Pete Appleton
Peter William Appleton
Born: May 20, 1904
Terryville, CT US
Deceased: January 18, 1974
Trenton, NJ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1926-1951
Major League Statistics
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Pete Appleton compiled a career record of 124 wins and 74 losses and a 3.71 ERA in his 327-game pitching career with the Waterbury Brasscos, Hartford Senators, Columbus Senators, Newark Bears, Rochester Red Wings, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Royals, Buffalo Bisons, Sherman-Denison Twins, Gladewater Bears, Dallas Eagles, Augusta Tigers and Erie Sailors. He began playing during the 1926 season and last took the field during the 1951 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | A | EL1 | Waterbury Brasscos | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.30 | 23 | 138.0 | 138 | 79 | 66 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1927 | A | EL1 | Hartford Senators | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.99 | 40 | 226.0 | 208 | 94 | 75 | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.54 | 7 | 39.0 | 50 | 28 | 24 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1929 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4.72 | 41 | 246.0 | 290 | 156 | 129 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 11 | 1 | .917 | 3.73 | 12 | 94.0 | 94 | 41 | 39 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.88 | 22 | 167.0 | 159 | 85 | 72 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 23 | 9 | .719 | 3.17 | 41 | 244.0 | 211 | 93 | 86 | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.66 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 89 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.68 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 115.0 | 107 | 62 | 47 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 12 | 4 | .750 | 3.45 | 17 | 17 | 154.0 | 149 | 72 | 59 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Gladewater Bears | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 36.0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.93 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 135.0 | 148 | 71 | 59 | 40 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.25 | 13 | 28.0 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | MATL | Erie Sailors | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 124 | 74 | .626 | 3.71 | 327 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1714.0 | 1689 | 841 | 707 | 1 | 577 | 0 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | A | EL1 | Waterbury Brasscos | 48 | 116 | 116 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .345 | .603 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1927 | A | EL1 | Hartford Senators | 53 | 109 | 109 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .202 | .257 | .459 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1928 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 8 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .389 | .611 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Senators | 57 | 114 | 114 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .272 | .272 | .474 | .746 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 12 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .400 | .700 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 26 | 66 | 66 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .288 | .348 | .636 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | IL | (+) Rochester Red Wings | 40 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .288 | .493 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | IL | (+) Baltimore Orioles | 40 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .288 | .493 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 51 | 99 | 99 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .354 | .354 | .485 | .838 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 37 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .120 | .185 | .160 | .345 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 36 | 44 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .238 | .273 | .310 | .582 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 26 | 75 | 75 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .307 | .307 | .440 | .747 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | 29 | 63 | 60 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .283 | .317 | .517 | .834 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Gladewater Bears | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 21 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .368 | .474 | .842 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | MATL | Erie Sailors | 22 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .179 | .393 | .571 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 430 | 837 | 828 | 15 | 221 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 33 | .267 | .273 | .388 | .661 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 36 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .966 | .778 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 36 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .806 |
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Gladewater Bears | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Sherman-Denison Twins | P | 24 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 8 | .979 | 1.958 |
| 1950 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 206 | 31 | 73 | 2 | 11 | .981 | .505 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | A | Eastern League | Waterbury Brasscos | |||
| 1927 | A | Eastern League | Hartford Senators | |||
| 1928 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Senators | |||
| 1929 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Senators | |||
| 1932 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1933 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1934 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1934 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1935 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | |||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1948 | B | Big State League | Sherman-Denison Twins | WS1 | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1949 | C | East Texas League | Gladewater Bears | |||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | |||
| 1949 | B | Big State League | Sherman-Denison Twins | |||
| 1950 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta Tigers | WS1 | ||
| 1951 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Erie Sailors | WS1 |
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