Gerry Staley
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Gerald Lee Staley was an American
right-handed pitcher
in Major League Baseball
who excelled both as a starter
and reliever
. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals
in the Minor League draft. He pitched regularly from 1947 on, then was traded to Cincinnati for the 1955 season. In 1955 and 1956, he pitched for three teams, including the Yankees, before ending up with the Chicago White Sox
, for whom he would help deliver the American League
pennant as a reliever.
Staley was named to the and National League
All-Star Teams and the American League All-Star Team. He finished 28th in voting for the AL's 1959 MVP Award after leading the League in games (67) and games finished (37) and having a 8-5 record and 14 saves in 116⅓ innings, with 54 strikeouts and a 2.24 earned run average
.
He finished 23rd in voting for the 1960 MVP Award for having a 13-8 record in 64 games and 115⅓ innings, with 10 saves, 52 strikeouts and a 2.42 ERA.
He led the NL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (8.09) in 1949, and led the NL in hit batsmen in (7) and (17).
In 15 years, he had a 134-111 record in 640 games, 186 games started, 58 complete games, 9 shutouts, 246 games finished, 61 saves, 1,981⅔ innings, 2,070 hits allowed, 946 runs allowed (814 earned), 187 home runs allowed, 529 walks (37 intentional), 727 strikeouts, 63 hit batsmen, 27 wild pitches, 8,398 batters faced, 2 balks and a 3.70 ERA.
He died at his home in Vancouver, Washington
of natural causes at the age of 87.
United States
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right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who excelled both as a starter
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
and reliever
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
in the Minor League draft. He pitched regularly from 1947 on, then was traded to Cincinnati for the 1955 season. In 1955 and 1956, he pitched for three teams, including the Yankees, before ending up with the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
, for whom he would help deliver the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
pennant as a reliever.
Staley was named to the and National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
All-Star Teams and the American League All-Star Team. He finished 28th in voting for the AL's 1959 MVP Award after leading the League in games (67) and games finished (37) and having a 8-5 record and 14 saves in 116⅓ innings, with 54 strikeouts and a 2.24 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
.
He finished 23rd in voting for the 1960 MVP Award for having a 13-8 record in 64 games and 115⅓ innings, with 10 saves, 52 strikeouts and a 2.42 ERA.
He led the NL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (8.09) in 1949, and led the NL in hit batsmen in (7) and (17).
In 15 years, he had a 134-111 record in 640 games, 186 games started, 58 complete games, 9 shutouts, 246 games finished, 61 saves, 1,981⅔ innings, 2,070 hits allowed, 946 runs allowed (814 earned), 187 home runs allowed, 529 walks (37 intentional), 727 strikeouts, 63 hit batsmen, 27 wild pitches, 8,398 batters faced, 2 balks and a 3.70 ERA.
He died at his home in Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
of natural causes at the age of 87.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
External links
- Gerry Staley at Find a GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...