#56 Al Jurisich, Closer, 35 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#56 Al Jurisich, Closer, 35 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Al Jurisich

8/25/1921
35
USA,LA,NEW ORLEANS
6"2
203

Closer
R
R

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1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,500,000
1957
10 Year(s), 158 Days (1878 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 158 Days (1878 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	6	5	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	5	6	5
Versus RHB	5	6	5
Talent	5	6	6

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

5
71
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/30	@NYY	L 4-5		0	2	0	0	0	0
8/31	@NYY	W 15-12		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/2	BoS	W 6-3		1	1	0	0	0	0	SV
9/8	HIL	L 3-4		1	1	1	1	0	0
9/11	BAL	W 2-1		2	0	0	0	0	1	W
9/12	BAL	W 4-1		1	1	0	0	0	0	SV
9/15	@SF	L 4-5		0.1	3	2	2	1	0	L
9/17	@BoS	W 7-5		2	5	2	2	0	1	W
9/18	@WSH	L 5-8		0.2	2	3	3	1	1	L
9/21	@BoS	W 6-4		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	53	0	5	10	29	6.60	43.2	61	33	32	18	18	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	53	0	5	10	29	6.60	43.0	61	33	32	18	18

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	38	9	76.3	53	49	16.3	12.6	3.7	3.7	1	1	100.0	21	9	42.9	6.93

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	76	25	1	1	2	19	13	13	7	0	0	0	.329	.413	.447	.860
vs. RHB	109	36	1	1	5	19	20	5	11	0	0	0	.330	.357	.495	.852

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	24	0	4	5	12	7.15	22.2	31	19	18	6	6
Road	29	0	1	5	17	6.00	21.0	30	14	14	12	12
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	10	0	0	1	7	1.04	8.2	5	1	1	4	5
May	10	0	0	2	8	6.75	8.0	11	6	6	3	3
June	6	0	1	1	2	4.15	4.1	5	2	2	0	3
July	11	0	2	2	5	8.64	8.1	14	9	8	6	2
August	8	0	0	2	4	11.81	5.1	13	7	7	3	2
Sept./Oct.	8	0	2	2	3	8.00	9.0	13	8	8	2	3

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1946	14	0	0	1	0	6.11	17.2	18	14	12	4	10	1	0	0	1.58	.215	CHA
1947	17	0	0	0	0	7.25	22.1	34	21	18	4	11	6	0	0	2.01	.349	CHA
1948	48	0	1	1	2	4.25	42.1	50	23	20	3	21	11	0	0	1.68	.294	CHA
1949	43	0	0	3	1	5.19	59.0	56	34	34	4	35	18	0	0	1.54	.268	CHA
1950	60	0	4	3	2	3.98	74.2	76	38	33	7	25	30	0	0	1.35	.272	CHA
1951	10	0	0	0	0	7.84	10.1	15	9	9	2	4	3	0	0	1.84	.325	CHA
1952	50	0	2	3	15	4.47	50.1	53	25	25	6	14	13	0	0	1.33	.273	CHA
1953	50	2	2	5	32	4.45	62.2	74	36	31	5	25	20	0	0	1.58	.307	CHA
1954	49	0	4	8	25	7.80	45.0	66	44	39	8	18	16	0	0	1.87	.343	CHA,FL
1955	53	0	3	5	32	4.42	55.0	63	31	27	5	21	15	0	0	1.53	.294	CHA,FL
1956	53	0	5	10	29	6.60	43.2	61	33	32	7	18	18	0	0	1.81	.338	CHA
Total	447	2	21	39	138	5.22	483.0	566	308	280	55	202	151	0	0	1.59	.297

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1944, AA	64	0	1	3	24	4.87	57.1	63	33	31	5	31	32	0	0	1.64	.310
1945, AA	54	0	3	3	28	3.12	52.0	50	19	18	3	26	22	0	0	1.46	.288
1946, AAA	11	0	1	1	1	2.31	11.2	10	3	3	0	5	8	0	0	1.29	.286

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1946	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1947	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	CHA
1948	48	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1949	43	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	CHA
1950	60	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	CHA
1951	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1952	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1953	50	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1954	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA,FL
1955	53	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA,FL
1956	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.#IO	.000	1.#IO	CHA
Total	447	35	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	.114	.114	.114	.229

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

43.2

1.65

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1944...
Had first career hit on 5/31/1947, off Ken Burkhart (HIL)...
Earned first career win on 6/29/1948...
1/31/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $480,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $480,000 through salary arbitration...
10/9/1952: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $1,440,000 per year, for 3 years.
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game...
6/21/1955: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1952 - 15 - 7th
1953 - 32 - 4th
1954 - 25 - 6th
1955 - 32 - 3rd

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