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Gerald
Sarno		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 31, 1914 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1949   
All-Star Selections 1947    1950   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 33 LEE YL $ 10,700,000 7 10 9 9 9 8 9 7 7 7
1948 34 TRO KL $ 13,550,000 7 9 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 7
1949 35 TRO KL $ 13,550,000 7 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1950 36 TRO KL $ 13,550,000 7 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 10,700,000 7 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,550,000 7 10 9 9 9 8 9 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 33 LEE YL $ 10,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
1948 34 TRO KL $ 13,550,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
1949 35 TRO KL $ 13,550,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
1950 36 TRO KL $ 13,550,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 10,700,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,550,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 33 LEE YL 18 8 .692 37 37 6 2 0 267.0 236 125 21 68 280 4.21 .235 .298 .367 .666 17.5
1948 34 LEE YL 5 11 .313 18 18 3 2 0 131.7 118 57 10 28 132 3.90 .237 .291 .362 .653 8.1
  TRO KL 9 6 .600 18 18 3 2 0 132.7 120 51 10 38 111 3.46 .240 .305 .368 .673 9.4
  TOT   14 17 .452 36 36 6 4 0 264.3 238 108 20 66 243 3.68 .239 .298 .365 .663 17.4
1949 35 TRO KL 20 8 .714 35 35 5 1 0 246.7 220 104 29 73 203 3.79 .236 .310 .389 .699 16.6
1950 36 TRO KL 18 13 .581 37 37 7 3 0 275.7 248 115 20 86 219 3.75 .237 .311 .355 .666 23.3
4 Years Sim 70 46 .603 145 145 24 10 0 1053.6 942 452 90 293 945 3.86 .237 .304 .369 .673 74.8
Season Average 17 11 .607 36 36 6 2 0 263.4 235 113 22 73 236 3.86 .237 .304 .369 .673  
Career Highs 20 17 .714 37 37 7 4 0 275.7 248 125 29 86 280 4.21 .239 .311 .389 .699  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   708 340 66 221 670   .242 .295 .374 .669
vs LH   234 112 24 72 275   .223 .272 .354 .626
Home 30 22 .577 67 67 10 4 0 500.0 438 204 38 142 452 3.67 .232 .286 .363 .649
Away 40 24 .625 78 78 14 5 0 553.7 504 248 52 151 493 4.03 .241 .292 .374 .666
Mar/Apr 12 8 .600 25 25 6 2 0 198.3 178 73 14 41 187 3.31 .239 .279 .360 .639
May 12 11 .522 26 26 3 1 0 178.3 180 95 28 45 177 4.79 .261 .306 .441 .747
June 11 6 .647 23 23 3 2 0 166.7 145 69 16 51 159 3.73 .232 .290 .364 .654
July 16 5 .762 23 23 7 1 0 183.0 131 45 8 40 158 2.21 .198 .244 .296 .540
August 10 6 .625 24 24 4 2 0 158.7 132 71 11 53 122 4.03 .224 .288 .363 .651
Sep/Oct 9 10 .474 24 24 2 2 0 168.7 176 99 13 63 142 5.28 .263 .327 .384 .711
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 33 LEE YL 37 91 11 18 2 0 1 10 0 1 6 31 .198 .242 .253 .495 6.1 0.0
1948 34 LEE YL 18 37 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .108 .108 .108 .216 -0.8 0.0
  TRO KL 18 39 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 11 .077 .140 .103 .242 0.1 0.0
  TOT   36 76 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 28 .092 .125 .105 .230 -0.7 0.0
1949 35 TRO KL 35 86 4 13 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 33 .151 .169 .163 .331 1.4 0.0
1950 36 TRO KL 37 88 9 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 29 .216 .266 .227 .493 5.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 145 341 28 57 5 0 1 25 0 1 16 121 .167 .204 .191 .395 11.9 0.0
162 Game Average 380 31 63 5 0 1 27 0 1 17 135 .167 .204 .191 .395 13.3  
Career Highs 37 91 11 19 2 0 1 10 0 1 6 33 .216 .266 .253 .495 6.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   250 22 44 3 0 1 18 0 1 13 91 .176 .217 .200 .417 7.9
vs LH   91 6 13 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 30 .143 .168 .165 .333 0.5
Home 67 146 11 23 1 0 1 10 0 1 8 55 .158 .205 .185 .390 3.3
Away 78 195 17 34 4 0 0 15 0 0 8 66 .174 .204 .195 .399 5.1
RISP   83 0 15 1 0 0 24 0 0 5 27 .181 .217 .193 .410 2.9
Close/Late   14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 .214 .368 .214 .583 1.8
Mar/Apr 25 69 7 16 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 23 .232 .254 .246 .500 3.8
May 26 52 5 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 18 .135 .196 .154 .350 0.4
June 23 55 4 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 28 .218 .259 .236 .495 3.1
July 23 55 4 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 12 .182 .193 .273 .466 2.4
August 24 55 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 19 .109 .183 .109 .292 -0.3
Sep/Oct 24 55 5 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 21 .109 .133 .109 .242 -1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 33 LEE YL P 37 37 267.0 13 30 0 2 1.000 1.45    
1948 34 LEE YL P 18 18 131.7 7 16 0 0 1.000 1.57    
  TRO KL P 18 18 132.7 7 16 0 0 1.000 1.56    
  TOT   P 36 36 264.3 14 32 0 0 1.000 1.57    
1949 35 TRO KL P 35 35 246.7 19 40 1 1 .983 2.15    
1950 36 TRO KL P 37 37 275.7 15 39 0 1 1.000 1.76    
Career Totals   145 145 1053.6 61 141 1 4 .995 1.73    
Career Highs   37 37 275.7 19 40 1 2 1.000 2.15    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 34 TRO KL 2 0 1.000 3 3 1 1 0 23.7 17 3 0 12 12 1.14 .205 .305 .217 .522
1949 35 TRO KL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 25.3 31 22 4 10 16 7.82 .298 .360 .500 .860
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 7 7 1 1 0 49.0 48 25 4 22 28 4.59 .257 .335 .374 .709
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1948 34 TRO KL 3 9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667
1949 35 TRO KL 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 7 17 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
CAR-8-3.86
 Wins
1947-3-18
1949-2-20
1950-3-18
CAR-4-70
 Losses
CAR-19-46
 Winning Pct
1947-3-.692
1949-3-.714
CAR-9-.603
 Games Started
1947-1-37
1950-4-37
CAR-5-145
 Complete Games
1947-10-6
1950-4-7
CAR-11-24
Shutouts
1947-4-2
1948-4-2
1950-2-3
CAR-2-10
 Innings Pitched
1947-1-267.0
1949-10-246.7
1950-2-275.7
CAR-6-1053.7
 Hits Allowed
1950-10-248
CAR-13-942
 Homeruns Allowed
1947-10-21
1949-3-29
CAR-10-90
 Strikeouts
1947-2-280
1949-8-203
1950-7-219
CAR-4-945
 Walks Allowed
CAR-37-293
Walks per 9IP
1947-3-2.3
1949-8-2.7
1950-7-2.8
CAR-4-2.5
 Hits per 9IP
1947-2-8.0
1949-8-8.0
1950-6-8.1
CAR-4-8.0
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1947-2-9.4
1949-8-7.4
CAR-3-8.1
 WHiP
1947-2-1.14
1949-5-1.19
1950-5-1.21
CAR-3-1.17
 OAVG
1947-2-.235
1949-7-.236
1950-6-.237
CAR-4-.237
 OOBP
1947-2-.298
1949-6-.310
CAR-5-.304
OSLG
1947-7-.367
1950-10-.355
CAR-7-.369
 OOPS
1947-3-.666
1949-10-.699
1950-10-.666
CAR-6-.673
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 64
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26
 
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  8. Joseph Hale (938)
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  1. Jacob Borne (989)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Leesburg in 1947
Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1947, off Trey Bunch (CB)
Earned first career win on 4/6/1947
Struck out 16 batters against Chicago on 5/6/1947
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
7/17/1947: Signed a contract extension with Leesburg, $13,550,000 per year, for 4 years
Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1947, off Paul Encarnacion (CHI)
Traded from Leesburg to Troy on 6/26/1948 (Going to LEE: P Berry Dandrea, P Ronald Wannamaker, P Donald Hamlet. Going to TRO: P Gerald Sarno, P Freddy Varada)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1948, going 4-1, 0.90
Won Most Valuable Player in Championship Series, going 2-0, 1.41 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1949, going 5-0, 1.73
Won World Championship with Troy in 1949
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
 
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