What years did Red Munger play?

Red Munger played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1956.

Was Red Munger a pitcher?

Yes. Red Munger pitched in the major leagues, recording 77 wins and 564 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Red Munger hit?

Red Munger hit 1 career home run with 70 hits.

What teams did Red Munger play for?

Red Munger played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1943–1944, 1946–1952) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952, 1956).

Did Red Munger win a Cy Young Award?

No. Red Munger did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Red Munger win?

Red Munger was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Red Munger's career stats?

In 273 games, Red Munger went 77-56 with a 3.83 ERA, 564 strikeouts, 1,228.2 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 70 hits and 1 home runs.

What position did Red Munger play?

Red Munger played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Red Munger and how much did he weigh?

Red Munger was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Red Munger's career ERA?

Red Munger finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 77-56 with 564 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Red Munger have?

Red Munger recorded 564 career strikeouts.

Is Red Munger in the Hall of Fame?

No. Red Munger has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Red Munger make?

Red Munger was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

Red Munger

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1956)

Red Munger was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1956 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 14 seasons. Across 273 career appearances, he went 77-56 with a 3.83 ERA and 564 strikeouts. He also batted .174 with 1 home runs. Red Munger was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4811.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 77–56

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.42

SO 564

Pitcher PIV 4811.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 10/4/1918 in Houston, TX, USA
Died: 7/23/1996 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-05-01
Last Game: 1956-09-23
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: George David Munger

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Career Pitching Statistics

Red Munger — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
77	56	273	161	54	13	12	1228.2	1,243	523	86	500	564	3.83	4811.8

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Red Munger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1943	SLN	NL	9	5	32	9	5	0	2	93.1	101	41	42	45	3.95	3.50 (-13%)	445.6
1944	SLN	NL	11	3	21	12	7	2	2	121.0	92	18	41	55	1.34	3.57 (+63%)	1628.2
1946	SLN	NL	2	2	10	7	2	0	1	48.2	47	18	12	28	3.33	3.59 (+7%)	1740.3
1947	SLN	NL	16	5	40	31	13	6	3	224.1	218	84	76	123	3.37	3.97 (+15%)	3726.6
1948	SLN	NL	10	11	39	25	7	2	0	166.0	179	83	74	72	4.50	4.10 (-10%)	-731.8
1949	SLN	NL	15	8	35	28	12	2	2	188.1	179	81	87	82	3.87	4.12 (+6%)	797.0
1950	SLN	NL	7	8	32	20	5	1	0	154.2	158	67	70	61	3.90	4.36 (+11%)	-437.8
1951	SLN	NL	4	6	23	11	3	0	0	94.2	106	56	46	44	5.32	4.04 (-32%)	-1781.6
1952	SLN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.1	7	6	1	1	12.46	—	0.0
1952	PIT	NL	0	3	5	4	0	0	0	26.1	30	21	10	8	7.18	3.70 (-94%)	-1436.2
1956	PIT	NL	3	4	35	13	0	0	2	107.0	126	48	41	45	4.04	3.96 (-2%)	861.5
Career · 11 seasons			77	56	273	161	54	13	12	1,228.2	1,243	523	500	564	3.83	—	4,812

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Red Munger — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
273	402	25	70	12	1	1	30	0	20	100	.174	.217	.216	.433	-1,412

Career AVG .174 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 33.0% below league average.

Career OBP .217 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career SLG .216 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career OPS .433 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Red Munger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	SLN	NL	32	28	3	6	2	0	0	3	1	5	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	SLN	NL	21	44	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	.114	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	SLN	NL	10	16	1	4	0	0	0	3	2	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	SLN	NL	40	81	3	15	3	0	0	7	4	28	.185	.262 (-29%)	.336 (-31%)	.376 (-41%)	.712 (-36%)	-469.0
1948	SLN	NL	39	50	2	8	1	1	0	2	4	15	.160	.263 (-39%)	.340 (-35%)	.379 (-42%)	.719 (-39%)	-317.7
1949	SLN	NL	35	66	6	17	2	0	1	10	4	16	.258	.262 (-2%)	.343 (-13%)	.384 (-13%)	.727 (-13%)	-146.3
1950	SLN	NL	32	51	4	7	1	0	0	1	2	10	.137	.265 (-48%)	.346 (-51%)	.401 (-61%)	.747 (-56%)	-478.9
1951	SLN	NL	23	29	2	5	1	0	0	2	1	4	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	SLN	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	PIT	NL	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	PIT	NL	35	28	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	11	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			273	402	25	70	12	1	1	30	20	100	.174	—	—	—	—	-1,412

