#51 Steamboat Struss, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Steamboat Struss
2/24/1909 33 USA,IL,RIVERDALE 5"11 173
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,492,857 1942 6 Year(s), 162 Days (1194 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 162 Days (1194 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 5 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
Talent | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 7 63 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
4/9 | @BRO | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | W | | | | |
4/13 | @BSN | L 6-8 | * | 9.1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
4/17 | CIN | L 7-8 | * | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | L | | | | |
4/22 | @PHI | L 0-7 | * | 7.2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | L | | | | |
4/27 | NYN | W 7-1 | * | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
5/3 | PIT | W 7-5 | * | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | W | | | | |
5/7 | @BSN | L 7-8 | * | 8.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
5/12 | PHI | W 8-1 | * | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | | | | |
5/17 | @CHC | L 4-6 | * | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
6/30 | @CHC | W 8-7 | * | 7.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | W | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.32 | 88.0 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 |
Projected | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.32 | 88.0 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 37 | 37 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.58 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 177 | 57 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .322 | .394 | .497 | .891 |
vs. RHB | 168 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .306 | .339 | .646 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.61 | 41.0 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Road | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.94 | 47.0 | 57 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.14 | 49.0 | 55 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 20 |
May | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.83 | 31.2 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 7.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1935 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 4.67 | 283.1 | 274 | 169 | 147 | 23 | 131 | 114 | 21 | 1 | 1.43 | .267 | STL |
1937 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 4.85 | 312.0 | 327 | 201 | 168 | 19 | 151 | 124 | 21 | 1 | 1.53 | .288 | STL |
1938 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 5.38 | 296.0 | 340 | 200 | 177 | 21 | 122 | 114 | 19 | 0 | 1.56 | .306 | STL |
1939 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4.30 | 263.2 | 278 | 137 | 126 | 15 | 110 | 150 | 18 | 4 | 1.47 | .307 | STL |
1940 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 5.81 | 303.2 | 345 | 230 | 196 | 22 | 156 | 120 | 21 | 0 | 1.65 | .303 | STL |
1941 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4.77 | 328.1 | 345 | 190 | 174 | 17 | 139 | 136 | 24 | 1 | 1.47 | .290 | STL |
1942 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.32 | 88.0 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1.56 | .314 | STL |
Total | 234 | 234 | 91 | 104 | 0 | 4.99 | 1875.0 | 2009 | 1183 | 1040 | 122 | 846 | 795 | 129 | 7 | 1.52 | .294 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1934, AAA | 23 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3.58 | 181.0 | 173 | 82 | 72 | 12 | 74 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 1.36 | .280 |
1935, AAA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.72 | 43.0 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1.21 | .220 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1935 | 35 | 105 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .171 | .248 | .419 | STL |
1937 | 39 | 107 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .182 | .206 | .387 | STL |
1938 | 37 | 108 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .266 | .287 | .553 | STL |
1939 | 32 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .248 | .258 | .505 | STL |
1940 | 40 | 112 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .191 | .205 | .397 | STL |
1941 | 40 | 116 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .225 | .241 | .466 | STL |
1942 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .242 | .250 | .492 | STL |
Total | 234 | 677 | 136 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 51 | 11 | 305 | 1 | 1 | .201 | .215 | .241 | .456 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 11 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 88.0 | 2.66 | | | | |
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Drafted in 6th round, 86th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1934... Injured on 7/12/1934 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks... Earned first career win on 5/3/1935... Had first career hit on 5/12/1935, off Tony Kaufmann (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 8/21/1935, off Les Barnhart (NYN)... Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1937... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1941, going 5-1, 3.57... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,492,857 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/17/1942 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 6/30/1942 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1939 - 4.30 - 10th
| Wins 1941 - 19 - 7th
| Losses 1935 - 17 - 8th 1937 - 20 - 2nd 1940 - 22 - 4th
| IP 1937 - 312.0 - 7th 1940 - 303.2 - 10th 1941 - 328.1 - 5th
| BB 1935 - 131 - 6th 1937 - 151 - 3rd 1938 - 122 - 6th 1940 - 156 - 5th 1941 - 139 - 10th
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CG 1941 - 24 - 8th
| SHO 1939 - 4 - 2nd
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