Erv Dusak Notable

b. July 29, 1920 · St. Louis Cardinals 1941–1942, 1946–1951, Pittsburgh Pirates 1951–1952

Erv Dusak divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a left fielder: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1952.

Across 413 games he batted .243, with 251 hits and 168 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 32 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He went 0 and 3 with a 5.33 earned run average, pitching 54 innings in 23 games. He struck out 26.

He played 271 games in the outfield, with 498 putouts and 10 errors.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 29, 1920, and died on November 6, 1994. 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
1941	STL	6	14	1	2	0	0	0	3	2	6	1	.143
1942	STL	12	27	4	5	3	0	0	3	3	7	0	.185
1946	STL	100	275	38	66	9	1	9	42	33	63	7	.240
1947	STL	111	328	56	93	7	3	6	28	50	34	1	.284
1948	STL	114	311	60	65	9	2	6	19	49	55	3	.209
1949	STL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1950	STL	23	12	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	.083
1951	PIT/STL	26	41	7	13	3	0	2	8	3	12	0	.317
1952	PIT	20	27	1	6	0	0	1	3	2	8	0	.222
Career	—	413	1035	168	251	32	6	24	106	142	188	12	.243

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	STL	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00
1950	STL	2	14	2	1	36.1	27	15	27	16	3.72
1951	PIT/STL	1	8	1	0	16.2	24	17	16	10	9.18
Career	—	3	23	3	1	54.0	51	32	44	26	5.33

On this day & linked events

1920

Born July 29, 1920

Chicago, IL, USA

1994

Died November 6, 1994

1941

Major-league debut: Erv Dusak

Erv Dusak made a major-league debut on September 18, 1941.

1952

Final major-league game: Erv Dusak

Erv Dusak played a final major-league game on June 15, 1952.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain