Vinegar Bend Mizell
Wilmer David Mizell
Born: August 13, 1930
Leakesville, MS USA
Deceased: 1999
Kerrville, TX USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Career: 1952-1962
Minor League Statistics
Vinegar Bend Mizell compiled a career record of 90 wins and 88 losses in his 268-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.65 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 190.0 | 171 | 89 | 77 | 12 | 103 | 0 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 834 |
| 1953 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.49 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 224.3 | 193 | 93 | 87 | 12 | 114 | 0 | 173 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 980 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.62 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 208.7 | 172 | 93 | 84 | 20 | 92 | 5 | 153 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 881 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.74 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 149.3 | 136 | 69 | 62 | 18 | 51 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 627 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.42 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 189.7 | 178 | 81 | 72 | 17 | 91 | 9 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 820 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.20 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 201.3 | 196 | 104 | 94 | 21 | 89 | 7 | 108 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 890 |
| 1960 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.55 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 64 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 252 |
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3.12 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 155.7 | 141 | 59 | 54 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 631 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5.04 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 120 | 61 | 56 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 437 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.96 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 1962 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.34 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 48 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 182 |
| Totals | 90 | 88 | .506 | 3.85 | 268 | 230 | 14 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 1528.7 | 1434 | 725 | 654 | 143 | 680 | 43 | 918 | 28 | 4 | 19 | 6606 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 72 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .044 | .044 | .088 | .132 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 89 | 83 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | .084 | .116 | .157 | .273 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 85 | 75 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .107 | .163 | .120 | .283 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 49 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .089 | .146 | .133 | .279 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 67 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .115 | .129 | .131 | .260 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 83 | 75 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | .187 | .218 | .227 | .445 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .111 | .158 | .167 | .325 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 59 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .137 | .200 | .137 | .337 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .130 | .192 | .130 | .323 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | New York Mets | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 268 | 570 | 513 | 28 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 196 | .111 | .149 | .144 | .293 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 1 | .889 | 1.067 | |
| 1953 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 2 | .873 | 1.455 | |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 33 | 208.7 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .961 | 2.113 | 1.485 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 21 | 149.3 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.230 | 1.121 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 30 | 29 | 189.7 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 3 | .925 | 1.756 | 1.233 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 31 | 30 | 201.3 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .914 | 1.430 | 1.032 |
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 23 | 23 | 155.7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.388 | 1.043 |
| 1960 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 9 | 9 | 55.3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.114 | 1.444 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 25 | 17 | 100.0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 1.170 | .520 |
| 1962 | NL | New York Mets | P | 17 | 2 | 38.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.184 | .294 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 4 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.306 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 268 | 167 | 1114.3 | 79 | 217 | 21 | 14 | .934 | 2.391 | 1.104 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
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