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George Caster

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1907 in Colton, CA us

Died: December 18, 1955 in Lakewood, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA

School: San Bernardino Valley College (San Bernardino, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1934 (Age 27-037d, 7,768th in major league history)
vs. CLE 8.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: September 16, 1946 (Age 39-043d)
vs. WSH 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: George Jasper Caster

Nicknames: Ug

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1945 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

100

ERA

4.54

376

127

1377.2

595

WHIP

1.500

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-17 / in Starts: 7-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	31 (13-13-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
S Chapman	2
D Lodigiani	1
B Nagel	0

Most Driven In By
E Brucker	1
D Miles	1
J Gantenbein	0

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	111	1	Apr 20	PHA		WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.047	1.50	-0.08%	-0.74	P
2	112	7 (5)	Apr 27	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	113	9 (1)	Apr 30	PHA		BOS	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.75	-0.013	1.41	-0.02%	-0.13	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	114	11 (1)	May 3	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.69	-0.056	1.02	-0.05%	-0.46	P
5	115	15 (3)	May 7	PHA	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.73	0.008	.92	0.01%	-0.76	P
6	116	19 (3)	May 14	PHA		NYY	L,0-10	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.07	-0.028	1.70	-0.03%	-0.27	P
7	117	22 (2)	May 18	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	1.15	-0.033	.84	-0.02%	-0.43	P
8	118	26 (3)	May 22	PHA		SLB	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.07	-0.063	.99	-0.04%	-0.64	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	119	42 (15)	Jun 6	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.54	-0.129	.52	-0.03%	-1.34	P
10	120	45 (2)	Jun 9	PHA	@	DET	L,4-14	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
11	121	48 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.39	0.025	.18	0.00%	0.25	P
12	122	51 (2)	Jun 17	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.46	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.43	P
13	123	54 (2)	Jun 20	PHA		DET	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.241	.483	9	1.69	-0.041	.14	0.00%	-0.39	P
14	124	59 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.11	-0.069	.02	0.00%	-0.34	P
15	125	62 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,0-10	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.242	.485	9	.25	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.12	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	126	64 (1)	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.242	.242	.485	9						P
17	127	68 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,12-18	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	.79	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
18	128	70 (1)	Jul 6	PHA		WSH	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.97	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-2.02	P
19	129	74 (3)	Jul 9 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-10	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.225	.225	.450	9	.81	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	130	135 (60)	Sep 11	PHA		BOS	L,9-11	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9	.36	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
21	131	137 (1)	Sep 13	PHA		SLB	L,3-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9						P
22	132	140 (2)	Sep 16	PHA		CHW	W,7-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9						P
23	133	141	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,4-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9						P
24	134	145 (3)	Sep 20	PHA		DET	W,5-4	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9						P
25	135	147 (1)	Sep 22	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	2						P
26	136	148	Sep 23	PHA	@	BOS	L,8-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9						P
27	137	149	Sep 24	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9						P
28	138	152 (2)	Sep 28 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.209	.209	.419	9	.75	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
							11-17		45	43	2	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	2		1	0	0	0	.209	.209	.209	.419		.89	-0.685	.51	-0.24%	-8.87

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