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Pete Appleton
Peter William Appleton (Jake)
born Peter William Jablonowski and legally changed name in 1933

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Michigan

Debut September 14, 1927
Final Game September 20, 1945
Born May 20, 1904 in Terryville, CT
Died January 18, 1974 in Trenton, NJ

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1927 23 CIN NL   2   1   6   2   2   1   3  0   29.7   29    7    6   0   17    3   0   1   128       1  1.82  3.80  209 1.551
 1928 24 CIN NL   3   4  31   1   0   0  18  0   82.7  101   50   43   7   22   20   2   2   361       0  4.68  3.94   84 1.488
 1930 26 CLE AL   8   7  39   7   2   0  21  1  118.7  122   71   53   8   53   45   5   2   527       0  4.02  4.83  120 1.475
 1931 27 CLE AL   4   4  29   4   3   0  16  0   79.7  100   51   41   2   29   25   1   3   371       0  4.63  4.60   99 1.619
 1932 28 TOT AL   0   3  15   3   0   0   5  0   51.0   60   46   30   3   29   16   2   1   247       0  5.29  4.59   87 1.745
         CLE AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   1  0    5.0   11   11    9   1    3    1   0   0    30       0 16.20  4.79   30 2.800
         BOS AL   0   3  11   3   0   0   4  0   46.0   49   35   21   2   26   15   2   1   217       0  4.11  4.57  111 1.630
 1933 29 NYY AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    3    0    0   0    1    0   0   0     9       0  0.00  3.90  inf 2.000
 1936 32 WSH AL  14   9  38  20  12   1  17  3  201.7  199   94   79   7   77   77   3   5   868       0  3.53  4.79  136 1.369
 1937 33 WSH AL   8  15  35  18   7   4   9  2  168.0  167  103   82  16   72   62   5   4   732       0  4.39  4.44  101 1.423
 1938 34 WSH AL   7   9  43  10   5   0  23  5  164.3  175   99   84  12   61   62   1   8   722       0  4.60  4.50   98 1.436
 1939 35 WSH AL   5  10  40   4   2   0  27  6  102.7  104   62   52   7   48   50   4   2   459       0  4.56  4.34   95 1.481
 1940 36 CHW AL   4   0  25   0   0   0  16  5   57.7   54   39   36   8   28   21   1   3   254       0  5.62  4.42   79 1.422
 1941 37 CHW AL   0   3  13   0   0   0  11  1   27.3   27   21   16   4   17   12   2   1   127       0  5.27  4.11   78 1.610
 1942 38 TOT AL   1   1  18   0   0   0  16  2   32.0   27   11   11   1   14   14   0   0   133       0  3.09  3.68  119 1.281
         CHW AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   4  0    4.7    2    2    2   0    3    2   0   0    19       0  3.86  3.62   94 1.071
         SLB AL   1   1  14   0   0   0  12  2   27.3   25    9    9   1   11   12   0   0   114       0  2.96  3.69  125 1.317
 1945 41 TOT AL   1   0   8   2   1   0   3  1   23.7   19   13   12   1   18   13   0   0   106       0  4.56  3.14   69 1.563
         SLB AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    2.3    3    5    4   0    7    1   0   0    18       0 15.43  3.53   23 4.286
         WSH AL   1   0   6   2   1   0   2  1   21.3   16    8    8   1   11   12   0   0    88       0  3.38  3.10   92 1.266
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .463  57  66 341  71  34   6 186 26 1141.0 1187  667  545  76  486  420  26  32  5044       1  4.30  4.45  103 1.466
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  10  56  11   5   0  30  4  188.0  195  110   89  12   80   69   4   5   832   0   0  4.30  4.45  103 1.466
 Career High     14  15  43  20  12   4  27  6  201.7  199  103   84  16   77   77   5   8   868   0   1  3.53  4.83  136 1.369
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1927 23 CIN NL   6   11    1    6   0  0   0    1   0      0   0  .545  .545  .545  196    6   0           0    
 1928 24 CIN NL  32   31    3   10   2  1   0    3   0      0   4  .323  .323  .452  102   14   2           0    
 1930 26 CLE AL  39   40    4    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   3   9  .200  .256  .225   21    9   1           0    
 1931 27 CLE AL  30   24    1    5   0  1   0    1   0  0   1   3  .208  .240  .292   36    7   1           0    
 1932 28 TOT AL  15   17    3    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .176  .176  .235    6    4   0   0   0   0   0
         BOS AL  11   17    3    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .176  .176  .235    6    4   0           0    
 1936 32 WSH AL  38   76    7   19   1  1   0    8   0  0   0  15  .250  .250  .289   36   22   1           0    
