Don Black Notable

b. July 20, 1916 · Philadelphia Athletics 1943–1945, Cleveland Indians 1946–1948

Don Black divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1943, then the Cleveland Indians through 1948.

He went 34 and 55 with a 4.35 earned run average, pitching 797 innings in 154 games. He struck out 293, completed 37 of his 113 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 154 games he batted .184, with 47 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He threw a no-hitter in 1947.

He was born in Salix, IA, USA on July 20, 1916, and died on April 21, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1943	PHA	33	69	5	13	0	2	2	16	1	.188
1944	PHA	29	59	2	11	1	4	2	13	0	.186
1945	PHA	26	37	0	6	0	4	1	3	0	.162
1946	CLE	18	10	1	2	1	1	0	3	0	.200
1947	CLE	30	66	2	12	2	8	1	14	0	.182
1948	CLE	18	15	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	.200
Career	—	154	256	11	47	4	19	6	52	1	.184

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1943	PHA	6	16	33	26	1	208.0	193	97	110	65	4.20
1944	PHA	10	12	29	27	0	177.1	177	80	75	78	4.06
1945	PHA	5	11	26	18	0	125.1	154	72	69	47	5.17
1946	CLE	1	2	18	4	0	43.2	45	22	21	15	4.53
1947	CLE	10	12	30	28	0	190.2	177	83	85	72	3.92
1948	CLE	2	2	18	10	0	52.0	57	31	40	16	5.37
Career	—	34	55	154	113	1	797.0	803	385	400	293	4.35

On this day & linked events

1916

Born July 20, 1916

Salix, IA, USA

1959

Died April 21, 1959

1947

Don Black's No-Hitter

Don Black threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 10, 1947, winning 3–0.