1910
Born March 7, 1910
Sweet Home, AR, USA
Andy Porter Notable
b. March 7, 1910 · Louisville Black Caps 1932, Nashville Elite Giants 1932–1934, Columbus Elite Giants 1935, Washington Elite Giants 1936–1937, Baltimore Elite Giants 1938, 1942–1946, Indianapolis Clowns 1948
Andy Porter played for six clubs across 17 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Black Caps in 1932 and closing with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1948. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Elite Giants, from 1942 to 1946.
He went 45 and 33 with a 4.24 earned run average, pitching 690 innings in 120 games. He struck out 381, completed 39 of his 82 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 121 games he batted .150, with 37 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Sweet Home, AR, USA on March 7, 1910, and died on July 1, 2010. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | LVB/NEG | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| 1933 | NEG | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| 1934 | NEG | 18 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1935 | CEG | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 1936 | WEG | 18 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1937 | WEG | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 1938 | BEG | 8 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| 1942 | BEG | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | BEG | 9 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| 1944 | BEG | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1945 | BEG | 13 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| 1946 | BEG | 13 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1948 | IC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 121 | 246 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .150 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | LVB/NEG | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 30.1 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 4.45 |
| 1933 | NEG | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33.1 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 4.32 |
| 1934 | NEG | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 102.0 | 104 | 44 | 33 | 58 | 3.88 |
| 1935 | CEG | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 34.2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 2.34 |
| 1936 | WEG | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 77.0 | 104 | 54 | 29 | 38 | 6.31 |
| 1937 | WEG | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 59.2 | 65 | 31 | 17 | 37 | 4.68 |
| 1938 | BEG | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 59.0 | 56 | 20 | 18 | 33 | 3.05 |
| 1942 | BEG | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18.2 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2.89 |
| 1943 | BEG | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 44.2 | 55 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 6.04 |
| 1944 | BEG | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30.2 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4.40 |
| 1945 | BEG | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 95.0 | 96 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 2.94 |
| 1946 | BEG | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 89.0 | 93 | 43 | 20 | 46 | 4.35 |
| 1948 | IC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6.06 |
| Career | — | 45 | 33 | 120 | 82 | 3 | 690.1 | 743 | 325 | 215 | 381 | 4.24 |
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