Jack Urban
Jack Elmer Urban
Born: December 5, 1928
Omaha, NE US
Deceased: June 26, 2006
Omaha, NE US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155
Career: 1949-1960
Major League Statistics
Jack Urban compiled a career record of 89 wins and 56 losses and a 4.00 ERA in his 253-game pitching career with the McAlester Rockets, Belleville Stags, Quincy Gems, Binghamton Triplets, Birmingham Barons, Denver Bears, Richmond Virginians, Omaha Cardinals, Little Rock Travelers and Charleston Senators. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1960 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | MIDW | Belleville Stags | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.11 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 140.0 | 158 | 98 | 64 | 73 | 97 | 10 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| 1950 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | 23 | 5 | .821 | 2.15 | 37 | 27 | 247.0 | 160 | 88 | 59 | 9 | 158 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Quincy Gems | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.63 | 29 | 191.0 | 141 | 97 | 77 | 10 | 152 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4.95 | 36 | 30 | 211.0 | 225 | 133 | 116 | 15 | 105 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.39 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 160.0 | 175 | 94 | 78 | 20 | 85 | 4 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 11 | 8 | .579 | 5.27 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 164.0 | 184 | 104 | 96 | 15 | 80 | 4 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.04 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 49.0 | 52 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.34 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 83.0 | 88 | 43 | 40 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.76 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.0 | 105 | 59 | 46 | 8 | 47 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 89 | 56 | .614 | 4.00 | 253 | 125 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1347.0 | 1288 | 740 | 598 | 92 | 745 | 17 | 395 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | 11 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .212 | .394 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | D | MIDW | Belleville Stags | 64 | 170 | 147 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 17 | .272 | .363 | .415 | .778 | 61 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | 53 | 135 | 135 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 8 | .319 | .319 | .563 | .881 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Quincy Gems | 34 | 89 | 89 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .281 | .281 | .449 | .730 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 37 | 80 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .262 | .500 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 36 | 59 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | .172 | .143 | .315 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 41 | 81 | 79 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .354 | .362 | .557 | .919 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 19 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .273 | .292 | .273 | .564 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 26 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .265 | .265 | .294 | .559 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 338 | 732 | 698 | 45 | 187 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 51 | .268 | .293 | .395 | .688 | 276 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | MIDW | Belleville Stags | P | 27 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 1 | .945 | 1.926 |
| 1949 | D | MIDW | Belleville Stags | OF | 20 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 1950 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Quincy Gems | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 34 | 17 | 35 | 3 | 1 | .945 | 1.529 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 30 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 3 | .980 | 1.633 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 1.105 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 26 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .897 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 270 | 74 | 158 | 11 | 7 | .955 | .859 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | Sooner State League | McAlester Rockets | NYA | ||
| 1949 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Belleville Stags | NYA | ||
| 1950 | D | Sooner State League | McAlester Rockets | NYA | ||
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Quincy Gems | NYA | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | NYA | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | WS1 |
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