Ted Abernathy
Theodore Wade Abernathy
Born: March 6, 1933
Stanley, NC USA
Deceased: 2004
Gastonia, NC USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Career: 1955-1972
Minor League Statistics
Ted Abernathy compiled a career record of 63 wins and 69 losses in his 681-game career with the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
 Washington Senators |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Atlanta Braves |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Kansas City Royals |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5.96 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 119.3 | 136 | 87 | 79 | 9 | 67 | 1 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 553 |
| 1956 | AL | Washington Senators | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 1957 | AL | Washington Senators | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.78 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 398 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.88 | 43 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 59.3 | 54 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 249 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.33 | 53 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 72.7 | 66 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 321 |
| 1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.57 | 84 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 136.3 | 113 | 49 | 39 | 7 | 56 | 13 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 572 |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.18 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27.7 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.86 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65.3 | 58 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 281 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.27 | 70 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 106.3 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 427 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.47 | 78 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 134.7 | 111 | 43 | 37 | 9 | 55 | 15 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 562 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.16 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85.3 | 75 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 374 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 1970 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.95 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.59 | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 55.7 | 41 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 244 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.56 | 63 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 81.0 | 60 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 348 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.70 | 45 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58.3 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| Totals | 63 | 69 | .477 | 3.46 | 681 | 34 | 416 | 7 | 2 | 148 | 1147.7 | 1010 | 513 | 441 | 70 | 592 | 80 | 765 | 45 | 3 | 35 | 4963 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | 40 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Washington Senators | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Washington Senators | 26 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .208 | .439 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 43 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 53 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 84 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .211 | .167 | .377 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 38 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .000 | .150 | .000 | .150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 56 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 36 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 63 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 681 | 204 | 181 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74 | .138 | .175 | .155 | .329 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 40 | 14 | 119.3 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 2.263 | .750 |
| 1956 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 5 | 4 | 30.3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.451 | 3.000 |
| 1957 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 26 | 16 | 83.0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.494 | .885 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 43 | 0 | 59.3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .917 | 3.337 | .512 |
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 53 | 0 | 72.7 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .964 | 3.344 | .509 |
| 1965 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 84 | 0 | 136.3 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.433 | .619 |
| 1966 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 38 | 0 | 65.3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 3.031 | .579 |
| 1966 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 20 | 0 | 27.7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.554 | .700 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 70 | 0 | 106.3 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .892 | 2.793 | .471 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 78 | 0 | 135.3 | 14 | 39 | 3 | 0 | .946 | 3.525 | .679 |
| 1969 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 56 | 0 | 85.3 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 3.375 | .571 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 36 | 0 | 56.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .333 |
| 1970 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 11 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 5.000 | .909 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 11 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .273 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 63 | 0 | 81.0 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 3.111 | .444 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 45 | 0 | 58.0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .857 | 2.793 | .400 |
| Totals | 681 | 34 | 1146.0 | 92 | 304 | 21 | 16 | .950 | 3.110 | .581 |
Awards
1965 - NL TSN Fireman of the Year
1967 - NL TSN Fireman of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
