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Harry Byrd

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 188lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: February 3, 1925 in Darlington, SC us

Died: May 14, 1985 in Darlington, SC

Buried: Darlington Memory Gardens, Hartsville, SC

Debut: April 21, 1950 (Age 25-077d, 10,680th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1957 (Age 32-236d)
vs. KCA 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Harry Gladwin Byrd

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.7

ERA

4.35

187

108

827.2

381

WHIP

1.504

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-23 / in Starts: 11-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	38 (23-12-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
H Smith	1
C Diering	0
B Nieman	0

Most Driven In By
G Kell	1
N Fox	1
B Cox	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	109	3 (2)	Apr 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.036	2.90	-0.05%	-0.25	P
2	110	6 (2)	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	L,0-6	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.36	-0.009	.54	-0.01%	-0.09	P
3	111	10 (3)	Apr 23	BAL		WSH	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.159	1.33	-0.10%	-2.24	P
4	112	15 (4)	Apr 29	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.066	1.48	-0.04%	-0.53	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
5	113	17 (1)	May 1 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,9-8	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
6	114	20 (2)	May 4	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.015	.45	-0.01%	-0.16	P
7	115	25 (4)	May 10	BAL		KCA	W,11-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.03	-0.012	.60	0.00%	-0.03	P
8	116	29 (3)	May 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-5	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.63	-0.033	.44	-0.01%	-0.31	P
9	117	32 (2)	May 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
10	118	37 (4)	May 25 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,6-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.70	-0.013	.16	0.00%	-0.23	P
11	119	43 (5)	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.16	0.059	.08	0.00%	0.41	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
12	120	49 (5)	Jun 4	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	1.04	0.038	.02	0.00%	0.35	P
13	121	52 (2)	Jun 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.54	0.027	.01	0.00%	0.34	P
14	122	57 (4)	Jun 14	BAL		CHW	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	1						P
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox
15	123	57	Jun 18	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.92	-0.070	6.26	-0.29%	-1.33	P
16	124	62 (4)	Jun 23	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9	.72	-0.067	3.17	-0.18%	-1.12	P
17	125	68 (5)	Jun 29	CHW		DET	L,2-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	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
18	126	74 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	.69	0.010	2.20	0.02%	0.03	P
19	127	75	Jul 6	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9						P
20	128	79 (3)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-5	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9						P
21	129	84 (4)	Jul 16	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.161	.349	9	1.61	-0.117	5.80	-0.25%	-0.71	P
22	130	88 (3)	Jul 19	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9	1.51	-0.039	11.34	-0.17%	-0.24	P
23	131	92 (3)	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,7-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9						P
24	132	96 (3)	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.143	.310	9	.42	-0.031	2.88	-0.13%	-0.69	P
25	133	101 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293	9	.79	-0.040	4.59	-0.14%	-0.33	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
26	134	105 (3)	Aug 5	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.146	.125	.271	9	2.29	-0.035	14.61	-0.13%	-0.39	P
27	135	109 (3)	Aug 10	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.143	.122	.265	9	.97	-0.025	6.64	-0.10%	-0.24	P
28	136	112 (2)	Aug 13	CHW	@	DET	L,8-9	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.140	.119	.259	9	.65	-0.016	4.27	-0.07%	-0.23	P
29	137	116 (3)	Aug 18 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.130	.111	.242	9	.58	-0.002	4.22	-0.01%	-0.07	P
30	138	118 (1)	Aug 20	CHW		DET	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.130	.111	.242	9						P
31	139	124 (5)	Aug 24 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.106	.125	.106	.231	9	1.30	-0.016	10.86	-0.08%	-0.10	P
32	140	126 (1)	Aug 26	CHW		WSH	L,0-10	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.106	.125	.106	.231	9						P
33	141	130 (3)	Aug 30	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.122	.104	.227	9	1.39	-0.034	12.75	-0.18%	-0.30	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
34	142	135 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.104	.122	.104	.227	9						P
35	143	139 (3)	Sep 8	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.104	.122	.104	.227	9						P
36	144	141 (1)	Sep 10	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-8	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.120	.102	.222	9	.66	-0.017	2.81	-0.04%	-0.23	P
37	145	142	Sep 11 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.102	.120	.102	.222	9						P
38	146	145 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.102	.120	.102	.222	9						P
39	147	148 (2)	Sep 16	CHW	@	KCA	L,7-13	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.102	.120	.102	.222	9						P
							16-23		56	49	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	0	6	0	3	1	1	0	.102	.120	.102	.222		1.03	-0.718	3.97	-1.98%	-8.70

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