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Erv Kantlehner Notable

b. July 31, 1892 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1914–1916, Philadelphia Phillies 1916

Erv Kantlehner divided three seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1916.

He went 13 and 29 with a 2.84 earned run average, pitching 399 innings in 87 games. He struck out 141, completed 20 of his 44 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 87 games he batted .212, with 24 hits and 7 runs.

He was born in San Jose, CA, USA on July 31, 1892, and died on February 3, 1990. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1914 PIT 211531 000 1370 .067
1915 PIT 2952215 000 51120 .288
1916 PHI/PIT 374628 010 12110 .174
Career 87113724 010 76300 .212

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1914 PIT 32215 067.051 2339263.09
1915 PIT 5122918 3163.0135 4158642.26
1916 PHI/PIT 5153721 2169.0158 6260513.30
Career 13298744 5399.0344 126157141 2.84

On this day & linked events

1892

Born July 31, 1892

San Jose, CA, USA

1990

Died February 3, 1990

1916

Tom Hughes's No-Hitter

Tom Hughes threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 16, 1916, winning 2–0.