Ed Karger Notable

b. May 6, 1883 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1906, St. Louis Cardinals 1906–1908, Cincinnati Reds 1909, Boston Red Sox 1909–1911

Ed Karger played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1906 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1911.

He went 48 and 67 with a 2.79 earned run average, pitching 1,091 innings in 165 games. He struck out 415, completed 81 of his 123 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 167 games he batted .220, with 88 hits and 31 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 14 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in San Angelo, TX, USA on May 6, 1883, and died on September 9, 1957. 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
1906	PIT/STL	31	84	3	18	4	1	1	5	1	5	0	.214
1907	STL	39	112	9	20	2	0	2	9	2	16	0	.179
1908	STL	24	54	4	13	1	1	0	3	0	9	1	.241
1909	BOS/CIN	21	35	0	6	2	0	0	4	3	7	0	.171
1910	BOS	27	68	11	20	2	0	2	8	3	16	0	.294
1911	BOS	25	47	4	11	3	0	1	6	3	10	0	.234
Career	—	167	400	31	88	14	2	6	35	12	63	1	.220

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1906	PIT/STL	7	19	31	22	1	219.2	214	64	52	81	2.62
1907	STL	15	19	39	32	1	314.0	257	71	65	137	2.04
1908	STL	4	9	22	15	0	141.1	148	48	50	34	3.06
1909	BOS/CIN	6	5	21	11	0	102.1	97	41	52	25	3.61
1910	BOS	11	7	27	25	1	183.1	162	65	53	81	3.19
1911	BOS	5	8	25	18	0	131.0	134	49	42	57	3.37
Career	—	48	67	165	123	3	1091.2	1012	338	314	415	2.79

On this day & linked events

1883

Born May 6, 1883

San Angelo, TX, USA

1957

Died September 9, 1957

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