1901
Born January 24, 1901
Rhems, SC, USA
Flint Rhem Notable
b. January 24, 1901 · St. Louis Cardinals 1924–1928, 1930–1932, 1934, 1936, Philadelphia Phillies 1932–1933, Boston Braves 1934–1935
Flint Rhem played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1924 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936.
He went 105 and 97 with a 4.20 earned run average, pitching 1,725 innings in 294 games. He struck out 534, completed 91 of his 229 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 294 games he batted .144, with 88 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 11 doubles.
He led the league in wins once, in 1926, with 20.
He was born in Rhems, SC, USA on January 24, 1901, and died on July 30, 1969. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | STL | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 1925 | STL | 30 | 59 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .237 |
| 1926 | STL | 34 | 96 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 0 | .188 |
| 1927 | STL | 27 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | .068 |
| 1928 | STL | 28 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .164 |
| 1930 | STL | 26 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .231 |
| 1931 | STL | 33 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .130 |
| 1932 | PHI/STL | 32 | 78 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .128 |
| 1933 | PHI | 28 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .087 |
| 1934 | BSN/STL | 30 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .056 |
| 1935 | BSN | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | STL | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| Career | — | 294 | 610 | 43 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 13 | 204 | 0 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | STL | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 32.1 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 4.45 |
| 1925 | STL | 8 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 170.0 | 204 | 93 | 58 | 66 | 4.92 |
| 1926 | STL | 20 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 258.0 | 241 | 92 | 75 | 72 | 3.21 |
| 1927 | STL | 10 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 169.1 | 189 | 83 | 54 | 51 | 4.41 |
| 1928 | STL | 11 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 169.2 | 199 | 78 | 71 | 47 | 4.14 |
| 1930 | STL | 12 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 139.2 | 173 | 69 | 37 | 47 | 4.45 |
| 1931 | STL | 11 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 207.1 | 214 | 82 | 60 | 72 | 3.56 |
| 1932 | PHI/STL | 15 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 218.2 | 225 | 87 | 59 | 53 | 3.58 |
| 1933 | PHI | 5 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 125.0 | 182 | 92 | 33 | 27 | 6.62 |
| 1934 | BSN/STL | 9 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 168.1 | 190 | 69 | 45 | 62 | 3.69 |
| 1935 | BSN | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40.1 | 61 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 5.36 |
| 1936 | STL | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26.2 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 105 | 97 | 294 | 229 | 10 | 1725.1 | 1958 | 805 | 529 | 534 | 4.20 |
On this day & linked events
1969
Died July 30, 1969
1924
Major-league debut: Flint Rhem
Flint Rhem made a major-league debut on September 6, 1924.
1936
Final major-league game: Flint Rhem
Flint Rhem played a final major-league game on August 26, 1936.
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