1901
Born January 27, 1901
Camden, NJ, USA
Fred Heimach Notable
b. January 27, 1901 · Philadelphia Athletics 1920–1926, Boston Red Sox 1926, New York Yankees 1928–1929, Brooklyn Robins 1930–1931, Brooklyn Dodgers 1932–1933
Fred Heimach played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1920 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933.
He went 62 and 69 with a 4.46 earned run average, pitching 1,288.7 innings in 296 games. He struck out 334, completed 56 of his 127 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 368 games he batted .236, with 128 hits and 58 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 15 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Camden, NJ, USA on January 27, 1901, and died on June 1, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1921 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1922 | PHA | 37 | 60 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .250 |
| 1923 | PHA | 63 | 118 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .254 |
| 1924 | PHA | 58 | 90 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .322 |
| 1925 | PHA | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1926 | BOS/PHA | 40 | 54 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .259 |
| 1928 | NYY | 18 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .167 |
| 1929 | NYY | 36 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .184 |
| 1930 | BRO | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1931 | BRO | 39 | 61 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .197 |
| 1932 | BRO | 37 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .164 |
| 1933 | BRO | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 368 | 542 | 58 | 128 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 28 | 98 | 2 | .236 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14.40 |
| 1921 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1922 | PHA | 7 | 11 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 171.2 | 220 | 96 | 63 | 47 | 5.03 |
| 1923 | PHA | 6 | 12 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 208.1 | 238 | 100 | 69 | 63 | 4.32 |
| 1924 | PHA | 14 | 12 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 198.0 | 243 | 104 | 60 | 60 | 4.73 |
| 1925 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3.98 |
| 1926 | BOS/PHA | 3 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 133.2 | 147 | 74 | 47 | 25 | 4.98 |
| 1928 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 68.0 | 66 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 3.31 |
| 1929 | NYY | 11 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 134.2 | 141 | 60 | 29 | 26 | 4.01 |
| 1930 | BRO | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.91 |
| 1931 | BRO | 9 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 135.1 | 145 | 52 | 23 | 43 | 3.46 |
| 1932 | BRO | 9 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 167.2 | 203 | 74 | 28 | 30 | 3.97 |
| 1933 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29.2 | 49 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 10.01 |
| Career | — | 62 | 69 | 296 | 127 | 7 | 1288.2 | 1510 | 639 | 360 | 334 | 4.46 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Died June 1, 1973
1920
Major-league debut: Fred Heimach
Fred Heimach made a major-league debut on October 1, 1920.
1933
Final major-league game: Fred Heimach
Fred Heimach played a final major-league game on August 30, 1933.
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