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Preacher Roe
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Birthdate: 2/26/1915
Height / Weight: 6' 2" / 170 lbs.
Place of Birth: Ash Flat, AR, USA
Bats / Throws: R / L

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Preacher Roe attended and pitched for Harding College in Arkansas and averaged 18 strikeouts per/game. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals and pitched in the minor leagues from 1939-1943. Roe was waved to Pittsburgh in 1944 and was the Pirates' Opening Day pitcher. He threw a two-hitter but lost 2-0. He led the NL with 148 strikeouts in 1945. Traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948, he became one of the most successful pitchers in the league. Preacher Roe was known as the southpaw philosopher, relied on his intelligence, and his admitted spitball. From 1949-1953, Roe was 15-6, 19-11, 22-3, 11-2, 11-3. His 22-3 record, .880 pct in 1951 is the best winning percentage in National League's history. Preacher Roe pitched in two Dodgers World Series. Edwin 'Preacher' Roe left baseball at the end of the 1954 season, owned and operated, 'Preacher Roe's Supermarket' in West Plains, Missouri. Preacher Roe career: 127-84, .602 pct, ERA 3.43, 17 shutouts in 333 games, 956 K's in 1914 innings. baseballhistorian.com archives

Baseball History


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1938 STL (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.50
1944 PIT (NL) 39 25 13 11 1 7 1 185.1 182 82 64 7 59 0 88 1 2 0 3.11
1945 PIT (NL) 33 31 14 13 1 15 3 235.0 228 77 75 11 46 0 148 2 1 0 2.87
1946 PIT (NL) 21 10 3 8 2 1 0 70.0 83 50 40 5 25 0 28 0 2 0 5.14
1947 PIT (NL) 38 22 4 15 2 4 1 144.0 156 93 84 19 63 0 59 1 0 1 5.25
1948 BRO (NL) 34 22 12 8 2 8 2 177.2 156 60 52 14 33 0 86 5 2 0 2.63
1949 BRO (NL) 30 27 15 6 1 13 3 212.2 201 69 66 25 44 0 109 0 2 0 2.79
1950 BRO (NL) 36 32 19 11 1 16 2 250.2 245 96 92 34 66 0 125 2 4 0 3.30
1951 BRO (NL) 34 33 22 3 0 19 2 257.2 247 91 87 30 64 0 113 2 0 0 3.04
1952 BRO (NL) 27 25 11 2 0 8 2 158.2 163 59 55 16 39 0 83 1 3 0 3.12
1953 BRO (NL) 25 24 11 3 0 9 1 157.0 171 78 76 27 40 0 85 1 1 0 4.36
1954 BRO (NL) 15 10 3 4 0 1 0 63.0 69 40 35 11 23 0 31 0 0 0 5.00
12 years   333 261 127 84 10 101 17 1914.1 1907 799 730 199 504 0 956 15 17 1 3.43
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1938 STL (NL) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1944 PIT (NL) 39 53 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 23 0 0 0 0 6 0 .132 .179 SLG
1945 PIT (NL) 33 75 3 8 1 0 0 3 6 21 0 0 0 0 8 0 .107 .173 SLG
1946 PIT (NL) 21 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .67 .222 SLG
1947 PIT (NL) 38 40 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 0 0 0 4 0 .125 .167 SLG
1948 BRO (NL) 34 51 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 14 0 0 0 0 9 0 .98 .179 SLG
1949 BRO (NL) 30 70 5 8 0 0 0 7 7 28 0 0 0 0 7 0 .114 .195 SLG
1950 BRO (NL) 36 91 8 14 1 0 0 3 2 27 0 0 0 0 8 0 .154 .172 SLG
1951 BRO (NL) 34 89 3 10 0 0 0 7 2 36 0 0 0 0 9 0 .112 .132 SLG
1952 BRO (NL) 27 57 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 19 0 0 0 0 5 0 .70 .117 SLG
1953 BRO (NL) 25 57 4 3 0 0 1 2 3 18 0 0 0 0 5 0 .53 .100 SLG
1954 BRO (NL) 15 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 .217 SLG
12 years   333 620 37 68 3 0 1 28 38 215 0 0 0 0 63 0 .110 .161 .SLG



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