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Vinegar Bend Mizell

Birthdate:

8/13/1930

Died:

2/21/1999

Height / Weight:

' " / 205 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Vinegar Bend, Washington County, AL, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / L

Baseball Historian Biography

'Vinegar Bend' Mizell - Pitcher, Throws Left Bats Right - St. Louis Cardinals 1952-53, 1956-60; U.S. Military 1954-56; Pittsburgh Pirates 1961-62 - Born 8/13/1930 Leakesville, Mississippi

Wilmer Mizell hailed from the small Alabama town of Vinegar Bend, and gave lasting fame when the sports' writers dubbed him 'Vinegar Bend'. He made his pitching debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952, going 10-8, 3.65 ERA. A fastball pitcher, 'Vinegar Bend' Mizell struck out 146 batters that year in 190 innings - an average of 7.6 per/9 innings. Traded to the Pirates in May of 1960, he helped his new team capture the pennant that year going 13-5. When he retired from baseball after the 1962 season, he was elected to the United States Congress from North Carolina.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1952	STL (NL)	30	30	10	8	0	7	2	190.0	171	89	77	12	103	0	146	1	1	0	3.65
1953	STL (NL)	33	33	13	11	0	10	1	224.1	193	93	87	12	114	0	173	4	4	2	3.49
1956	STL (NL)	33	33	14	14	0	11	3	208.2	172	93	84	20	92	5	153	4	7	0	3.62
1957	STL (NL)	33	21	8	10	0	7	2	149.1	136	69	62	18	51	4	87	1	1	0	3.74
1958	STL (NL)	30	29	10	14	0	8	2	189.2	178	81	72	17	91	9	80	1	2	0	3.42
1959	STL (NL)	31	30	13	10	0	8	1	201.1	196	104	94	21	89	7	108	2	8	1	4.20
1960	STL (NL)	9	9	1	3	0	0	0	55.1	64	31	28	7	28	4	42	2	0	0	4.55
1960	PIT (NL)	23	23	13	5	0	8	3	155.2	141	59	54	7	46	6	71	1	3	0	3.12
1961	PIT (NL)	25	17	7	10	0	2	1	100.0	120	61	56	16	31	8	37	0	0	1	5.04
1962	NYM (NL)	17	2	0	2	0	0	0	38.0	48	35	31	10	25	0	15	3	1	0	7.34
1962	PIT (NL)	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	16.1	15	10	9	3	10	0	6	0	1	0	4.96
11 years		268	230	90	88	0	61	15	1528.2	1434	725	654	143	680	43	918	19	28	4	3.85

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1952	STL (NL)	30	68	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	31	0	0	0	0	4	0	.44	.44	SLG
1953	STL (NL)	33	83	4	7	1	1	1	8	3	42	0	0	0	0	3	0	.84	.116	SLG
1956	STL (NL)	33	75	5	8	1	0	0	4	4	16	0	0	0	1	5	0	.107	.163	SLG
1957	STL (NL)	33	45	1	4	2	0	0	3	3	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	.89	.146	SLG
1958	STL (NL)	30	61	3	7	1	0	0	1	1	25	0	0	0	0	5	0	.115	.129	SLG
1959	STL (NL)	31	75	7	14	1	1	0	7	3	29	0	1	0	0	5	0	.187	.218	SLG
1960	PIT (NL)	23	51	2	7	0	0	0	3	2	14	0	0	0	2	4	0	.137	.200	SLG
1960	STL (NL)	9	18	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111	.158	SLG
1961	PIT (NL)	25	23	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	9	0	0	0	0	5	1	.130	.192	SLG
1962	PIT (NL)	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.143	SLG
1962	NYM (NL)	17	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	SLG
11 years		268	513	28	57	8	3	1	30	20	196	0	1	0	3	33	1	.111	.149	.SLG

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