P Chuck Crea #36
Age: 39 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
P CHUCK CREA #36 - AGE: 39 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 27 6-8 0 4.65 184.0 190 27 69 79 1.41 -0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/1974 @ CHC Loss, 3-6 2.2 3 0 0 0 1
09/18/1974 @ LAS Loss, 3-6 2.0 1 1 0 1 0
09/11/1974 @ SFS Loss, 3-9 2.1 2 3 2 3 1
09/04/1974 DAL Win, 6-1 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
08/27/1974 @ MIL Win, 3-2 X 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 Win
08/21/1974 MIL Loss, 5-8 X 5.0 7 5 4 3 5 Loss
08/16/1974 @ CLE Loss, 1-8 X 4.1 7 7 6 2 1 Loss
08/11/1974 CLE Loss, 1-5 X 6.0 10 4 4 2 2 Loss
08/07/1974 CHC Loss, 0-3 X 7.2 6 2 2 3 5 Loss
07/28/1974 SEA Loss, 4-6 X 6.0 6 5 5 1 4 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/26/1935
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$58,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 102 Days
Pro Service:21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 16th Pick in Round 11
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 27 6 8 0 4.65 184.0 190 106 95 27 69 79 1 3.7 0 14 51.9
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 4 3 12.96 9.29 3.86 3.38 4.98 1.41 132 -0.4 .268        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 268 71 15 2 8 30 29 34 0 4 2 .265 .341 .425 .767      
vs. RHB 439 119 20 0 19 76 40 45 7 14 4 .271 .333 .446 .779      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 1 1 0 3.31 35.1 26 13 13 2 9 12  
May 7 7 2 0 0 3.86 49.0 43 22 21 7 24 17  
June 5 5 1 1 0 5.01 32.1 38 22 18 7 12 15  
July 5 5 1 2 0 6.53 30.1 39 24 22 5 7 15  
August 5 5 1 4 0 5.59 29.0 36 20 18 6 12 18  
September 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 8.0 8 5 3 0 5 2  
Spring Training 5 2 0 0 0 1.64 11.0 9 2 2 0 1 8  
Last Year 17 2 0 3 0 4.46 40.1 46 25 20 6 9 22  
2 Years Ago 25 0 2 1 4 3.79 40.1 44 24 17 3 11 21  
Career 267 167 64 69 12 3.61 1265.1 1169 583 507 126 406 753  
Home 15 14 2 5 0 4.34 95.1 96 52 46 14 33 43  
Road 16 13 4 3 0 4.97 88.2 94 54 49 13 36 36  
Grass 31 27 6 8 0 4.65 184.0 190 106 95 27 69 79  
Day 9 8 1 2 0 5.13 54.1 60 31 31 10 22 24  
Night 22 19 5 6 0 4.44 129.2 130 75 64 17 47 55  
As Starter 27 27 6 8 0 4.70 176.0 182 101 92 27 64 77  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 8.0 8 5 3 0 5 2  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1965 Kansas City - FABL 29 23 6 6 3 6 3.60 75.0 60 33 30 7 29 60 1 0 1.19 .248 3.48 1.0 109
1965 Detroit - FABL 29 19 19 7 9 0 3.49 136.2 124 61 53 9 46 87 3 1 1.24 .276 3.45 2.2 105
1965 Total - FABL 29 42 25 13 12 6 3.53 211.2 184 94 83 16 75 147 4 1 1.22 .266 3.46 3.2 106
1966 Kansas City - FABL 30 44 11 5 5 2 3.56 111.1 106 49 44 10 42 73 0 0 1.33 .282 3.80 0.9 107
1967 Kansas City - FABL 31 30 24 11 8 0 2.81 166.1 132 59 52 14 51 88 0 0 1.10 .230 3.90 1.0 121
1968 Seattle - FABL 32 33 33 14 12 0 2.47 233.1 193 80 64 13 52 130 2 0 1.05 .249 3.07 3.0 123
1969 Seattle - FABL 33 34 34 11 15 0 3.71 221.0 202 104 91 26 74 140 0 0 1.25 .261 4.01 2.0 99
1970 Baltimore - FABL 34 9 9 1 4 0 6.95 45.1 58 36 35 8 19 39 0 0 1.70 .357 5.42 0.1 65
1971 Baltimore - FABL 35 2 2 1 1 0 4.63 11.2 14 6 6 3 4 14 0 0 1.54 .355 4.81 -0.0 81
1972 Houston - FABL 36 17 0 2 1 4 3.04 26.2 27 12 9 3 6 16 0 0 1.24 .279 3.39 0.2 116
1972 Seattle - FABL 36 8 0 0 0 0 5.27 13.2 17 12 8 0 5 5 0 0 1.61 .309 2.85 0.2 66
1972 Total - FABL 36 25 0 2 1 4 3.79 40.1 44 24 17 3 11 21 0 0 1.36 .291 3.21 0.3 92
