1926
Born March 18, 1926
Detroit, MI, USA
Dick Littlefield Notable
Pitcher · b. March 18, 1926
Boston Red Sox 1950, Chicago White Sox 1951, Detroit Tigers 1952, St. Louis Browns 1952–1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954, Pittsburgh Pirates 1954–1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1956, New York Giants 1956, Chicago Cubs 1957, Milwaukee Braves 1958
Dick Littlefield played for 10 clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1950 and closing with the Milwaukee Braves in 1958.
He went 33 and 54 with a 4.71 earned run average, pitching 761.7 innings in 243 games. He struck out 495 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 245 games he batted .145, with 28 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on March 18, 1926, and died on November 20, 1997. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | CHW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1952 | DET/SLB | 35 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .087 |
| 1953 | SLB | 38 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .190 |
| 1954 | BAL/PIT | 26 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .160 |
| 1955 | PIT | 35 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .176 |
| 1956 | NYG/PIT/STL | 40 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .071 |
| 1957 | CHC | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1958 | MLN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 245 | 193 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 0 | .145 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 23.1 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 9.26 |
| 1951 | CHW | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 8.38 |
| 1952 | DET/SLB | 2 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 94.0 | 81 | 37 | 42 | 66 | 3.54 |
| 1953 | SLB | 7 | 12 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 152.1 | 153 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 5.08 |
| 1954 | BAL/PIT | 10 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 161.0 | 148 | 69 | 91 | 97 | 3.86 |
| 1955 | PIT | 5 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 130.0 | 148 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 5.12 |
| 1956 | NYG/PIT/STL | 4 | 6 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 119.1 | 101 | 58 | 49 | 80 | 4.37 |
| 1957 | CHC | 2 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 65.2 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 51 | 5.35 |
| 1958 | MLN | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4.26 |
| Career | — | 33 | 54 | 243 | 83 | 9 | 761.2 | 750 | 399 | 413 | 495 | 4.71 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died November 20, 1997
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain