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Dazzy Vance League
4-1-2176
Papa Poirot Starting Pitcher
Retired (1990, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 2.97 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 367-170 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 11-08-1951
K 3279 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 19 years
(86 games)
IP 5086.1
WHIP 1.12
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B    Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C-   Mentor Val A 
Speed D+ Bunt D+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 14
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1969 Minors 18 76.00 0 / 5 12 / 43 7 / 29 19 / 77
1970 Minors 19 67.00 0 / 5 7 / 29 6 / 34 13 / 68
1970 Majors 19 4.94 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 4
1971 Minors 20 41.00 0 / 3 4 / 19 2 / 20 6 / 42
1971 Majors 20 23.34 0 / 0 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 23
1972 Majors 21 60.94 2 / 14 1 / 22 1 / 24 4 / 60
1973 Majors 22 62.56 2 / 13 4 / 20 2 / 29 8 / 62
1974 Majors 23 69.49 1 / 28 1 / 20 3 / 21 5 / 69
1975 Majors 24 67.18 0 / 18 0 / 19 2 / 30 2 / 67
1976 Majors 25 60.41 1 / 15 0 / 26 3 / 19 4 / 60
1977 Majors 26 56.06 0 / 15 0 / 16 1 / 25 1 / 56
1978 Majors 27 53.73 0 / 13 1 / 21 0 / 19 1 / 53
1979 Majors 28 54.13 0 / 15 0 / 23 0 / 16 0 / 54
1980 Majors 29 55.14 0 / 12 1 / 25 0 / 18 1 / 55
1981 Majors 30 55.05 0 / 12 0 / 15 0 / 28 0 / 55
1982 Majors 31 55.00 0 / 16 0 / 18 0 / 21 0 / 55
1983 Majors 32 54.47 0 / 11 0 / 24 0 / 19 0 / 54
1984 Majors 33 55.84 0 / 9 0 / 23 0 / 23 0 / 55
1985 Majors 34 55.87 0 / 19 0 / 23 0 / 13 0 / 55
1986 Majors 35 55.39 0 / 11 0 / 26 0 / 18 0 / 55
1987 Majors 36 53.82 0 / 8 0 / 18 0 / 27 0 / 53
1988 Majors 37 52.69 0 / 13 1 / 19 0 / 20 1 / 52
1989 Majors 38 50.18 0 / 10 0 / 18 0 / 22 0 / 50
1990 Majors 39 48.71 0 / 10 0 / 20 0 / 18 0 / 48
Total 0 0 0 6 / 275 32 / 502 28 / 505 66 / 1282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Papa Poirot has retired from the St. Louis BlueJackets
1972-03-25The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Sammie Castro to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team.
1971-10-12The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-09-14The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team.
1971-08-29The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Lon Cohen to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-08-27The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Lon Cohen to the minors.
1971-08-16The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Lon Cohen to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-08-15The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Lon Cohen to the minors.
1971-08-03The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Lon Cohen to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-08-02The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Lon Cohen to the minors.
1971-07-11The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Lon Cohen to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-07-10The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Lon Cohen to the minors.
1971-07-08The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Bulldog Durkin to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-07-05The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Bulldog Durkin to the minors.
1971-06-22The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Bulldog Durkin to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-06-21The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Bulldog Durkin to the minors.
1971-05-27The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Bill Tyrone to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-05-13The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team.
1971-05-09The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Bulldog Durkin to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1971-05-08The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Bulldog Durkin to the minors.
1970-10-12The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Saul Panzer to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Papa Poirot to the minors.
1970-09-19The St. Louis Chicks have promoted Papa Poirot to the major league team. The St. Louis Chicks have sent Billy Sullivan to the minors.
1969-03-30The St. Louis Chicks have renamed Johnny Kranepool to Papa Poirot.