Ted Abernathy
Theodore Wade Abernathy
Born: March 6, 1933
Stanley, NC US
Deceased: December 16, 2004
Gastonia, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Career: 1952-1973
Major League Statistics
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Ted Abernathy compiled a career record of 57 wins and 50 losses and a 2.89 ERA in his 268-game pitching career with the Roanoke Rapids Jays, Chattanooga Lookouts, Louisville Colonels, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Marlins, Austin Senators, Vancouver Mounties, Salt Lake City Bees, Jacksonville Suns and Wilson Pennants. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | COPL | Roanoke Rapids Jays | 20 | 13 | .606 | 1.69 | 37 | 255.0 | 187 | 70 | 48 | 2 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.56 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 52.0 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3.90 | 36 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 231.0 | 229 | 122 | 100 | 10 | 92 | 10 | 212 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.71 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 147.0 | 152 | 85 | 77 | 8 | 85 | 2 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 27 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 18 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.88 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 48 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Wilson Pennants | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.86 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 57 | 50 | .533 | 2.89 | 268 | 59 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 890.0 | 736 | 350 | 286 | 27 | 403 | 20 | 458 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | COPL | Roanoke Rapids Jays | 44 | 99 | 99 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .253 | .313 | .566 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 40 | 91 | 84 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .202 | .247 | .238 | .485 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 31 | 59 | 57 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .263 | .259 | .351 | .609 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Salt Lake City Bees | 45 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .222 | .300 | .278 | .578 | 5 | |||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Vancouver Mounties | 45 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .222 | .300 | .278 | .578 | 5 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 45 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .238 | .292 | .476 | .768 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Wilson Pennants | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 230 | 309 | 294 | 17 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 39 | .228 | .252 | .293 | .544 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | COPL | Roanoke Rapids Jays | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 36 | 15 | 54 | 5 | 3 | .932 | 1.917 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 30 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Miami Marlins | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 22 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .960 | 1.091 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .545 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 45 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | A | CARL | Wilson Pennants | P | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .389 |
| Totals | 223 | 39 | 150 | 6 | 11 | .969 | .848 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | Coastal Plain League | Roanoke Rapids Jays | WS1 | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | WS1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Miami Marlins | BAL | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | ML1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | CLE | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1973 | A | Carolina League | Wilson Pennants |
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