P Denny Cecil #4
Indianapolis Hoosiers (CIN) CL
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
09/16/1963
BNN Index | CL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P DENNY CECIL #4 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
49 1 1-4 1 4.22 96.0 84 11 55 52 1.45 -0.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 -
Changeup 2 -
Sinker 3 -
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 4
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/15/1963 MIL Loss, 5-11 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
09/14/1963 MIL Loss, 6-8 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
09/09/1963 @ TOL Win, 11-6 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
09/07/1963 @ TOL Loss, 3-12 3.0 3 1 0 1 0
09/05/1963 COL Win, 9-5 1.1 1 0 0 2 1
09/03/1963 STP Loss, 1-2 X 5.1 5 2 2 1 1 Loss
09/01/1963 STP Loss, 2-5 1.0 3 3 1 0 0 Loss
08/29/1963 @ MIL Loss, 3-11 2.1 3 2 2 2 2
08/27/1963 FTW Loss, 2-5 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
08/24/1963 TOL Loss, 2-7 3.1 2 1 1 2 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/09/1927
Born in:Lansing, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 151 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 35 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 16th Pick in Round 8
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 49 1 1 4 1 4.22 96.0 84 50 45 11 55 52 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 1 50.0 48 19 13.22 7.88 4.88 5.16 4.54 1.45 127 -0.9 .243        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 133 28 7 3 3 19 16 21 0 1 1 .211 .300 .376 .676      
vs. RHB 229 56 9 0 8 31 39 31 2 2 1 .245 .354 .389 .743      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 4.0 4 4 4 3 1 2  
April 5 0 0 0 0 6.75 8.0 15 6 6 1 4 1  
May 12 0 1 0 0 3.05 20.2 14 7 7 1 13 14  
June 8 0 0 1 0 4.85 13.0 8 8 7 2 5 11  
July 10 0 0 1 1 3.32 21.2 17 9 8 2 19 11  
August 7 0 0 0 0 5.00 18.0 14 10 10 0 9 11  
September 7 1 0 2 0 4.30 14.2 16 10 7 5 5 4  
Last Year 27 27 10 6 0 3.69 146.1 132 74 60 13 63 60  
2 Years Ago 10 10 3 5 0 4.31 54.1 57 30 26 5 24 31  
Career 150 87 40 29 4 3.79 653.1 592 311 275 52 323 354  
Home 30 1 0 4 1 4.91 62.1 58 38 34 9 41 33  
Road 19 0 1 0 0 2.94 33.2 26 12 11 2 14 19  
Grass 49 1 1 4 1 4.22 96.0 84 50 45 11 55 52  
Day 19 0 1 2 1 4.62 39.0 37 25 20 6 20 19  
Night 30 1 0 2 0 3.95 57.0 47 25 25 5 35 33  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 1 1 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 48 0 1 3 1 4.27 90.2 79 48 43 10 54 51  
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+
1953 Cincinnati - FABL 25 5 0 0 2 0 0.96 9.1 5 3 1 1 9 5 0 0 1.50 .167 5.13 -0.2 402
1954 Cincinnati - FABL 26 28 0 5 2 6 3.64 42.0 31 20 17 4 33 30 0 0 1.52 .223 4.59 -0.1 116
1955 Cincinnati - FABL 27 36 10 8 8 2 4.95 103.2 102 60 57 9 67 52 1 0 1.63 .284 4.79 0.2 86
1956 Cincinnati - FABL 28 43 1 2 5 3 3.74 67.1 47 29 28 9 38 42 0 0 1.26 .200 4.69 -0.5 101
1957 Cincinnati - FABL 29 27 0 2 0 0 3.00 63.0 60 21 21 3 29 44 0 0 1.41 .297 3.43 0.5 127
1958 Kansas City - FABL 30 17 0 2 1 1 4.71 28.2 25 15 15 5 15 24 0 0 1.40 .250 5.13 -0.4 86
1958 Cincinnati - FABL 30 35 0 4 3 1 5.04 60.2 68 37 34 9 32 44 0 0 1.65 .319 4.72 -0.3 81
1958 Total - FABL 30 52 0 6 4 2 4.94 89.1 93 52 49 14 47 68 0 0 1.57 .298 4.85 -0.6 83
1959 Kansas City - FABL 31 4 0 1 0 0 7.94 5.2 11 5 5 0 2 4 0 0 2.29 .478 2.59 0.1 54
1960 Kansas City - FABL 32 26 0 0 0 1 5.11 44.0 51 25 25 3 20 31 0 0 1.61 .331 4.19 0.3 90
1961 Chicago - FABL 33 14 2 0 1 0 13.00 27.0 50 43 39 8 17 15 0 0 2.48 .420 7.59 -0.8 34
1962 Cincinnati - FABL 34 4 0 1 0 0 7.07 14.0 19 12 11 2 10 6 0 0 2.07 .321 6.37 -0.2 65
Total FABL 239 13 25 22 14 4.89 465.1 469 270 253 53 272 297 1 0 1.59 .289 4.72 -1.2 86
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+
1943 Total - 15 13 13 8 2 0 1.01 97.2 64 12 11 1 16 150 0 0 0.82 .272 0.85 6.4 100
1944 Total - 16 16 16 12 0 0 0.82 121.0 72 15 11 1 22 197 0 0 0.78 .260 0.62 8.5 100
1945 Total - 17 14 14 9 1 0 1.20 105.1 71 16 14 1 23 154 0 0 0.89 .269 1.08 6.4 100
1946 Total - 18 12 12 9 0 0 0.80 89.2 50 11 8 1 20 162 0 0 0.78 .274 0.47 6.6 100
1946 Burlington - C 18 13 13 4 2 0 2.15 67.0 43 20 16 2 21 57 0 0 0.96 .227 3.06 1.9 192
1947 Burlington - C 19 14 14 9 1 0 2.23 105.0 81 29 26 4 24 88 3 1 1.00 .259 3.20 2.0 162
1948 Camden - A 20 25 25 7 15 0 4.17 181.1 197 101 84 1 82 69 10 1 1.54 .318 3.84 2.0 88
1949 Camden - A 21 31 31 12 13 0 3.63 233.1 242 102 94 7 94 125 13 1 1.44 .305 4.14 3.1 114
1950 Erie - AA 22 29 29 9 8 0 3.59 170.1 164 73 68 12 58 54 1 0 1.30 .267 4.13 1.9 110
1951 Santiago - DL 23 23 0 1 6 4 4.81 39.1 39 24 21 3 31 31 0 0 1.78 .286 4.44 0.3 98
1951 Erie - AA 23 26 26 9 11 0 5.24 156.1 189 94 91 8 73 78 0 0 1.68 .333 3.98 2.2 77
1951 Indianapolis - AAA 23 2 2 1 1 0 2.13 12.2 9 3 3 0 7 7 0 0 1.26 .231 2.77 0.3 152
1952 Erie - AA 24 16 16 9 3 0 3.09 107.2 94 41 37 4 59 70 1 1 1.42 .284 3.63 2.2 135
1952 Indianapolis - AAA 24 23 8 4 6 3 5.72 67.2 75 48 43 7 49 34 0 0 1.83 .293 5.43 0.4 89
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 25 23 23 12 4 0 3.06 167.2 141 63 57 8 72 104 4 0 1.27 .258 3.83 4.4 160
1954 Indianapolis - AAA 26 16 16 9 3 0 3.40 108.2 94 43 41 8 53 66 0 0 1.35 .259 3.35 1.9 107
1959 Jersey City - AAA 31 22 22 10 7 0 4.08 169.2 164 85 77 11 88 141 5 0 1.49 .305 3.05 3.7 90
1960 Jersey City - AAA 32 14 14 5 6 0 4.90 90.0 92 58 49 4 35 63 1 0 1.41 .304 2.65 2.7 78
1961 Milwaukee - AAA 33 10 10 3 5 0 4.31 54.1 57 30 26 5 24 31 0 0 1.49 .289 3.92 0.7 91
1962 Indianapolis - AAA 34 27 27 10 6 0 3.69 146.1 132 74 60 13 63 60 0 0 1.33 .241 4.18 1.1 102
1963 Indianapolis - AAA 35 49 1 1 4 1 4.22 96.0 84 50 45 11 55 52 0 0 1.45 .243 4.54 -0.9 85
Total CL 150 87 40 29 4 3.79 653.1 592 311 275 52 323 354 4 0 1.40 .258 4.09 107.7
Total EA 71 71 27 22 0 4.06 434.1 447 208 196 24 190 202 2 1 1.47 .296 3.95 99.4
Total UL 36 36 15 13 0 4.37 259.2 256 143 126 15 123 204 6 0 1.46 .305 2.91 85.2
Total MAL 56 56 19 28 0 3.86 414.2 439 203 178 8 176 194 23 2 1.48 .311 4.01 101.4
Total UMVA 27 27 13 3 0 2.20 172.0 124 49 42 6 45 145 3 1 0.98 .247 3.14 172.8
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1958 Kansas City - FABL 30 4 0 0 0 0 5.40 10.0 13 7 6 0 5 4 0 0 1.80 .333 3.56 0.1 75
Total FABL 4 0 0 0 0 5.40 10.0 13 7 6 0 5 4 0 0 1.80 .333 3.56 75.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Burlington - C P 13 13 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 67.0 1.21 -0.8 1.107
1947 Burlington - C P 14 14 10 8 0 21 3 .857 105.0 1.54 -0.6 .663
1948 Camden - A P 25 25 12 25 0 40 3 .925 181.1 1.84 +2.5 1.060
1949 Camden - A P 31 31 16 25 2 42 1 .976 233.1 1.58 +0.1 .975
1950 Erie - AA P 29 29 5 19 3 25 1 .960 170.1 1.27 -0.9 .959
1951 Indianapolis - AAA P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 12.2 1.42 +0.2 .976
1951 Erie - AA P 26 26 7 17 1 25 1 .960 156.1 1.38 -0.5 1.039
1951 Santiago - DL P 23 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 39.1 1.37 +0.5 .928
1952 Indianapolis - AAA P 23 8 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 67.2 1.60 -0.5 .872
1952 Erie - AA P 16 16 11 11 0 23 1 .957 107.2 1.84 +0.1 .888
1953 Cincinnati - MLB P 5 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 -0.1 1.018
