Gene Bearden
Henry Eugene Bearden
Born: September 5, 1920
Lexa, AR US
Deceased: March 18, 2004
Alexander City, AL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 198
Career: 1939-1957
Major League Statistics
Gene Bearden compiled a career record of 130 wins and 80 losses and a 3.08 ERA in his 310-game pitching career with the Moultrie Packers, Miami Beach Tigers, Martinsville Manufacturers, Miami Beach Flamingos, Savannah Indians, Augusta Tigers, Newark Bears, Binghamton Triplets, Oakland Oaks, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Rainiers, San Francisco Seals, Sacramento Solons and Minneapolis Millers. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
 Miami Beach Flamingos |
 Oakland Oaks |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Seattle Rainiers |
 San Francisco Seals |
 Sacramento Solons |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | FECR1 | Miami Beach Tigers | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1.63 | 38 | 238.0 | 189 | 69 | 43 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | D | BIST | Martinsville Manufacturers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1941 | D | FECR1 | Miami Beach Flamingos | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.40 | 30 | 214.0 | 202 | 69 | 57 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2.41 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 179.0 | 183 | 73 | 48 | 72 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 15 | 4 | .789 | 3.13 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 167.0 | 139 | 76 | 58 | 75 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 16 | 7 | .696 | 2.86 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 198.0 | 185 | 77 | 63 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.05 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 202.0 | 218 | 106 | 91 | 12 | 97 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.52 | 43 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 248.0 | 268 | 111 | 97 | 12 | 66 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.48 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 206.7 | 215 | 97 | 80 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.30 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 141 | 71 | 66 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 130 | 80 | .619 | 3.08 | 310 | 126 | 2 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 1764.7 | 1741 | 752 | 603 | 56 | 617 | 5 | 474 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | GAFL | Moultrie Packers | 29 | 65 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .200 | .385 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | FECR1 | Miami Beach Tigers | 60 | 146 | 146 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .247 | .247 | .315 | .562 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | FECR1 | Miami Beach Flamingos | 103 | 323 | 323 | 89 | 13 | 6 | 3 | .276 | .276 | .381 | .656 | 123 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | (+) Savannah Indians | 24 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .162 | .162 | .270 | .432 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | SALL2 | (+) Augusta Tigers | 24 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .162 | .162 | .270 | .432 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 63 | 158 | 146 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 20 | .274 | .325 | .425 | .749 | 62 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 67 | 153 | 138 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 20 | .246 | .302 | .319 | .621 | 44 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 41 | 107 | 99 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .283 | .324 | .333 | .657 | 33 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 50 | 80 | 78 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .218 | .225 | .282 | .507 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | 48 | 106 | 98 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .224 | .248 | .296 | .543 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 52 | 96 | 93 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .172 | .189 | .226 | .415 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 42 | 52 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .184 | .216 | .184 | .399 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 561 | 1294 | 1243 | 68 | 307 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 104 | .247 | .268 | .327 | .595 | 406 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | FECR1 | Miami Beach Tigers | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | D | BIST | Martinsville Manufacturers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | D | FECR1 | Miami Beach Flamingos | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 23 | 14 | 48 | 3 | 3 | .954 | 2.696 |
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | OF | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.636 |
| 1945 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 32 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 1 | .926 | 1.562 |
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 1B | 14 | 98 | 19 | 3 | 9 | .975 | 8.357 |
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 26 | 9 | 56 | 2 | 3 | .970 | 2.500 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 44 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 3 | .843 | .977 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Francisco Seals | P | 43 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 1 | .839 | 1.093 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 34 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 2 | .927 | 1.500 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 335 | 185 | 302 | 35 | 23 | .933 | 1.454 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Moultrie Packers | PHI | ||
| 1940 | D | Florida East Coast League | Miami Beach Tigers | |||
| 1940 | D | Bi-State League | Martinsville Manufacturers | PHI | ||
| 1941 | D | Florida East Coast League | Miami Beach Flamingos | |||
| 1942 | B | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | |||
| 1942 | B | South Atlantic League | Augusta Tigers | |||
| 1945 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1945 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Francisco Seals | |||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 |
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