Eric Erickson Notable

b. March 13, 1892 · New York Giants 1914, Detroit Tigers 1916, 1918–1919, Washington Senators 1919–1922

Eric Erickson played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1914 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1922.

He went 34 and 57 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 822 innings in 145 games. He struck out 367, completed 42 of his 93 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 145 games he batted .179, with 50 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 8 doubles.

He was born in Vårgårda, Västra Götaland, Sweden on March 13, 1892, and died on May 19, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1914	NYG	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1916	DET	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1918	DET	12	33	1	4	0	0	0	0	9	.121
1919	DET/WSH	23	53	4	8	2	0	5	3	24	.151
1920	WSH	39	83	7	23	4	1	13	3	22	.277
1921	WSH	32	60	3	9	1	0	1	4	16	.150
1922	WSH	30	45	1	6	1	0	2	3	18	.133
Career	—	145	279	16	50	8	1	21	13	92	.179

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1914	NYG	0	1	1	1	0	5.0	8	0	3	3	0.00
1916	DET	0	0	8	0	0	16.0	13	5	8	7	2.81
1918	DET	4	5	12	9	1	94.1	81	26	29	48	2.48
1919	DET/WSH	6	13	23	17	0	146.2	147	69	73	90	4.23
1920	WSH	12	16	39	27	1	239.1	231	102	128	87	3.84
1921	WSH	8	10	32	22	0	179.0	181	72	65	71	3.62
1922	WSH	4	12	30	17	2	141.2	144	78	73	61	4.96
Career	—	34	57	145	93	4	822.0	805	352	379	367	3.85

On this day & linked events

1892

Born March 13, 1892

Vårgårda, Västra Götaland, Sweden

1965

Died May 19, 1965

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