1916
Born September 5, 1916
Pacolet Mills, SC, USA
Ernie White Notable
Ernie White divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1940, then the Boston Braves through 1948.
He went 30 and 21 with a 2.78 earned run average, pitching 489.3 innings in 108 games. He struck out 244, completed 24 of his 57 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 121 games he batted .209, with 34 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Pacolet Mills, SC, USA on September 5, 1916, and died on May 22, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1941 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| 1941 | STL | 33 | 79 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .190 |
| 1942 | STL | 27 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .195 |
| 1943 | STL | 21 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| 1946 | BSN | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1947 | BSN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | BSN | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 121 | 163 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 1 | .209 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 4.15 |
| 1941 | STL | 17 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 210.0 | 169 | 56 | 70 | 117 | 2.40 |
| 1942 | STL | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 128.1 | 113 | 36 | 41 | 67 | 2.52 |
| 1943 | STL | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 78.2 | 78 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 3.78 |
| 1946 | BSN | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23.2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4.18 |
| 1947 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1948 | BSN | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 23.0 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 1.96 |
| Career | — | 30 | 21 | 108 | 57 | 6 | 489.1 | 425 | 151 | 188 | 244 | 2.78 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Died May 22, 1974
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