Al Papai

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Al Papai
Pitcher
Born: (1917-05-07)May 7, 1917
Divernon, Illinois
Died: September 7, 1995(1995-09-07) (aged 78)
Springfield, Illinois
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1948, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 16, 1955, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record9–14
Earned run average5.37
Innings pitched239+23
Teams

Alfred Thomas Papai (May 7, 1917 – September 7, 1995) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the 1948 and 1955 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1948, 1950), St. Louis Browns (1949), Boston Red Sox (1950) and Chicago White Sox (1955). Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 185 lb., Papai batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Divernon, Illinois.

A

saves, 70 strikeouts, 138 walks
, and 239+23 innings of work.

Papai also enjoyed a brilliant minor league career as the pitching staff ace for the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League, posting 20-win seasons for them (1947, 1951–53). He went 21–10, with a 2.45 ERA for the 1947 Dixie Series Champion Buffs and 23–9, with a 2.44 ERA for the 1951 Texas League kings. He also pitched in the Venezuelan Winter League during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons, compiling a 15–16 mark with a 2.25 ERA in 47 appearances.

Papai died in Springfield, Illinois, at the age of 78.

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