Jack Creel
| Jack Creel | |
|---|---|
Houston, Texas | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 22, 1945, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1945, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–4 |
| Earned run average | 4.14 |
| Strikeouts | 34 |
| Teams | |
Jack Dalton Creel (April 23, 1916 – August 13, 2002), nicknamed "Tex", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1945. The 29-year-old rookie right-hander was a native of Kyle, Texas.
Creel is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the
Boston Braves at Braves Field. He also won his first big league start, an 11–1 decision in a home game against the Brooklyn Dodgers
.
Season and career totals for 26
.Creel died at the age of 86 in
Houston, Texas
.
Trivia
- Even though he pitched just 87 hit batsmen. By contrast, it took the other two pitchers who were tied with him for sixth an average of 165.1 innings to hit the same number of batters.
- Creel was a cousin of former major league pitcher Tex Hughson.
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