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Red Munger — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Red Munger — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	SLN	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250

Playoff Career Pitching

Red Munger — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	1	1	0	9.0	9	1	3	2	1.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Red Munger — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	WS	SLN	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	9	1	3	2	1.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Red Munger — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	148	198	16	38	1	20	.192
Away	125	204	9	32	0	10	.157

Pitching — Home / Away

Red Munger — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	148	657.2	644	266	281	336	3.64
Away	125	570.2	599	258	223	234	4.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

Red Munger — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1956-09-23	PIT	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1956-09-18	PIT	ATL	L	0	0	0	0
1956-09-16	PIT	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1956-09-03	PIT	BRO	W	1	0	0	0
1956-08-23	PIT	STL	L	2	0	0	0
1956-08-17	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1956-08-14	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1956-08-08	PIT	BRO	W	3	1	1	2
1956-07-31	PIT	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1956-07-27	PIT	CIN	L	2	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Red Munger — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1956-09-23	PIT	BRO	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-18	PIT	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-16	PIT	STL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-03	PIT	BRO	—	3.0	3	1	1	1	2	0
1956-08-23	PIT	STL	—	5.0	5	2	2	3	2	0
1956-08-17	PIT	NY1	L	4.0	4	2	2	1	0	2
1956-08-14	PIT	PHI	L	1.1	6	6	5	1	2	0
1956-08-08	PIT	BRO	W	8.1	10	5	3	3	5	0
1956-07-31	PIT	STL	L	4.1	8	7	6	3	1	0
1956-07-27	PIT	CIN	—	7.0	11	2	1	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Red Munger — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	273	13	44	288	9	27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Red Munger — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1943	SLN	P	32	0	3	24	1	3
1944	SLN	P	21	0	8	33	2	5
1946	SLN	P	10	0	1	16	0	3
1947	SLN	P	40	0	5	55	2	1
1948	SLN	P	39	0	8	37	0	5
1949	SLN	P	35	0	4	38	1	2
1950	SLN	P	32	0	3	32	0	2
1951	SLN	P	23	0	7	25	1	2
1952	SLN	P	1	0	0	3	0	0
1952	PIT	P	5	0	1	9	0	3
1956	PIT	P	35	13	4	16	2	1

Career Games by Position

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Red Munger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	273

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Red Munger: the record in brief

May 1, 1943 and September 23, 1956 bracket Red Munger's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Munger played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1943 to 1952) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952 to 1956). At 200 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame, Munger is listed as a pitcher. Munger threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Munger was born on October 4, 1918, in Houston, TX, USA. The bio records the death on July 23, 1996, in Houston, TX, USA. The given name on file is George David Munger.

The pitching table credits Munger with a 77-56 record and a 3.83 ERA in 273 games. The totals include 564 strikeouts, 54 complete games, 13 shutouts, and 12 saves. Munger's 3.83 ERA was close to the 3.88 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 16 wins of 1947. In 1947, one of the busiest seasons, Munger posted a 3.37 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.97.

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Munger

What years did Red Munger play?: Red Munger played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1956.
Was Red Munger a pitcher?: Yes. Red Munger pitched in the major leagues, recording 77 wins and 564 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Munger hit?: Red Munger hit 1 career home run with 70 hits.
What teams did Red Munger play for?: Red Munger played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1943–1944, 1946–1952) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952, 1956).
Did Red Munger win a Cy Young Award?: No. Red Munger did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Red Munger win?: Red Munger was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Red Munger's career stats?: In 273 games, Red Munger went 77-56 with a 3.83 ERA, 564 strikeouts, 1,228.2 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 70 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Red Munger play?: Red Munger played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Red Munger and how much did he weigh?: Red Munger was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Red Munger's career ERA?: Red Munger finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 77-56 with 564 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Red Munger have?: Red Munger recorded 564 career strikeouts.
Is Red Munger in the Hall of Fame?: No. Red Munger has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Red Munger make?: Red Munger was selected to 3 All-Star Games.