Al Papai
Alfred Thomas Papai
Born: May 7, 1917
Divernon, IL US
Deceased: September 7, 1995
Springfield, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1940-1958
Major League Statistics
Al Papai compiled a career record of 172 wins and 128 losses and a 3.25 ERA in his 392-game pitching career with the Worthington Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Allentown Cardinals, Lynchburg Cardinals, Houston Buffaloes, Rochester Red Wings, Houston Buffalos, Oklahoma City Indians, Memphis Chicks, Indianapolis Indians and Corpus Christi Giants. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NESL | Worthington Cardinals | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.36 | 31 | 209.0 | 193 | 110 | 78 | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NESL | Springfield Cardinals | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5.30 | 21 | 112.0 | 133 | 85 | 66 | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 1945 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 7 | 25.0 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.39 | 11 | 6 | 79.0 | 77 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1946 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.31 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 249.0 | 210 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 21 | 10 | .677 | 2.45 | 38 | 27 | 283.0 | 241 | 91 | 77 | 84 | 139 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.37 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 70.0 | 62 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 23 | 9 | .719 | 2.51 | 33 | 33 | 272.0 | 270 | 105 | 76 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.04 | 31 | 30 | 243.0 | 242 | 92 | 82 | 62 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 11 | 16 | .407 | 3.68 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 230.0 | 220 | 111 | 94 | 18 | 93 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.24 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 204.0 | 231 | 114 | 96 | 22 | 64 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 23 | 7 | .767 | 2.65 | 43 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 255.0 | 240 | 84 | 75 | 12 | 82 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3.69 | 36 | 34 | 266.0 | 279 | 131 | 109 | 17 | 76 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 5 | 12 | .294 | 5.56 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 110.0 | 138 | 82 | 68 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 172 | 128 | .573 | 3.25 | 392 | 215 | 0 | 115 | 15 | 0 | 2607.0 | 2560 | 1198 | 940 | 82 | 855 | 11 | 680 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NESL | Worthington Cardinals | 38 | 85 | 85 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .247 | .471 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NESL | Springfield Cardinals | 21 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .312 | .562 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 11 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .040 | .172 | .080 | .252 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 34 | 95 | 82 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 30 | .134 | .237 | .171 | .407 | 14 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 38 | 117 | 103 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .204 | .261 | .262 | .523 | 27 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 12 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .125 | .250 | .167 | .417 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 34 | 95 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .189 | .242 | .432 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 31 | 87 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .276 | .517 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 33 | 91 | 80 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .125 | .167 | .175 | .342 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 34 | 83 | 74 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .176 | .244 | .203 | .447 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 43 | 98 | 89 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .112 | .177 | .112 | .289 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 36 | 95 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .126 | .126 | .137 | .263 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 30 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .185 | .312 | .185 | .498 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 396 | 990 | 916 | 38 | 156 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 155 | .170 | .213 | .204 | .417 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NESL | Worthington Cardinals | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | D | NESL | Springfield Cardinals | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | P | 11 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 1 | .897 | 3.182 |
| 1946 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | P | 31 | 12 | 63 | 5 | 2 | .938 | 2.419 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Houston Buffaloes | P | 38 | 5 | 76 | 3 | 2 | .964 | 2.132 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 12 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 1.500 |
| 1951 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 33 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .959 | 1.424 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 30 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.167 |
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 43 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 8 | .988 | 1.837 |
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 29 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .931 | .931 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 392 | 54 | 373 | 19 | 18 | .957 | 1.089 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | Western League | Worthington Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1941 | D | Western League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1945 | B | Inter-State League | Allentown Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1946 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffaloes | SLN | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1953 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Giants | SFN |
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