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Wally Berger League
5-27-2116
Firpo Skrmetta Relief Pitcher
Retired (1966, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.25 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 34-58 Status Deceased (1995) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 11-06-1932
K 561 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(86 games)
IP 889.0
WHIP 1.57
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B    Mentor Val B-
Speed B- Bunt C  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1955 NYA
2
 1
4
4
1
0
0
 0
25.0
 29 20 18 1 10
22
1.56
6.48
1957 BOS
3
 15
30
30
0
0
0
 0
180.0
 221 124 112 6 83
115
1.69
5.60
1958 BOS
6
 15
30
30
4
1
0
 0
199.2
 184 96 93 5 87
128
1.36
4.19
1959 BOS
7
 11
22
22
2
1
0
 0
138.1
 144 85 81 9 63
93
1.50
5.27
1960 BOS
4
 6
57
4
2
0
0
 0
79.2
 88 41 40 1 38
49
1.58
4.52
1961 BOS
4
 4
74
0
0
0
0
 0
80.0
 102 45 44 2 30
44
1.65
4.95
1962 BOS
3
 2
54
0
0
0
0
 0
54.1
 63 32 31 0 35
34
1.80
5.13
1963 BOS
3
 3
75
0
0
0
0
 0
109.2
 136 79 78 3 42
64
1.62
6.40
1965 MIL-KC
2
 1
11
2
0
0
0
 0
21.0
 24 19 18 0 11
10
1.67
7.71
1966 KC-PIT
0
 0
1
1
0
0
0
 0
1.2
 3 4 4 0 3
2
3.60
21.60
2116
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
34
 58
358
93
9
2
0
 0
889.0
 994 545 519 27 402
561
1.57
5.25
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Firpo Skrmetta has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-10-13The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Firpo Skrmetta for assignment.
1966-10-13The Pittsburgh Lynx have re-claimed Firpo Skrmetta from the waiver wire.
1966-10-13The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Firpo Skrmetta for assignment.
1966-09-30The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Firpo Skrmetta to the major league team.
1966-07-25The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired Firpo Skrmetta from the waiver wire. The Pittsburgh Lynx have waived Bill Kahl.
1966-07-17The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Firpo Skrmetta.
1966-05-02The Kansas City Monarchs have renamed Dr. Funk Skrmetta to Firpo Skrmetta.
1966-03-01The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Kevin Harrist to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Bill Levey to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Dr. Funk Skrmetta for assignment. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Joe Perrin for assignment.
1965-10-23The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Dr. Funk Skrmetta from the waiver wire.
1965-10-01The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have designated Dr. Funk Skrmetta for assignment. The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have designated Rich Garrelts for assignment.
1965-09-05The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have promoted Dr. Funk Skrmetta to the major league team.
1965-04-29The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have promoted Chi Chi Manhattan to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have designated Dr. Funk Skrmetta for assignment.
1965-03-03The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have promoted Dr. Funk Skrmetta to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have sent Freddy Fudpucker to the minors.
1964-04-06The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers have renamed Firpo Skrmetta to Dr. Funk Skrmetta.
1964-03-05The Milwaukee Brewmasters have promoted Terry Scott to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewmasters have designated Firpo Skrmetta for assignment.
1960-06-11The Boston Black Sox have promoted Firpo Skrmetta to the major league team. The Boston Black Sox have promoted Bob Murray to the major league team. The Boston Black Sox have sent Keith Lowe to the minors. The Boston Black Sox have designated Ollie Nevel for assignment.
1960-04-30The Boston Black Sox have demoted Firpo Skrmetta to the minor leagues.
1959-05-16The Boston Black Sox have promoted Firpo Skrmetta to the major league team.
1959-04-08The Boston Black Sox have promoted Mark Bishop to the major league team. The Boston Black Sox have sent Firpo Skrmetta to the minors.
1957-03-03The Boston Black Sox have promoted Firpo Skrmetta to the major league team. The Boston Black Sox have sent Jeff Hurley to the minors.
1956-08-21A trade has been completed between the Boston Black Sox and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Buster Vowinkel from the Boston Black Sox in exchange for Jack Berry, Firpo Skrmetta, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 4 (NYA).
1955-10-03The New York Yankees have sent Dave Bell to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Gary Pascual to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Firpo Skrmetta to the minors.
1955-09-28The New York Yankees have promoted Firpo Skrmetta to the major league team.
1955-09-26The New York Yankees have sent Firpo Skrmetta to the minors.
1955-09-14The New York Yankees have promoted Firpo Skrmetta to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Denny Weis to the minors.