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Biography
Born on December 7, 1935 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Don Cardwell (Donald Eugene Cardwell) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 14 year career. Cardwell broke into the bigs on April 21, 1957 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 4.91 ERA in 128.1 innings pitched in 1957, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Don Cardwell's best season was 1961, when he posted a 3.82 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 156 batters.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | PHI | N | 30 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 4.91 | 92 | 71 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 128.1 | 122 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1958 | PHI | N | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4.51 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107.2 | 99 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
1959 | PHI | N | 25 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 4.06 | 106 | 77 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 135 | 22 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
1960 | PHI | N | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.45 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
1960 | CHI | N | 31 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4.37 | 129 | 101 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 166 | 19 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
1960 | TOT | N | 36 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 4.38 | 150 | 115 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 205.1 | 194 | 23 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
1961 | CHI | N | 39 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 3.82 | 156 | 121 | 110 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 259.1 | 243 | 22 | 88 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
1962 | CHI | N | 41 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4.92 | 104 | 116 | 107 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 195.2 | 205 | 27 | 60 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
1963 | PIT | N | 33 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 3.07 | 112 | 92 | 73 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 213.2 | 195 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
1964 | PIT | N | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.79 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1965 | PIT | N | 37 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 3.18 | 107 | 101 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 240.1 | 214 | 21 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
1966 | PIT | N | 32 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4.60 | 60 | 58 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101.2 | 112 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
1967 | NY | N | 26 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3.57 | 71 | 55 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 118.1 | 112 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
1968 | NY | N | 29 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 2.96 | 82 | 69 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 179.2 | 156 | 9 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
1969 | NY | N | 30 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3.01 | 60 | 63 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 152.1 | 145 | 15 | 47 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
1970 | NY | N | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.48 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1970 | ATL | N | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
1970 | TOT | N | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7.69 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 62 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Total | 410 | 301 | 102 | 138 | 3.92 | 1211 | 1044 | 924 | 72 | 17 | 7 | 2122.2 | 2009 | 225 | 671 | 80 | 69 | 98 |
Fielding Stats
Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | PHI | N | P | 30 | 19 | 128.1 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .938 |
1958 | PHI | N | P | 16 | 14 | 107.2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 |
1959 | PHI | N | P | 25 | 22 | 153 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .850 |
1960 | PHI | N | P | 5 | 4 | 28.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
1960 | CHI | N | P | 31 | 26 | 176 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .971 |
1960 | TOT | N | P | 36 | 30 | 204.1 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .949 |
1961 | CHI | N | P | 39 | 38 | 259.1 | 18 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .973 |
1962 | CHI | N | P | 41 | 29 | 195.2 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .981 |
1963 | PIT | N | P | 33 | 32 | 213.2 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | .911 |
1964 | PIT | N | P | 4 | 4 | 19.1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
1965 | PIT | N | P | 37 | 34 | 240.1 | 23 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .974 |
1966 | PIT | N | P | 32 | 14 | 101.2 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .949 |
1967 | NY | N | P | 26 | 16 | 118.1 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1.000 |
1968 | NY | N | P | 29 | 25 | 180 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .982 |
1969 | NY | N | P | 30 | 21 | 152.1 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .943 |
1970 | NY | N | P | 16 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 |
1970 | ATL | N | P | 16 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
1970 | TOT | N | P | 32 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .929 |
Total | P | 410 | 301 | 2122 | 164 | 394 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 111 | 66 | 11 | .957 |
Batting Stats
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | PHI | N | 30 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .222 | .314 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1958 | PHI | N | 16 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .211 | .263 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1959 | PHI | N | 26 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .055 | .088 | .109 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1960 | PHI | N | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1960 | CHI | N | 33 | 69 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 6 | .203 | .203 | .348 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1960 | TOT | N | 38 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 9 | .208 | .208 | .416 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1961 | CHI | N | 40 | 95 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | .105 | .167 | .232 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | CHI | N | 41 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .148 | .200 | .180 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1963 | PIT | N | 33 | 71 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .085 | .156 | .085 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | PIT | N | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | PIT | N | 37 | 74 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | .162 | .213 | .257 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1966 | PIT | N | 32 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .103 | .161 | .138 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1967 | NY | N | 27 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .158 | .220 | .263 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1968 | NY | N | 30 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .049 | .049 | .098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1969 | NY | N | 30 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .170 | .184 | .234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | NY | N | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | ATL | N | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | TOT | N | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .182 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 416 | 698 | 44 | 94 | 15 | 53 | .135 | .171 | .216 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 340 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1954).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Ed Bouchee to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tony Taylor and Cal Neeman (May 13, 1960).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with George Altman and Moe Thacker to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel and Jimmie Schaffer (October 17, 1962).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Julio Gotay to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dick Groat and Diomedes Olivo (November 19, 1962).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Don Bosch to New York Mets in exchange for Dennis Ribant and Gary Kolb (December 6, 1966).
- Sold by New York Mets to Atlanta Braves (July 12, 1970).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (December 22, 1970).
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