1973 Seattle - FABL 37 13 0 0 1 0 4.37 22.2 29 15 11 3 6 13 0 0 1.54 .329 4.05 -0.0 86
1973 Kansas City - FABL 37 4 2 0 2 0 4.58 17.2 17 10 9 3 3 9 1 0 1.13 .246 4.55 0.0 83
1973 Total - FABL 37 17 2 0 3 0 4.46 40.1 46 25 20 6 9 22 1 0 1.36 .294 4.27 0.0 85
1974 Kansas City - FABL 38 31 27 6 8 0 4.65 184.0 190 106 95 27 69 79 1 0 1.41 .268 4.98 -0.4 81
Total FABL 267 167 64 69 12 3.61 1265.1 1169 583 507 126 406 753 8 1 1.24 .265 3.89 10.2 101
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Gulfport - R 20 9 9 2 3 0 4.50 50.0 45 27 25 3 32 35 1 0 1.54 .286 3.77 0.8 90
1956 Miami - A 20 4 4 0 3 0 6.17 23.1 27 17 16 6 11 14 2 0 1.63 .292 6.12 -0.2 67
1956 Peoria - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 23.14 2.1 5 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 3.00 .364 12.09 -0.2 16
1957 Gulfport - R 21 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.71 .250 4.19 0.0 999
1957 Miami - A 21 8 8 1 6 0 5.37 58.2 63 35 35 11 32 43 1 0 1.62 .304 4.91 0.2 76
1958 Miami - A 22 10 0 1 1 3 4.91 14.2 15 10 8 2 7 7 0 0 1.50 .245 4.96 -0.0 91
1958 Peoria - A 22 31 0 2 2 5 1.98 50.0 40 17 11 3 15 31 0 0 1.10 .245 3.07 0.7 189
1959 Peoria - A 23 62 0 4 6 10 3.94 89.0 85 48 39 10 51 66 0 0 1.53 .287 4.29 -0.1 96
1960 Peoria - A 24 49 8 2 8 12 4.99 92.0 84 53 51 16 63 87 0 0 1.60 .275 4.86 -0.3 77
1960 El Paso - AA 24 9 0 0 2 0 8.74 11.1 17 12 11 2 7 8 0 0 2.12 .366 5.01 -0.2 42
1961 Peoria - A 25 6 6 2 0 0 2.15 29.1 24 8 7 1 10 26 0 0 1.16 .274 2.23 1.1 180
1961 El Paso - AA 25 18 18 6 1 0 2.51 79.0 56 28 22 8 30 53 0 0 1.09 .216 3.76 1.3 163
1962 Fresno - A 26 14 14 6 4 0 4.56 75.0 84 42 38 14 7 52 0 0 1.21 .297 4.62 -0.3 74
1962 Albany - A 26 13 13 6 3 0 2.34 88.1 66 29 23 3 53 76 1 1 1.35 .258 2.78 2.0 140
1963 Albany - A 27 28 14 5 11 1 4.63 105.0 108 65 54 9 72 69 1 0 1.71 .293 4.34 -0.2 71
1964 Fresno - A 28 7 7 1 2 0 2.37 38.0 36 15 10 5 9 30 0 0 1.18 .270 4.45 0.0 148
1964 Chattanooga - A 28 5 5 4 1 0 4.58 35.1 38 19 18 4 15 27 1 1 1.50 .324 4.76 0.5 106
1964 Total - A 28 12 12 5 3 0 3.44 73.1 74 34 28 9 24 57 1 1 1.34 .295 4.60 0.5 124
1964 Albany - A 28 5 5 2 2 0 2.91 34.0 29 17 11 5 12 34 1 0 1.21 .261 3.80 0.4 122
1964 Terre Haute - A 28 4 4 1 1 0 5.71 17.1 19 11 11 2 15 13 0 0 1.96 .321 5.44 0.0 78
1964 Total - A 28 9 9 3 3 0 3.86 51.1 48 28 22 7 27 47 1 0 1.46 .283 4.35 0.4 103
1964 Akron - AA 28 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.0 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.40 .333 3.05 0.1 999
1964 Reading - AA 28 5 2 0 2 0 6.23 13.0 13 11 9 1 7 10 0 0 1.54 .308 3.72 0.1 59
1964 Total - AA 28 9 2 0 2 1 4.50 18.0 18 11 9 1 9 12 0 0 1.50 .315 3.54 0.2 82
1971 San Jose - AAA 35 4 1 0 1 0 0.90 10.0 9 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 1.10 .281 2.57 0.3 461
Total EA 9 2 0 2 1 4.50 18.0 18 11 9 1 9 12 0 0 1.50 .315 3.54 82.2
Total GWL 4 1 0 1 0 0.90 10.0 9 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 1.10 .281 2.57 461.1
Total HL 153 19 11 18 27 4.02 280.0 257 144 125 33 156 223 0 0 1.48 .278 4.18 95.9
Total MAL 46 32 13 16 1 3.48 227.1 203 111 88 17 137 179 3 1 1.50 .276 3.65 95.7
Total SEL 27 17 6 11 3 5.25 132.0 143 81 77 23 65 91 4 1 1.58 .299 5.09 81.4
Total COW 21 21 7 6 0 3.82 113.0 120 57 48 19 16 82 0 0 1.20 .288 4.56 88.6
Total LSA 27 18 6 3 0 3.29 90.1 73 40 33 10 37 61 0 0 1.22 .240 3.92 119.9
Total GSL 12 9 2 3 0 4.30 52.1 47 27 25 3 34 35 1 0 1.55 .284 3.78 93.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Peoria - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.0 .999
