1890
Born January 16, 1890
Atlanta, GA, USA
Erskine Mayer Notable
b. January 16, 1890 · Philadelphia Phillies 1912–1918, Pittsburgh Pirates 1918–1919, Chicago White Sox 1919
Erskine Mayer played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1912 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1919.
He went 91 and 70 with a 2.96 earned run average, pitching 1,427 innings in 245 games. He struck out 482, completed 93 of his 165 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 245 games he batted .185, with 84 hits and 39 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 10 doubles.
He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on January 16, 1890, and died on March 10, 1957. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHI | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | PHI | 39 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .120 |
| 1914 | PHI | 48 | 108 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .194 |
| 1915 | PHI | 43 | 88 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .239 |
| 1916 | PHI | 28 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .132 |
| 1917 | PHI | 28 | 51 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .196 |
| 1918 | PHI/PIT | 28 | 79 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .190 |
| 1919 | CHW/PIT | 24 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 245 | 453 | 39 | 84 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 109 | 0 | .185 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21.1 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6.33 |
| 1913 | PHI | 9 | 9 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 170.2 | 172 | 59 | 46 | 51 | 3.11 |
| 1914 | PHI | 21 | 19 | 48 | 39 | 2 | 321.0 | 308 | 92 | 91 | 116 | 2.58 |
| 1915 | PHI | 21 | 15 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 274.2 | 240 | 72 | 59 | 114 | 2.36 |
| 1916 | PHI | 7 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 140.0 | 148 | 49 | 33 | 62 | 3.15 |
| 1917 | PHI | 11 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 160.0 | 160 | 49 | 33 | 64 | 2.76 |
| 1918 | PHI/PIT | 16 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 227.1 | 230 | 67 | 53 | 41 | 2.65 |
| 1919 | CHW/PIT | 6 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 112.0 | 130 | 66 | 23 | 29 | 5.30 |
| Career | — | 91 | 70 | 245 | 165 | 6 | 1427.0 | 1415 | 469 | 345 | 482 | 2.96 |
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