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Harry Brecheen
Full name Harry David Brecheen Born October 14, 1914, Broken Bow, Oklahoma Died January 17, 2004, Bethany, Oklahoma Buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Oklahoma First Game: April 22, 1940 ; Final Game: September 13, 1953 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 10" Weight: 160 Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1948) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1940 STL N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1940 STL N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 29 42 4 8 2 0 0 3 2 0 8 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 .190 .244 .238 0.0 1943 STL N
1944 STL N Daily Splits 31 68 8 11 0 1 0 4 9 0 12 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 .162 .260 .191 0.0 1944 STL N
1945 STL N Daily Splits 24 57 1 7 2 0 0 7 4 0 11 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 .123 .194 .158 0.0 1945 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 37 83 2 11 1 0 0 6 3 0 17 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 .133 .163 .145 0.0 1946 STL N
1947 STL N Daily Splits 29 83 5 20 2 1 0 8 7 0 7 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 .241 .308 .289 0.0 1947 STL N
1948 STL N Daily Splits 33 82 4 12 1 1 0 2 5 0 20 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 .146 .205 .183 0.0 1948 STL N
1949 STL N Daily Splits 32 77 8 21 3 1 0 6 4 0 14 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 .273 .309 .338 0.0 1949 STL N
1950 STL N Daily Splits 27 58 8 14 0 1 1 2 5 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .241 .302 .328 0.0 1950 STL N
1951 STL N Daily Splits 24 55 4 12 2 0 1 3 1 0 11 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .218 .232 .309 0.0 1951 STL N
1952 STL N Daily Splits 25 29 3 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .207 .303 .207 0.0 1952 STL N
1953 STL A Daily Splits 27 39 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .179 .200 .179 0.0 1953 STL A
Total NL (11 Years) 294 634 47 122 13 5 2 42 44 0 111 4 22 0 19 15 0 1 .192 .249 .238 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 27 39 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .179 .200 .179 0.0 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 321 673 48 129 13 5 2 44 45 0 121 4 24 0 19 16 0 1 .192 .247 .235 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1943 STL N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1943 STL N
1944 STL N Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1944 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 3 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 1946 STL N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 7 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1947 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1947 NL
Pitching Record
Year Team 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 RS PW Year Team
1940 STL N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.1 2 14 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 0.1 1940 STL N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 29 13 8 1 11 4 135.1 98 527 4 41 34 39 6 68 9 2 3 0 15 4 13 10 9 6 2.26 3.85 2.0 1943 STL N
1944 STL N Daily Splits 30 22 13 3 4 0 189.1 174 774 8 67 60 46 8 88 6 3 3 2 28 0 15 9 16 5 2.85 5.27 1.7 1944 STL N
1945 STL N Daily Splits 24 18 13 3 6 2 157.1 136 629 5 48 44 44 5 63 8 0 5 0 22 3 16 7 15 4 2.52 4.28 2.5 1945 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 36 30 14 5 3 3 231.1 212 954 8 73 64 67 6 117 13 1 4 0 38 5 20 12 15 15 2.49 3.13 3.1 1946 STL N
1947 STL N Daily Splits 29 28 18 1 1 1 223.1 220 927 19 92 82 66 7 89 11 3 3 0 46 5 17 12 16 11 3.30 5.11 2.9 1947 STL N
1948 STL N Daily Splits 33 30 21 7 1 1 233.1 193 931 6 62 58 49 7 149 11 2 2 1 43 6 13 8 20 7 2.24 4.53 5.3 1948 STL N
1949 STL N Daily Splits 32 31 14 2 1 1 214.2 207 906 18 96 80 65 2 88 12 3 7 0 32 7 20 17 14 11 3.35 4.45 2.3 1949 STL N
1950 STL N Daily Splits 27 23 12 2 3 1 163.1 151 675 18 77 69 45 6 80 7 2 3 0 26 6 11 5 8 11 3.80 4.61 1.2 1950 STL N
