1915
Born July 1, 1915
Williamsport, MD, USA
Boots Poffenberger Notable
Boots Poffenberger divided three seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1937, then the Brooklyn Dodgers through 1939.
He went 16 and 12 with a 4.75 earned run average, pitching 267 innings in 57 games. He struck out 65 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 57 games he batted .198, with 19 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Williamsport, MD, USA on July 1, 1915, and died on September 1, 1999. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | DET | 29 | 51 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .216 |
| 1938 | DET | 25 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 |
| 1939 | BRO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 57 | 96 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .198 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | DET | 10 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 137.1 | 147 | 71 | 79 | 35 | 4.65 |
| 1938 | DET | 6 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 125.0 | 147 | 67 | 66 | 28 | 4.82 |
| 1939 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 16 | 12 | 57 | 32 | 4 | 267.1 | 301 | 141 | 149 | 65 | 4.75 |
On this day & linked events
1999