Harry Brecheen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: October 14, 1914 in Broken Bow, OK us

Died: January 17, 2004 in Bethany, OK

Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, OK

High School: Ada HS (Ada, OK)

School: East Central University (Ada, OK)

Debut: April 22, 1940 (Age 25-191d, 8,873rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1953 (Age 38-334d)
vs. PHA 7.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Harry David Brecheen

Nicknames: Harry The Cat

Pronunciation: \bruh-KEEN\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.2

133

ERA

2.92

318

240

1907.2

901

WHIP

1.188

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-12 / in Starts: 16-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	65 (34-20-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (32-19-9)

Most Driven In
M Marion	4
R Northey	1
W Kurowski	1
J Medwick	1
T Moore	1
D Rice	0

Most Driven In By
R Schoendienst	2
T Moore	2
S Musial	1
N Jones	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	125	4 (3)	Apr 18	STL		CHC	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.52	-0.008	1.19	-0.01%	-0.58	P
2	126	8 (3)	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.62	-0.051	2.97	-0.06%	-0.70	P
May		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
3	127	14 (5)	May 4 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,9-0	CG(8)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3			0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
4	128	17 (2)	May 8	STL	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.49	-0.066	.59	-0.05%	-1.95	P
5	129	23 (5)	May 15	STL		BSN	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9	.31	0.007	.30	0.00%	-0.25	P
6	130	29 (5)	May 21	STL		BRO	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.067	.222	.067	.289	9	1.66	-0.013	1.25	-0.01%	0.21	P
7	131	34 (4)	May 26	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.238	.111	.349	9	1.05	0.020	.98	0.01%	0.01	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
8	132	39 (4)	Jun 1	STL	@	BRO	L,1-6	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.261	.250	.511	9	.89	0.051	.89	0.03%	0.43	P
9	133	43 (3)	Jun 5	STL	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.250	.509	9	1.03	0.015	1.10	0.01%	0.09	P
10	134	47 (3)	Jun 10	STL	@	PHI	W,8-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.250	.508	9	.34	0.000	.33	0.00%	-0.18	P
11	135	52 (4)	Jun 14 (2)	STL		BRO	W,12-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.229	.219	.447	9	.24	-0.026	.28	-0.02%	-0.99	P
12	136	57 (4)	Jun 20	STL		NYG	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.205	.194	.400	9	.70	-0.074	1.48	-0.09%	-1.14	P
13	137	62 (4)	Jun 26	STL		CIN	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.190	.179	.370	9	1.12	-0.097	2.07	-0.11%	-0.73	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
14	138	68 (5)	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.122	.200	.171	.371	9	.82	0.002	1.92	0.00%	-0.01	P
15	139	78 (9)	Jul 12 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,11-3	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.240	.200	.440	9	.28	-0.005	.90	-0.01%	0.09	P
16	140	84 (5)	Jul 17	STL	@	BSN	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.184	.259	.224	.484	9	1.48	0.187	5.02	0.38%	1.64	P
17	141	88 (3)	Jul 22	STL		NYG	W,10-5	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.288	.245	.533	9	.57	-0.007	2.20	-0.02%	0.82	P
18	142	93 (4)	Jul 27	STL		BSN	L,3-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.288	.245	.533	9						P
19	143	96 (2)	Jul 30	STL		BRO	L,10-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.288	.245	.533	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	144	102 (5)	Aug 5	STL	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.297	.276	.573	9	.19	0.036	.45	0.05%	-0.81	P
21	145	109 (6)	Aug 11	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.230	.299	.279	.577	9						P
22	146	116 (6)	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,3-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.274	.568	9	1.03	-0.027	5.81	-0.09%	-0.25	P
23	147	121 (4)	Aug 22	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.296	.277	.573	9	1.59	0.047	5.55	0.10%	0.10	P
24	148	126 (4)	Aug 27	STL	@	NYG	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.284	.265	.548	9	1.22	-0.100	3.38	-0.17%	-1.05	P
25	149	129 (2)	Aug 31	STL	@	CIN	W,15-8	7-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.286	.575	9	.28	-0.011	.43	-0.01%	0.16	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
26	150	133 (3)	Sep 6	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG(13)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.227	.293	.280	.573	9	1.84	0.088	3.08	0.09%	0.95	P
27	151	138 (4)	Sep 11	STL		BRO	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.282	.269	.552	9	1.15	-0.150	8.50	-0.66%	-1.31	P
28	152	143 (4)	Sep 16	STL		NYG	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.276	.263	.538	9	1.28	-0.068	.08	0.00%	-0.67	P
29	153	148 (4)	Sep 22 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.308	.289	.597	9	1.96	0.214	.00	0.00%	1.79	P
							17-12		95	83	5	20	2	1	0	8	7	0	7	1	4		2	2	0	0	.241	.308	.289	.597		.94	-0.036	1.86	-0.62%	-4.33

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