1916
Born July 18, 1916
New Orleans, LA, USA
Eugene Bremer Notable
b. July 18, 1916 · Cincinnati Tigers 1937, Memphis Red Sox 1938–1940, Kansas City Monarchs 1938, Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 1942, Cleveland Buckeyes 1943–1948
Eugene Bremer played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Tigers in 1937 and closing with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1948.
He went 37 and 24 with a 3.57 earned run average, pitching 514.3 innings in 81 games. He struck out 224, completed 47 of his 60 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 111 games he batted .267, with 59 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 13 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1942, with 1.
He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1940 and 1945.
He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on July 18, 1916, and died on June 19, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 4 | 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CT | 7 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 1938 | KCM/MRS | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1939 | MRS | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| 1940 | MRS | 24 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| 1942 | CCB | 13 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| 1943 | CBE | 13 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .346 |
| 1944 | CBE | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1945 | CBE | 9 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| 1946 | CBE | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 1947 | CBE | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1948 | CBE | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 111 | 221 | 37 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CT | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 55.0 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 1.47 |
| 1938 | KCM/MRS | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 34.2 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 5.19 |
| 1939 | MRS | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 37.1 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3.62 |
| 1940 | MRS | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 82.0 | 81 | 28 | 22 | 44 | 3.07 |
| 1942 | CCB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 64.2 | 56 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 2.51 |
| 1943 | CBE | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 62.1 | 76 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4.91 |
| 1944 | CBE | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 41.0 | 38 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 2.63 |
| 1945 | CBE | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 68.0 | 63 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 2.38 |
| 1946 | CBE | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 33.2 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5.61 |
| 1947 | CBE | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26.2 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 9.11 |
| 1948 | CBE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.00 |
| Career | — | 37 | 24 | 81 | 60 | 2 | 514.1 | 532 | 204 | 132 | 224 | 3.57 |
On this day & linked events
1971