1914
Born April 8, 1914
Mount Vernon, NY, USA
Andy Karl Notable
b. April 8, 1914 · Boston Red Sox 1943, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943–1944, Philadelphia Phillies 1945–1946, Boston Braves 1947
Andy Karl played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1943 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1947.
He went 18 and 23 with a 3.51 earned run average, pitching 422.7 innings in 191 games. He struck out 107. Across 197 games he batted .168, with 16 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1945, with 15.
He was born in Mount Vernon, NY, USA on April 8, 1914, and died on April 8, 1989. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | BOS/PHI | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .267 |
| 1944 | PHI | 42 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1945 | PHI | 67 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .143 |
| 1946 | PHI | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1947 | BSN | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 197 | 95 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 0 | .168 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | BOS/PHI | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 52.2 | 75 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 5.30 |
| 1944 | PHI | 3 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 89.0 | 76 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 2.33 |
| 1945 | PHI | 8 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 15 | 180.2 | 175 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 2.99 |
| 1946 | PHI | 3 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 65.1 | 84 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 4.96 |
| 1947 | BSN | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 35.0 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 18 | 23 | 191 | 4 | 26 | 422.2 | 451 | 165 | 130 | 107 | 3.51 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died April 8, 1989
Image: George Burke, public domain