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Jimmy Wynn League
5-15-2078
Barclay (Sonny) Somerville Starting Pitcher
Retired (1966, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.60 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 63-142 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 03-01-1931
K 1136 Drafted Round 5, Pick 78
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(27 games)
IP 1683.1
WHIP 1.55
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L C- Endurance A+   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D+ Velocity B    Mentor Val A+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A  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 DET
1
 6
13
8
0
0
0
 0
52.2
 65 36 35 2 27
35
1.75
5.98
1954 DET
5
 10
18
18
2
0
0
 0
107.1
 115 79 75 3 58
66
1.61
6.29
1955 DET
6
 14
25
25
3
0
0
 0
161.1
 182 103 96 6 57
125
1.48
5.36
1956 DET
6
 18
28
28
2
0
0
 0
179.0
 209 122 114 7 92
125
1.68
5.73
1957 DET
4
 4
27
13
2
0
0
 0
95.2
 104 60 57 2 39
74
1.49
5.36
1961 PHI-BRO
5
 5
22
15
5
0
1
 0
104.0
 109 57 49 3 36
79
1.39
4.24
1962 BRO
12
 12
27
27
8
0
0
 0
200.0
 232 165 154 13 97
151
1.65
6.93
1963 BRO
6
 14
33
33
4
0
0
 0
205.0
 208 122 114 10 78
128
1.40
5.00
1964 BRO
8
 16
33
33
1
0
0
 0
201.0
 201 106 93 7 92
133
1.46
4.16
1965 BRO
5
 21
33
33
0
0
0
 0
182.1
 207 120 112 9 66
124
1.50
5.53
1966 BRO
5
 22
35
35
2
0
0
 0
195.1
 254 152 148 5 89
96
1.76
6.82
2078
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
63
 142
294
268
29
0
1
 0
1683.1
 1886 1122 1047 67 731
1136
1.55
5.60
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Barclay (Sonny) Somerville has retired from the Brooklyn Bums
1961-07-04The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Barclay (Sonny) Somerville to the major league team.
1961-04-27The Brooklyn Bums have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Mark Schreiber to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Vida Blue for assignment. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Barclay (Sonny) Somerville for assignment.
1961-04-20The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Barclay (Sonny) Somerville to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Kris Cox for assignment.
1961-04-18The Brooklyn Bums have acquired Barclay (Sonny) Somerville from the waiver wire.
1961-04-01The Philadelphia domiNATEors have waived Barclay (Sonny) Somerville.
1959-05-07The Philadelphia domiNATEors have acquired Barclay (Sonny) Somerville from the waiver wire.
1959-05-03The Chicago White Sox have waived Barclay (Sonny) Somerville.
1959-04-05The Chicago White Sox have acquired Barclay (Sonny) Somerville from the waiver wire.
1959-04-01The Detroit Cadillacs have waived Barclay (Sonny) Somerville.
1957-07-29The Detroit Cadillacs have designated Barclay (Sonny) Somerville for assignment.
1957-04-01The Detroit Cadillacs have renamed Bun Somerville to Barclay (Sonny) Somerville.
1955-05-01The Detroit Pythons have promoted Gus Kingdon to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bun Somerville to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Steve Weiss to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Charlie Hutchinson to the minors.
1955-04-01The Detroit Pythons have promoted Jack Sanford to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Frankie Frisch to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Cactus Currence to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Steve Weiss to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Gus Kingdon to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Monroe DeVoy to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Paul Hofman to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bun Somerville to the minors.
1954-08-12The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bun Somerville to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Johnny Ruel to the minors.
1954-05-18The Detroit Pythons have promoted Jack Sanford to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Johnny Ruel to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Charlie Hutchinson to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ralph Johnson to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Chet Davey to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Gus Kingdon to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bobby Guerrero to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Paul Hofman to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Jack Ferguson to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bun Somerville to the minors.
1954-04-01The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bun Somerville to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Lou Makowski to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Frank Gardella to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Johnny Ruel to the minors.
1954-03-01The Detroit Pythons have promoted Tim Cerutti to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Orlando Cepeda to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Frankie Frisch to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Vern Clark to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Art Brower to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Fritz Lawless to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Frank Gardella to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Pat Lawton to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Steve Altamirano to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ernie Duffalo to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Ryan Reagan to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Duane Olson to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Brian Ashford to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Monroe DeVoy to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Herman Garcia to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bun Somerville to the minors.
1953-09-20The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bun Somerville to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bobby Guerrero to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Chet Davey to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bill Perez to the minors.
1953-05-11The Detroit Pythons have promoted Johnny Ruel to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bun Somerville to the minors.
1953-04-01The Detroit Pythons have promoted Bun Somerville to the major league team.
1951-04-15A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia domiNATEors and the Detroit Devilz. The Detroit Devilz receive Bun Somerville, Bob Boone from the Philadelphia domiNATEors in exchange for Ken Culmer.