1917
Born June 24, 1917
St. Louis, MO, USA
Al Gerheauser Notable
b. June 24, 1917 · Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943–1944, Pittsburgh Pirates 1945–1946, St. Louis Browns 1948
Al Gerheauser played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1943 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1948.
He went 25 and 50 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 643 innings in 149 games. He struck out 255, completed 27 of his 79 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 152 games he batted .209, with 44 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 10 doubles.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on June 24, 1917, and died on May 28, 1972. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | PHI | 38 | 71 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .113 |
| 1944 | PHI | 32 | 65 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .231 |
| 1945 | PIT | 32 | 48 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .250 |
| 1946 | PIT | 36 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .333 |
| 1948 | SLB | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 152 | 211 | 12 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 55 | 0 | .209 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | PHI | 10 | 19 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 215.0 | 222 | 86 | 70 | 92 | 3.60 |
| 1944 | PHI | 8 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 182.2 | 210 | 93 | 65 | 66 | 4.58 |
| 1945 | PIT | 5 | 10 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 140.1 | 170 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 3.91 |
| 1946 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 81.2 | 92 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 3.97 |
| 1948 | SLB | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 23.1 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7.33 |
| Career | — | 25 | 50 | 149 | 79 | 1 | 643.0 | 726 | 295 | 224 | 255 | 4.13 |
On this day & linked events
1972