1883
Born September 3, 1883
Quincy, IL, USA
Art Fromme Notable
b. September 3, 1883 · St. Louis Cardinals 1906–1908, Cincinnati Reds 1909–1913, New York Giants 1913–1915
Art Fromme played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906 and closing with the New York Giants in 1915. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1909 to 1913.
He went 80 and 90 with a 2.90 earned run average, pitching 1,438 innings in 252 games. He struck out 638, completed 90 of his 167 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 252 games he batted .162, with 77 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 11 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Quincy, IL, USA on September 3, 1883, and died on August 24, 1956. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | STL | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .222 |
| 1907 | STL | 23 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .182 |
| 1908 | STL | 20 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .139 |
| 1909 | CIN | 37 | 94 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .191 |
| 1910 | CIN | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .133 |
| 1911 | CIN | 38 | 74 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .189 |
| 1912 | CIN | 43 | 103 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .087 |
| 1913 | CIN/NYG | 35 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .161 |
| 1914 | NYG | 38 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .226 |
| 1915 | NYG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 252 | 476 | 32 | 77 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 104 | 1 | .162 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | STL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1.44 |
| 1907 | STL | 5 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 145.2 | 138 | 47 | 67 | 67 | 2.90 |
| 1908 | STL | 5 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 116.0 | 102 | 35 | 50 | 62 | 2.72 |
| 1909 | CIN | 19 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 279.1 | 195 | 59 | 101 | 126 | 1.90 |
| 1910 | CIN | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 49.1 | 44 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2.92 |
| 1911 | CIN | 10 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 208.0 | 190 | 80 | 79 | 107 | 3.46 |
| 1912 | CIN | 16 | 18 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 296.0 | 285 | 90 | 88 | 120 | 2.74 |
| 1913 | CIN/NYG | 12 | 10 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 168.1 | 167 | 76 | 50 | 74 | 4.06 |
| 1914 | NYG | 9 | 5 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 138.0 | 142 | 49 | 44 | 57 | 3.20 |
| 1915 | NYG | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5.84 |
| Career | — | 80 | 90 | 252 | 167 | 4 | 1438.0 | 1297 | 464 | 530 | 638 | 2.90 |
On this day & linked events
1956
Died August 24, 1956
1906
Major-league debut: Art Fromme
Art Fromme made a major-league debut on September 14, 1906.
1915
Final major-league game: Art Fromme
Art Fromme played a final major-league game on May 7, 1915.
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