1894
Born January 14, 1894
Cleveland, OH, USA
Art Decatur Notable
Art Decatur divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Brooklyn Robins from 1922, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1927.
He went 23 and 34 with a 4.51 earned run average, pitching 538 innings in 153 games. He struck out 152. Across 153 games he batted .094, with 15 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on January 14, 1894, and died on April 25, 1966. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | BRO | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .080 |
| 1923 | BRO | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | BRO | 31 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .114 |
| 1925 | BRO/PHI | 26 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .049 |
| 1926 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1927 | PHI | 29 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 153 | 159 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 1 | .094 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | BRO | 3 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 87.2 | 87 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 2.77 |
| 1923 | BRO | 3 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 97.2 | 101 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 2.58 |
| 1924 | BRO | 10 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 126.1 | 156 | 58 | 27 | 38 | 4.13 |
| 1925 | BRO/PHI | 4 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 129.0 | 173 | 77 | 35 | 31 | 5.37 |
| 1926 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 1927 | PHI | 3 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 94.2 | 130 | 78 | 20 | 27 | 7.42 |
| Career | — | 23 | 34 | 153 | 36 | 7 | 538.1 | 653 | 270 | 145 | 152 | 4.51 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Died April 25, 1966
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