Paul Cave
Paul Winfrey Cave
Born: November 2, 1933
New Canton, VA US
Deceased: February 19, 2009
Farmville, VA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 179
Career: 1951-1959
Paul Cave compiled a career record of 78 wins and 57 losses and a 3.29 ERA in his 295-game pitching career with the Butler Tigers, Evansville Braves, Jacksonville Braves, Toledo Sox, Atlanta Crackers, Wichita Braves and Austin Senators. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1959 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C | MATL | Butler Tigers | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.92 | 17 | 117.0 | 122 | 72 | 51 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.27 | 40 | 146.0 | 137 | 75 | 53 | 7 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.24 | 28 | 23 | 172.0 | 139 | 85 | 62 | 10 | 83 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 18 | 6 | .750 | 3.32 | 39 | 30 | 236.0 | 205 | 103 | 87 | 17 | 107 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.04 | 22 | 19 | 163.0 | 129 | 55 | 37 | 3 | 69 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.96 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 134.0 | 121 | 67 | 59 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.26 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91.0 | 81 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.62 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 149.0 | 144 | 76 | 60 | 15 | 64 | 3 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 78 | 57 | .578 | 3.29 | 295 | 98 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1208.0 | 1078 | 575 | 442 | 71 | 541 | 11 | 221 | 19 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C | MATL | Butler Tigers | 20 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .340 | .426 | .766 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 41 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .182 | .318 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 29 | 56 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .268 | .464 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 40 | 87 | 87 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .195 | .356 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 29 | 59 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .203 | .203 | .407 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 5 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 44 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .081 | .190 | .081 | .272 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 44 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .050 | .296 | .050 | .346 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 47 | 56 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .167 | .245 | .167 | .412 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 312 | 429 | 407 | 8 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 44 | .177 | .210 | .209 | .419 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C | MATL | Butler Tigers | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | P | 44 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .857 | .545 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 43 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .889 | .558 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 46 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .974 | .804 |
| 1959 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 295 | 22 | 63 | 8 | 2 | .914 | .288 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Butler Tigers | PIT | ||
| 1952 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | BSN | ||
| 1953 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1953 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 |
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