What's exceptional about Lew Burdette Milwaukee Braves 1959 ?
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gets homered off; season
Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves gave up the most homers (38) of all 264 pitchers in 1959.
surpassed Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers (37), Paul Foytack of the Detroit Tigers (34), Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies (34), and Johnny Antonelli of the San Francisco Giants (29), and 259 others, ending with Vito Valentinetti of the Washington Senators (0).
surpassed Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers (37), Paul Foytack of the Detroit Tigers (34), Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies (34), and Johnny Antonelli of the San Francisco Giants (29), and 259 others, ending with Vito Valentinetti of the Washington Senators (0).
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Lew Burdette of the 1959 Milwaukee Braves threw right-handed, was a 20-game winner, made the All-Star team, played on a winning team, attended the University of Richmond, played in County Stadium, and was born in West Virginia.
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- achievement score (1.8 see References)
- assists (47)
- complete games (20)
- double plays (6)
- games finished (2)
- games played (41)
- games started (39)
- innings pitched (289.7)
- putouts (21)
- saves (1)
- shutouts (4)
- strikeouts (105)
- strikeouts per nine innings (3.3)
- winning percentage (58.3%)
- wins (21)
- balks (0)
- earned run average (4.07)
- earned runs (131)
- errors (1)
- hit by pitch (1)
- hits (312)
- hits per nine innings (9.7)
- homers given up (38)
- homers per nine innings (1.2)
- intentional walks (3)
- losses (15)
- runs allowed (144)
- walks (38)
- walks per nine innings (1.2)
- wild pitches (2)
- age (33 yrs)
- batters faced (1,193)
- height (6'2")
- innings pitched per game (7.1)
- weight (180 lbs)
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