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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 Contact vs. L D- Endurance   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C-   Mentor Val
Speed D+ Bunt D+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 14
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% 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
1970 STL
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
20.2
20 10 10 0 6
8
1.26
4.35
1971 STL
6
4
14
14
2
2
0
0
94.1
93 40 38 0 28
62
1.28
3.63
1972 STL
13
8
34
34
6
1
0
0
234.0
198 109 98 1 66
154
1.13
3.77
1973 STL
17
7
34
34
2
2
0
0
238.1
244 102 96 1 60
157
1.28
3.63
1974 STL
19
9
36
36
7
3
0
0
260.1
238 110 99 3 81
182
1.23
3.42
1975 STL
20
12
36
36
6
4
0
0
246.1
244 119 111 1 54
163
1.21
4.06
1976 STL
19
10
36
36
10
6
0
0
265.1
221 93 89 0 76
178
1.12
3.02
1977 STL
17
10
36
36
5
5
0
0
258.2
221 107 101 0 58
172
1.08
3.51
1978 STL
24
8
36
36
7
7
0
0
273.0
244 83 82 0 66
190
1.14
2.70
1979 STL
21
9
36
36
6
5
0
0
278.0
237 93 81 0 67
191
1.09
2.62
1980 STL
23
10
36
36
12
7
0
0
284.0
236 83 78 0 65
175
1.06
2.47
1981 STL
22
11
36
36
12
6
0
0
282.1
256 103 95 0 76
193
1.18
3.03
1982 STL
18
9
36
36
10
5
0
0
281.2
256 107 98 0 66
178
1.14
3.13
1983 STL
22
8
35
35
8
5
0
0
274.1
215 65 61 1 78
218
1.07
2.00
1984 STL
20
8
36
36
17
9
0
0
296.0
209 66 58 0 57
205
0.90
1.76
1985 STL
22
8
36
36
17
4
0
0
296.1
231 73 63 0 68
183
1.01
1.91
1986 STL
22
8
36
36
10
6
0
0
288.1
211 78 66 2 52
184
0.91
2.06
1987 STL
20
6
36
36
7
7
0
0
262.1
215 84 79 1 61
159
1.05
2.71
1988 STL
16
12
36
36
2
2
0
0
244.2
226 113 107 0 77
138
1.24
3.94
1989 STL
12
6
33
33
2
2
0
0
212.1
195 84 82 0 60
96
1.20
3.48
1990 STL
13
6
31
31
0
0
0
0
195.0
208 93 88 1 56
93
1.35
4.06
2176
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
367
170
688
688
148
88
0
0
5086.1
4418 1815 1680 11 1278
3279
1.12
2.97
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.