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George Caster

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1907 in Colton, CA us

Died: December 18, 1955 in Lakewood, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA

School: San Bernardino Valley College (San Bernardino, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1934 (Age 27-037d, 7,768th in major league history)
vs. CLE 8.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: September 16, 1946 (Age 39-043d)
vs. WSH 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: George Jasper Caster

Nicknames: Ug

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1945 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

100

ERA

4.54

376

127

1377.2

595

WHIP

1.500

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-29 / in Starts: 4-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	50 (31-13-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
D Siebert	1
E Brucker	1
S Chapman	1
H Wagner	1

Most Driven In By
W Moses	1
D Miles	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	139	3 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	1.96	0.164	4.95	0.25%	1.41	P
2	140	7 (3)	Apr 25	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.09	-0.141	2.39	-0.19%	-1.77	P
3	141	11 (3)	Apr 29	PHA		BOS	L,3-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.72	-0.041	3.43	-0.05%	-0.38	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	142	17 (5)	May 7	PHA		CHW	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	9	.89	0.117	1.50	0.12%	1.09	P
5	143	21 (3)	May 11	PHA		WSH	L,6-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	9						P
6	144	23 (1)	May 14	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-7	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	9	1.39	-0.069	2.29	-0.07%	-0.58	P
7	145	24	May 18	PHA	@	DET	L,6-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	9						P
8	146	27 (2)	May 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.250	.536	9	.62	-0.023	.85	-0.02%	-0.41	P
9	147	30 (2)	May 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	9	1.23	-0.128	1.24	-0.08%	-0.82	P
10	148	34 (3)	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-14	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.176	.387	9	.68	-0.017	.42	-0.01%	-0.18	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
11	149	40 (5)	Jun 5	PHA		DET	L,1-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9	.98	-0.051	.58	-0.02%	-0.43	P
12	150	45 (4)	Jun 9 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	1.26	0.120	.45	0.03%	1.15	P
13	151	50 (4)	Jun 16 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	1						P
14	152	53 (2)	Jun 19 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.200	.422	9	.82	-0.062	.07	0.00%	-0.81	P
15	153	58 (4)	Jun 26	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.172	.366	9	1.01	-0.121	.06	-0.01%	-1.71	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
16	154	65 (6)	Jul 2 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,9-15	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.129	.182	.161	.343	9	1.08	-0.092	.08	0.00%	-1.93	P
17	155	67 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9	1.00	-0.023	.05	0.00%	-0.28	P
18	156	71 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9						P
19	157	74 (2)	Jul 12	PHA		CLE	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9						P
20	158	75	Jul 13	PHA		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9						P
21	159	79 (3)	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.162	.205	.189	.394	9	.77	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.68	P
22	160	82 (2)	Jul 20	PHA		CHW	L,7-19	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.205	.189	.394	9						P
23	161	84 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.184	.384	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
24	162	88 (3)	Jul 26	PHA	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.146	.205	.171	.375	9	.66	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.26	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	163	97 (8)	Aug 3	PHA	@	SLB	W,11-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.205	.171	.375	9						P
26	164	99 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.136	.191	.159	.351	9						P
27	165	101 (1)	Aug 8	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.180	.149	.329	9	1.69	-0.193	.00	0.00%	-1.54	P
28	166	104 (2)	Aug 11	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.180	.149	.329	9						P
29	167	107 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.170	.140	.310	9	.36	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
30	168	115 (7)	Aug 23	PHA		SLB	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.137	.304	9	.21	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
31	169	119 (3)	Aug 31	PHA		BOS	L,6-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.164	.135	.298	9	1.54	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
Sept		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
32	170	124 (4)	Sep 5	PHA	@	BOS	L,7-9	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.179	.151	.330	9	.43	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.40	P
33	171	129 (4)	Sep 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.186	.161	.347	9	1.10	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
34	172	136 (6)	Sep 15 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.180	.155	.336	9	.68	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
35	173	140 (3)	Sep 18 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-14	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.131	.172	.148	.319	9	.33	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
36	174	146 (5)	Sep 24 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,8-16	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.169	.145	.314	9	.58	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
							7-29		67	62	3	8	1	0	0	4	3	0	24	0	2		1	3	0	0	.129	.169	.145	.314		.96	-0.714	.72	-0.05%	-10.86

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