1914
Born February 15, 1914
Evansville, IN, USA
Earl Bumpus Notable
b. February 15, 1914 · Kansas City Monarchs 1944, Birmingham Black Barons 1944–1945, Chicago American Giants 1947–1948
Earl Bumpus played for three clubs across five seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1944 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1948.
Across 63 games he batted .223, with 37 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 4 doubles and 2 stolen bases. He went 3 and 7 with a 5.56 earned run average, pitching 89 innings in 19 games. He struck out 44.
He played 25 games in the outfield, with 25 putouts and 2 errors.
He was born in Evansville, IN, USA on February 15, 1914, and died on May 14, 1985. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | BBB/KCM | 21 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| 1945 | BBB | 13 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .367 |
| 1947 | CAG | 24 | 66 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| 1948 | CAG | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| Career | — | 63 | 166 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .223 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | BBB/KCM | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27.0 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5.00 |
| 1945 | BBB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2.70 |
| 1947 | CAG | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 41.1 | 57 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 6.10 |
| 1948 | CAG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7.59 |
| Career | — | 3 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 89.0 | 111 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 5.56 |
On this day & linked events
1985