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Lou Brissie
	Leland Victor Brissie


	Born: June 5, 1924 in Anderson, SC
	88 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: L	Ht: 6'4"	Wt: 210

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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an Amateur Free Agent in 1946
- Served in the Army during World War II
- High School: Ware Shoals (Ware Shoals, SC)
- College/Univ: Presbyterian College (1942-1943)

All-Teammate Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dale Mitchell	3	1951	1953	9.4
Barney McCosky	6	1947	1953	4.6
Gus Zernial	1	1951	1951	3.3

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Larry Doby	3	1951	1953	17.7
Sam Chapman	5	1947	1951	6.9
Dave Philley	1	1951	1951	1.3

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Elmer Valo	5	1947	1951	16.1
Wally Westlake	2	1952	1953	2.6
Harry Simpson	3	1951	1953	1.6

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Eddie Joost	5	1947	1951	19.8
Ray Boone	3	1951	1953	4.8
George Strickland	2	1952	1953	4.6

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bobby Avila	3	1951	1953	14.0
Pete Suder	5	1947	1951	3.4
Billy Hitchcock	2	1950	1951	1.3

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Al Rosen	3	1951	1953	19.5
Hank Majeski	6	1947	1953	9.9
Bob Dillinger	1	1950	1950	1.4

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ferris Fain	5	1947	1951	17.0
Luke Easter	3	1951	1953	6.4
Bill Glynn	2	1952	1953	0.5

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Al Lopez	3	1951	1953	8.7
Connie Mack	4	1947	1950	4.0
Jimmie Dykes	1	1951	1951	0.6

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Joe Tipton	4	1950	1953	3.3
Buddy Rosar	3	1947	1949	1.6
Jim Hegan	3	1951	1953	1.4

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mike Garcia	3	1951	1953	13.7
Bob Lemon	3	1951	1953	13.3
Early Wynn	3	1951	1953	12.1
Dick Fowler	5	1947	1951	7.6
Joe Coleman	5	1947	1951	2.5
Carl Scheib	5	1947	1951	2.4
Phil Marchildon	3	1947	1949	2.2
Sam Zoldak	1	1951	1951	2.1
Alex Kellner	4	1948	1951	1.9
Bill McCahan	3	1947	1949	1.2

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lou Brissie	7	1947	1953	8.3
Bobby Shantz	3	1949	1951	7.7
Steve Gromek	3	1951	1953	2.6

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Russ Christopher	1	1947	1947	1.4
Nels Potter	1	1948	1948	0.5
Bill Wight	1	1953	1953	0.1
Jerry Fahr	1	1951	1951	0.0
George Zuverink	2	1951	1952	-0.1
Mickey Harris	1	1952	1952	-0.2
Ted Wilks	2	1952	1953	-0.3
Moe Burtschy	2	1950	1951	-0.3
Bubba Harris	3	1948	1951	-0.4

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James