1892
Born June 15, 1892
Arkadelphia, AR, USA
Connie Rector Notable
b. June 15, 1892 · Hilldale Club 1920–1922, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1922–1926, New York Lincoln Giants 1927–1930, Harlem Stars 1931, New York Black Yankees 1932–1938, 1941, 1944, New York Cubans 1939
Connie Rector played for six clubs across 25 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1920 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1944.
He went 66 and 56 with a 4.66 earned run average, pitching 1,116.3 innings in 176 games. He struck out 428, completed 94 of his 120 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 257 games he batted .231, with 150 hits and 72 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 23 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1928, with 2. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1929, with 2. He also led it in wins.
He was born in Arkadelphia, AR, USA on June 15, 1892, and died on May 1, 1963. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920* | HIL | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 1921* | HIL | 24 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .318 |
| 1922* | BRG/HIL | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1923 | BRG | 20 | 63 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1924 | BRG | 22 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| 1925 | BRG | 19 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .359 |
| 1926 | BRG | 16 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .193 |
| 1927 | NLG | 18 | 58 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| 1928 | NLG | 23 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| 1929 | NLG | 30 | 98 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| 1930* | NLG | 13 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| 1931* | HAR | 6 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1932* | NBY | 10 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .129 |
| 1933* | NBY | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1934* | NBY | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| 1935* | NBY | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | NBY | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1937 | NBY | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1938 | NBY | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1939 | NYC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1941 | NBY | 18 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| 1944 | NBY | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Major leagues | — | 184 | 486 | 46 | 117 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 21 | 1 | 6 | .241 |
| All seasons | — | 257 | 648 | 72 | 150 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 38 | 3 | 8 | .231 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920* | HIL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1.55 |
| 1921* | HIL | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 66.1 | 63 | 25 | 15 | 30 | 3.39 |
| 1922* | BRG/HIL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2.70 |
| 1923 | BRG | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 51.2 | 61 | 30 | 17 | 21 | 5.23 |
| 1924 | BRG | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 48.1 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 4.84 |
| 1925 | BRG | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 68.2 | 65 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 3.28 |
| 1926 | BRG | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 49 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 4.39 |
| 1927 | NLG | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 91.0 | 118 | 59 | 37 | 34 | 5.84 |
| 1928 | NLG | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 113.1 | 151 | 75 | 24 | 27 | 5.96 |
| 1929 | NLG | 18 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 188.0 | 201 | 91 | 78 | 65 | 4.36 |
| 1930* | NLG | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 68.2 | 80 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 6.42 |
| 1931* | HAR | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 52.0 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 3.81 |
| 1932* | NBY | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 83.0 | 87 | 37 | 21 | 51 | 4.01 |
| 1933* | NBY | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18.1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2.45 |
| 1934* | NBY | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1935* | NBY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.2 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5.66 |
| 1936 | NBY | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.32 |
| 1937 | NBY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1938 | NBY | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9.53 |
| 1939 | NYC | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 11.57 |
| 1941 | NBY | 1 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 83.1 | 104 | 48 | 32 | 39 | 5.18 |
| 1944 | NBY | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3.32 |
| Major leagues | — | 46 | 38 | 121 | 86 | 4 | 747.0 | 895 | 415 | 263 | 264 | 5.00 |
| All seasons | — | 66 | 56 | 176 | 120 | 6 | 1116.1 | 1260 | 578 | 362 | 428 | 4.66 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Connie Rector, that is 1920–1935. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1963