1896
Born July 1, 1896
San Francisco, CA, USA
Bert Cole Notable
Bert Cole played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1921 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1927.
He went 28 and 32 with a 4.67 earned run average, pitching 605 innings in 177 games. He struck out 119 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 202 games he batted .239, with 49 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on July 1, 1896, and died on May 30, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DET | 30 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .283 |
| 1922 | DET | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .160 |
| 1923 | DET | 58 | 55 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .255 |
| 1924 | DET | 33 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .270 |
| 1925 | CLE/DET | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .208 |
| 1927 | CHW | 27 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 202 | 205 | 29 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 36 | 1 | .239 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DET | 7 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 109.2 | 134 | 52 | 36 | 22 | 4.27 |
| 1922 | DET | 1 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 79.1 | 105 | 43 | 39 | 21 | 4.88 |
| 1923 | DET | 13 | 5 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 163.0 | 183 | 75 | 61 | 32 | 4.14 |
| 1924 | DET | 3 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 109.1 | 135 | 57 | 35 | 16 | 4.69 |
| 1925 | CLE/DET | 3 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 77.2 | 99 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 6.03 |
| 1927 | CHW | 1 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 66.2 | 79 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 4.72 |
| Career | — | 28 | 32 | 177 | 46 | 10 | 605.2 | 735 | 314 | 230 | 119 | 4.67 |
On this day & linked events
1975
Died May 30, 1975
Image: National Photo Company Collection, public domain