1953 Indianapolis - AAA P 23 23 13 14 1 27 0 1.000 167.2 1.45 +0.3 .898
1954 Cincinnati - MLB P 27 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 42.0 1.50 +0.1 .991
1954 Indianapolis - AAA P 16 16 8 11 0 19 0 1.000 108.2 1.57 +1.3 1.086
1955 Cincinnati - MLB P 36 10 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 103.2 0.87 +0.3 1.134
1956 Cincinnati - MLB P 43 1 4 8 1 12 0 1.000 67.1 1.60 +0.0 .986
1957 Cincinnati - MLB P 27 0 1 5 1 7 1 .857 63.0 0.86 -0.6 .782
1958 Cincinnati - MLB P 35 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 60.2 1.04 +1.0 .731
1958 Kansas City - MLB P 17 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 28.2 0.63 -0.2 .975
1959 Kansas City - MLB P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 -0.4 .956
1959 Jersey City - AAA P 22 22 4 15 3 19 0 1.000 169.2 1.01 +2.1 1.083
1960 Kansas City - MLB P 26 0 8 3 0 11 0 1.000 44.0 2.25 +0.4 .960
1960 Jersey City - AAA P 14 14 4 8 1 13 1 .923 90.0 1.20 -1.6 .770
1961 Chicago - MLB P 14 2 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 +0.1 .981
1961 Milwaukee - AAA P 10 10 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 54.1 2.15 +0.4 1.155
1962 Cincinnati - MLB P 4 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 -0.4 .972
1962 Indianapolis - AAA P 27 27 14 10 0 25 1 .960 146.1 1.48 -0.6 1.220
1963 Indianapolis - AAA P 49 1 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 96.0 1.31 +0.8 .990
TOTAL P 601 290 155 238 16 407 14 .966 2438.2 1.45 +3.0 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 16, 128th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Perrysburg (Perrysburg; Perrysburg, OH).
07/10/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $18,000.
10/01/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #35 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1947 Named the #43 prospect in the FABL
07/16/1947 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Marshalltown Maples with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/1947 Wins the UMVA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/09/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #85 prospect in the FABL
07/30/1948 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
07/10/1949 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
07/29/1949 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/04/1949 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/15/1949 Named the #79 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
02/21/1950 Injured (mild hip strain),out for one week.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
08/12/1952 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Reading Coal Barons with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Erie Cannons!
07/01/1953 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/24/1954 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/28/1958 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Kansas City Kings, along with $14,000, in exchange for RF Fred Andersen.
05/01/1961 Released by the Kansas City Kings.
05/04/1961 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
12/11/1961 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Chicago Cougars.
12/25/1961 Released by the Chicago Cougars.
01/15/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
03/19/1962 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1951 23 3
1956 43 10
1958 52 4
Year L Rank
1951 6 7
Year SV Rank
1951 4 7
1954 6 9
Year HLD Rank
1955 1 9
1956 2 1
1958 3 2
Year RA Rank
1951 23 3
1956 42 7
1958 52 4
Year GF Rank
1951 19 3
1958 29 9
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