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Vic Raschi
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Birthdate: 3/28/1919
Died: 10/14/1988
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 205 lbs.
Place of Birth: West Springfield, MA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Vic Raschi ranks as one of the finest Yankees pitchers during the early 1950's. From 1949 thru 1953, his record was 92-40 averaging over 18 wins per season. As part of the 'Big Three' pitching staff that included Allie Reynolds and Ed Lopat, Raschi won 21 games each year - for three straight years. In 1949, with his blazing fastball he beat Boston on the final day of the season to break a first place tie with the Red Sox and give the Yankees their first of many pennants to come. Raschi won the final game of the World Series vs. the L.A. Dodgers. 

In 1950, he was 21-8 and pitched a two-hit shutout in the WS opener vs. the Phillies. Raschi was a hard thrower and always threw everything he had into every pitch. After going 21-10 and leading the AL in strikeouts Vic Raschi again won the final WS game in 1951 against the N.Y. Giants. Raschi pitched in four All-Star Games 1948-50 & 1952. In the 1952 World Series he won two more games, striking out 18 Brooklyn Dodgers, while allowing only 3 runs in 17 innings. He started 2 games and came-on in relief in another. In Feb. of 1954, he was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals after contract battles. He retired after one season due to painful knee injuries. Vic Raschi lifetime record was an outstanding 132-66, pct of .667, ERA 3.72. 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
1946 NYY (AL) 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 16.0 14 7 7 0 5 0 11 0 0 0 3.94
1947 NYY (AL) 15 14 7 2 0 6 1 104.2 89 47 45 11 38 0 51 2 1 0 3.87
1948 NYY (AL) 36 31 19 8 1 18 6 222.2 208 103 95 15 74 0 124 5 3 0 3.84
1949 NYY (AL) 38 37 21 10 0 21 3 274.2 247 120 102 16 138 0 124 10 6 1 3.34
1950 NYY (AL) 33 32 21 8 1 17 2 256.2 232 120 114 19 116 0 155 6 3 6 4.00
1951 NYY (AL) 35 34 21 10 0 15 4 258.1 233 110 94 20 103 0 164 8 5 1 3.27
1952 NYY (AL) 31 31 16 6 0 13 4 223.0 174 78 69 13 91 0 127 5 6 0 2.78
1953 NYY (AL) 28 26 13 6 1 7 4 181.0 150 74 67 11 55 0 76 1 1 0 3.33
1954 STL (NL) 30 29 8 9 0 6 2 179.0 182 99 94 24 71 0 73 5 0 0 4.73
1955 KCA (AL) 20 18 4 6 0 1 0 101.1 132 66 61 10 35 4 38 2 1 0 5.42
1955 STL (NL) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21.60
11 years   269 255 132 66 3 106 26 1819.0 1666 828 752 139 727 5 944 44 26 8 3.72
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1946 NYY (AL) 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .250 SLG
1947 NYY (AL) 15 40 5 10 2 0 0 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .268 SLG
1948 NYY (AL) 36 81 10 19 4 0 0 11 5 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 .235 .279 SLG
1949 NYY (AL) 38 83 7 13 1 1 0 6 13 19 0 0 0 0 11 0 .157 .271 SLG
1950 NYY (AL) 33 86 6 17 2 0 1 8 7 14 0 0 0 0 10 0 .198 .258 SLG
1951 NYY (AL) 35 85 5 15 2 0 0 5 6 24 0 0 0 0 13 0 .176 .231 SLG
1952 NYY (AL) 31 69 4 13 2 0 0 2 8 27 0 0 0 0 10 0 .188 .273 SLG
1953 NYY (AL) 28 63 4 9 1 0 0 11 3 13 0 0 0 0 5 0 .143 .182 SLG
1954 STL (NL) 30 64 3 9 0 0 0 3 3 18 0 0 0 0 3 0 .141 .179 SLG
1955 STL (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1955 KCA (AL) 20 33 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 .182 .206 SLG
11 years   269 608 45 112 15 1 1 50 47 145 0 0 0 0 63 0 .184 .243 .SLG



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