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Roy Mahaffey

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 9, 1904 in Belton, SC us

Died: July 23, 1969 in Anderson, SC

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, SC

Debut: August 31, 1926 (Age 22-203d, 6,435th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 28, 1936 (Age 32-170d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: Lee Roy Mahaffey

Nicknames: Popeye

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1930 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

ERA

5.01

224

129

1056.0

365

WHIP

1.546

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-23 / in Starts: 5-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 9

1934 Pitching Game Log

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1934 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	140	3	Apr 19	PHA		NYY	L,4-10	GS-2	L(0-1)	99	2.0	2	3	3	3	1	1	0	13.50	13.18	10	4	1	0	0	1	38			0	1	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	.93	-0.185	2.36	-0.28%	-1.89	1t start tie	2t 3 out d3
2	141	6	Apr 22	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	L(0-2)	2	9.0	10	4	1	5	1	1	0	3.27	7.36	42	12	14	0	6	10	53			1	0	0	36	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	-0.316	3.82	-0.48%	0.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
3	142	9	Apr 26	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-5		3	4.2	6	2	2	4	1	0	0	3.45	6.76	21	7	4	0	2	5	41			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.41	-0.044	3.02	-0.06%	0.19	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	143	16	May 6	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	GS-7	L(0-3)	9	7.0	7	4	4	4	0	1	1	3.97	6.89	31	8	11	1	1	7	43			1	0	0	26	2	1	0	2	0	1	1.10	-0.086	2.59	-0.12%	-0.12	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
5	144	20	May 10	PHA		DET	W,5-3	GS-7	W(1-3)	3	6.1	3	3	3	6	2	1	0	4.03	7.01	28	4	13	0	3	3	51			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.034	3.02	0.05%	-0.08	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a2
6	145	27	May 20	PHA	@	SLB	L,7-10	GS-3		9	2.0	6	5	5	2	0	0	0	5.23	6.96	13	2	3	1	0	6	22			1	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.38	-0.247	2.50	-0.27%	-3.11	1b start a 4	3b 1-3 0 out a3
7	146	30	May 23	PHA	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	W(2-3)	2	9.0	12	5	5	4	3	0	0	5.18	6.26	43	14	10	2	2	12	42			0	0	0	39	4	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.128	.96	0.14%	0.20	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a6
8	147	34	May 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-1		3	0.1	2	4	4	2	0	0	0	6.02	6.38	5	0	1	0	0	2	29			0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.163	1.77	-0.20%	-2.41	1b start a 5	1b 12- 1 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	148	39	Jun 1	PHA		NYY	W,10-5	CG	W(3-3)	4	9.0	10	5	4	1	4	0	0	5.66	5.70	41	14	12	2	1	10	52			0	0	0	40	3	3	0	0	0	3	.55	0.155	.73	0.12%	-0.01	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
10	149	47	Jun 10	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-1	L(3-4)	8	0.0	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	6.20	5.82	3	0	0	0	0	1	34			0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.153	1.08	-0.07%	-1.85	1b start tie	1b 123 0 out tie
11	150	50	Jun 15	PHA		CLE	L,6-12	GS-5	L(3-5)	4	5.0	10	5	5	1	0	1	0	6.46	5.87	24	7	6	1	1	10	26			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	-0.275	.66	-0.10%	-2.23	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
12	151	51	Jun 16(1)	PHA		CHW	L,7-9	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.34	5.82	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.56	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
13	152	55	Jun 18(2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-5	2-GF(5)		1	3.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.98	5.65	13	4	4	0	1	2		3	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	1	.34	0.073	.11	0.01%	2.48	2t 123 2 out d5	5t end d 5
14	153	57	Jun 21(1)	PHA		SLB	L,5-7	GS-2	L(3-6)	2	2.0	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	6.38	5.62	11	2	4	1	1	4	29			0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.256	.24	-0.04%	-2.89	1t start tie	2t 3 out d4
15	154	61	Jun 23(2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-6	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.28	5.55	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.008	.03	0.00%	0.56	7t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d5
16	155	62	Jun 24	PHA		DET	L,4-8	5-5		0	0.2	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	6.50	5.73	4	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.23	-0.061	.04	-0.01%	-1.43	5t 1-- 1 out d4	5t 3 out d6
17	156	63	Jun 25	PHA		DET	W,13-11	5-8		0	3.1	3	4	4	3	3	0	0	6.72	5.65	16	3	4	0	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	-0.167	.22	-0.01%	-0.42	5t --- 0 out d4	8t 123 1 out a2
