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Ty Cobb League
10-13-2084
Al Metha Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.59 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 63-84 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
SV 49 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 12-13-1930
K 899 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(113 games)
IP 1312.2
WHIP 1.46
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D+ Velocity B+   Mentor Val A 
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 STL
3
 5
42
0
0
0
0
 0
66.0
 78 36 36 4 31
37
1.65
4.91
1954 STL
6
 8
79
0
0
0
3
 0
120.1
 132 66 65 3 54
69
1.55
4.86
1955 STL
6
 10
54
7
0
0
25
 0
79.2
 100 56 48 1 31
48
1.64
5.42
1956 STL
5
 2
66
0
0
0
20
 0
101.2
 107 54 52 2 55
62
1.59
4.60
1957 STL
1
 13
43
19
0
0
0
 0
126.0
 126 85 67 4 49
82
1.39
4.79
1958 STL
7
 11
28
28
1
0
0
 0
133.0
 148 87 82 3 60
90
1.56
5.55
1959 STL
10
 7
22
22
3
2
0
 0
122.2
 126 77 63 0 55
92
1.48
4.62
1960 STL
7
 10
22
22
1
0
0
 0
120.2
 141 78 65 1 44
93
1.53
4.85
1961 STL
5
 7
24
11
1
0
0
 0
79.2
 89 50 47 4 29
49
1.48
5.31
1962 PIT
5
 3
46
0
0
0
0
 0
82.0
 58 28 28 1 39
75
1.18
3.07
1963 PIT
1
 1
36
0
0
0
0
 0
67.2
 48 26 24 0 28
42
1.12
3.19
1964 PIT
2
 1
31
1
0
0
1
 0
66.0
 53 16 14 2 24
55
1.17
1.91
1965 PIT
2
 5
50
0
0
0
0
 0
89.2
 88 49 46 1 37
54
1.39
4.62
1966 PIT-DET-NYA
3
 1
34
2
0
0
0
 0
50.2
 55 30 26 1 23
43
1.54
4.62
1967 NYA-MIL
0
 0
7
0
0
0
0
 0
7.2
 9 7 6 0 5
8
1.83
7.04
2084
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
63
 84
584
112
6
2
49
 0
1312.2
 1358 745 669 27 564
899
1.46
4.59
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Al Metha has retired from the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen
1967-07-10The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have designated Al Metha for assignment.
1967-06-08The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have promoted Al Metha to the major league team. The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have designated Tex Munger for assignment.
1967-05-29The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have acquired Al Metha from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have waived Don Neal.
1967-05-24The New York Creatures have waived Al Metha.
1966-07-13The New York Creatures have promoted Clifford Morris to the major league team. The New York Creatures have designated Al Metha for assignment.
1966-07-08A trade has been completed between the New York Creatures and the Detroit Rotties. The Detroit Rotties receive Jeff Mills, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 4 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 3 (WAS) from the New York Creatures in exchange for Al Metha, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (DET).
1966-05-14The Detroit Rotties have acquired Al Metha from the waiver wire.
1966-05-09The Pittsburgh Pythons have designated Al Metha for assignment.
1965-06-07The Pittsburgh Pythons have re-claimed Al Metha from the waiver wire.
1965-06-06The Pittsburgh Pythons have promoted Johnny Hurley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pythons have designated Al Metha for assignment.
1962-09-15The Pittsburgh Pythons have promoted Al Metha to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pythons have sent Ty Greene to the minors.
1962-08-31The Pittsburgh Pythons have promoted Johnny Hurley to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pythons have sent Al Metha to the minors.
1961-08-07The St. Louis Birds have promoted Al Metha to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Ty Greene to the minors.
1961-07-18The St. Louis Birds have promoted Walter Eaton to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Al Metha to the minors.
1961-06-22The St. Louis Birds have promoted Al Metha to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Walter Eaton to the minors.
1961-06-03The St. Louis Birds have promoted Ramon Tedrow to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Al Metha to the minors.
1961-03-01The St. Louis Birds have promoted Al Metha to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Rudy Hudson to the minors.
1960-08-29The St. Louis Birds have promoted Keith Welsh to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Al Metha to the minors.
1960-03-01The St. Louis Birds have promoted Al Metha to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Rudy Hudson to the minors.
1959-09-01The St. Louis Birds have promoted Rudy Hudson to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Al Metha to the minors.
1953-04-22The St. Louis Birds have promoted Al Metha to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Darrell Schmidt to the minors.