1889
Born December 13, 1889
Antrim, PA, USA
Fritz Coumbe Notable
b. December 13, 1889 · Boston Red Sox 1914, Cleveland Naps 1914, Cleveland Indians 1915–1919, Cincinnati Reds 1920–1921
Fritz Coumbe played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1914 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1921. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1915 to 1919.
He went 38 and 38 with a 2.80 earned run average, pitching 761 innings in 193 games. He struck out 212, completed 30 of his 70 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 208 games he batted .206, with 52 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 5 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Antrim, PA, USA on December 13, 1889, and died on March 21, 1978. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | BOS/CLE | 31 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .195 |
| 1915 | CLE | 35 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .270 |
| 1916 | CLE | 31 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .057 |
| 1917 | CLE | 35 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .154 |
| 1918 | CLE | 32 | 56 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .214 |
| 1919 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1920 | CIN | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .231 |
| 1921 | CIN | 31 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .320 |
| Career | — | 208 | 252 | 10 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 58 | 2 | .206 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | BOS/CLE | 2 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 117.2 | 108 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 2.29 |
| 1915 | CLE | 4 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 114.0 | 123 | 44 | 37 | 37 | 3.47 |
| 1916 | CLE | 7 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 120.1 | 121 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 2.02 |
| 1917 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 134.1 | 119 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 2.14 |
| 1918 | CLE | 13 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 150.0 | 164 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 3.06 |
| 1919 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23.2 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5.32 |
| 1920 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4.91 |
| 1921 | CIN | 3 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 86.2 | 89 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 3.22 |
| Career | — | 38 | 38 | 193 | 70 | 13 | 761.1 | 773 | 237 | 217 | 212 | 2.80 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Died March 21, 1978
Image: Bain, public domain