Earl Hamilton Notable

b. July 19, 1891 · St. Louis Browns 1911–1917, Detroit Tigers 1916, Pittsburgh Pirates 1918–1923, Philadelphia Phillies 1924

Earl Hamilton played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1911 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1924.

He went 116 and 147 with a 3.16 earned run average, pitching 2,342.7 innings in 410 games. He struck out 790, completed 140 of his 261 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 410 games he batted .153, with 112 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 14 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He threw a no-hitter in 1912.

He was born in Gibson, IL, USA on July 19, 1891, and died on November 17, 1968. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1911	SLB	32	56	2	6	2	0	0	11	28	0	.107
1912	SLB	41	73	5	13	1	0	4	11	32	0	.178
1913	SLB	31	74	3	10	1	0	0	7	22	0	.135
1914	SLB	44	85	6	15	4	0	4	13	24	1	.176
1915	SLB	35	62	3	7	1	1	2	5	21	1	.113
1916	DET/SLB	28	37	2	1	0	0	2	7	15	0	.027
1917	SLB	27	19	0	7	1	0	0	4	3	0	.368
1918	PIT	6	21	2	6	0	0	2	0	4	0	.286
1919	PIT	28	52	2	7	0	0	3	3	18	1	.135
1920	PIT	39	67	4	10	0	0	2	5	18	0	.149
1921	PIT	35	75	9	12	1	3	7	6	17	1	.160
1922	PIT	33	58	2	9	2	0	0	2	13	0	.155
1923	PIT	28	52	0	9	1	0	4	2	9	1	.173
1924	PHI	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	410	733	40	112	14	4	30	76	225	5	.153

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1911	SLB	5	12	32	17	0	177.0	191	78	69	55	3.97
1912	SLB	11	14	41	26	2	249.2	228	90	86	139	3.24
1913	SLB	13	12	31	24	1	217.1	197	62	83	101	2.57
1914	SLB	17	18	44	35	2	302.1	265	84	100	111	2.50
1915	SLB	9	17	35	27	0	204.0	203	65	69	63	2.87
1916	DET/SLB	6	9	28	17	0	132.2	135	46	52	32	3.12
1917	SLB	0	9	27	8	1	83.0	86	29	41	19	3.14
1918	PIT	6	0	6	6	0	54.0	47	5	13	20	0.83
1919	PIT	8	11	28	19	1	160.1	167	59	49	39	3.31
1920	PIT	10	13	39	23	3	230.1	223	83	69	74	3.24
1921	PIT	13	15	35	30	0	225.0	237	84	58	59	3.36
1922	PIT	11	7	33	14	2	160.0	183	71	40	34	3.99
1923	PIT	7	9	28	15	1	141.0	148	59	42	42	3.77
1924	PHI	0	1	3	0	0	6.0	9	7	2	2	10.50
Career	—	116	147	410	261	13	2342.2	2319	822	773	790	3.16

On this day & linked events

1891

Born July 19, 1891

Gibson, IL, USA

1968

Died November 17, 1968

1911

Major-league debut: Earl Hamilton

Earl Hamilton made a major-league debut on April 14, 1911.

1912

Earl Hamilton's No-Hitter

Earl Hamilton threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns against the Detroit Tigers on August 30, 1912, winning 5–1.

1917

Eddie Cicotte's No-Hitter

Eddie Cicotte threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the St. Louis Browns on April 14, 1917, winning 11–0.

1924

Final major-league game: Earl Hamilton

Earl Hamilton played a final major-league game on May 4, 1924.

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