1880
Born September 9, 1880
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ambrose Puttmann Notable
Ambrose Puttmann divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Highlanders from 1903, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1906.
He went 8 and 9 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 173.3 innings in 33 games. He struck out 85 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 34 games he batted .286, with 18 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on September 9, 1880, and died on June 21, 1936.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | NYY | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 1904 | NYY | 9 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .278 |
| 1905 | NYY | 18 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .313 |
| 1906 | STL | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 34 | 63 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .286 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.95 |
| 1904 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 49.1 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 2.74 |
| 1905 | NYY | 2 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 86.1 | 79 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 4.27 |
| 1906 | STL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18.2 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5.30 |
| Career | — | 8 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 173.1 | 158 | 69 | 67 | 85 | 3.58 |
On this day & linked events
1936
Died June 21, 1936
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