1898
Born August 6, 1898
Chattanooga, TN, USA
Earl Gurley Notable
b. August 6, 1898 · St. Louis Stars 1922–1923, Memphis Red Sox 1924–1925, 1928, Chicago American Giants 1925, 1927, Indianapolis ABCs 1925, Birmingham Black Barons 1927, 1929, Harrisburg Giants 1927, Montgomery Grey Sox 1932
Earl Gurley played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Stars in 1922 and closing with the Montgomery Grey Sox in 1932.
He went 8 and 17 with a 5.22 earned run average, pitching 269 innings in 52 games. He struck out 119. Across 242 games he batted .286, with 189 hits and 87 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 33 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 154 games in the outfield, with 148 putouts and 13 errors.
He was born in Chattanooga, TN, USA on August 6, 1898, and died on November 6, 1968. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SLS | 10 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| 1923 | SLS | 24 | 41 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .366 |
| 1924 | MRS | 58 | 192 | 20 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .271 |
| 1925 | ABC/CAG/MRS | 61 | 174 | 28 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| 1927 | BBB/CAG/HBG | 25 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1928 | MRS | 30 | 76 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| 1929 | BBB | 12 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| 1932 | MGS | 22 | 69 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .232 |
| Career | — | 242 | 660 | 87 | 189 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 95 | 67 | 7 | 7 | .286 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SLS | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 53.0 | 62 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 5.77 |
| 1923 | SLS | 3 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 88.0 | 111 | 48 | 40 | 37 | 4.91 |
| 1924 | MRS | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27.2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 3.90 |
| 1925 | ABC/CAG | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 65.1 | 72 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 5.10 |
| 1927 | HBG | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8.50 |
| 1932 | MGS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4.24 |
| Career | — | 8 | 17 | 52 | 28 | 1 | 269.0 | 311 | 156 | 107 | 119 | 5.22 |
On this day & linked events
1968