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Roy Face

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: February 20, 1928 in Stephentown, NY us

High School: Averill Park HS (Averill Park, NY)

Debut: April 16, 1953 (Age 25-055d, 10,987th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: August 15, 1969 (Age 41-176d)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Elroy Leon Face

Nicknames: The Bullpen Baron

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

104

ERA

3.48

848

191

1375.0

877

WHIP

1.243

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-40 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
G Baker	1

Most Driven In By
R Clemente	0

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	156	3 (2)	Apr 20	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	157	4	Apr 21 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	158	5	Apr 21 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						P
4	159	6	Apr 22	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	160	12 (5)	Apr 30	PIT		STL	L,5-6	10-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	2.89	-0.068	5.09	-0.07%	-0.28	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
6	161	14 (1)	May 2	PIT		MLN	L,5-8	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.23	-0.056	3.19	-0.05%	-0.22	P
7	162	15	May 3	PIT		MLN	L,7-8	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
8	163	17 (1)	May 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
9	164	19 (1)	May 7	PIT		CHC	L,8-10	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	165	23 (3)	May 12 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	166	25 (1)	May 14	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	167	27 (1)	May 18	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	168	28	May 19 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,7-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	169	32 (3)	May 26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.020	.07	0.00%	-1.13	P
15	170	34 (1)	May 28	PIT		BRO	W,3-2	9-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	2.23	0.074	.43	0.01%	0.38	P
16	171	36 (1)	May 30 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	4						P
17	172	38 (1)	May 31	PIT		NYG	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	2.37	-0.054	.28	0.00%	-0.35	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
18	173	42 (3)	Jun 3	PIT		NYG	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.37	-0.009	.04	0.00%	-0.15	P
19	174	43	Jun 4	PIT		STL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
20	175	46 (2)	Jun 7	PIT		MLN	L,0-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
21	176	48 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	PIT		MLN	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
22	177	51 (2)	Jun 12	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
23	178	55 (3)	Jun 16 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
24	179	57 (1)	Jun 17	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	7						P
25	180	60 (2)	Jun 19 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8						P
26	181	61	Jun 20	PIT	@	STL	L,4-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.90	-0.023	.09	0.00%	-0.23	P
27	182	62	Jun 21	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
28	183	64 (1)	Jun 23 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1						P
29	184	68 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	T,5-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
30	185	69	Jun 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
31	186	71 (1)	Jun 29	PIT	@	MLN	L,6-13	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
32	187	73 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,5-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	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
33	188	76 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
34	189	83 (6)	Jul 12	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
35	190	84	Jul 13	PIT		MLN	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
36	191	86 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,4-12	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
37	192	91 (4)	Jul 20	PIT		STL	L,4-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
38	193	97 (5)	Jul 26	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.22	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.42	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
39	194	105 (7)	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
40	195	106	Aug 4 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
41	196	110 (3)	Aug 10	PIT		BRO	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
42	197	111	Aug 11 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1						P
43	198	112	Aug 11 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,6-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
44	199	117 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
45	200	118	Aug 18 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,8-6	5-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.77	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
46	201	119	Aug 20	PIT		MLN	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
47	202	127 (7)	Aug 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						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
48	203	130 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
49	204	131	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	1						P
50	205	132	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
51	206	133	Sep 3	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-6	6-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.58	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
52	207	135 (1)	Sep 5	PIT		NYG	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
53	208	137 (1)	Sep 7	PIT		PHI	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
54	209	138	Sep 8 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
55	210	140 (1)	Sep 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1						P
56	211	143 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
57	212	146 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,6-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	8						P
58	213	151 (4)	Sep 21 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,5-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
59	214	153 (1)	Sep 24	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
							18-40		17	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250		1.14	-0.217	.54	-0.12%	-3.06

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