Harry Brecheen
Harry David Brecheen
Born: October 14, 1914
Broken Bow, OK USA
Deceased: 2004
Bethany, OK USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1940-1953
Minor League Statistics
Harry Brecheen compiled a career record of 133 wins and 92 losses in his 321-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.26 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 135.3 | 98 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 527 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2.85 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 189.3 | 174 | 67 | 60 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 774 |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2.52 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 157.3 | 136 | 48 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 629 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 15 | .500 | 2.49 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 231.3 | 212 | 73 | 64 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 954 |
| 1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.30 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 223.3 | 220 | 92 | 82 | 20 | 66 | 0 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 927 |
| 1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 7 | .741 | 2.24 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 233.3 | 193 | 62 | 58 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 149 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 931 |
| 1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.35 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 214.7 | 207 | 96 | 80 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 906 |
| 1950 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.80 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 163.3 | 151 | 77 | 69 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 675 |
| 1951 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.25 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 138.7 | 134 | 54 | 50 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 582 |
| 1952 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.32 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 100.3 | 82 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 408 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 5 | 13 | .278 | 3.07 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117.3 | 122 | 51 | 40 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 494 |
| Totals | 133 | 92 | .591 | 2.92 | 318 | 240 | 53 | 125 | 25 | 18 | 1907.7 | 1731 | 701 | 618 | 117 | 536 | 0 | 901 | 37 | 5 | 18 | 7821 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 49 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .190 | .244 | .238 | .483 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 81 | 68 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .162 | .260 | .191 | .451 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 64 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .123 | .194 | .158 | .351 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 87 | 83 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .133 | .163 | .145 | .307 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 95 | 83 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .241 | .308 | .289 | .597 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 90 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .146 | .205 | .183 | .387 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 84 | 77 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .273 | .309 | .338 | .646 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 63 | 58 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .241 | .302 | .328 | .629 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 57 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .218 | .232 | .309 | .541 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .207 | .303 | .207 | .510 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 27 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .179 | .200 | .179 | .379 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 321 | 746 | 673 | 48 | 129 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 121 | .192 | .247 | .235 | .481 | 158 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.241 | |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.300 | |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .970 | 1.333 | |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 6 | .984 | 1.694 | |
| 1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 2.000 | |
| 1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.515 | |
| 1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 0 | .933 | 1.313 | |
| 1950 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.333 | |
| 1951 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 1.250 | |
| 1952 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.360 | |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.308 | |
| Totals | 318 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 376 | 8 | 22 | .983 | 1.428 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.45 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.83 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32.7 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.909 | .667 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .900 | .667 |
| Totals | 7 | 3 | 32.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.204 | 1.143 |
Awards
1945 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1946 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1948 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
