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Duster Mails

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: October 1, 1894 in San Quentin, CA us

Died: July 5, 1974 in San Francisco, CA

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Rafael, CA

High School: Christian Brothers HS (Sacramento, CA)

School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)

Debut: September 28, 1915 (Age 20-362d, 4,453rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 29, 1926 (Age 31-210d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: John Walter Mails

Nicknames: Walter or The Great

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1920 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

ERA

4.10

104

516.0

232

WHIP

1.500

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-13 / in Starts: 16-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	60 (34-20-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	53 (26-17-10)

Most Driven In
D Johnston	1
L Nunamaker	1

Most Driven In By
J Evans	2
B Wambsganss	1
C Jamieson	1
S Wood	1

1921 Batting Game Log

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1921 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	23	2 (1)	Apr 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	24	6 (3)	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	L,6-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.077	4.08	-0.13%	-0.83	P
3	25	16 (9)	Apr 30	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-12	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.63	-0.287	9.79	-0.64%	-1.95	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
4	26	20 (3)	May 7	CLE		CHW	W,8-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.022	1.03	-0.05%	-1.20	P
5	27	24 (3)	May 12	CLE		WSH	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.72	0.006	3.49	0.02%	0.03	P
6	28	28 (3)	May 16	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9	1.63	-0.100	6.36	-0.23%	-0.45	P
7	29	32 (3)	May 20	CLE		PHA	W,16-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.19	-0.025	.71	-0.06%	-1.48	P
8	30	39 (6)	May 28	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-6	GS-9	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.130	.048	.178	9	.65	-0.092	3.18	-0.27%	-1.74	P
9	31	43 (3)	May 31	CLE	@	DET	W,7-4	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.179	.080	.259	9	1.34	0.005	7.23	0.02%	-0.08	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
10	32	47 (3)	Jun 6	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.074	.167	.074	.241	9	.91	-0.063	4.99	-0.21%	-0.59	P
11	33	51 (3)	Jun 10	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.167	.074	.241	9						P
12	34	54 (2)	Jun 13	CLE	@	WSH	W,10-6	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.156	.069	.225	9	.47	-0.024	2.75	-0.09%	-0.35	P
13	35	55	Jun 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,7-8	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.156	.069	.225	9						P
14	36	59 (3)	Jun 19	CLE		DET	W,8-7	5-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.133	.315	9	1.88	0.138	10.03	0.44%	1.00	P
15	37	63 (3)	Jun 24	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.088	.162	.118	.280	9	.77	-0.091	4.23	-0.30%	-1.29	P
16	38	66 (2)	Jun 27	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.081	.150	.108	.258	9	.33	-0.026	1.81	-0.09%	-0.73	P
17	39	68 (1)	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.081	.150	.108	.258	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	40	70 (1)	Jul 2	CLE		DET	L,3-6	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0		0	0	.079	.146	.105	.252	9	1.27	-0.068	7.05	-0.23%	-0.77	P
19	41	72 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.079	.146	.105	.252	9						P
20	42	77 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,10-0	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.200	.125	.325	9	.64	0.094	3.48	0.31%	1.36	P
21	43	81 (3)	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.200	.125	.325	9						P
22	44	83 (1)	Jul 15	CLE		BOS	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.213	.167	.379	9	1.02	0.031	5.28	0.10%	0.16	P
23	45	87 (3)	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.116	.224	.163	.387	9	1.03	0.012	5.82	0.04%	0.14	P
24	46	91 (3)	Jul 24	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.212	.152	.364	9	1.07	-0.085	11.70	-0.56%	-0.86	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
25	47	117 (25)	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	L,1-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.106	.208	.149	.356	9	1.41	-0.034	19.78	-0.28%	-0.51	P
26	48	120 (2)	Aug 26	CLE		WSH	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.098	.193	.137	.330	9	.66	-0.069	5.12	-0.32%	-1.40	P
27	49	124 (3)	Aug 31 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.098	.193	.137	.330	9						P
Sep/Oct		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
28	50	129 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,10-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.096	.190	.135	.324	9	.39	-0.010	2.51	-0.04%	-0.19	P
29	51	131 (1)	Sep 6	CLE		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.197	.145	.342	9	.90	-0.026	5.60	-0.10%	-0.31	P
30	52	135 (3)	Sep 10 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.102	.185	.136	.320	9	.40	-0.041	2.20	-0.14%	-1.03	P
31	53	139 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,17-3	CG	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.098	.214	.131	.345	9	.57	0.005	5.15	0.03%	0.12	P
32	54	149 (9)	Sep 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,7-21	2-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.097	.211	.129	.340	9	.91	-0.036	30.32	-0.71%	-0.61	P
33	55	153 (3)	Oct 1	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.097	.211	.129	.340	9						P
34	56	154	Oct 2	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-7	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.205	.125	.330	9	1.84	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
							21-13		81	64	5	6	2	0	0	2	9	0	36	0	8		0		0	0	.094	.205	.125	.330		.93	-0.994	5.56	-3.47%	-14.44

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