As a rookie in 1942, Beazley went 21–6 with a 2.13 ERA for the Cardinals, as his 21 wins and ERA ranked him second in the National League behind teammate Mort Cooper (22 and 1.78). Beazley completed his feat pitching two complete-game wins in the team's World Series victory over the New York Yankees in five games, allowing three runs in Game Two and two runs in Game Five for a combined 2.50 ERA.
After the season, Beazley enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.[1] While serving, he was sent to pitch for an Army team and felt pain in his arm, but ordered by his commanding officer to pitch through the pain, Beazley severely hurt his arm.[2] Coming out of the service in 1946, he tried in vain to regain his form but was never the same, winning only nine games for the rest of his career.
In a six-season career, Beazley posted a 31–12 record with 147 strikeouts and a 3.01 ERA in 76 games, including three shutouts and 21 complete games in 374 innings pitched.
After leaving baseball, Beazley worked as a beer distributor.[2] He died of cancer in Nashville at age 71.
Referencesedit
^"Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
johnny, beazley, john, andrew, beazley, 1918, april, 1990, right, handed, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, louis, cardinals, boston, braves, beazley, circa, 1942pitcherborn, 1918, 1918nashville, tennessee, died, april, 1990, 1990, aged, nashville, ten. John Andrew Beazley May 25 1918 April 21 1990 was a right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves Johnny BeazleyBeazley circa 1942PitcherBorn 1918 05 25 May 25 1918Nashville Tennessee U S Died April 21 1990 1990 04 21 aged 71 Nashville Tennessee U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 28 1941 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceMay 8 1949 for the Boston BravesMLB statisticsWin loss record31 12Earned run average3 01Strikeouts147TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 1941 1942 1946 Boston Braves 1947 1949 Career highlights and awards2 World Series champion 1942 1946 As a rookie in 1942 Beazley went 21 6 with a 2 13 ERA for the Cardinals as his 21 wins and ERA ranked him second in the National League behind teammate Mort Cooper 22 and 1 78 Beazley completed his feat pitching two complete game wins in the team s World Series victory over the New York Yankees in five games allowing three runs in Game Two and two runs in Game Five for a combined 2 50 ERA After the season Beazley enlisted in the U S Air Force during World War II 1 While serving he was sent to pitch for an Army team and felt pain in his arm but ordered by his commanding officer to pitch through the pain Beazley severely hurt his arm 2 Coming out of the service in 1946 he tried in vain to regain his form but was never the same winning only nine games for the rest of his career In a six season career Beazley posted a 31 12 record with 147 strikeouts and a 3 01 ERA in 76 games including three shutouts and 21 complete games in 374 innings pitched After leaving baseball Beazley worked as a beer distributor 2 He died of cancer in Nashville at age 71 References edit Those Who Served A to Z BaseballinWartime com Retrieved December 27 2017 a b Fuqua John Johnny Beazley sabr org Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved December 27 2017 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Baseball Library Johnny Beazley at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Beazley amp oldid 1174710743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
