Al Sherer
Alfred Dean Sherer
Born: July 28, 1914
Quincy, IL US
Deceased: September 16, 1986
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1933-1949
Al Sherer compiled a career record of 149 wins and 136 losses and a 3.18 ERA in his 501-game pitching career with the Quincy Indians, Martinsville Manufacturers, Greensboro Patriots, Elmira Red Wings, Rochester Red Wings, Asheville Tourists, Bloomington Bloomers, Houston Buffaloes, Sacramento Solons, New Orleans Pelicans, Montreal Royals, St. Paul Saints, Memphis Chicks and Rockford Rox. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1949 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 |
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1933 | B | MSVL | Quincy Indians | 8 | 7 | .533 | 6.38 | 35 | 141.0 | 182 | 136 | 100 | 107 | ||||||||||||
1934 | A | EL | Elmira Red Wings | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 3 | 9.0 | ||||||||||||||||
1934 | B | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 4 | 7.0 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||
1934 | D | BIST | Martinsville Manufacturers | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0.00 | 20 | 137.0 | 146 | 81 | 43 | |||||||||||||
1934 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1935 | B | IIIL | Bloomington Bloomers | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0.00 | 31 | 170.0 | 172 | 87 | 78 | |||||||||||||
1936 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 2 | 11 | .154 | 5.55 | 22 | 120.0 | 150 | 100 | 74 | 35 | ||||||||||||
1936 | A1 | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.89 | 19 | 6 | 64.0 | 70 | 54 | 49 | 25 | |||||||||||
1937 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0.00 | 46 | 261.0 | 276 | 108 | 90 | |||||||||||||
1938 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.20 | 47 | 28 | 194.0 | 206 | 120 | 112 | 105 | |||||||||||
1939 | AA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 6 | 12 | .333 | 3.76 | 34 | 23 | 182.0 | 196 | 76 | 76 | 59 | |||||||||||
1940 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.66 | 40 | 28 | 236.0 | 243 | 120 | 96 | 99 | |||||||||||
1941 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.65 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 175.0 | 178 | 81 | 71 | 58 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
1942 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.98 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 160.0 | 144 | 65 | 53 | 50 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
1943 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2.76 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 225.0 | 192 | 81 | 69 | 68 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
1946 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.96 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 116.0 | 128 | 59 | 51 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.75 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1947 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.26 | 20 | 1 | 76.0 | 84 | 43 | 36 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
1949 | C | CENA2 | Rockford Rox | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.89 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 88.0 | 97 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Totals | 149 | 136 | .523 | 3.18 | 501 | 145 | 14 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 2381.0 | 2499 | 1295 | 840 | 0 | 917 | 0 | 333 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
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1933 | B | MSVL | Quincy Indians | 39 | 73 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .178 | .247 | .425 | 18 | |||||||||||
1934 | D | BIST | Martinsville Manufacturers | 21 | 52 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .269 | .269 | .442 | .712 | 23 | |||||||||||
1935 | B | IIIL | Bloomington Bloomers | 35 | 76 | 76 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .237 | .237 | .408 | .645 | 31 | |||||||||||
1936 | A1 | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 19 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 2 | |||||||||||
1937 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 50 | 114 | 114 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .228 | .281 | .509 | 32 | |||||||||||
1938 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 49 | 64 | 64 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .203 | .234 | .438 | 15 | |||||||||||
1939 | AA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 34 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .098 | .115 | .213 | 7 | |||||||||||
1940 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 80 | 80 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .275 | .275 | .438 | .712 | 35 | |||||||||||
1941 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 45 | 65 | 54 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .259 | .322 | .296 | .618 | 16 | 0 | 6 | ||||
1942 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 32 | 60 | 51 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .196 | .212 | .294 | .506 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1943 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 42 | 85 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .167 | .241 | .194 | .435 | 14 | 0 | 6 | |||
1946 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 45 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .172 | .200 | .276 | .476 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1947 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 23 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .207 | .207 | .207 | .414 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1949 | C | CENA2 | Rockford Rox | 17 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .290 | .405 | .452 | .857 | 14 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 493 | 849 | 808 | 17 | 170 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 42 | .210 | .229 | .292 | .522 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1933 | B | MSVL | Quincy Indians | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
1934 | B | PIED | Greensboro Patriots | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
1934 | A | EL | Elmira Red Wings | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
1935 | B | IIIL | Bloomington Bloomers | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
1936 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
1936 | A1 | TL | Houston Buffaloes | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
1937 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
1938 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 47 | .000 | |||||
1940 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
1941 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 40 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.150 |
1942 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 32 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .932 | 1.281 |
1943 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 42 | 13 | 51 | 3 | 2 | .955 | 1.524 |
1946 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 45 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .974 | .844 |
1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
1947 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 20 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .950 |
1949 | C | CENA2 | Rockford Rox | P | 16 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 2.375 |
Totals | 446 | 54 | 192 | 10 | 10 | .961 | .552 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1933 | B | Mississippi Valley League | Quincy Indians | |||
1934 | D | Bi-State League | Martinsville Manufacturers | SLN | ||
1934 | B | Piedmont League | Greensboro Patriots | SLN | ||
1934 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Elmira Red Wings | SLN | ||
1934 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1935 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | SLN | ||
1935 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Bloomington Bloomers | SLN | ||
1936 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | SLN | ||
1936 | A1 | Texas League | Houston Buffaloes | SLN | ||
1937 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | SLN | ||
1938 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1939 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | SLN | ||
1940 | A1 | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | SLN | ||
1941 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
1942 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
1943 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
1947 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
1947 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
1949 | C | Central Association | Rockford Rox | CIN |
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