Fred Waters
Fred Warren Waters
Born: February 2, 1927
Benton, MS US
Deceased: August 28, 1989
Pensacola, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1949-1962
Major League Statistics
Fred Waters compiled a career record of 123 wins and 67 losses and a 3.20 ERA in his 359-game pitching career with the Greenwood Dodgers, Elmira Pioneers, Fort Worth Cats, St. Paul Saints, Asheville Tourists, Newport News Dodgers, Mobile Bears, Lincoln Chiefs, Atlanta Crackers, Waco Pirates, Denver Bears, Mexico City Tigres, Hollywood Stars, Chattanooga Lookouts, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Pensacola Angels and Pensacola Senators. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
![]() St. Paul Saints |
![]() Fort Worth Cats |
![]() Atlanta Crackers |
![]() Denver Bears |
![]() Mexico City Tigres |
![]() Hollywood Stars |
![]() Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
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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 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Dodgers | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2.63 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 236.0 | 176 | 105 | 69 | 163 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 3 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.42 | 22 | 16 | 106.0 | 97 | 67 | 52 | 76 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.75 | 5 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Dodgers | 11 | 1 | .917 | 1.96 | 14 | 13 | 110.0 | 72 | 30 | 24 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 1 | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | B | TRIS5 | Asheville Tourists | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.43 | 3 | 2 | 21.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.88 | 38 | 11 | 129.0 | 140 | 86 | 70 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.19 | 30 | 27 | 191.0 | 175 | 111 | 89 | 8 | 108 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 12 | 4 | .750 | 3.18 | 20 | 11 | 116.0 | 126 | 54 | 41 | 10 | 51 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.20 | 3 | 2 | 15.0 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 4 | 1 | .800 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 28 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 72.0 | 74 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.54 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 122.0 | 123 | 58 | 48 | 9 | 56 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.77 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 83.0 | 87 | 49 | 44 | 7 | 37 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Angels | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.55 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 194.0 | 153 | 65 | 55 | 12 | 44 | 158 | 3 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 1961 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Angels | 16 | 4 | .800 | 1.97 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 183.0 | 136 | 52 | 40 | 10 | 45 | 197 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 1962 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Senators | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1.42 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 139.0 | 93 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Totals | 123 | 67 | .647 | 3.20 | 359 | 174 | 0 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 1743.0 | 1516 | 785 | 619 | 69 | 830 | 0 | 873 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 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 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Dodgers | 34 | 101 | 86 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 14 | .233 | .340 | .244 | .584 | 21 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 22 | 38 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .237 | .447 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Dodgers | 24 | 57 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .105 | .211 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 42 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .310 | .571 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 31 | 69 | 69 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .188 | .348 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 20 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .327 | .327 | .490 | .816 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 15 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .455 | .538 | .636 | 1.175 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 16 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .414 | .414 | .552 | .966 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 42 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .271 | .300 | .354 | .654 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 26 | 55 | 46 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .326 | .418 | .413 | .831 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Angels | 35 | 98 | 72 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 18 | .167 | .368 | .222 | .591 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Angels | 25 | 72 | 57 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .246 | .348 | .246 | .594 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Senators | 23 | 60 | 56 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .268 | .288 | .321 | .610 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 370 | 758 | 682 | 59 | 164 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 67 | .240 | .303 | .295 | .598 | 201 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Dodgers | P | 33 | 13 | 50 | 7 | 4 | .900 | 1.909 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | CSTL | Greenwood Dodgers | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | P | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 1.100 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .857 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 39 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .889 | .410 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | P | 13 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .958 | 1.769 |
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Angels | P | 26 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 0 | .907 | 1.500 |
| 1961 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Angels | P | 24 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Senators | P | 23 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .929 | 1.130 |
| Totals | 323 | 41 | 173 | 21 | 13 | .911 | .663 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | Cotton States League | Greenwood Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1950 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BRO | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1951 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1951 | C | Cotton States League | Greenwood Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1951 | B | Tri-State League | Asheville Tourists | BRO | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1953 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | ML1 | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | B | Big State League | Waco Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | PIT | ||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Waco Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1955 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1959 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | |||
| 1960 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Pensacola Angels | CHA | ||
| 1961 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Pensacola Angels | WS2 | ||
| 1962 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Pensacola Senators | WS2 |
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