18	157	66	Jun 30	PHA		BOS	W,7-6	3-9		4	6.2	7	4	2	3	1	0	0	6.35	5.52	31	9	11	2	1	7		0	0	1	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.39	-0.276	.13	-0.02%	-0.58	3t --- 0 out d1	9t 12- 2 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	158	69	Jul 3	PHA		WSH	L,6-12	7-GF		2	3.0	6	4	1	0	0	1	0	6.21	5.60	15	5	7	1	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.129	.01	0.00%	-2.34	7t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
20	159	74	Jul 7	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-11	9-GF	BS(1)	3	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.19	5.59	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.75	-0.450	.25	-0.01%	-1.13	9b 12- 0 out a1	9b end d 1
21	160	78	Jul 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-10	7-GF(8)		6	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.14	5.56	8	5	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.18	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
22	161	79	Jul 15(1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,11-7	7-7		0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.26	5.56	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.11	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-1.00	7b 123 1 out a5	7b 123 1 out a4
23	162	87	Jul 22(2)	PHA	@	DET	L,8-17	7-GF(8)		6	2.0	6	7	6	2	2	0	0	6.78	5.53	15	4	2	0	1	5		0	0	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	1	.31	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-5.84	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	163	100	Aug 8	PHA		BOS	L,9-11	9-GF		16	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.69	5.48	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.56	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
25	164	102	Aug 10	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-6	7-GF	S(1)	1	3.0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.45	5.35	15	6	5	1	2	2		1	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	3	2.51	0.230	.00	0.00%	1.06	7b 1-- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
26	165	111	Aug 18(2)	PHA		CLE	L,0-10	GS-6	L(3-7)	7	6.0	7	3	3	3	2	1	0	6.32	5.40	28	3	13	2	3	7	45			0	0	0	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.33	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
27	166	113	Aug 21	PHA		CLE	L,11-12	9-GF		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.28	5.39	2	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.03	-0.283	.00	0.00%	-0.43	9t 1-- 1 out tie	9t end d 1
28	167	117	Aug 25(1)	PHA		SLB	L,4-5	7-GF		3	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.10	5.30	9	4	4	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.10	0.025	.00	0.00%	2.35	7t 1-3 1 out d5	9t end d 5
29	168	121	Aug 29(1)	PHA		DET	L,7-12	8-8		3	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	6.36	5.33	4	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-2.02	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 1-- 1 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	169	123	Sep 1	PHA		BOS	W,8-7	3-7		2	5.0	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	6.22	5.24	20	5	8	1	4	3		0	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.78	3t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d3
31	170	128	Sep 7(1)	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-9	W(4-7)	5	8.1	9	4	4	2	4	1	0	6.08	5.18	35	7	13	3	2	9	51			0	0	0	33	4	0	0	1	0	1	.97	0.204	.00	0.00%	0.89	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out a1
32	171	134	Sep 10	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-6	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.02	5.16	3	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.99	9b 1-- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
33	172	136	Sep 12	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-3	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.91	5.15	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.34	0.048	.00	0.00%	1.17	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
34	173	137	Sep 14(1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-7	2-GF	W(5-7)	1	7.1	6	2	2	1	3	0	0	5.69	5.00	28	9	9	2	1	6		3	0	0	1	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.439	.00	0.00%	3.18	2b 123 2 out d1	9b end a 2
35	174	141	Sep 17	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-4	5-GF	W(6-7)	2	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.46	4.88	17	5	8	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.362	.00	0.00%	2.95	5b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 5
36	175	147	Sep 23(2)	PHA		WSH	T,5-5	2-7		5	6.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.27	4.78	21	8	9	0	2	3		0	0	0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	.62	0.147	.00	0.00%	2.33	2t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d1
37	176	150	Sep 25	PHA		NYY	L,0-5	9-GF		1	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.37	4.77	6	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-1.45	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
							13-23		W-L:6-7,Sv:2,BSv:1	3.1	129.0	142	88	77	55	40	9	1	5.37	4.77	581	0.89		6%	11%	132	40	17	24%	4	3	0	518	33	9	0	11	0	15	.98	-1.441	.96	-1.33%	-9.50

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