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Ted Abernathy
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Birthdate: 3/6/1933 Died: 12/16/2004
Height / Weight: 6' 4" / 215 lbs. Place of Birth: Stanley, NC, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Ted Abernathy, Pitcher RH, Wash Senators 6'4" 205lbs - the well-traveled baseball player was one of the top relievers in the majors during a career that spanned 18-seasons (1955-1972)... throws sidearm, loves to pitch - a real gamer... Averaged close to 7 strikeouts per/9 innings in career. Abernathy broke into the big-leagues as a starter and reliever... in rookie year of 1955, was 5-9, 5.96 ERA for the last place Washington Senators, started 14 games, completed 3 and tossed 2 shutouts, 119 innings in 40 games.

 

After bouncing back-and-forth in D.C. and the minors he was signed by Cleveland, and in his first year (1963) with the Indians he became the team's bullpen ace -went 7-2, 2.88 ERA, 12 saves, and struck out 47 in just 59 1/3 innings of relief. Abernathy was sold to the Cubs in 1965 and led the majors with 84 appearances, 4-6 W/L, collected 34 saves, 104 Ks in 136 innings, 4.55 ERA... traded to Atlanta in mid-'66 and then signed by Cincinnati in December of '66... where he led the league in appearances in both 1967 and 1968 (70 and 78 G)... in '67, the tall, lanky hurler was 6-3, 28 saves in 106.3 innings and led all major league relievers with a mere 1.27 ERA. baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1955 WSH (AL) 40 14 5 9 0 3 2 119.1 136 87 79 9 67 1 79 2 7 0 5.96
1956 WSH (AL) 5 4 1 3 0 2 0 30.1 35 16 14 2 10 0 18 0 1 0 4.15
1957 WSH (AL) 26 16 2 10 0 2 0 85.0 100 65 64 9 65 1 50 1 4 2 6.78
1960 WSH (AL) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 4 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 12.00
1963 CLE (AL) 43 0 7 2 12 0 0 59.1 54 25 19 3 29 6 47 4 0 0 2.88
1964 CLE (AL) 53 0 2 6 11 0 0 72.2 66 40 35 5 46 5 57 1 2 0 4.33
1965 CHC (NL) 84 0 4 6 31 0 0 136.1 113 49 39 7 56 13 104 6 5 0 2.57
1966 ATL (NL) 38 0 4 4 4 0 0 65.1 58 34 28 5 36 10 42 7 0 0 3.86
1966 CHC (NL) 20 0 1 3 4 0 0 27.2 26 19 19 4 17 1 18 2 2 0 6.18
1967 CIN (NL) 70 0 6 3 28 0 0 106.1 63 19 15 1 41 5 88 1 5 0 1.27
1968 CIN (NL) 78 0 10 7 13 0 0 134.2 111 43 37 9 55 15 64 2 4 0 2.47
1969 CHC (NL) 56 0 4 3 3 0 0 85.1 75 38 30 8 42 11 55 5 1 1 3.16
1970 STL (NL) 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.1 15 6 6 0 12 4 8 1 3 0 2.95
1970 CHC (NL) 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 2 2 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 2.00
1970 KCR (AL) 36 0 9 3 12 0 0 55.2 41 23 16 3 38 0 49 2 1 0 2.59
1971 KCR (AL) 63 0 4 6 23 0 0 81.0 60 28 23 3 50 4 55 1 6 0 2.56
1972 KCR (AL) 45 0 3 4 5 0 0 58.1 44 15 11 2 19 3 28 0 3 0 1.70
17 years   681 34 63 69 148 7 2 1147.2 1010 513 441 70 592 80 765 35 45 3 3.46
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1955 WSH (AL) 40 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 .154 .154 SLG
1956 WSH (AL) 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 SLG
1957 WSH (AL) 26 24 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 .231 SLG
1960 WSH (AL) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .1000 .1000 SLG
1963 CLE (AL) 43 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 SLG
1964 CLE (AL) 53 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .0 .0 SLG
1965 CHC (NL) 84 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 .167 .211 SLG
1966 ATL (NL) 38 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 SLG
1966 CHC (NL) 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1967 CIN (NL) 70 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .59 .59 SLG
1968 CIN (NL) 78 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .150 SLG
1969 CHC (NL) 56 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 SLG
1970 KCR (AL) 36 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .214 .214 SLG
1970 STL (NL) 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1970 CHC (NL) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1971 KCR (AL) 63 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 .77 .77 SLG
1972 KCR (AL) 45 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
17 years   681 181 12 25 3 0 0 9 6 74 0 0 0 2 15 0 .138 .175 .SLG



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