1897
Born September 13, 1897
Baltimore, MD, USA
Eddie Rommel Notable
b. September 13, 1897 · Philadelphia Athletics 1920–1932
Eddie Rommel spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics as a pitcher, from 1920 to 1932.
He went 171 and 119 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 2,556.3 innings in 500 games. He struck out 599, completed 147 of his 249 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 507 games he batted .199, with 164 hits and 80 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 23 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in wins two times between 1922 and 1925, topping out at 27.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on September 13, 1897, and died on August 26, 1970. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1922 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1925 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | 34 | 51 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .216 |
| 1921 | PHA | 46 | 94 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .191 |
| 1922 | PHA | 51 | 94 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .181 |
| 1923 | PHA | 56 | 101 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .238 |
| 1924 | PHA | 45 | 95 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .158 |
| 1925 | PHA | 52 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .185 |
| 1926 | PHA | 37 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .098 |
| 1927 | PHA | 30 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .157 |
| 1928 | PHA | 43 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .255 |
| 1929 | PHA | 32 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .205 |
| 1930 | PHA | 35 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .263 |
| 1931 | PHA | 29 | 54 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .259 |
| 1932 | PHA | 17 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| Career | — | 507 | 826 | 80 | 164 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 62 | 102 | 1 | .199 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | 7 | 7 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 173.2 | 165 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 2.85 |
| 1921 | PHA | 16 | 23 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 285.1 | 312 | 125 | 87 | 71 | 3.94 |
| 1922 | PHA | 27 | 13 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 294.0 | 294 | 107 | 63 | 54 | 3.28 |
| 1923 | PHA | 18 | 19 | 56 | 31 | 5 | 297.2 | 306 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 3.27 |
| 1924 | PHA | 18 | 15 | 43 | 34 | 1 | 278.0 | 302 | 122 | 94 | 72 | 3.95 |
| 1925 | PHA | 21 | 10 | 52 | 28 | 3 | 261.0 | 285 | 107 | 95 | 67 | 3.69 |
| 1926 | PHA | 11 | 11 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 219.0 | 225 | 75 | 54 | 52 | 3.08 |
| 1927 | PHA | 11 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 146.2 | 166 | 71 | 48 | 33 | 4.36 |
| 1928 | PHA | 13 | 5 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 173.2 | 177 | 59 | 26 | 37 | 3.06 |
| 1929 | PHA | 12 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 113.2 | 135 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 2.85 |
| 1930 | PHA | 9 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 130.1 | 142 | 62 | 27 | 35 | 4.28 |
| 1931 | PHA | 7 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 118.0 | 136 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 2.97 |
| 1932 | PHA | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 65.1 | 84 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 5.51 |
| Career | — | 171 | 119 | 500 | 249 | 29 | 2556.1 | 2729 | 1006 | 724 | 599 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Died August 26, 1970
1920
Major-league debut: Eddie Rommel
Eddie Rommel made a major-league debut on April 19, 1920.
1932
Final major-league game: Eddie Rommel
Eddie Rommel played a final major-league game on September 17, 1932.
1946
Bob Feller's No-Hitter
Bob Feller threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the New York Yankees on April 30, 1946, winning 1–0.
1947
Don Black's No-Hitter
Don Black threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on July 10, 1947, winning 3–0.
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