1898
Born April 29, 1898
Wyoming, IA, USA
Emil Levsen Notable
b. April 29, 1898 · Cleveland Indians 1923–1928
Emil Levsen played 1923 to 1928 for the Cleveland Indians as a pitcher.
He went 21 and 26 with a 4.17 earned run average, pitching 404 innings in 80 games. He struck out 88, completed 23 of his 51 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 80 games he batted .178, with 24 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Wyoming, IA, USA on April 29, 1898, and died on March 12, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | CLE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | CLE | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | CLE | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1926 | CLE | 33 | 83 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .205 |
| 1927 | CLE | 25 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1928 | CLE | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 80 | 135 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 0 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1924 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4.41 |
| 1925 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24.1 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5.55 |
| 1926 | CLE | 16 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 237.1 | 235 | 90 | 85 | 53 | 3.41 |
| 1927 | CLE | 3 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 80.1 | 96 | 49 | 37 | 15 | 5.49 |
| 1928 | CLE | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 41.1 | 39 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 5.44 |
| Career | — | 21 | 26 | 80 | 51 | 0 | 404.0 | 426 | 187 | 173 | 88 | 4.17 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Died March 12, 1972
Image: National Photo Company Collection, public domain