 1937 33 WSH AL  35   59    3   11   0  1   0    7   0  0   0  12  .186  .186  .220    4   13   1           0    
 1938 34 WSH AL  43   59    4   15   2  2   0    9   0  1   1   8  .254  .267  .356   59   21   2           0    
 1939 35 WSH AL  40   25    1    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .160  .192  .200    3    5   3           0   2
 1940 36 CHW AL  25   17    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .176  .222  .176    4    3   1           0   0
 1941 37 CHW AL  13    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   33    1   0           0   0
 1942 38 TOT AL  18    6    1    1   0  1   0    1   0  0   1   1  .167  .286  .500  118    3   0   0   0   0   0
         SLB AL  14    6    1    1   0  1   0    1   0  0   1   1  .167  .286  .500  118    3   0           0   0
 1945 41 TOT AL   8    5    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   20    1   0   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL   6    5    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   20    1   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     343  374   30   87   8  7   0   34   0  1   8  66  .233  .249  .291   39  109  12   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        177   14   41   4  3   0   16   0  0   4  31  .233  .249  .291   39   51   6   0   0   0   1
 Career High     43   76    7   19   2  2   0    9   0  1   3  15                          22   3   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1927 23 CIN NL   11    5    3  16.1   102| .545  .286| .545  .345| .545  .395|1.090  .739| 196  .908   1.4   0.1     
 1928 24 CIN NL   33   23    5   5.8   107| .323  .287| .323  .352| .452  .409| .775  .761| 102  .587  -0.1   0.0     
 1930 26 CLE AL   44   33    2   1.6   119| .200  .300| .256  .365| .225  .441| .481  .806|  21  .103  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1931 27 CLE AL   26   20    2   2.7   113| .208  .294| .240  .362| .292  .420| .532  .782|  36  .248  -2.6  -0.2   0%
 1932 28 TOT AL   17   14    1   1.9   110| .176  .284| .176  .354| .235  .417| .411  .772|   6  .147  -2.4  -0.2   0%
         BOS AL   17   14    1   1.9   110| .176  .284| .176  .354| .235  .417| .411  .772|   6  .147  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1936 32 WSH AL   77   58    6   2.7   117| .250  .292| .250  .367| .289  .429| .539  .796|  36  .217  -8.0  -0.7   0%
 1937 33 WSH AL   60   49    2   1.1   113| .186  .285| .186  .359| .220  .424| .406  .784|   4  .052  -9.0  -0.8   0%
 1938 34 WSH AL   62   47    5   2.8   112| .254  .281| .267  .359| .356  .419| .623  .778|  59  .239  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1939 35 WSH AL   29   26    1   1.0   107| .160  .277| .192  .351| .200  .410| .392  .762|   3  .050  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 1940 36 CHW AL   19   15    1   1.8   112| .176  .280| .222  .354| .176  .425| .398  .779|   4  .132  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1941 37 CHW AL    4    3    0   0.0   106| .250  .274| .250  .351| .250  .404| .500  .755|  33  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1942 38 TOT AL    7    5    1   5.4    95| .167  .267| .286  .341| .500  .373| .786  .715| 118  .619   0.0   0.0   0%
         SLB AL    7    5    1   5.4    95| .167  .267| .286  .341| .500  .373| .786  .715| 118  .619   0.0   0.0   0%
 1945 41 TOT AL    5    4    0   0.0    82| .200  .252| .200  .323| .200  .343| .400  .666|  20  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL    5    4    0   0.0    82| .200  .252| .200  .323| .200  .343| .400  .666|  20  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      394  302   29   2.6   112| .233  .287| .249  .359| .291  .420| .540  .779|  39  .216 -36.6  -3.