Earl Stephenson
Chester Earl Stephenson
Born: July 31, 1947
Benson, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 3 (1967 January Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Benson, NC
Career: 1967-1979
Major League Statistics
Earl Stephenson compiled a career record of 46 wins and 42 losses, with 31 saves, and a 4.26 ERA in his 365-game pitching career with the Quincy Cubs, San Antonio Missions, Tacoma Cubs, Eugene Emeralds, Tacoma Twins, Memphis Blues, Ciudad Juarez Indios, Richmond Braves, Monterrey Sultanes, Savannah Braves, Rochester Red Wings and Tidewater Tides. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.
 Quincy Cubs |
 Tacoma Cubs |
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Tacoma Twins |
 Memphis Blues |
 Ciudad Juarez Indios |
 Richmond Braves |
 Monterrey Sultanes |
 Savannah Braves |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Tidewater Tides |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Quincy Cubs | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.90 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 118.0 | 115 | 56 | 38 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Quincy Cubs | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.60 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.43 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 66 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.83 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69.0 | 86 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5.67 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 81.0 | 90 | 66 | 51 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.03 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.70 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43.0 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Ciudad Juarez Indios | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.06 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | 52 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46.0 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.44 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 75.0 | 94 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73.0 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 26 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 19 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 46 | 42 | .523 | 4.26 | 365 | 52 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 688.0 | 745 | 417 | 326 | 47 | 356 | 58 | 422 | 38 | 5 | 56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Quincy Cubs | 18 | 45 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Quincy Cubs | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 22 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 18 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .231 | .259 | .231 | .490 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | (+) Rochester Red Wings | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | (+) Tidewater Tides | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 193 | 123 | 115 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .191 | .198 | .191 | .390 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Quincy Cubs | P | 18 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | .889 | 1.778 |
| 1969 | A | MIDW | Quincy Cubs | P | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1970 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 21 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .476 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 18 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .895 | .944 |
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 53 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .960 | .453 |
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | P | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Twins | P | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .481 |
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Ciudad Juarez Indios | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 23 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .609 |
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | P | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 |
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 34 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .842 | .471 |
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 51 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .471 |
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 40 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .818 | .450 |
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 366 | 43 | 143 | 16 | 13 | .921 | .508 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A | Midwest League | Quincy Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1969 | A | Midwest League | Quincy Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1970 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | CHN | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1973 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1974 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Twins | MIN | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | MON | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Mexican League | Ciudad Juarez Indios | |||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1978 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1979 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1979 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL |
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