1909
Born May 7, 1909
Salt Lake County, UT, USA
Ed Heusser Notable
b. May 7, 1909 · St. Louis Cardinals 1935–1936, Philadelphia Phillies 1938, 1948, Philadelphia Athletics 1940, Cincinnati Reds 1943–1946
Ed Heusser played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1935 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1948.
He went 56 and 67 with a 3.69 earned run average, pitching 1,087 innings in 266 games. He struck out 299, completed 50 of his 104 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 266 games he batted .206, with 69 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 8 doubles.
He was born in Salt Lake County, UT, USA on May 7, 1909, and died on March 1, 1956. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | STL | 33 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .118 |
| 1936 | STL | 42 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .269 |
| 1938 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | PHA | 41 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .167 |
| 1943 | CIN | 26 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .185 |
| 1944 | CIN | 30 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .217 |
| 1945 | CIN | 31 | 77 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .247 |
| 1946 | CIN | 29 | 53 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .208 |
| 1948 | PHI | 33 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .158 |
| Career | — | 266 | 335 | 32 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 91 | 0 | .206 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | STL | 5 | 5 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 123.1 | 125 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 2.92 |
| 1936 | STL | 7 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 104.1 | 130 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 5.43 |
| 1938 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 1940 | PHA | 6 | 13 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 110.0 | 144 | 61 | 42 | 39 | 4.99 |
| 1943 | CIN | 4 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 91.0 | 97 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 3.46 |
| 1944 | CIN | 13 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 192.2 | 165 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 2.38 |
| 1945 | CIN | 11 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 223.0 | 248 | 92 | 60 | 56 | 3.71 |
| 1946 | CIN | 7 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 167.2 | 167 | 60 | 39 | 47 | 3.22 |
| 1948 | PHI | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 74.0 | 89 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 4.99 |
| Career | — | 56 | 67 | 266 | 104 | 18 | 1087.0 | 1167 | 446 | 300 | 299 | 3.69 |
On this day & linked events
1956
Died March 1, 1956
1935
Major-league debut: Ed Heusser
Ed Heusser made a major-league debut on April 25, 1935.
1948
Final major-league game: Ed Heusser
Ed Heusser played a final major-league game on September 14, 1948.