1912
Born July 24, 1912
Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Alex Carrasquel Notable
Alex Carrasquel divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Washington Senators from 1939, then the Chicago White Sox through 1949.
He went 50 and 39 with a 3.73 earned run average, pitching 861 innings in 258 games. He struck out 252, completed 30 of his 64 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 258 games he batted .144, with 33 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 5 doubles.
He was born in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela on July 24, 1912, and died on August 19, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | WSH | 40 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .167 |
| 1940 | WSH | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | WSH | 35 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .095 |
| 1942 | WSH | 35 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .136 |
| 1943 | WSH | 39 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .186 |
| 1944 | WSH | 43 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .194 |
| 1945 | WSH | 35 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .083 |
| 1949 | CHW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 258 | 229 | 15 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 75 | 0 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | WSH | 5 | 9 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 159.1 | 165 | 83 | 68 | 41 | 4.69 |
| 1940 | WSH | 6 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 42 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 4.88 |
| 1941 | WSH | 6 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 96.2 | 103 | 37 | 49 | 30 | 3.44 |
| 1942 | WSH | 7 | 7 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 152.1 | 161 | 58 | 53 | 40 | 3.43 |
| 1943 | WSH | 11 | 7 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 144.1 | 160 | 59 | 54 | 48 | 3.68 |
| 1944 | WSH | 8 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 134.0 | 143 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 3.43 |
| 1945 | WSH | 7 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 122.2 | 105 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 2.71 |
| 1949 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14.73 |
| Career | — | 50 | 39 | 258 | 64 | 16 | 861.0 | 887 | 357 | 347 | 252 | 3.73 |
On this day & linked events
1969
Died August 19, 1969
1939
Major-league debut: Alex Carrasquel
Alex Carrasquel made a major-league debut on April 23, 1939.
1949
Final major-league game: Alex Carrasquel
Alex Carrasquel played a final major-league game on July 26, 1949.
Image: Íconos de Venezuela, public domain