1924
Born October 14, 1924
Stony Point, NC, USA
Dave Jolly Notable
b. October 14, 1924 · Milwaukee Braves 1953–1957
Dave Jolly played 1953 to 1957 for the Milwaukee Braves as a pitcher.
He went 16 and 14 with a 3.77 earned run average, pitching 291 innings in 159 games. He struck out 155. Across 160 games he batted .292, with 14 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was born in Stony Point, NC, USA on October 14, 1924, and died on May 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | MLN | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1954 | MLN | 48 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .290 |
| 1955 | MLN | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1956 | MLN | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | MLN | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 |
| Career | — | 160 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .292 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | MLN | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 3.52 |
| 1954 | MLN | 11 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 111.1 | 87 | 30 | 64 | 62 | 2.43 |
| 1955 | MLN | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 58.1 | 58 | 37 | 51 | 23 | 5.71 |
| 1956 | MLN | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 45.2 | 39 | 19 | 35 | 20 | 3.74 |
| 1957 | MLN | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 37.2 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 5.02 |
| Career | — | 16 | 14 | 159 | 1 | 19 | 291.1 | 255 | 122 | 198 | 155 | 3.77 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Died May 27, 1963
Image: Bowman, public domain