1897
Born January 9, 1897
Williston, VT, USA
Dave Keefe Notable
Dave Keefe divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1917, then the Cleveland Indians through 1922.
He went 9 and 17 with a 4.15 earned run average, pitching 353 innings in 97 games. He struck out 126 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 98 games he batted .206, with 22 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 double and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Williston, VT, USA on January 9, 1897, and died on February 4, 1978. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | PHA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1919 | PHA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1920 | PHA | 32 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| 1921 | PHA | 44 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .175 |
| 1922 | CLE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 98 | 107 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .206 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.80 |
| 1919 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 1920 | PHA | 6 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 130.1 | 129 | 43 | 30 | 41 | 2.97 |
| 1921 | PHA | 2 | 9 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 173.0 | 214 | 90 | 64 | 68 | 4.68 |
| 1922 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 36.1 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 6.19 |
| Career | — | 9 | 17 | 97 | 27 | 1 | 353.2 | 403 | 163 | 113 | 126 | 4.15 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Died February 4, 1978
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