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Pete Center

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: April 22, 1912 in Hazel Green, KY us

Died: August 8, 2004 in Campton, KY

Buried: Hazel Green Cemetery, Hazel Green, KY

School: Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)

Debut: September 11, 1942 (Age 30-142d, 9,288th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER

Last Game: September 8, 1946 (Age 34-139d)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Marvin Earl Center

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

4.10

160.1

WHIP

1.397

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Team Record in Appearances: 10-20 / in Starts: 5-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 7

1945 Pitching Game Log

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1945 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	26	2	Apr 19	CLE		CHW	L,6-14			99	0.1	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	108.00	38.70	8												3					0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	27	16	May 11	CLE		BOS	L,4-8			21	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27.00	11.70	5												5					0
3	28	29	May 30(1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	7-8	W(1-0)	18	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	10.80	4.50	8	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.031	.43	0.04%	0.89	7b --- 0 out d2	8b 3 out d2
4	29	30	May 30(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		-1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.82	4.34	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.027	2.32	0.04%	0.46	8b 1-3 2 out d1	8b end d 1
5	30	31	May 31	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.71	3.99	4	0	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.002	.13	0.00%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	31	42	Jun 10(2)	CLE		SLB	L,1-4			9	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.35	4.46	6												3					0
7	32	49	Jun 20	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5			9	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	3.90	6												6					0
8	33	52	Jun 22(2)	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.87	3.74	5	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.029	.28	-0.02%	-0.59	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
9	34	54	Jun 24(2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-7			1	5.1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.46	2.70	18												18					0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	35	61	Jul 1(2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	GS-8		6	7.0	10	3	3	3	2	0	0	3.60	2.95	31	6	12	0	0	8	44			2	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.330	.57	-0.09%	-1.57	1t start tie	8t -23 0 out a1
11	36	68	Jul 7	CLE		BOS	L,6-8	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.43	2.94	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.012	.17	0.01%	0.41	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
12	37	70	Jul 8(2)	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	GS-	W(2-0)	0	5.1	7	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.42	2.93	24						46						23					0
13	38	71	Jul 12	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-4	4-6	W(3-0)	3	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	3.14	2.98	9	0	5	1	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.132	.85	0.07%	1.64	4b 123 2 out d2	6b 3 out d1
14	39	80	Jul 21	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-7	5-5		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	2.97	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.014	.90	-0.01%	0.09	5b 1-3 1 out d2	5b 3 out d3
15	40	89	Jul 31	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	5-GF	W(4-0)	9	4.2	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.65	3.02	17	10	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.94	0.509	3.22	0.51%	2.26	5t -2- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	41	91	Aug 2	CLE		CHW	W,13-7		W(5-0)	1	4.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.37	2.88	13												13					0
17	42	96	Aug 6(1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-7	GS-2		3	1.0	2	4	4	2	1	0	0	3.23	2.98	7	2	0	0	0	2	32			0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.242	1.25	-0.14%	-2.36	1b start tie	2b 123 0 out a2
18	43	97	Aug 6(2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-4		S(1)	-1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	2.98	2												2					0
19	44	100	Aug 10	CLE		NYY	L,4-10	8-GF		3	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.27	2.97	7	2	2	0	1	3		3	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.059	.34	-0.06%	-2.12	8t 123 1 out d2	9t end d 6
20	45	103	Aug 12(2)	CLE		BOS	W,8-2	CG	W(6-0)	1	9.0	8	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.04	2.92	34	11	10	0	4	8	64			0	1	0	32	0	1	0	2	0	0	.69	0.231	.71	0.14%	1.72	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
21	46	107	Aug 16	CLE		PHA	W,7-6	GS-		3	7.0	7	3	3	1	2	0	0	3.14	2.87	27						52						25					0
22	47	112	Aug 20(1)	CLE		WSH	L,0-7	CG	L(6-1)	3	9.0	8	7	3	4	1	1	0	3.12	3.20	40	13	16	1	0	6	48			1	0	0	33	0	0	1	0	0	2	.62	-0.278	2.22	-0.59%	-3.28	1t start tie	9t 3 out d7
23	48	115	Aug 22(1)	CLE		WSH	L,0-3	8-GF		1	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.16	3.18	10	3	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.009	.36	-0.01%	-0.17	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
24	49	116	Aug 22(2)	CLE		WSH	L,5-6	9-11	L(6-2)	-1	2.1	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.18	3.15	11	1	4	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.064	.73	-0.02%	0.14	9t --- 0 out d2	11t 1-3 1 out tie
25	50	121	Aug 30	CLE	@	CHW	T,4-4	GS-		7	4.0	7	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.38	3.26	18						38						16					0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	51	125	Sep 3(1)	CLE		SLB	L,3-6	5-7		3	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.27	3.22	8	2	4	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.027	.31	0.03%	1.11	5t -2- 2 out d4	7t 3 out d4
27	52	129	Sep 6	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-9	4-5		2	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.42	3.21	10	4	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.11	-0.014	.03	0.00%	-1.11	4b --- 0 out d5	5b 3 out d7
28	53	136	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	3.20	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.40	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
29	54	137	Sep 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	9-GF	BS(1)	0	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.36	3.25	4	1	0	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.39	-0.566	.00	0.00%	-1.61	9b 1-3 1 out a1	9b end d 1
30	55	140	Sep 16(2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-7	GS-5	L(6-3)	1	4.1	5	5	5	1	0	1	0	3.72	3.41	19	5	8	0	0	5	32			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.409	.00	0.00%	-2.75	1b start a 2	5b --3 1 out d2
31	56	145	Sep 26(1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-11	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.89	3.38	6	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.54	8b --- 0 out d9	8b end d11
							10-20		W-L:6-3,Sv:1,BSv:1	3.3	85.2	89	42	37	28	34	3	1	3.89	3.38	367	0.88		1%	5%	53	45	14	43%	4	2	0	330	3	2	1	3	0	4	.92	-1.041	.95	-0.10%	-7.55

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