 30 5 0 0 0 10 4 0 26 1 0 0 1 .248 .272 .289
1935 24 Dodgers 44 90 9 26 3 0 0 0 19 1 0 10 1 0 0 1 .289 .297 .322
1936 25 Dodgers 50 123 11 22 2 0 0 0 11 1 0 26 4 0 0 4 .179 .185 .195
1937 26 Dodgers 28 64 4 16 3 0 0 0 9 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 .250 .284 .297
1938 27 Dodgers 32 47 5 9 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 14 4 0 0 0 .191 .296 .213
1939 28 Dodgers 29 29 5 10 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 8 1 0 0 0 .345 .406 .448
1940 29 Dodgers 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1941 30 Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1942 31 Giants 9 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214
1943 32 Giants 49 44 1 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 14 2 0 0 0 .159 .178 .182
1945 34 Giants 28 73 4 17 3 2 0 0 9 4 0 10 0 0 1 3 .233 .282 .329
14 Years 410 787 56 174 24 4 0 0 74 29 0 164 21 0 1 13 .221 .250 .262

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Van Mungo Fielding Stats

1931 Robins P 5 4 93 5 1.0 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.45
1932 Dodgers P 39 33 670 65 1.7 63 15 48 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.54
1933 Dodgers P 41 28 744 73 1.8 70 15 55 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.54
1934 Dodgers P 45 38 946 84 1.9 81 14 67 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.31
1935 Dodgers P 37 26 643 57 1.5 55 10 45 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.31
1936 Dodgers P 45 37 935 86 1.9 78 11 67 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .907 2.25
1936 Dodgers RF 1 0 14 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
1937 Dodgers P 25 21 483 53 2.1 53 12 41 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.96
1938 Dodgers P 24 18 400 35 1.5 35 4 31 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36
1939 Dodgers LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1939 Dodgers P 14 10 232 14 1.0 14 4 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.63
1940 Dodgers P 7 0 66 3 0.4 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.23
1941 Dodgers P 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1942 Giants P 9 5 109 8 0.9 8 2 6 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98
1943 Giants P 45 13 463 41 0.9 41 5 36 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.39
1945 Giants P 26 26 549 45 1.7 40 6 34 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.97
P Totals 364 259 6,339 570 1.6 547 99 448 23 22 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.33
RF Totals 1 0 14 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
LF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
14 Years 366 259 6,356 571 1.6 548 100 448 23 22 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.33

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Van Mungo Miscellaneous Stats

1931 Robins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.92 3.48 3.77
1932 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 39.5 0.93 4.31 4.63
1933 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 21.0 1.31 3.99 3.05
1934 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 4.7 12.1 1.77 5.25 2.97
1935 Dodgers 0 0 .000 1 6 n/a 0.0 9.0 4.7 1.59 6.00 3.78
1936 Dodgers 0 0 .000 1 3 n/a 0.0 4.7 11.2 2.02 6.87 3.41
1937 Dodgers 0 1 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 7.1 2.18 6.82 3.13
1938 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 6 2 n/a 0.0 3.4 11.8 1.00 4.86 4.86
1939 Dodgers 0 0 .000 4 10 n/a 0.0 3.6 7.3 1.03 3.96 3.84
1940 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.90 3.68 4.09
1941 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.00
1942 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.29 6.69 5.20
1943 Giants 0 0 .000 3 1 n/a 0.0 3.1 22.0 1.05 4.84 4.61
1945 Giants 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 7.3 8.1 1.42 4.97 3.49
14 Years 1 1 .500 20 24 n/a 0.0 4.8 10.6 1.43 5.29 3.70

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Van Mungo Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1931 Brooklyn Robins n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined - -
1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined Stats -
1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined - -
1936 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined Stats -
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined Stats -
1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined - -
1939 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 $5,000.00 - -
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined - -
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 16 Undetermined - -
1942 New York Giants 20 Undetermined - -
1943 New York Giants 17 Undetermined - -
1945 New York Giants 16 Undetermined n/a -

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