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.
"(Van Lingle) Mungo and I get along fine. I just tell him I won't stand for no nonsense, and then I duck." - Brooklyn Dodger Manager Casey Stengel
Van MungoVan Lingle Mungo Autograph on a 1939 Play Ball Baseball Card (#111 | Checklist) |
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Van MungoVan Mungo 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 |
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 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
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 |
Van MungoVan Mungo 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 |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 410 | 787 | 56 | 174 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 29 | 0 | 164 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .221 | .250 | .262 |
Van MungoVan Mungo Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Van MungoVan Mungo 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 |
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 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 20 | 24 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 1.43 | 5.29 | 3.70 |
Van MungoVan Mungo Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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