That was Bob Gibson, whose 1.12 ERA remains the lowest for any starting pitcher since Dutch Leonard in 1914, and the fourth-lowest of all time, dating back to 1876. In that year Gibson pitched 13 shutouts -- since 1998, no MLB starting pitcher has had 13 complete games!
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Mickey Rocco played in 141 games at first base for the Cleveland Indians in 1945, starting in none of them. He made 1203 putouts, had 115 assists, and committed 10 errors, equivalent to .071 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 112 double plays.
Nick Etten played in 152 games at first base for the New York Yankees in 1945, starting in none of them. He made 1401 putouts, had 94 assists, and committed 17 errors, equivalent to .112 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 149 double plays.
Tony Cuccinello played in 112 games at third base for the Chicago White Sox in 1945, starting in none of them. He made 73 putouts, had 221 assists, and committed 20 errors, equivalent to .179 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 22 double plays.
Jon Warden played in 28 games at pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1968, starting in none of them. He played for a total of 112 outs, equivalent to 4.15 9-inning games. He made no putouts, had 2 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .241 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.
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