1956 Miami - A P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 23.1 0.77 +0.5 .942
1956 Gulfport - R P 9 9 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 50.0 1.98 +1.2 1.075
1957 Miami - A P 8 8 1 6 0 8 1 .875 58.2 1.07 +0.3 .717
1957 Gulfport - R P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 0.0 .000
1958 Peoria - A P 31 0 2 6 1 9 1 .889 50.0 1.44 +0.9 1.237
1958 Miami - A P 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 14.2 1.23 +0.0 1.990
1959 Peoria - A P 62 0 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 89.0 1.11 +0.1 .958
1960 El Paso - AA P 9 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 +0.0 .980
1960 Peoria - A P 48 8 6 10 0 16 0 1.000 92.0 1.57 +0.5 .978
1961 El Paso - AA P 18 18 6 10 1 17 1 .941 79.0 1.82 -0.4 1.006
1961 Peoria - A P 6 6 3 3 0 7 1 .857 29.1 1.84 -0.3 .648
1962 Albany - A P 13 13 4 16 1 20 0 1.000 88.1 2.04 +1.1 1.114
1962 Fresno - A P 14 14 5 5 1 11 1 .909 75.0 1.20 -0.0 .651
1963 Albany - A P 26 14 6 7 0 15 2 .867 105.0 1.11 +0.4 1.192
1964 Akron - AA P 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 0.0 .000
1964 Reading - AA P 5 2 0 3 0 4 1 .750 13.0 2.08 -0.7 .697
1964 Terre Haute - A P 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 17.1 0.52 +0.3 .000
1964 Albany - A P 5 5 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 34.0 1.32 +0.2 1.564
1964 Chattanooga - A P 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 35.1 0.76 +0.5 1.062
1964 Fresno - A P 7 7 0 1 0 2 1 .500 38.0 0.24 -0.5 .000
1965 Detroit - MLB P 19 19 10 13 2 26 3 .885 136.2 1.51 -0.1 .882
1965 Kansas City - MLB P 23 6 5 4 0 10 1 .900 75.0 1.08 -0.8 1.048
1966 Kansas City - MLB P 44 11 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 111.1 0.73 +0.4 1.243
1967 Kansas City - MLB P 30 24 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 166.1 0.81 -0.5 1.039
1968 Seattle - MLB P 33 33 27 17 1 45 1 .978 233.1 1.70 -2.6 .969
1969 Seattle - MLB P 34 34 8 29 1 39 2 .949 221.0 1.51 +1.4 1.071
1970 Baltimore - MLB P 9 9 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 45.1 1.79 +0.5 1.243
1971 Baltimore - MLB P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Jose - AAA P 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 Houston - MLB P 17 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 26.2 1.69 +0.5 .989
1972 Seattle - MLB P 8 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 13.2 2.63 +0.1 .989
1973 Seattle - MLB P 13 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 22.2 0.79 +0.4 1.983
1973 Kansas City - MLB P 4 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 17.2 1.53 +0.2 .991
1974 Kansas City - MLB P 31 27 17 23 4 42 2 .952 184.0 1.96 -1.3 .923
TOTAL P 563 286 135 206 14 360 19 .947 2188.1 1.40 +1.9 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Slatington; Slatington, PA) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 11, Pick 16, 176th overall pick).
06/19/1953 Released by the Detroit organization.
06/23/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
04/21/1954 Outstandingly completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Fort Worth Cattlemen development complex.
04/24/1954 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
04/27/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
05/11/1954 Released by the Montreal Saints.
05/17/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Omaha Cowboys organization.
