Fred Beebe Notable

b. December 31, 1879 · Chicago Cubs 1906, St. Louis Cardinals 1906–1909, Cincinnati Reds 1910, Philadelphia Phillies 1911, Cleveland Indians 1916

Fred Beebe played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1906 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1916.

He went 62 and 83 with a 2.86 earned run average, pitching 1,294 innings in 202 games. He struck out 634, completed 93 of his 153 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 205 games he batted .158, with 72 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 7 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1906, with 171.

He was born in Lincoln, NE, USA on December 31, 1879, and died on October 30, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1906	CHC/STL	34	87	6	13	2	1	5	3	18	1	.149
1907	STL	31	86	4	11	1	1	6	1	21	0	.128
1908	STL	29	56	1	7	0	1	1	0	4	0	.125
1909	STL	44	108	4	18	2	0	10	1	28	0	.167
1910	CIN	35	73	3	12	0	1	6	1	12	0	.164
1911	PHI	12	19	2	5	2	1	1	1	2	0	.263
1916	CLE	20	28	4	6	0	1	1	1	8	0	.214
Career	—	205	457	24	72	7	6	30	8	93	1	.158

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1906	CHC/STL	15	10	34	25	1	230.2	171	75	100	171	2.93
1907	STL	7	19	31	29	0	238.1	192	72	109	141	2.72
1908	STL	5	13	29	19	0	174.1	134	51	66	72	2.63
1909	STL	15	21	44	34	1	287.2	256	90	104	105	2.82
1910	CIN	12	14	35	26	0	214.1	193	73	94	93	3.07
1911	PHI	3	3	9	8	0	48.1	52	24	24	20	4.47
1916	CLE	5	3	20	12	2	100.2	92	27	37	32	2.41
Career	—	62	83	202	153	4	1294.1	1090	412	534	634	2.86

On this day & linked events

1879

Born December 31, 1879

Lincoln, NE, USA

1957

Died October 30, 1957

1906

Major-league debut: Fred Beebe

Fred Beebe made a major-league debut on April 17, 1906.

1916

Final major-league game: Fred Beebe

Fred Beebe played a final major-league game on September 30, 1916.

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