Dick Strahs
Richard Bernard Strahs
Born: December 4, 1923
Evanston, IL US
Deceased: May 26, 1988
Las Vegas, NV US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 192
Career: 1946-1956
Major League Statistics
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Dick Strahs compiled a career record of 106 wins and 85 losses and a 3.80 ERA in his 311-game pitching career with the Superior Blues, Lima Terriers, Hot Springs Bathers, Memphis Chicks, Waterloo White Hawks, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Charleston Senators, Oakland Oaks and Minneapolis Millers. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1947 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Terriers | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.42 | 34 | 25 | 263.0 | 263 | 146 | 100 | 135 | 176 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1948 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | 19 | 7 | .731 | 2.66 | 32 | 196.0 | 149 | 76 | 58 | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.36 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 64.0 | 65 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.23 | 17 | 98.0 | 118 | 61 | 57 | 1 | 50 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.66 | 20 | 58.0 | 61 | 36 | 30 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 8 | 13.0 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.38 | 34 | 189.0 | 198 | 120 | 92 | 13 | 87 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.70 | 35 | 231.0 | 242 | 116 | 95 | 9 | 116 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.15 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 243.0 | 253 | 100 | 85 | 15 | 91 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5.13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 93.0 | 107 | 53 | 53 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 10 | 2 | .833 | 3.04 | 21 | 18 | 136.0 | 131 | 60 | 46 | 12 | 51 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.60 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.3 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9.00 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 44 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 106 | 85 | .555 | 3.80 | 311 | 66 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1650.3 | 1688 | 873 | 696 | 74 | 760 | 0 | 441 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Terriers | 63 | 159 | 135 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 27 | .259 | .371 | .370 | .741 | 50 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | 51 | 82 | 82 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .232 | .280 | .512 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 14 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .227 | .227 | .409 | .636 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .318 | .545 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 22 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .225 | .400 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 34 | 59 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .169 | .305 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 36 | 82 | 82 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .134 | .134 | .183 | .317 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 34 | 103 | 83 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 30 | .229 | .354 | .241 | .594 | 20 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 20 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .154 | .290 | .231 | .521 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 21 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .209 | .209 | .419 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 357 | 672 | 618 | 45 | 123 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 78 | .199 | .257 | .257 | .514 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | D | OHSL4 | Lima Terriers | P | 34 | 10 | 62 | 5 | 0 | .935 | 2.118 |
| 1948 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .929 |
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 34 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 1.706 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 20 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .895 | .850 |
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .615 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .125 |
| Totals | 303 | 39 | 139 | 9 | 8 | .952 | .587 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | Northern League | Superior Blues | CHA | ||
| 1947 | D | Ohio State League | Lima Terriers | CHA | ||
| 1948 | C | Cotton States League | Hot Springs Bathers | CHA | ||
| 1949 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1949 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1950 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1950 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1951 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1952 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | CHA | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 |
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