Arnie Atkins
Arnold Truman Atkins
Born: November 21, 1923
Muscatine, IA US
Deceased: June 11, 2010
Ashford, AL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
Career: 1945-1958
Arnie Atkins compiled a career record of 134 wins and 108 losses and a 3.33 ERA in his 341-game pitching career with the Lynchburg Cardinals, Hamilton Cardinals, Sioux Falls Canaries, Decatur Commodores, Franklin Kildees, Lynn Tigers, Danville Leafs, Tampa Smokers, Shreveport Sports, Seattle Rainiers, San Diego Padres, Louisville Colonels, Indianapolis Indians and Victoria Rosebuds. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.49 | 12 | 3 | 65.0 | 66 | 45 | 18 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1946 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 7 | 13 | .350 | 6.07 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 181.0 | 223 | 141 | 122 | 69 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1947 | C | NORL1 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2.35 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 184.0 | 158 | 67 | 48 | 79 | 126 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1948 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 7 | 14 | .333 | 4.58 | 28 | 161.0 | 159 | 99 | 82 | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | NENL | Lynn Tigers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 | D | VIRL5 | Franklin Kildees | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.70 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 237.0 | 201 | 90 | 71 | 77 | 204 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| 1950 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.31 | 16 | 109.0 | 74 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | D | VIRL5 | Franklin Kildees | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.20 | 17 | 121.0 | 102 | 60 | 43 | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.03 | 14 | 96.0 | 99 | 51 | 43 | 3 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | FLIN | Tampa Smokers | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.53 | 18 | 112.0 | 71 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.29 | 8 | 8 | 63.0 | 59 | 29 | 23 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.89 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 193.0 | 143 | 72 | 62 | 10 | 96 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.01 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 254.0 | 209 | 91 | 85 | 17 | 115 | 7 | 190 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.28 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 122.0 | 115 | 64 | 58 | 12 | 63 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5.03 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 1 | 3 | .250 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 134 | 108 | .554 | 3.33 | 341 | 106 | 8 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 1956.3 | 1730 | 903 | 724 | 51 | 900 | 7 | 894 | 25 | 1 | 40 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 13 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .000 | .214 | .000 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 39 | 64 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .164 | .270 | .200 | .470 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | C | NORL1 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 29 | 73 | 60 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .200 | .284 | .233 | .517 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1948 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 28 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .093 | .093 | .185 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | D | VIRL5 | Franklin Kildees | 34 | 100 | 84 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 | .190 | .313 | .190 | .504 | 16 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 16 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .129 | .258 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | D | VIRL5 | Franklin Kildees | 18 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | FLIN | Tampa Smokers | 18 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .135 | .135 | .270 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | 15 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .156 | .281 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 30 | 79 | 67 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | .090 | .164 | .090 | .254 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 35 | 104 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 | .036 | .167 | .036 | .203 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .444 | .286 | .730 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 21 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .098 | .178 | .098 | .275 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Louisville Colonels | 25 | 54 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .167 | .216 | .167 | .382 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Indianapolis Indians | 25 | 54 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .167 | .216 | .167 | .382 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 320 | 707 | 619 | 39 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 159 | .118 | .197 | .126 | .323 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | P | 12 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.500 |
| 1946 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | P | 35 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 0 | .900 | 1.286 |
| 1947 | C | NORL1 | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 29 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 1 | .952 | 2.034 |
| 1948 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | D | VIRL5 | Franklin Kildees | P | 34 | 11 | 70 | 6 | 8 | .931 | 2.382 |
| 1949 | B | NENL | Lynn Tigers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | D | VIRL5 | Franklin Kildees | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | FLIN | Tampa Smokers | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | CARL | Danville Leafs | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 30 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 4 | .964 | 1.800 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 35 | 14 | 55 | 2 | 4 | .972 | 1.971 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .900 |
| Totals | 351 | 57 | 278 | 20 | 18 | .944 | .954 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1946 | D | PONY League | Hamilton Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1947 | C | Northern League | Sioux Falls Canaries | CHN | ||
| 1948 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Decatur Commodores | CHN | ||
| 1949 | D | Virginia League | Franklin Kildees | |||
| 1949 | B | New England League | Lynn Tigers | DET | ||
| 1950 | B | Carolina League | Danville Leafs | |||
| 1950 | D | Virginia League | Franklin Kildees | |||
| 1951 | B | Florida International League | Tampa Smokers | |||
| 1951 | B | Carolina League | Danville Leafs | |||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1953 | B | Florida International League | Tampa Smokers | |||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Victoria Rosebuds | LAN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | BAL |
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