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Chris Short

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: September 19, 1937 in Milford, DE us

Died: August 1, 1991 in Wilmington, DE

Buried: Union Cemetery, Georgetown, DE

School: Bordentown Military Institute (Bordentown, NJ)

Debut: April 19, 1959 (Age 21-212d, 11,631st in major league history)
vs. CIN 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1973 (Age 35-364d)
vs. CLE 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: J Christopher Short

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.7

135

132

ERA

3.43

501

308

2325.0

1629

WHIP

1.299

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Team Record in Appearances: 23-19 / in Starts: 19-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 9

1964 Pitching Game Log

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1964 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	170	4	Apr 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-7	4-4		99	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-3.40	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.033	1.41	0.06%	1.15	4b 1-3 1 out d4	4b 3 out d4
2	171	8	Apr 25	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.25	0.01%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
3	172	10	Apr 28	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	-1.76	6	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.241	5.45	0.47%	1.30	8b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	173	12	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-3	9-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	-0.94	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	-0.047	6.29	-0.10%	-1.00	9b 123 2 out a4	9b 123 2 out a3
5	174	14	May 3	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-0.61	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.027	1.39	0.06%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
6	175	16	May 5	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	6-6		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-0.40	3	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.064	2.58	0.13%	1.11	6b -2- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d2
7	176	21	May 10	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	L(0-1)	4	8.0	6	2	1	2	11	0	0	0.66	0.19	33	10	4	0	1	6	73			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.112	3.24	0.25%	1.55	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
8	177	23	May 12	PHI		STL	L,2-4	3-3		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.63	0.30	2	0	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.027	1.92	0.06%	0.48	3t 1-- 1 out d3	3t 3 out d3
9	178	24	May 14	PHI		STL	W,3-2	8-8		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.63	0.30	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	-0.132	11.50	-0.25%	-0.60	8t 1-- 0 out a1	8t 12- 0 out a1
10	179	27	May 17	PHI	@	HOU	W,2-0	SHO	W(1-1)	2	9.0	5	0	0	0	9	0	0	0.39	0.42	30	10	6	1	1	5	86			2	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	2	1.26	0.565	4.02	1.08%	3.80	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
11	180	32	May 22	PHI	@	LAD	W,2-0	SHO	W(2-1)	4	9.0	8	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.28	1.03	34	15	13	5	0	1	72			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.67	0.641	5.75	1.33%	3.76	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
12	181	35	May 26	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-13	GS-1	L(2-2)	3	0.2	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0.55	1.45	6	2	1	0	0	3	36			0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	.80	-0.272	3.39	-0.69%	-2.89	1b start tie	1b --3 2 out d3
13	182	39	May 30	PHI		HOU	W,5-1	CG	W(3-2)	3	9.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	0	0.64	1.72	34	7	14	2	3	6	72			0	0	0	30	3	0	1	2	1	0	1.28	0.427	4.85	0.97%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	183	43	Jun 4	PHI		LAD	L,0-3	GS-7	L(3-3)	4	6.2	8	3	3	0	4	1	0	1.11	1.95	26	12	9	5	0	1	50			0	0	1	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.15	-0.067	5.38	-0.19%	-0.19	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d3
15	184	46	Jun 7	PHI		SFG	L,3-4	10-10		2	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.11	2.07	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.60	-0.381	28.39	-1.16%	-1.32	10t 12- 2 out tie	10t 123 2 out d1
16	185	49	Jun 10	PHI		PIT	W,4-1	CG	W(4-3)	2	9.0	4	1	1	2	9	0	0	1.09	1.95	32	14	3	1	0	4	82			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.278	3.50	0.72%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
17	186	52	Jun 14(1)	PHI		NYM	W,9-5	GS-4		3	4.0	5	4	4	2	4	1	0	1.61	2.17	18	4	3	1	1	5	38			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.274	4.87	-0.64%	-2.22	1t start tie	4t 3 out d1
18	187	56	Jun 18	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-7	W(5-3)	3	6.0	3	2	2	3	5	1	0	1.73	2.38	22	6	5	1	2	3	60			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.140	3.96	0.40%	1.42	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a3
19	188	62	Jun 23(1)	PHI		CHC	L,0-2	GS-8	L(5-4)	4	8.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	0	1.78	2.29	31	12	6	2	1	6	67			0	0	0	30	2	0	1	0	0	0	.83	0.063	4.64	0.21%	1.55	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
20	189	67	Jun 28(1)	PHI	@	STL	W,5-0	SHO	W(6-4)	4	9.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	1.59	2.13	33	9	10	2	1	5	85			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.482	5.41	1.54%	4.40	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	190	72	Jul 2	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-6	W(7-4)	3	6.0	6	2	1	1	4	1	0	1.59	2.25	24	10	8	4	0	1	57			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.26	0.135	6.26	0.40%	0.51	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
