#10 Victor "The Mad Russky" Starffin, Starting Pitcher, 38 yrs, No Team
Saturday, 3/1/1974 |
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| Victor Starffin
The Mad Russky
5/1/1916
38
Russia
6"3
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Starting Pitcher
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6 / 6 (Extremely Popular)
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4.5 Stars
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19 Year(s), 46 Days (3314 total Days)
0 Day(s)
23 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98-100 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Versus RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Talent | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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10
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 8 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1934 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | .267 | CLE |
| 1935 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.99 | 347.1 | 345 | 166 | 154 | 22 | 144 | 138 | 30 | 2 | 1.41 | .282 | CLE WSH |
| 1936 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 4.60 | 348.0 | 342 | 197 | 178 | 30 | 155 | 142 | 33 | 1 | 1.43 | .275 | WSH,AL |
| 1937 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 3.68 | 355.0 | 347 | 157 | 145 | 30 | 99 | 176 | 33 | 2 | 1.26 | .285 | WSH |
| 1938 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3.97 | 349.1 | 336 | 158 | 154 | 21 | 105 | 217 | 34 | 3 | 1.26 | .291 | WSH,AL |
| 1939 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2.62 | 274.2 | 238 | 86 | 80 | 10 | 79 | 176 | 29 | 5 | 1.15 | .277 | WSH,AL |
| 1940 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2.24 | 358.0 | 294 | 104 | 89 | 6 | 68 | 234 | 34 | 4 | 1.01 | .269 | WSH,AL |
| 1941 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2.57 | 368.1 | 295 | 115 | 105 | 4 | 76 | 269 | 32 | 6 | 1.01 | .268 | WSH,AL |
| 1942 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2.59 | 358.0 | 290 | 115 | 103 | 1 | 68 | 271 | 37 | 5 | 1.00 | .276 | WSH,AL |
| 1945 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.14 | 43.0 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1.19 | .287 | WSH |
| 1946 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1.72 | 335.0 | 218 | 78 | 64 | 1 | 81 | 324 | 25 | 6 | 0.89 | .251 | WSH,AL |
| 1947 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2.13 | 342.0 | 246 | 94 | 81 | 4 | 111 | 251 | 27 | 9 | 1.04 | .248 | WSH,AL |
| 1948 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2.38 | 341.0 | 250 | 114 | 90 | 5 | 109 | 262 | 23 | 3 | 1.05 | .258 | WSH,AL |
| 1949 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2.34 | 346.0 | 260 | 106 | 90 | 4 | 112 | 274 | 25 | 7 | 1.08 | .263 | WSH,AL |
| 1950 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2.50 | 346.0 | 254 | 102 | 96 | 2 | 97 | 309 | 23 | 3 | 1.01 | .270 | WSH |
| 1951 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2.52 | 339.0 | 256 | 105 | 95 | 10 | 115 | 272 | 27 | 6 | 1.09 | .259 | WSH,AL |
| 1952 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2.53 | 320.2 | 269 | 101 | 90 | 12 | 102 | 304 | 24 | 6 | 1.16 | .297 | WSH,AL |
| 1953 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2.72 | 300.2 | 225 | 100 | 91 | 16 | 111 | 258 | 21 | 2 | 1.12 | .255 | WSH CHA,AL |
| 1954 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5.15 | 185.1 | 161 | 107 | 106 | 32 | 98 | 169 | 9 | 2 | 1.40 | .264 | CHA PHI |
| Total | 670 | 666 | 416 | 176 | 0 | 2.90 | 5661.0 | 4664 | 2026 | 1827 | 211 | 1749 | 4090 | 469 | 74 | 1.13 | .271 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1932, A | 28 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3.28 | 219.2 | 185 | 90 | 80 | 11 | 85 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 1.23 | .235 |
| 1933, A | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.28 | 55.1 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | .215 |
| 1933, AA | 22 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4.38 | 164.1 | 146 | 89 | 80 | 12 | 64 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1.28 | .238 |
| 1934, AAA | 27 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4.80 | 193.0 | 203 | 117 | 103 | 22 | 91 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 1.52 | .291 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1936 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.82 | 11.0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.82 | 17.0 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1939 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1942 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 17.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.38 | 72.0 | 61 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 57 | 6 | 1 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1934 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
| 1935 | 40 | 119 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .134 | .173 | .151 | .324 | CLE WSH |
| 1936 | 42 | 130 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 4 | .146 | .187 | .146 | .333 | WSH,AL |
| 1937 | 42 | 123 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 4 | .211 | .227 | .260 | .487 | WSH |
