1891
Born August 28, 1891
Prosper, MN, USA
Byron Houck Notable
b. August 28, 1891 · Philadelphia Athletics 1912–1914, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914, St. Louis Browns 1918
Byron Houck played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1912 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1918.
He went 26 and 24 with a 3.30 earned run average, pitching 531.3 innings in 118 games. He struck out 224 and threw 1 shutout. Across 118 games he batted .114, with 20 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Prosper, MN, USA on August 28, 1891, and died on June 17, 1969. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | 30 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .065 |
| 1913 | PHA | 41 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .083 |
| 1914 | BTT/PHA | 20 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| 1918 | SLB | 27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .150 |
| Career | — | 118 | 175 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 0 | .114 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | 8 | 8 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 180.2 | 148 | 59 | 74 | 75 | 2.94 |
| 1913 | PHA | 14 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 0 | 176.0 | 147 | 81 | 122 | 71 | 4.14 |
| 1914 | BTT/PHA | 2 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 103.0 | 109 | 36 | 49 | 49 | 3.15 |
| 1918 | SLB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 71.2 | 58 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 2.39 |
| Career | — | 26 | 24 | 118 | 50 | 3 | 531.1 | 462 | 195 | 274 | 224 | 3.30 |
On this day & linked events
1969
Died June 17, 1969
Image: Bain News Service, public domain