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Albert Pujols League
7-9-2131
Whammy Byrnes Relief Pitcher
Retired (1970, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.13 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 185-122 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
SV 193 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 11-15-1932
K 1981 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(6 games)
IP 2615.1
WHIP 1.14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val B+
Speed C  Bunt A- Control A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* 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
1954 STL
2
 9
82
0
0
0
28
 7
89.0
 93 63 57 3 34
57
1.43
5.76
1955 STL
5
 12
77
0
0
0
26
 4
82.2
 88 39 38 1 32
54
1.45
4.14
1956 STL
8
 7
95
0
0
0
36
 12
99.1
 99 62 60 2 40
68
1.40
5.44
1957 STL
4
 8
88
0
0
0
34
 5
92.0
 86 47 37 1 28
70
1.24
3.62
1958 STL
9
 7
100
0
0
0
35
 3
104.0
 87 34 26 1 24
85
1.07
2.25
1959 STL
8
 6
100
0
0
0
29
 3
103.2
 109 55 48 1 30
78
1.34
4.17
1960 STL
7
 4
80
0
0
0
5
 1
103.0
 76 24 23 0 21
78
0.94
2.01
1961 STL
10
 9
30
24
0
0
0
 2
145.0
 132 66 62 0 52
110
1.27
3.85
1962 STL
13
 8
35
35
0
0
0
 0
212.1
 169 56 52 2 59
161
1.07
2.20
1963 STL-CLE
18
 6
35
35
0
0
0
 0
230.2
 188 74 68 0 50
165
1.03
2.65
1964 CLE
23
 6
36
36
1
1
0
 0
241.0
 175 60 54 0 59
194
0.97
2.02
1965 CLE
17
 5
30
30
0
0
0
 0
191.1
 167 69 64 1 51
154
1.14
3.01
1966 CLE
16
 6
36
36
2
2
0
 0
249.1
 178 79 67 1 47
203
0.90
2.42
1967 CLE-STL
13
 11
36
36
0
0
0
 0
215.2
 193 90 77 0 65
179
1.20
3.21
1968 STL
14
 10
37
37
0
0
0
 0
205.2
 190 83 78 0 49
149
1.16
3.41
1969 STL
9
 5
29
25
0
0
0
 0
147.0
 131 56 50 2 41
102
1.17
3.06
1970 STL
9
 3
22
22
0
0
0
 0
103.2
 101 48 48 1 28
74
1.24
4.17
2131
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
185
 122
948
316
3
3
193
 37
2615.1
 2262 1005 909 16 710
1981
1.14
3.13
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Whammy Byrnes has retired from the St. Louis Crusaders
1970-04-22Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1967-04-05A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Magnums and the St. Louis Crusaders. The St. Louis Crusaders receive Erwin Keister, Whammy Byrnes from the Cleveland Magnums in exchange for Rocky Vandagrift, Heinie McColl, Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 CLE (Reggie Gassaway), Draft Pick 1970 Round 1 STL (Lefty Blakely), Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 STL (Aubrey Smith).
1966-11-01Whammy Byrnes now holds the league record for career no hitters.
1966-10-10The Cleveland Magnums have placed Whammy Byrnes on the trade block.
1966-06-04Whammy Byrnes of the Cleveland Magnums has thrown a no-hitter against the Chicago Engineers.
1966-04-06Whammy Byrnes of the Cleveland Magnums has thrown a no-hitter against the Washington Crooks.
1965-06-03Whammy Byrnes of the Cleveland Magnums is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1963-04-28A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Crusaders and the Cleveland Magnums. The Cleveland Magnums receive Larry Kline, Whammy Byrnes from the St. Louis Crusaders in exchange for Jeff Troy, Mike Hernandez, Draft Pick 1965 Round 1 CLE (Buster Gibson), Draft Pick 1966 Round 1 CLE (Sam McCool - Chi).
1961-08-31Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1961-06-16Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1959-10-19Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1958-09-26Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1957-09-14Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1955-09-14Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1954-04-16Whammy Byrnes of the St. Louis Crusaders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1954-04-01The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Whammy Byrnes to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Don Wegener to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have designated Rome Solomon for assignment. The St. Louis Crusaders have designated Johnny Malloy for assignment.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Mark Perez to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Cecil Lombardi to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted John Malloy to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have promoted Don Gonzales to the major league team. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Danny Knackert to the minors. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Ray Tonneman to the minors. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Jerry Risley to the minors. The St. Louis Crusaders have sent Whammy Byrnes to the minors.