Al Widmar
Albert Joseph Widmar
Born: March 20, 1925
Cleveland, OH US
Deceased: October 15, 2005
Tulsa, OK US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1942-1958
Major League Statistics
Al Widmar compiled a career record of 169 wins and 130 losses and a 3.53 ERA in his 467-game pitching career with the Canton Terriers, Scranton Red Sox, Louisville Colonels, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Rainiers and Tulsa Oilers. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.87 | 14 | 94.0 | 77 | 42 | 30 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.22 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 142.0 | 114 | 52 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.66 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 174.0 | 181 | 105 | 90 | 78 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.76 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 153.0 | 160 | 101 | 81 | 94 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.43 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 185.0 | 156 | 64 | 50 | 94 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.93 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 126.0 | 130 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 22 | 15 | .595 | 3.03 | 45 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 294.0 | 245 | 120 | 99 | 98 | 173 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2.30 | 38 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 246.0 | 228 | 73 | 63 | 67 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.70 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 272.3 | 283 | 121 | 112 | 20 | 108 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4.75 | 40 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 178.0 | 215 | 105 | 94 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 18 | 8 | .692 | 3.14 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 152.0 | 141 | 55 | 53 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.07 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 177.0 | 196 | 90 | 80 | 17 | 59 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.42 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 192.0 | 210 | 83 | 73 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 169 | 130 | .565 | 3.53 | 467 | 281 | 34 | 135 | 26 | 0 | 2431.3 | 2383 | 1116 | 953 | 83 | 870 | 16 | 929 | 33 | 6 | 40 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | 14 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .061 | .061 | .061 | .121 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 18 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .107 | .107 | .125 | .232 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 31 | 70 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .164 | .215 | .164 | .379 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 33 | 57 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .148 | .179 | .185 | .364 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 30 | 72 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .097 | .152 | .097 | .248 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 29 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .103 | .186 | .103 | .289 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 45 | 113 | 101 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 35 | .139 | .216 | .149 | .365 | 15 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 38 | 94 | 74 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .135 | .229 | .149 | .378 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 46 | 109 | 93 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 27 | .151 | .240 | .215 | .455 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 40 | 62 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 16 | .146 | .305 | .167 | .472 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 53 | 51 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .136 | .208 | .136 | .345 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 36 | 66 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .138 | .206 | .155 | .362 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 35 | 70 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | .143 | .262 | .161 | .422 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 11 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 459 | 913 | 793 | 43 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 243 | .135 | .208 | .155 | .363 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | C | MATL | Canton Terriers | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 18 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .950 | 2.111 |
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 31 | 11 | 50 | 3 | 3 | .953 | 1.968 |
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 33 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 3 | .968 | 1.848 |
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 30 | 13 | 56 | 3 | 3 | .958 | 2.300 |
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 29 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 3 | .951 | 1.345 |
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 45 | 11 | 61 | 4 | 1 | .947 | 1.600 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 38 | 13 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.658 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 46 | 21 | 58 | 1 | 2 | .988 | 1.717 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 40 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 1 | .967 | 1.475 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 53 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 36 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 3 | .953 | 1.139 |
| 1957 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 35 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.229 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .818 |
| Totals | 467 | 146 | 543 | 22 | 28 | .969 | 1.475 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Canton Terriers | BOS | ||
| 1943 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1944 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1947 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | SLA | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CLE | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CHN | ||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | PHI | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | PHI |
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