| 1938 | 41 | 122 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .180 | .219 | .230 | .448 | WSH,AL |
| 1939 | 31 | 98 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .245 | .267 | .286 | .553 | WSH,AL |
| 1940 | 41 | 109 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .156 | .193 | .165 | .358 | WSH,AL |
| 1941 | 42 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .158 | .226 | .175 | .401 | WSH,AL |
| 1942 | 41 | 124 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | .218 | .265 | .266 | .531 | WSH,AL |
| 1945 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | WSH |
| 1946 | 39 | 109 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 3 | .248 | .287 | .266 | .553 | WSH,AL |
| 1947 | 40 | 116 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .224 | .246 | .293 | .539 | WSH,AL |
| 1948 | 40 | 113 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .142 | .190 | .159 | .349 | WSH,AL |
| 1949 | 41 | 112 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .196 | .244 | .223 | .467 | WSH,AL |
| 1950 | 41 | 118 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .195 | .228 | .237 | .465 | WSH |
| 1951 | 40 | 122 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .270 | .320 | .590 | WSH,AL |
| 1952 | 39 | 114 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .175 | .188 | .219 | .407 | WSH,AL |
| 1953 | 37 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .155 | .175 | .181 | .356 | WSH CHA,AL |
| 1954 | 24 | 69 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .181 | .246 | .427 | CHA PHI |
| Total | 670 | 1945 | 364 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 135 | 157 | 86 | 358 | 27 | 33 | .187 | .222 | .223 | .445 | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1932...
Traded from Cleveland to Washington on 3/1/1935 (Going to CLE: P John Faultless, CF Ziggy Grimes. Going to WSH: P Victor Starffin)...
Earned first career win on 4/21/1935...
Had first career hit on 5/8/1935, off Howard Monroe (PHA)...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1936, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won WORLD SERIES with Washington in 1936...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1937, going 6-2, 1.90...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1937, going 25-13, 3.68 ERA...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1939, going 7-0, 2.29...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/29/1939 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1940, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1940, going 7-1, 2.79...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1940, going 6-1, 1.29...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1940, going 28-9, 2.24 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1941, going 6-1, 1.54...
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1941, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1941, going 28-10, 2.57 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1942, going 8-0, 2.41...
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1942, winning 2 games with a 3.00 ERA...
Set a new record for wins in a season with 33 on 9/28/1942...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1942, going 33-7, 2.59 ERA...
Voluntarily enlisted in the United States Army on 3/1/1943...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1945, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1946, going 3-0, 0.79...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1946, going 6-1, 1.46...
Struck out 17 batters against Philadelphia (A) on 6/21/1946...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1946, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1946, going 6-0, 1.50...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1946, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 310 on 9/10/1946 ...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1946, going 27-4, 1.72 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1947, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1947, going 7-1, 1.39...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Cleveland on 8/23/1947, striking out 7...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1947, going 6-1, 1.80...
Pitched 2ND NO-HITTER against Detroit on 9/4/1947, striking out 4...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1947, going 23-13, 2.13 ERA...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1948, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1949, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1949, going 7-0, 2.34...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1949, going 6-1, 1.29...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1949, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA...
Struck out 16 batters against Detroit on 9/3/1949...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1949, going 29-7, 2.34 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1950, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won PITCHER OF THE YEAR in 1950, going 25-9, 2.50 ERA...
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game...
Pitched 3RD NO-HITTER against Chicago (A) on 9/13/1951, striking out 7...
Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1952, off Ernie Pagan (PHA)...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
Traded from Washington to Chicago (A) on 3/1/1953 (Going to CHA: P Victor Starffin. Going to WSH: 1B Buzz Brighton, P Douglas Knox, P Ben Stein, P Larry Goerlich, P Lemuel Sixsmith)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1953, going 5-0, 1.68...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1953, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA...
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game...
Struck out 15 batters against Cleveland on 8/20/1953...
Pitched 4TH NO-HITTER against Detroit on 4/19/1954, striking out 7...
Injured on 4/29/1954 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6 weeks...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 8/1/1954 (Going to CHA: P Melvin Beckman, P Wolfgang Spasky, 2b Modesto Vargas. Going to PHN: P Hank Hagar, 2b Johnny Casey, RF Dan Sneed, C Wayne Cearl
ock, P Victor Starffin, P Stan Tate)...
Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1955.
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1937 - 3.68 - 5th
1938 - 3.97 - 9th
1939 - 2.62 - 2nd
1940 - 2.24 - 2nd
1941 - 2.57 - 1st
1942 - 2.59 - 4th
1946 - 1.72 - 1st
1947 - 2.13 - 1st
1948 - 2.38 - 2nd
1949 - 2.34 - 1st
1950 - 2.50 - 1st
1951 - 2.52 - 1st
1952 - 2.53 - 1st
| WHIP
1937 - 1.26 - 6th
1938 - 1.26 - 6th
1939 - 1.15 - 3rd
1940 - 1.01 - 2nd
1941 - 1.01 - 1st
1942 - 1.00 - 1st
1946 - 0.89 - 1st
1947 - 1.04 - 1st
1948 - 1.05 - 2nd
1949 - 1.08 - 2nd
1950 - 1.01 - 1st
1951 - 1.09 - 3rd
1952 - 1.16 - 7th
| Wins
1935 - 20 - 6th
1936 - 27 - 1st
1937 - 25 - 1st
1938 - 24 - 3rd
1939 - 23 - 3rd
1940 - 28 - 1st
1941 - 28 - 1st
1942 - 33 - 1st
1946 - 27 - 1st
1947 - 23 - 3rd
1948 - 24 - 1st
1949 - 29 - 2nd
1950 - 25 - 3rd
1951 - 23 - 3rd
| IP
1935 - 347.1 - 1st
1936 - 348.0 - 1st
1937 - 355.0 - 1st
1938 - 349.1 - 1st
1940 - 358.0 - 1st
1941 - 368.1 - 1st
1942 - 358.0 - 1st
1946 - 335.0 - 3rd
1947 - 342.0 - 1st
1948 - 341.0 - 1st
1949 - 346.0 - 1st
1950 - 346.0 - 1st
1951 - 339.0 - 1st
| K's
1935 - 138 - 5th
1936 - 142 - 5th
1937 - 176 - 3rd
1938 - 217 - 2nd
1939 - 176 - 4th
1940 - 234 - 2nd
1941 - 269 - 1st
1942 - 271 - 1st
1946 - 324 - 1st
1947 - 251 - 1st
1948 - 262 - 1st
1949 - 274 - 1st
1950 - 309 - 1st
1951 - 272 - 1st
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BB
1935 - 144 - 1st
1936 - 155 - 1st
1937 - 99 - 9th
1938 - 105 - 10th
1948 - 109 - 9th
1951 - 115 - 9th
| CG
1935 - 30 - 4th
1936 - 33 - 1st
1937 - 33 - 1st
1938 - 34 - 1st
1939 - 29 - 8th
1940 - 34 - 2nd
1941 - 32 - 4th
1942 - 37 - 1st
1946 - 25 - 2nd
1947 - 27 - 1st
1948 - 23 - 2nd
1949 - 25 - 1st
1950 - 23 - 3rd
1951 - 27 - 1st
| SHO
1935 - 2 - 8th
1937 - 2 - 3rd
1938 - 3 - 4th
1939 - 5 - 1st
1940 - 4 - 3rd
1941 - 6 - 1st
1942 - 5 - 2nd
1946 - 6 - 2nd
1947 - 9 - 1st
1948 - 3 - 5th
1949 - 7 - 1st
1950 - 3 - 5th
1951 - 6 - 1st
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