1951 STL N Daily Splits 24 16 5 0 7 2 138.2 134 582 11 54 50 54 3 57 4 0 1 1 17 5 12 7 8 4 3.25 4.38 1.1 1951 STL N
1952 STL N Daily Splits 25 13 4 1 6 2 100.1 82 408 12 39 37 28 5 54 9 1 3 0 10 3 9 4 7 5 3.32 4.54 1.0 1952 STL N
1953 STL A Daily Splits 26 16 3 0 7 1 117.1 122 494 7 51 40 31 4 44 7 1 3 1 20 2 7 6 5 13 3.07 1.94 1.7 1953 STL A
Total NL (11 Years) 292 224 122 25 46 17 1790.1 1609 7327 109 650 578 505 56 857 90 17 34 4 279 44 146 91 128 79 2.91 4.42 23.2 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 26 16 3 0 7 1 117.1 122 494 7 51 40 31 4 44 7 1 3 1 20 2 7 6 5 13 3.07 1.94 1.7 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 318 240 125 25 53 18 1907.2 1731 7821 116 701 618 536 60 901 97 18 37 5 299 46 153 97 133 92 2.92 4.25 24.9 Total
Year Team 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 RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1943 STL N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.2 5 17 0 1 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.45 - 1943 STL N
1944 STL N Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 9 38 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1.00 5.00 1944 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 3 2 2 1 1 0 20 14 74 0 1 1 5 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 3 0 0.45 3.50 1946 STL N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 7 3 3 1 4 0 32.2 28 129 0 3 3 12 3 18 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 4 1 0.83 4.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1947 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 13 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 - 1947 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1940 STL N Daily Splits P 3 0 0 3.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1943 STL N Daily Splits P 29 13 8 135 8 28 0 3 0 0 2 5 2 1.000
1944 STL N Daily Splits P 30 22 13 189.1 3 36 0 2 0 1 3 4 0 1.000
1945 STL N Daily Splits P 24 18 13 157 6 26 1 2 0 1 1 5 2 .970
1946 STL N Daily Splits P 36 30 14 231.1 11 50 1 6 0 1 6 7 2 .984
1947 STL N Daily Splits P 29 28 18 223.1 11 47 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 .983
1948 STL N Daily Splits P 33 30 21 233.1 5 45 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1.000
1949 STL N Daily Splits P 32 31 14 214.2 5 37 3 0 0 1 6 5 0 .933
1950 STL N Daily Splits P 27 23 12 163.1 11 25 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 1.000
1951 STL N Daily Splits P 24 16 5 138.2 5 25 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 .938
1952 STL N Daily Splits P 25 13 4 100.2 8 26 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1953 STL A Daily Splits P 26 16 3 117.1 5 29 0 2 0 0 4 6 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits P 318 240 125 1907.1 78 376 8 22 0 6 35 43 7 .983
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1943 STL N Daily Splits P 3 0 0 3.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1944 STL N Daily Splits P 1 1 1 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 STL N Daily Splits P 3 2 2 20 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits P 7 3 3 32.2 1 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1947 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1954 BAL A Pitching 4-13 9-25
1955 BAL A Pitching 4-11 9-25
1956 BAL A Pitching 4-17 9-30
1957 BAL A Pitching 4-15 9-29
1958 BAL A Pitching 4-15 9-28
1959 BAL A Pitching 4- 9 9-27
1960 BAL A Pitching 4-19 10- 2
1961 BAL A Pitching 4-11 9-30
1962 BAL A Coach 4-10 9-30
1963 BAL A Pitching 4- 8 9-29
1964 BAL A Pitching 4-14 10- 3
1965 BAL A Pitching 4-13 10- 3
1966 BAL A Pitching 4-12 10- 9
1967 BAL A Pitching 4-11 10- 1
Total (14 Years)
Transaction Information
Sold by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals (1938).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 30, 1952 ).
Signed by St. Louis Browns (October 30, 1952 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (January 26, 1954 ).
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