1909
Born April 9, 1909
Waynesboro, MS, USA
Claude Passeau Notable
Claude Passeau played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1935 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1947.
He went 162 and 150 with a 3.32 earned run average, pitching 2,719.7 innings in 444 games. He struck out 1,104, completed 188 of his 331 starts and threw 26 shutouts. Across 447 games he batted .192, with 189 hits and 84 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 29 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1945, with 5. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1939, with 137.
He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1941 and 1946.
He was born in Waynesboro, MS, USA on April 9, 1909, and died on August 30, 2003. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 5 | 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | PHI | 50 | 78 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .282 |
| 1937 | PHI | 50 | 107 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 0 | .196 |
| 1938 | PHI | 45 | 80 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .163 |
| 1939 | CHC/PHI | 43 | 97 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 0 | .165 |
| 1940 | CHC | 46 | 98 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 2 | .204 |
| 1941 | CHC | 34 | 86 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .221 |
| 1942 | CHC | 35 | 105 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .181 |
| 1943 | CHC | 35 | 96 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | .198 |
| 1944 | CHC | 34 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .163 |
| 1945 | CHC | 34 | 91 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .187 |
| 1946 | CHC | 21 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .204 |
| 1947 | CHC | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 447 | 982 | 84 | 189 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 80 | 26 | 294 | 2 | .192 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12.00 |
| 1936 | PHI | 11 | 15 | 49 | 21 | 3 | 217.1 | 247 | 84 | 55 | 85 | 3.48 |
| 1937 | PHI | 14 | 18 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 292.1 | 348 | 141 | 79 | 135 | 4.34 |
| 1938 | PHI | 11 | 18 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 239.0 | 281 | 120 | 93 | 100 | 4.52 |
| 1939 | CHC/PHI | 15 | 13 | 42 | 35 | 3 | 274.1 | 269 | 100 | 73 | 137 | 3.28 |
| 1940 | CHC | 20 | 13 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 280.2 | 259 | 78 | 59 | 124 | 2.50 |
| 1941 | CHC | 14 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 231.0 | 262 | 86 | 52 | 80 | 3.35 |
| 1942 | CHC | 19 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 278.1 | 284 | 83 | 74 | 89 | 2.68 |
| 1943 | CHC | 15 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 257.0 | 245 | 83 | 66 | 93 | 2.91 |
| 1944 | CHC | 15 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 227.0 | 234 | 73 | 50 | 89 | 2.89 |
| 1945 | CHC | 17 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 227.0 | 205 | 62 | 59 | 98 | 2.46 |
| 1946 | CHC | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 129.1 | 118 | 45 | 42 | 47 | 3.13 |
| 1947 | CHC | 2 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 63.1 | 97 | 44 | 24 | 26 | 6.25 |
| Career | — | 162 | 150 | 444 | 331 | 21 | 2719.2 | 2856 | 1003 | 728 | 1104 | 3.32 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Died August 30, 2003
1935
Major-league debut: Claude Passeau
Claude Passeau made a major-league debut on September 29, 1935.
1947
Final major-league game: Claude Passeau
Claude Passeau played a final major-league game on September 17, 1947.