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1927 23 CIN NL P 6 4 8 0 2 1.000 .960 2.00 1.28 3.64 2.33 2 29.7 1928 24 CIN NL P 31 3 28 0 3 1.000 .966 1.00 1.27 3.37 2.42 1 82.7 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1930 26 CLE AL P 39 6 30 2 4 .947 .945 0.92 1.18 2.73 2.20 7 118.7 1931 27 CLE AL P 29 4 16 2 1 .909 .952 0.69 1.19 2.26 2.21 4 79.7 1932 28 TOT AL P 15 5 20 0 0 1.000 .958 1.67 1.21 4.41 2.22 3 51.0 CLE AL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.20 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 BOS AL P 11 5 19 0 0 1.000 .956 2.18 1.21 4.70 2.23 3 46.0 1933 29 NYY AL P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.20 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1936 32 WSH AL P 38 9 42 1 1 .981 .957 1.34 1.04 2.28 1.99 20 201.7 1937 33 WSH AL P 35 8 43 1 4 .981 .953 1.46 1.09 2.73 2.05 18 168.0 1938 34 WSH AL P 43 9 29 4 4 .905 .952 0.88 1.12 2.08 2.11 10 164.3 1939 35 WSH AL P 40 4 17 1 2 .955 .950 0.53 0.98 1.84 1.92 4 102.7 1940 36 CHW AL P 25 4 8 1 1 .923 .952 0.48 1.05 1.87 2.04 0 57.7 1941 37 CHW AL P 13 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.54 1.16 2.31 2.14 0 27.3 1942 38 TOT AL P 18 1 13 0 1 1.000 .959 0.78 1.30 3.94 2.31 0 32.0 CHW AL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.30 3.83 2.30 0 4.7 SLB AL P 14 1 11 0 1 1.000 .960 0.86 1.30 3.96 2.31 0 27.3 1945 41 TOT AL P 8 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.62 1.29 1.91 2.25 2 23.6 SLB AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.30 7.83 2.35 0 2.3 WSH AL P 6 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.50 1.28 1.27 2.24 2 21.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1928 24 CIN NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1927 23 CIN NL P 6 4 8 0 2 1.000 .960 2.00 1.28 3.64 2.33 2 29.7 1928 24 CIN NL P 31 3 28 0 3 1.000 .966 1.00 1.27 3.37 2.42 1 82.7 1930 26 CLE AL P 39 6 30 2 4 .947 .945 0.92 1.18 2.73 2.20 7 118.7 1931 27 CLE AL P 29 4 16 2 1 .909 .952 0.69 1.19 2.26 2.21 4 79.7 1932 28 TOT AL P 15 5 20 0 0 1.000 .958 1.67 1.21 4.41 2.22 3 51.0 CLE AL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.20 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 BOS AL P 11 5 19 0 0 1.000 .956 2.18 1.21 4.70 2.23 3 46.0 1933 29 NYY AL P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.20 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1936 32 WSH AL P 38 9 42 1 1 .981 .957 1.34 1.04 2.28 1.99 20 201.7 1937 33 WSH AL P 35 8 43 1 4 .981 .953 1.46 1.09 2.73 2.05 18 168.0 1938 34 WSH AL P 43 9 29 4 4 .905 .952 0.88 1.12 2.08 2.11 10 164.3 1939 35 WSH AL P 40 4 17 1 2 .955 .950 0.53 0.98 1.84 1.92 4 102.7 1940 36 CHW AL P 25 4 8 1 1 .923 .952 0.48 1.05 1.87 2.04 0 57.7 1941 37 CHW AL P 13 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.54 1.16 2.31 2.14 0 27.3 1942 38 TOT AL P 18 1 13 0 1 1.000 .959 0.78 1.30 3.94 2.31 0 32.0 CHW AL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.30 3.83 2.30 0 4.7 SLB AL P 14 1 11 0 1 1.000 .960 0.86 1.30 3.96 2.31 0 27.3 1945 41 TOT AL P 8 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.62 1.29 1.91 2.25 2 23.6 SLB AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.30 7.83 2.35 0 2.3 WSH AL P 6 0 3 0 1 1.000 .968 0.50 1.28 1.27 2.24 2 21.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 341 58 266 12 25 .964 .955 0.95 1.13 71 1141.0 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 342 58 266 12 25 .964 .955 0.95 1.14
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1936 AL-3.53-3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1936 AL-1.369-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1936 AL-8.88-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1936 AL-3.44-10

Games
1938 AL-43-3
1939 AL-40-8

Saves
1936 AL-3-6
1938 AL-5-4
1939 AL-6-5
1940 AL-5-4

Shutouts
1937 AL-4-3

Losses
1937 AL-15-8

Wild Pitches
1938 AL-8-3

Hit Batsmen
1930 AL-5-6
1937 AL-5-5
1939 AL-4-7

Games Finished
1928 NL-18-2
1930 AL-21-2
1931 AL-16-6
1936 AL-17-5
1938 AL-23-4
1939 AL-27-4
1940 AL-16-9
1942 AL-16-8

Adjusted ERA+
1936 AL-136-4

Oldest Player
1941 AL-37-10
1942 AL-38-10
1945 AL-41-8

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (952) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 10, 1932: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Jack Russell.

October 1, 1935: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Montreal (International) in the 1935 rule 5 draft.

December 8, 1939: Traded by the Washington Senators with Taffy Wright to the Chicago White Sox for Gee Walker.

July 5, 1942: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

July 10, 1942: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 28, 1945: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

August 30, 1945: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 10, 1946: Released by the Washington Senators.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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