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Pete Appleton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: May 20, 1904 in Terryville, CT us

Died: January 18, 1974 in Trenton, NJ

Buried: St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia, NJ

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 14, 1927 (Age 23-117d, 6,602nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 6.2 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 20, 1945 (Age 41-123d)
vs. NYY 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Peter William Appleton

Nicknames: Jake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

ERA

4.30

341

1141.0

420

WHIP

1.466

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-12 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	10 (5-2-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In By
J Kuhel	1
S Webb	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	280	11 (10)	May 1	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-12	4-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.28	0.002	.50	0.00%	0.21	P
2	281	14 (2)	May 5	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.56	-0.014	.82	-0.01%	-0.18	P
3	282	16 (1)	May 7	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.16	-0.004	.23	0.00%	-0.11	P
4	283	27 (10)	May 21	CHW		WSH	W,9-8	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.44	-0.037	1.53	-0.02%	-0.18	P
5	284	31 (3)	May 25	CHW		DET	L,4-10	5-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.87	0.058	3.32	0.06%	0.40	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
6	285	44 (12)	Jun 6	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
7	286	50 (5)	Jun 14	CHW		BOS	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
8	287	53 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,5-14	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.05	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.44	P
9	288	57 (3)	Jun 21	CHW		PHA	L,1-12	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
10	289	58	Jun 25	CHW		WSH	L,6-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						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
11	290	63 (4)	Jul 1	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
12	291	64	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	L,9-10	5-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.02	0.037	.39	0.01%	0.29	P
13	292	68 (3)	Jul 5	CHW		SLB	W,10-8	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.86	-0.059	.37	-0.02%	-0.95	P
14	293	75 (6)	Jul 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.39	-0.010	.12	0.00%	-0.11	P
15	294	80 (4)	Jul 20	CHW	@	PHA	W,19-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
16	295	83 (2)	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	W,8-7	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9						P
17	296	84	Jul 24	CHW		BOS	W,12-10	6-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.44	-0.025	.41	-0.01%	-0.95	P
18	297	86 (1)	Jul 26	CHW		NYY	L,2-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
19	298	90 (3)	Jul 30	CHW		PHA	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
Aug		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	299	92 (1)	Aug 1	CHW		PHA	W,5-4	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.41	-0.089	1.30	-0.05%	-0.76	P
21	300	97 (4)	Aug 5	CHW		CLE	L,1-10	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.61	-0.014	.75	-0.01%	-0.23	P
22	301	106 (8)	Aug 13	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-3	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	2.45	-0.036	1.37	-0.01%	-0.23	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
23	302	135 (28)	Sep 10	CHW		WSH	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
24	303	141 (5)	Sep 14	CHW		PHA	W,6-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
25	304	144 (2)	Sep 16	CHW		BOS	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
							13-12		19	17	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399		.81	-0.193	.77	-0.07%	-3.26

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