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Jim Konstanty

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Full name Casimir James Konstanty
Born March 2, 1917, Strykersville, New York
Died June 11, 1976, Oneonta, New York
Buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Worcester, New York
First Game: June 18, 1944; Final Game: September 19, 1956
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 202
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1950)
Named NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1950)
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1950)
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1944 CIN N Daily Splits 20 34 2 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .294 .314 .294 0.0 1944 CIN N 1946 BOS N Daily Splits 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 1946 BOS N 1948 PHI N Daily Splits 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1948 PHI N 1949 PHI N Daily Splits 53 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .176 .176 0.0 1949 PHI N 1950 PHI N Daily Splits 74 37 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .108 .108 .108 0.0 1950 PHI N 1951 PHI N Daily Splits 58 19 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 0.0 1951 PHI N 1952 PHI N Daily Splits 42 14 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .071 .133 .143 0.0 1952 PHI N 1953 PHI N Daily Splits 48 50 3 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .220 .220 0.0 1953 PHI N 1954 PHI N Daily Splits 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1954 PHI N 1954 NY A Daily Splits 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1954 NY A 1954 Total 42 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1954 Total 1955 NY A Daily Splits 45 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 0.0 1955 NY A 1956 NY A Daily Splits 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1956 NY A 1956 STL N Daily Splits 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 - 0.0 1956 STL N 1956 Total 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1956 Total Total NL (10 Years) 371 189 7 32 2 0 0 14 3 0 40 0 13 1 0 3 3 0 0 .169 .181 .180 0.0 Total NL Total AL ( 3 Years) 62 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077 0.0 Total AL Total (11 Years) Splits 433 202 7 33 2 0 0 14 3 0 41 1 16 1 0 3 3 0 0 .163 .179 .173 0.0 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1950 PHI N Daily Splits 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1950 PHI N

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1950 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1950 NL

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1944 CIN N Daily Splits 20 12 5 1 4 0 112.2 113 468 11 46 35 33 7 19 9 1 1 0 18 2 12 6 6 4 2.80 4.50 0.8 1944 CIN N 1946 BOS N Daily Splits 10 1 0 0 3 0 15.1 17 67 2 9 9 7 0 9 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 5.28 7.00 -0.1 1946 BOS N 1948 PHI N Daily Splits 6 0 0 0 4 2 9.2 7 33 0 1 1 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0.93 - 0.4 1948 PHI N 1949 PHI N Daily Splits 53 0 0 0 27 7 97 98 386 9 38 35 29 1 43 6 1 1 1 17 1 9 8 9 5 3.25 - 1.2 1949 PHI N 1950 PHI N Daily Splits 74 0 0 0 62 22 152 108 593 11 51 45 50 12 56 16 1 0 3 14 6 14 9 16 7 2.66 - 3.8 1950 PHI N 1951 PHI N Daily Splits 58 1 0 0 45 9 115.2 127 494 9 58 52 31 10 27 12 0 0 2 18 6 9 13 4 11 4.05 2.00 -0.4 1951 PHI N 1952 PHI N Daily Splits 42 2 2 1 25 6 80 87 342 9 44 35 21 2 16 3 1 0 0 10 3 5 10 5 3 3.94 4.00 -0.5 1952 PHI N 1953 PHI N Daily Splits 48 19 7 0 20 5 170.2 198 735 18 90 84 42 6 45 7 1 3 0 38 6 19 9 14 10 4.43 5.42 -0.2 1953 PHI N 1954 PHI N Daily Splits 33 1 0 0 19 3 50.1 62 215 7 27 21 12 4 11 5 3 1 0 0 13 5 11 4 2 3 3.75 4.00 -0.2 1954 PHI N 1954 NY A Daily Splits 9 0 0 0 6 2 18.1 11 70 0 2 2 6 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0.98 - 0.7 1954 NY A 1954 Total 42 1 0 0 25 5 68.2 73 285 7 29 23 18 5 14 8 4 1 0 0 15 5 12 4 3 4 3.01 4.00 0.5 1954 Total 1955 NY A Daily Splits 45 0 0 0 30 12 73.2 68 308 5 28 19 24 2 19 6 4 0 0 0 7 1 6 8 7 2 2.32 - 1.4 1955 NY A 1956 NY A Daily Splits 8 0 0 0 5 3 11 15 53 3 6 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.91 - -0.1 1956 NY A 1956 STL N Daily Splits 27 0 0 0 16 5 39.1 46 167 4 20 20 6 1 7 7 1 0 0 0 11 1 2 1 1 1 4.58 - -0.2 1956 STL N 1956 Total 35 0 0 0 21 8 50.1 61 220 7 26 26 12 1 13 7 1 0 0 0 13 2 2 1 1 1 4.65 - -0.3 1956 Total Total NL (10 Years) 371 36 14 2 225 59 842.2 863 3500 80 384 337 233 43 240 66 4 8 5 6 143 32 83 61 58 45 3.60 4.94 4.6 Total NL Total AL ( 3 Years) 62 0 0 0 41 17 103 94 431 8 36 27 36 3 28 9 5 0 0 0 11 2 7 8 8 3 2.36 - 2.0 Total AL Total (11 Years) Splits 433 36 14 2 266 76 945.2 957 3931 88 420 364 269 46 268 75 9 8 5 6 154 34 90 69 66 48 3.46 4.94 6.6 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team

            World Series Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1950 PHI N Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 9 60 1 4 4 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2.40 0.00 1950 PHI N

           All-Star Game Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1950 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1950 NL

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1944 CIN N Daily Splits P 20 12 5 112.2 10 25 0 1 0 2 1 6 1 1.000 1946 BOS N Daily Splits P 10 1 0 15.1 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1948 PHI N Daily Splits P 6 0 0 9.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1.000 1949 PHI N Daily Splits P 53 0 0 97 3 25 2 0 0 3 4 6 3 .933 1950 PHI N Daily Splits P 74 0 0 152 12 22 2 3 0 0 4 4 0 .944 1951 PHI N Daily Splits P 58 1 0 115.2 8 29 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 .974 1952 PHI N Daily Splits P 42 2 2 80 6 16 3 1 0 1 4 3 0 .880 1953 PHI N Daily Splits P 48 19 7 170.2 6 33 0 5 0 0 4 2 1 1.000 1954 PHI N Daily Splits P 33 1 0 50.1 1 11 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1.000 1954 NY A Daily Splits P 9 0 0 18.1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1954 Total P 42 1 0 68.2 5 13 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1.000 1955 NY A Daily Splits P 45 0 0 73.2 8 11 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .905 1956 NY A Daily Splits P 8 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1956 STL N Daily Splits P 27 0 0 39.1 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1956 Total P 35 0 0 50.1 1 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 Total (11 Years) Splits P 433 36 14 945.2 61 185 10 14 0 7 34 26 6 .961 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1950 PHI N Daily Splits P 3 1 0 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1950 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Transaction Information

Traded by Cincinnati Reds with cash to Boston Braves in exchange for Max West (April 18, 1946).

Sold by Boston Braves to Toronto (International) (June 13, 1946).

Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Philadelphia Phillies (August 22, 1954).

Released by New York Yankees (May 18, 1956).

Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (June 4, 1956).

Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 8, 1956).

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