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Brain
Emmer		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 25, 1920 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 KC PL $ 2,120,000  
1953 33 SD CL $ 6,090,000  
1954 34 VAN CL $ 6,090,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,120,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,090,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 KC PL $ 2,120,000  
1953 33 SD CL $ 6,090,000  
1954 34 VAN CL $ 6,090,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,120,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,090,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 32 AAA   15 6 .714 27 27 6 2 0 201.3 234 94 15 56 147 4.20 .290 .336 .411 .747  
1953 33 SD CL 12 11 .522 30 30 12 0 0 239.0 261 116 23 66 132 4.37 .281 .333 .427 .759 13.9
1954 34 VAN CL 8 25 .242 37 37 11 2 0 255.7 336 178 36 92 127 6.27 .314 .368 .482 .850 0.6
1955 35 AAA   3 6 .333 9 9 3 0 0 56.7 84 35 7 12 28 5.56 .350 .381 .533 .914  
    AA   6 2 .750 8 8 3 0 0 66.0 67 18 3 17 42 2.45 .268 .315 .364 .679  
2 Years Sim 20 36 .357 67 67 23 2 0 494.7 597 294 59 158 259 5.35 .299 .352 .456 .808 14.5
2 Years AAA 18 12 .600 36 36 9 2 0 258.0 318 129 22 68 175 4.50 .303 .346 .439 .785  
1 Years AA 6 2 .750 8 8 3 0 0 66.0 67 18 3 17 42 2.45 .268 .315 .364 .679  
3 Years Minors 24 14 .632 44 44 12 2 0 324.0 385 147 25 85 217 4.08 .297 .340 .424 .764  
Season Average 10 18 .357 33 33 11 1 0 247.3 298 147 29 79 129 5.35 .299 .352 .456 .808  
Career Highs 12 25 .522 37 37 12 2 0 255.7 336 178 36 92 132 6.27 .314 .368 .482 .850  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   465 231 47 125 193   .302 .354 .464 .818
vs LH   132 63 12 33 66   .288 .336 .430 .766
Home 9 19 .321 32 32 9 0 0 232.0 291 152 29 79 113 5.90 .308 .361 .478 .840
Away 11 17 .393 35 35 14 2 0 262.7 306 142 30 79 146 4.87 .290 .340 .436 .776
Mar/Apr 3 5 .375 8 8 4 0 0 65.7 72 27 6 18 39 3.70 .275 .321 .382 .703
May 5 7 .417 15 15 3 0 0 89.7 125 78 14 36 48 7.83 .335 .394 .523 .916
June 5 7 .417 14 14 7 2 0 114.3 120 54 6 38 50 4.25 .270 .328 .399 .726
July 2 6 .250 11 11 4 0 0 84.3 107 45 7 20 38 4.80 .307 .344 .424 .768
August 4 6 .400 10 10 2 0 0 71.7 92 51 13 22 50 6.41 .308 .355 .518 .874
Sep/Oct 1 5 .167 9 9 5 0 0 69.0 81 39 13 24 34 5.09 .298 .355 .504 .858
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 33 SD CL 30 90 2 15 3 0 0 6 0 1 5 40 .167 .208 .200 .408 3.0 0.0
1954 34 VAN CL 37 84 3 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 31 .095 .124 .119 .243 -0.4 0.0
2 Years Sim 67 174 5 23 5 0 0 13 0 1 8 71 .132 .168 .161 .328 2.5 0.0
162 Game Average 420 12 55 12 0 0 31 0 2 19 171 .132 .168 .161 .328 6.0  
Career Highs 37 90 3 15 3 0 0 7 0 1 5 40 .167 .208 .200 .408 3.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   148 5 22 5 0 0 13 0 1 7 62 .149 .184 .182 .366 2.1
vs LH   26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .038 .074 .038 .113 -1.6
Home 32 79 3 10 4 0 0 9 0 0 5 37 .127 .172 .177 .350 1.0
Away 35 95 2 13 1 0 0 4 0 1 3 34 .137 .163 .147 .311 -0.5
RISP   43 0 5 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 16 .116 .109 .163 .271 -0.7
Close/Late   18 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .111 .111 .167 .278 -0.3
Mar/Apr 8 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .095 .136 .095 .232 -0.5
May 15 34 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .088 .114 .088 .203 -1.1
June 14 41 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 18 .146 .205 .171 .375 0.9
July 11 29 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .103 .156 .172 .329 0.1
August 10 28 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 .179 .172 .250 .422 0.7
Sep/Oct 9 21 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 7 .190 .217 .190 .408 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 33 SD CL P 30 30 239.0 16 49 1 5 .985 2.45    
1954 34 VAN CL P 37 37 255.7 20 56 3 5 .962 2.68    
Career Totals   67 67 494.7 36 105 4 10 .972 2.57    
Career Highs   37 37 255.7 20 56 3 5 .985 2.68    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1953 33 SD CL 2 0 1.000 3 3 2 0 0 18.0 21 8 0 4 5 4.00 .309 .347 .397 .744
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 3 3 2 0 0 18.0 21 8 0 4 5 4.00 .309 .347 .397 .744
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 33 SD CL 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393
Career Post-Season Batting 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1954-1-25
CAR-45-36
 Games Started
1954-9-37
 Shutouts
1954-4-2
 Hits Allowed
1954-1-336
 Homeruns Allowed
1954-1-36
CAR-49-59
 Walks Allowed
1954-10-92
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
 
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History
Drafted in 24th round, 468th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/26/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $6,090,000 per year
Had first career hit on 4/20/1953, off John Alton (HOL)
Earned first career win on 4/20/1953
Traded from San Diego to Vancouver on 2/20/1954 (Going to SD: CF Joseph Caples, C Paul Unrein. Going to VAN: P Brain Emmer, P Danny Vandoren)
Signed as a free agent by Hollywood on 4/28/1955 to a minor league deal
Traded from Hollywood to Los Angeles on 4/28/1955 (Going to HOL: P Marc Gibbs. Going to LA: P Brain Emmer)
Traded from Los Angeles to Hollywood on 4/28/1955 (Going to HOL: P Brain Emmer. Going to LA: P Vincent Pereyra)
Released by Hollywood on 8/4/1955
 
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