Lou Brissie Stats
Lou Brissie was born on Thursday, June 5, 1924, in Anderson, South Carolina. Brissie was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 28, 1947, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lou Brissie baseball stats page.
"Brissie pitched a complete-game four-hitter to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, in a doubleheader at Fenway Park opening the 1948 season. But he endured a frightening moment when Ted Williams hit a line drive that caromed off his brace. 'I hit a ball back to the box, a real shot, whack, like a rifle clap,' Williams recalled in his memoir My Turn at Bat (1969), written with John Underwood. 'Down he goes, and everybody rushes out there, and I go over from first base with this awful feeling I've really hurt him. Here's this war hero, pitching a great game. He sees me in the crowd, looking down at him, my face like a haunt. He says, 'For chrissakes, Williams , pull the damn ball.''" - Sportswriter Richard Goldstein in The New York Times (11/26/2013, 'Lou Brissie, an All-Star and War Hero, Dies at 89', Source )
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Lou Brissie Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#41)
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Lou BrissieLou Brissie Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1947 | 23 | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1948 | 24 | Athletics | 39 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.13 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 194.0 | 862 | 202 | 89 | 100 | 6 | 95 | - | 127 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1949 | 25 | Athletics | 34 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4.28 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 229.1 | 1,005 | 220 | 109 | 113 | 20 | 118 | - | 118 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1950 | 26 | Athletics | 46 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 4.02 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 246.0 | 1,083 | 237 | 110 | 127 | 22 | 117 | - | 101 | 7 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 27 | Athletics | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 64 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 27 | Indians | 54 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.20 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 112.1 | 478 | 90 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 61 | - | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 28 | Indians | 42 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82.2 | 353 | 68 | 32 | 41 | 5 | 34 | - | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 29 | Indians | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 | 69 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 7 Years | 234 | 93 | 83 | 44 | 48 | .478 | 4.07 | 45 | 2 | 29 | 897.2 | 3,948 | 867 | 406 | 451 | 61 | 451 | - | 436 | 31 | 14 | 1 | - | ||
Lou BrissieLou Brissie Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1947 | 23 | Athletics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1948 | 24 | Athletics | 39 | 76 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - | 8 | 5 | - | 0 | 3 | .237 | .256 | .250 |
| 1949 | 25 | Athletics | 34 | 90 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 8 | 6 | - | 0 | 4 | .267 | .275 | .311 |
| 1950 | 26 | Athletics | 46 | 87 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | .172 | .200 | .184 |
| 1951 | 27 | Athletics | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1951 | 27 | Indians | 54 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .304 |
| 1952 | 28 | Indians | 42 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 |
| 1953 | 29 | Indians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 234 | 295 | 17 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | - | 23 | 17 | - | 0 | 10 | .227 | .245 | .251 | ||
Lou BrissieLou Brissie Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1947 Athletics | P | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
| 1948 Athletics | P | 39 | 25 | 582 | 30 | 0.8 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.39 |
| 1949 Athletics | P | 34 | 29 | 688 | 27 | 0.8 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.06 |
| 1950 Athletics | P | 46 | 31 | 738 | 50 | 1.1 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.76 |
| 1951 Athletics | P | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
| 1951 Indians | P | 54 | 4 | 337 | 16 | 0.3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.12 |
| 1952 Indians | P | 42 | 1 | 248 | 24 | 0.6 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.61 |
| 1953 Indians | P | 16 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 234 | 93 | 2,693 | 153 | 0.7 | 149 | 29 | 120 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.49 | |
| 7 Years | 234 | 93 | 2,693 | 153 | 0.7 | 149 | 29 | 120 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.49 | |
Lou BrissieLou Brissie Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1947 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 5.14 | 6.43 |
| 1948 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 1.34 | 5.89 | 4.41 |
| 1949 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| 1950 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 21.8 | 12.4 | 0.86 | 3.70 | 4.28 |
| 1951 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.38 | 2.03 | 5.40 |
| 1951 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 0.82 | 4.01 | 4.89 |
| 1952 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.82 | 3.05 | 3.70 |
| 1953 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.38 | 3.46 | 9.00 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 0.97 | 4.37 | 4.52 |
Lou BrissieLou Brissie Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1947 Philadelphia Athletics | 17 | $2,400.00 | - | - |
| 1948 Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
| 1949 Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | $10,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1950 Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | $12,500.00 | - | - |
| 1951 Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | $15,200.00 | - | - |
| 1951 Cleveland Indians | 12 | " " | - | - |
| 1952 Cleveland Indians | 12 | $17,000.00 | - | - |
| 1953 Cleveland Indians | 12 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
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Did you know that Lou Brissie, on the morning of December 7, 1944, while serving as a Corporal in the United States Army for the 88th Infantry Division, had - in his own words - his leg "split open like a ripe watermelon" after fragments from a German shell exploded beside him in northern Italy during World War II? His shinbone was shattered into more than thirty pieces, he underwent 23 operations, and less then three years later he made his Major League debut with the 1947 Philadelphia Athletics .
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