Johnny Beazley
| Johnny Beazley | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: May 25, 1918 Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Died: Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Nashville, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 28, 1941, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 8, 1949, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-loss record | 31-12 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.01 | ||
| Strikeouts | 147 | ||
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John Andrew Beazley (May 25, 1918 – April 21, 1990) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves.
As a rookie in 1942, Beazley went 21-6 with a 2.13 ERA for the Cardinals, as his 21 wins and ERA ranked him second in the National League behind teammate Mort Cooper (22 and 1.78). Beazley completed his feat pitching two complete-game wins in the team’s World Series victory over the New York Yankees in five games, allowing three runs in Game Two and two runs in Game Five for a combined 2.50 ERA.
After the season, Beazley enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. While serving, he was sent to pitch for an Army team and felt pain in his arm, but ordered by his commanding officer to pitch through the pain, Beazley severely hurt his arm. Coming out of the service in 1946, he tried in vain to regain his form but was never the same, winning only nine games for the rest of his career.
In a six-season career, Beazley posted a 31-12 record with 147 strikeouts and a 3.01 ERA in 76 games, including three shutouts and 21 complete games in 374 innings pitched.
After leaving baseball, Beazley worked as a beer distributor. He died of cancer in Nashville at age 71.
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- 1918 births
- 1990 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Boston Braves players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
- American military personnel of World War II
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- People from Nashville, Tennessee
- Leesburg Gondoliers players
- Tallahassee Capitals players
- Greenville Bucks players
- Abbeville A's players
- Montgomery Rebels players
- Columbus Red Birds players
- Mobile Shippers players
- St. Petersburg Saints players
- Nashville Volunteers players
- Dallas Eagles players
- Oklahoma City Indians players