08/17/1954 Released by the Omaha Cowboys.
08/23/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
09/01/1954 Released by the San Francisco Sailors.
09/06/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
09/21/1954 Released by the Cleveland organization.
09/27/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks organization.
05/06/1955 Released by the Minneapolis Lumberjacks.
05/09/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
07/13/1955 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
07/18/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
03/08/1956 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex.
06/25/1956 Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
06/25/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
08/06/1956 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
08/16/1956 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
08/26/1956 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
03/10/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the San Francisco Sailors development complex.
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Peoria Pastimers!
03/23/1962 Released by the San Francisco organization.
03/26/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
04/20/1962 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
04/23/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
04/25/1962 Released by the Dayton Dukes.
04/30/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
08/14/1962 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
04/07/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the New York Gothams development complex.
07/19/1964 Released by the New York organization.
07/27/1964 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
08/24/1964 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Terre Haute Brewers!
06/24/1965 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/30/1965 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Kansas City Kings, along with LF Dick Stone, in exchange for SP Bill Gelbaugh.
09/01/1965 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
03/26/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Seattle Kings development complex.
03/21/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Seattle Kings development complex.
04/22/1970 Released by the Seattle Kings.
07/21/1970 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,000 with the Baltimore Clippers organization.
09/12/1970 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery),out for 14-15 months.
10/31/1971 Was traded by the Baltimore Clippers to the Houston Comets in exchange for C Ted Tinsley.
06/21/1972 Released by the Houston Comets.
07/07/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Kings organization.
08/22/1972 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/09/1973 Released by the Seattle Kings.
08/24/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Mavericks organization.
10/26/1974 Was traded by the Kansas City Mavericks to the Dallas Wranglers in exchange for SP Bob Blackburn and 2B Elmer Converse.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
1969 15 7
Year HLD Rank
1966 9 4
Year HRA Rank
1969 26 7
1974 27 2
Year ERA Rank
1967 2.81 8
1968 2.47 8
Year BABIP Rank
1967 .230 1
Year WHIP Rank
1967 1.10 6
1968 1.05 8
Year H/9 Rank
1967 7.14 4
Year BB/9 Rank
1968 2.01 8
Year QS Rank
1968 28 2
Year QSP Rank
1968 .848 3
Year GB% Rank
1974 0.54 10
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