1921
Born July 13, 1921
Swoyersville, PA, USA
Fritz Dorish Notable
b. July 13, 1921 · Boston Red Sox 1947–1949, 1956, St. Louis Browns 1950, Chicago White Sox 1951–1955, Baltimore Orioles 1955–1956
Fritz Dorish played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1947 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1956. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1951 to 1955.
He went 45 and 43 with a 3.83 earned run average, pitching 834.3 innings in 323 games. He struck out 332 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 324 games he batted .157, with 32 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 7 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in saves once, in 1952, with 11.
He was born in Swoyersville, PA, USA on July 13, 1921, and died on December 31, 2000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 41 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .143 |
| 1948 | BOS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1949 | BOS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | SLB | 30 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .161 |
| 1951 | CHW | 32 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .258 |
| 1952 | CHW | 39 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| 1953 | CHW | 55 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .171 |
| 1954 | CHW | 37 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1955 | BAL/CHW | 48 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .077 |
| 1956 | BAL/BOS | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 324 | 204 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 1 | .157 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 7 | 8 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 136.0 | 149 | 71 | 54 | 50 | 4.70 |
| 1948 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5.65 |
| 1949 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.35 |
| 1950 | SLB | 4 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 109.0 | 162 | 78 | 36 | 36 | 6.44 |
| 1951 | CHW | 5 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 96.2 | 101 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 3.54 |
| 1952 | CHW | 8 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 91.0 | 66 | 25 | 42 | 47 | 2.47 |
| 1953 | CHW | 10 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 18 | 145.2 | 140 | 55 | 52 | 69 | 3.40 |
| 1954 | CHW | 6 | 4 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 109.0 | 88 | 33 | 29 | 48 | 2.72 |
| 1955 | BAL/CHW | 5 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 82.2 | 74 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 2.83 |
| 1956 | BAL/BOS | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 3.83 |
| Career | — | 45 | 43 | 323 | 40 | 44 | 834.1 | 850 | 355 | 301 | 332 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
2000
Died December 31, 2000
1947
Major-league debut: Fritz Dorish
Fritz Dorish made a major-league debut on April 15, 1947.
1956
Final major-league game: Fritz Dorish
Fritz Dorish played a final major-league game on September 28, 1956.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain