1929
Born December 13, 1929
Long Island City, NY, USA
Billy Loes Notable
b. December 13, 1929 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1950, 1952–1956, Baltimore Orioles 1956–1959, San Francisco Giants 1960–1961
Billy Loes played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1961.
He went 80 and 63 with a 3.89 earned run average, pitching 1,190.3 innings in 316 games. He struck out 645, completed 42 of his 139 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 317 games he batted .110, with 38 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1957.
He was born in Long Island City, NY, USA on December 13, 1929, and died on July 15, 2010. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1957 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BRO | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1952 | BRO | 40 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .093 |
| 1953 | BRO | 32 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .125 |
| 1954 | BRO | 28 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .118 |
| 1955 | BRO | 22 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .091 |
| 1956 | BAL/BRO | 22 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .176 |
| 1957 | BAL | 31 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .080 |
| 1958 | BAL | 32 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .067 |
| 1959 | BAL | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1960 | SFG | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1961 | SFG | 26 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .156 |
| Career | — | 317 | 347 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 96 | 1 | .110 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7.82 |
| 1952 | BRO | 13 | 8 | 39 | 21 | 1 | 187.1 | 154 | 56 | 71 | 115 | 2.69 |
| 1953 | BRO | 14 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 162.2 | 165 | 82 | 53 | 75 | 4.54 |
| 1954 | BRO | 13 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 147.2 | 154 | 68 | 60 | 97 | 4.14 |
| 1955 | BRO | 10 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 128.0 | 116 | 51 | 46 | 85 | 3.59 |
| 1956 | BAL/BRO | 2 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 58.0 | 70 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 5.59 |
| 1957 | BAL | 12 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 155.1 | 142 | 56 | 37 | 86 | 3.24 |
| 1958 | BAL | 3 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 114.0 | 106 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 3.63 |
| 1959 | BAL | 4 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 64.1 | 58 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 4.06 |
| 1960 | SFG | 3 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 45.2 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 4.93 |
| 1961 | SFG | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 114.2 | 114 | 54 | 39 | 55 | 4.24 |
| Career | — | 80 | 63 | 316 | 139 | 32 | 1190.1 | 1135 | 514 | 421 | 645 | 3.89 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Died July 15, 2010
1950
Major-league debut: Billy Loes
Billy Loes made a major-league debut on May 18, 1950.
1961
Final major-league game: Billy Loes
Billy Loes played a final major-league game on September 14, 1961.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain