December Pick Ups

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by jdunevant

Hi, I had the exact same thoughts (confusion) on why Dean didn't pitch in the majors in '31. I can only assume they felt he needed more seasoning, even though he went 26-10 with a 1.57 ERA in the minors that year.

And yes, any Cards scorecards before 1928 or tough. I was stunned when I I found (and won) a 1916 - so old it was still at Robison Field. I also got lucky on a 1921 that was bundled with other teams in an auction and barely mentioned. If you'd care to see my collection, see my link in my signature and go to the scorecards page.

Finally, appreciate any help on the '34! I'll keep you in mind if I encounter any I think you may be interested in.

As good as Dean was, the Cardinals fielded a pretty terrific starting pitching staff in 1931. Look at their stats, as this was a tough pitching rotation to crack. Look at the ERA's and W-L records, FWIW... Jesse Haines had an off year in terms of wins and losses, but hell, he was a HOFer in the making

Player G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA
Paul Derringer 35 23 15 4 10 2 211.2 225 901 9 88 79 65 1i 134 11 6 4 0 27i 6i 12i 8i 18 8 3.36
Burleigh Grimes 29 28 17 3 1 0 212.1 240 914 11 97 86 59 4i 67 6 2 10 1 30i 7i 19i 10i 17 9 3.65
Jesse Haines 19 17 8 2 1 0 122.1 134 513 2 48 41 28 1i 27 3 4 0 0 15i 3i 9i 9i 12 3 3.02
Bill Hallahan 37 30 16 3 6 3 248.2 242 1061 10 102 91 112 3i 159 14 11 1 0 33i 8i 24i 13i 19 9 3.29
Syl Johnson 32 24 12 2 6 2 186 186 766 9 73 62 29 3i 82 7 3 2 0 39i 6i 12i 11i 11 9 3.00