1884
Born December 5, 1884
Ladoga, IN, USA
Ed Summers Notable
b. December 5, 1884 · Detroit Tigers 1908–1912
Ed Summers played 1908 to 1912 for the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher.
He went 68 and 45 with a 2.42 earned run average, pitching 999 innings in 138 games. He struck out 362, completed 79 of his 112 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 138 games he batted .162, with 57 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Ladoga, IN, USA on December 5, 1884, and died on May 12, 1953. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | DET | 40 | 113 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | .124 |
| 1909 | DET | 35 | 94 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .106 |
| 1910 | DET | 30 | 76 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .184 |
| 1911 | DET | 30 | 63 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .254 |
| 1912 | DET | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 138 | 352 | 19 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 101 | 1 | .162 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | DET | 24 | 12 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 301.0 | 271 | 55 | 55 | 103 | 1.64 |
| 1909 | DET | 19 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 281.2 | 243 | 70 | 52 | 107 | 2.24 |
| 1910 | DET | 13 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 220.1 | 211 | 62 | 60 | 82 | 2.53 |
| 1911 | DET | 11 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 179.1 | 189 | 73 | 51 | 65 | 3.66 |
| 1912 | DET | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4.86 |
| Career | — | 68 | 45 | 138 | 112 | 3 | 999.0 | 930 | 269 | 221 | 362 | 2.42 |
On this day & linked events
1953
Died May 12, 1953
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