22	191	79	Jul 12(1)	PHI		MLN	L,3-4	GS-4	L(7-5)	9	4.0	7	4	4	1	2	0	0	1.90	2.26	19	6	3	1	0	7	33			0	0	0	18	1	0	1	0	0	0	.94	-0.250	5.34	-0.85%	-2.22	1t start tie	4t 3 out d4
23	192	85	Jul 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-7	W(8-5)	4	6.1	6	3	3	2	7	1	0	2.05	2.33	26	8	3	1	0	6	54			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.066	7.44	0.27%	0.52	1b start a 2	7b 12- 1 out a2
24	193	87	Jul 19(1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-7	7-7	H(1)	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.04	2.33	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.92	0.036	28.06	0.15%	-0.13	7b 12- 1 out a2	7b 3 out a1
25	194	88	Jul 19(2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	9-GF	S(2)	-1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.03	2.36	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.94	0.092	36.20	0.41%	0.21	9b 1-- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
26	195	93	Jul 24	PHI		STL	W,9-1	CG	W(9-5)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	8	0	0	1.95	2.26	34	11	8	2	0	6	78			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	.61	0.254	3.90	0.98%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
27	196	100	Jul 31	PHI		LAD	W,6-1	GS-8	W(10-5)	6	7.1	9	1	1	2	6	0	0	1.90	2.23	30	9	10	6	0	3	60			1	1	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	0.218	8.68	0.92%	1.70	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	197	105	Aug 6	PHI		HOU	L,1-2	GS-7	L(10-6)	5	7.0	4	2	2	0	4	0	0	1.94	2.19	25	9	8	1	1	4	65			1	0	0	24	1	1	0	0	1	0	.77	0.029	5.17	0.12%	1.11	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
29	198	110	Aug 12	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	W(11-6)	5	7.0	7	2	2	1	4	1	0	1.97	2.27	28	6	10	4	4	7	58			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.033	8.26	0.13%	1.27	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
30	199	116	Aug 17	PHI		CHC	W,8-1	CG	W(12-6)	4	9.0	5	1	0	3	9	0	1	1.85	2.25	36	7	11	3	4	5	81			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	.46	0.055	2.61	0.19%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
31	200	121	Aug 21	PHI		PIT	W,2-0	SHO	W(13-6)	3	9.0	7	0	0	2	10	0	0	1.74	2.18	36	7	10	4	2	7	81			0	0	0	34	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.25	0.621	5.02	1.50%	4.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
32	201	126	Aug 26	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-1	CG	W(14-6)	4	9.0	6	1	1	3	4	0	1	1.69	2.23	37	11	12	4	1	6	72			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	1	.89	0.326	4.36	0.96%	3.08	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
33	202	129	Aug 30	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-10	GS-2	L(14-7)	3	1.1	5	4	4	1	1	0	1	1.90	2.26	11	1	3	1	0	4	28			0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.33	-0.310	5.77	-0.81%	-3.96	1b start tie	2b 12- 1 out d4
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	203	131	Sep 2	PHI		HOU	W,2-1	CG	W(15-7)	2	9.0	4	1	1	2	10	0	0	1.86	2.19	34	12	6	0	1	4	83			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.54	0.567	7.03	1.56%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
35	204	135	Sep 6	PHI		SFG	L,3-4	GS-3		3	2.1	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	1.94	2.26	11	2	7	3	0	1	42			0	0	0	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.203	3.24	-0.44%	-1.57	1t start tie	3t --3 1 out d1
36	205	140	Sep 10	PHI		STL	W,5-1	CG	W(16-7)	3	9.0	6	1	1	1	12	0	0	1.89	2.16	32	6	7	1	1	6	82			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	.70	0.148	5.92	0.75%	3.00	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
37	206	144	Sep 14	PHI	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	W(17-7)	3	9.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	1.85	2.16	31	11	9	1	0	4	78			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.70	0.314	2.23	0.60%	2.80	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a3
38	207	148	Sep 18	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-7		3	7.0	5	3	3	1	5	1	0	1.92	2.21	26	12	3	0	0	5	59			2	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.112	1.78	-0.11%	-0.08	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
39	208	152	Sep 22	PHI		CIN	L,2-9	GS-5	L(17-8)	3	4.2	4	6	6	5	4	1	0	2.14	2.32	23	7	3	0	1	4	31			2	0	0	18	0	0	1	0	0	0	.81	-0.308	2.99	-0.68%	-4.24	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out d6
40	209	155	Sep 25	PHI		MLN	L,5-7	GS-8		2	7.1	7	3	2	2	6	0	0	2.15	2.30	30	6	8	1	0	7	58			0	1	0	26	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.31	-0.026	13.14	-0.16%	1.08	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d1
41	210	158	Sep 28	PHI	@	STL	L,1-5	GS-6	L(17-9)	2	5.1	7	3	3	0	2	0	0	2.23	2.29	23	6	8	3	0	7	44			0	0	0	22	2	1	0	0	1	0	.81	-0.077	12.40	-0.71%	-0.58	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d3
42	211	161	Oct 2	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-7		3	6.1	4	3	1	2	4	0	1	2.20	2.30	25	10	5	0	0	3	59			2	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.82	-0.055	.98	-0.04%	-0.64	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d3
							23-19		W-L:17-9,Sv:2,Hld:1	3.1	220.2	174	63	54	51	181	10	4	2.20	2.30	867	1.18		13%	6%	144	62	14	21%	11	3	1	799	34	6	5	22	5	10	1.05	3.486	5.36	9.36%	34.01

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