Babe Pinelli Notable

b. October 18, 1895 · Chicago White Sox 1918, Detroit Tigers 1920, Cincinnati Reds 1922–1927

Babe Pinelli played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1918 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1927.

Across 774 games he batted .276, with 723 hits and 327 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 101 doubles and 71 stolen bases.

He played 677 games at third base, with 1,514 assists and 131 errors. He turned 108 double plays.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on October 18, 1895, and died on October 22, 1984. 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
1918	CHW	24	78	7	18	1	1	1	7	7	8	3	.231
1920	DET	102	284	33	65	9	3	0	21	25	16	6	.229
1922	CIN	156	547	77	167	19	7	1	72	48	37	17	.305
1923	CIN	117	423	44	117	14	5	0	51	27	29	10	.277
1924	CIN	144	510	61	156	16	7	0	70	32	32	23	.306
1925	CIN	130	492	68	139	33	6	2	49	22	28	8	.283
1926	CIN	71	207	26	46	7	4	0	24	15	5	2	.222
1927	CIN	30	76	11	15	2	0	1	4	6	7	2	.197
Career	—	774	2617	327	723	101	33	5	298	182	162	71	.276

On this day & linked events

1895

Born October 18, 1895

San Francisco, CA, USA

1984

Died October 22, 1984

1918

Major-league debut: Babe Pinelli

Babe Pinelli made a major-league debut on August 3, 1918.

1927

Final major-league game: Babe Pinelli

Babe Pinelli played a final major-league game on June 17, 1927.

1946

Ed Head's No-Hitter

Ed Head threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves on April 23, 1946, winning 5–0.

1948

Rex Barney's No-Hitter

Rex Barney threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on September 9, 1948, winning 2–0.

1954

Jim Wilson's No-Hitter

Jim Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12, 1954, winning 2–0.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain