1927
Born August 7, 1927
Detroit, MI, USA
Art Houtteman Notable
b. August 7, 1927 · Detroit Tigers 1945–1950, 1952–1953, Cleveland Indians 1953–1957, Baltimore Orioles 1957
Art Houtteman played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1945 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1957.
He went 87 and 91 with a 4.14 earned run average, pitching 1,555 innings in 325 games. He struck out 639, completed 78 of his 181 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 330 games he batted .193, with 99 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 12 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1950, with 4.
He was an All-Star in 1950.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on August 7, 1927, and died on May 6, 2003. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1950 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1950 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | DET | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1947 | DET | 23 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 |
| 1948 | DET | 43 | 56 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .196 |
| 1949 | DET | 36 | 78 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .244 |
| 1950 | DET | 41 | 93 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .151 |
| 1952 | DET | 36 | 69 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .101 |
| 1953 | CLE/DET | 39 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .151 |
| 1954 | CLE | 32 | 65 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .277 |
| 1955 | CLE | 35 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .158 |
| 1956 | CLE | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .167 |
| 1957 | BAL/CLE | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 330 | 513 | 37 | 99 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 77 | 2 | .193 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | DET | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5.33 |
| 1946 | DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 1947 | DET | 7 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 110.2 | 106 | 42 | 36 | 58 | 3.42 |
| 1948 | DET | 2 | 16 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 164.1 | 186 | 85 | 52 | 74 | 4.66 |
| 1949 | DET | 15 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 203.2 | 227 | 84 | 59 | 85 | 3.71 |
| 1950 | DET | 19 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 274.2 | 257 | 108 | 99 | 88 | 3.54 |
| 1952 | DET | 8 | 20 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 221.0 | 218 | 107 | 65 | 109 | 4.36 |
| 1953 | CLE/DET | 9 | 13 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 177.2 | 200 | 91 | 54 | 68 | 4.61 |
| 1954 | CLE | 15 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 188.0 | 198 | 70 | 59 | 68 | 3.35 |
| 1955 | CLE | 10 | 6 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 124.1 | 126 | 55 | 44 | 53 | 3.98 |
| 1956 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 46.2 | 60 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 6.56 |
| 1957 | BAL/CLE | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 87 | 91 | 325 | 181 | 20 | 1555.0 | 1646 | 715 | 516 | 639 | 4.14 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Died May 6, 2003
1945
Major-league debut: Art Houtteman
Art Houtteman made a major-league debut on April 29, 1945.
1948
Bob Lemon's No-Hitter
Bob Lemon threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Detroit Tigers on June 30, 1948, winning 2–0.
1957
Final major-league game: Art Houtteman
Art Houtteman played a final major-league game on September 22, 1957.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain