Herb Karpel
Herbert Karpel
Born: December 27, 1917
Brooklyn, NY US
Deceased: January 24, 1995
San Diego, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180
Career: 1937-1951
Major League Statistics
Herb Karpel compiled a career record of 120 wins and 94 losses and a 3.53 ERA in his 394-game pitching career with the Butler Yankees, Bassett Furniture Makers, Thomasville Orioles, Amsterdam Rugmakers, Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Kansas City Blues, Newark Bears, Seattle Rainiers and Hollywood Stars. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | BIST | Bassett Furniture Makers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.68 | 12 | 44.0 | 47 | 25 | 18 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0.00 | 7 | 37.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.60 | 18 | 95.0 | 91 | 59 | 38 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 19 | 9 | .679 | 3.89 | 41 | 206.0 | 227 | 122 | 89 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.53 | 36 | 178.0 | 139 | 65 | 50 | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.27 | 35 | 212.0 | 203 | 103 | 77 | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 11 | 1 | .917 | 2.48 | 38 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 116.0 | 93 | 34 | 32 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.41 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 187.0 | 167 | 74 | 50 | 55 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.42 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 165.0 | 181 | 100 | 81 | 51 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.03 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 212.0 | 238 | 99 | 95 | 60 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 14 | 6 | .700 | 4.40 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 176.0 | 224 | 110 | 86 | 65 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.46 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 78.0 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.79 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 63 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.71 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 70 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 120 | 94 | .561 | 3.53 | 394 | 51 | 26 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 1800.0 | 1815 | 898 | 706 | 0 | 646 | 0 | 453 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | BIST | Bassett Furniture Makers | 16 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | 10 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .318 | .545 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | GAFL | Thomasville Orioles | 13 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .571 | .929 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | 25 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .475 | .725 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 43 | 81 | 81 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .247 | .383 | .630 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 53 | 81 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .173 | .198 | .370 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 40 | 78 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .192 | .385 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 45 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .250 | .362 | .400 | .762 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 32 | 77 | 64 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | .125 | .222 | .156 | .378 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | 31 | 74 | 61 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .279 | .362 | .344 | .707 | 21 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 36 | 82 | 75 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .240 | .269 | .267 | .536 | 20 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 43 | 61 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .157 | .232 | .176 | .409 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 21 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .158 | .158 | .158 | .316 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 27 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 454 | 732 | 678 | 30 | 143 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 61 | .211 | .246 | .277 | .524 | 188 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | BIST | Bassett Furniture Makers | P | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | |
| 1938 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 38 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .684 |
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 29 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .925 | 1.276 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 33 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .975 | 1.182 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 36 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.028 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 42 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 2 | .951 | .929 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 27 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .519 |
| Totals | 347 | 32 | 169 | 7 | 9 | .966 | .579 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | Bi-State League | Bassett Furniture Makers | NYA | ||
| 1937 | D | Penn State League | Butler Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1938 | D | Penn State League | Butler Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1938 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Thomasville Orioles | |||
| 1939 | C | Canadian-American League | Amsterdam Rugmakers | NYA | ||
| 1939 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1940 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1941 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1942 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT |
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