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Gus Mancuso
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Birthdate: 12/5/1905 Died: 10/26/1984
Height / Weight: 5' 10" / 185 lbs. Place of Birth: Galveston, TX, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

An outstanding, defensive catcher, Gus Mancuso was the backbone of a few Hall of Fame pitching staffs during his 17-year major league career. He played in five different World Series, two with the St. Louis Cardinals and three with the New York Giants. Although he's not a member of the Hall of Fame his numbers suggest a near-borderline serious candidate. A fine hitter, Mancuso, from 1932-1936, played at least 100 games for five straight seasons and batted .284, .264, 245, .298, .301, and averaged over 50 RBIs per/year - possessing a great batting eye, he walked more than he struck out in all but two years. In 1936, when he hit .301, with 63 RBIs, Mancuso fanned only 28 times in 139 games, 519 at bats. As good as his all-around play was - Mancuso will always be remembered as a compelling backstop with the uncanny ability to get the best out of the man on the pitching-mound. Gus Mancuso lifetime # - .265 BA, 1194 hits, .328 on-base-pct, 197 Ds, 53 HR, 386 Runs, 543 RBIs, 418 Ws, 264 Ks in 4,505 at bats, 1460 Games. Baseball History


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
18 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1928 STL (NL) 11 38 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .184 .184 SLG
1930 STL (NL) 76 227 39 83 17 2 7 59 18 16 1 0 0 1 8 0 .366 .415 SLG
1931 STL (NL) 67 187 13 49 16 1 1 23 18 13 2 0 0 0 3 0 .262 .327 SLG
1932 STL (NL) 103 310 25 88 23 1 5 43 30 15 0 0 0 0 4 0 .284 .347 SLG
1933 NYG (NL) 144 481 39 127 17 2 6 56 48 21 0 0 0 0 11 0 .264 .331 SLG
1934 NYG (NL) 122 383 32 94 14 0 7 46 27 19 0 0 0 0 12 0 .245 .295 SLG
1935 NYG (NL) 128 447 33 133 18 2 5 56 30 16 1 0 0 0 12 0 .298 .342 SLG
1936 NYG (NL) 139 519 55 156 21 3 9 63 39 28 0 0 0 1 5 0 .301 .351 SLG
1937 NYG (NL) 86 287 30 80 17 1 4 39 17 20 1 0 0 0 3 0 .279 .319 SLG
1938 NYG (NL) 52 158 19 55 8 0 2 15 17 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 .348 .411 SLG
1939 CHC (NL) 80 251 17 58 10 0 2 17 24 19 0 0 0 0 6 0 .231 .298 SLG
1940 BRO (NL) 60 144 16 33 8 0 0 16 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .293 SLG
1941 STL (NL) 106 328 25 75 13 1 2 37 37 19 0 0 0 1 9 0 .229 .309 SLG
1942 STL (NL) 5 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .77 .77 SLG
1942 NYG (NL) 39 109 4 21 1 1 0 8 14 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 .193 .285 SLG
1943 NYG (NL) 94 252 11 50 5 0 2 20 28 16 0 0 0 2 8 0 .198 .284 SLG
1944 NYG (NL) 78 195 15 49 4 1 1 25 30 20 0 0 0 0 6 0 .251 .351 SLG
1945 PHI (NL) 70 176 11 35 5 0 0 16 28 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 .199 .309 SLG
18 years   1460 4505 386 1194 197 16 53 543 418 264 8 0 0 5 97 0 .265 .328 .SLG



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