Jack Urban

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: December 5, 1928 in Omaha, NE us

Died: June 26, 2006 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Cremated

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

Debut: June 13, 1957 (Age 28-190d, 11,452nd in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: August 6, 1959 (Age 30-244d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Jack Elmer Urban

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.83

272.0

113

WHIP

1.404

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1949	20	NYY-min	D	7	8	.467	4.11	27			9	0		140.0	158	98	64		73		97	10	2	7				1.650	10.2		4.7	6.2	1.33	BLV MSOH
1950	21	NYY-min	D	23	5	.821	2.15	37	27					247.0	160	88	59	9	158									1.287	5.8	0.3	5.8			MAL SOSL
1951	22	NYY-min	B	17	8	.680	3.63	29						191.0	141	97	77	10	152									1.534	6.6	0.5	7.2			QUI IIIL
1954	25	NYY-min	AA	13	11	.542	4.95	36	30		15	3		211.0	225	133	116	15	105		125	10	1	5				1.564	9.6	0.6	4.5	5.3	1.19	BIR SOUA
1955	26	NYY-min	AAA	8	5	.615	4.39	34	18		4	0		160.0	175	94	78	20	85	4	90	3	0	7				1.625	9.8	1.1	4.8	5.1	1.06	DEN AA
1956	27	NYY-min	AAA	11	8	.579	5.27	30	24		8	1		164.0	184	104	96	15	80	4	92	8	0	8				1.610	10.1	0.8	4.4	5.0	1.15	DEN AA
1957	28	NYY-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.04	7	7		4	1		49.0	52	24	22	8	15	2	28	2	0	0				1.367	9.6	1.5	2.8	5.1	1.87	DEN AA
1957	28	KCA	AL	7	4	.636	3.34	31	13	9	3	0	0	129.1	111	55	48	7	45	3	55	1	2	4	530	118	3.38	1.206	7.7	0.5	3.1	3.8	1.22
1958	29	KCA	AL	8	11	.421	5.93	30	24	3	5	1	1	132.0	150	92	87	17	51	1	54	2	0	5	589	66	4.54	1.523	10.2	1.2	3.5	3.7	1.06
1959	30	STL-NYY-min	AAA	3	8	.273	4.34	24	11		1	0		83.0	88	43	40	7	30	1	42	3	0	3				1.422	9.5	0.8	3.3	4.6	1.40	OMA,RMD AA,IL
1959	30	STL	NL	0	0		9.28	8	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	18	11	11	1	7	4	4	0	0	0	53	47	4.98	2.344	15.2	0.8	5.9	3.4	0.57
1960	31	WSH-min	AAA	2	1	.667	4.76	26	8		1	0		87.0	105	59	46	8	47	6	46	0	0	3				1.747	10.9	0.8	4.9	4.8	0.98	CHL AA
3 Yrs				15	15	.500	4.83	69	37	15	8	1	1	272.0	279	158	146	25	103	8	113	3	2	9	1172	82	4.00	1.404	9.2	0.8	3.4	3.7	1.10
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.500	4.83	44	24	10	5	1	1	174	179	101	94	16	66	5	72	2	1	6	752	82	4.00	1.404	9.2	0.8	3.4	3.7	1.10

KCA (2 yrs)				15	15	.500	4.65	61	37	12	8	1	1	261.1	261	147	135	24	96	4	109	3	2	9	1119	85	3.96	1.366	9.0	0.8	3.3	3.8	1.14
STL (1 yr)				0	0		9.28	8	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	18	11	11	1	7	4	4	0	0	0	53	47	4.98	2.344	15.2	0.8	5.9	3.4	0.57

AL (2 yrs)				15	15	.500	4.65	61	37	12	8	1	1	261.1	261	147	135	24	96	4	109	3	2	9	1119	85	3.96	1.366	9.0	0.8	3.3	3.8	1.14
NL (1 yr)				0	0		9.28	8	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	18	11	11	1	7	4	4	0	0	0	53	47	4.98	2.344	15.2	0.8	5.9	3.4	0.57

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