Gene Bearden Notable

b. September 5, 1920 · Cleveland Indians 1947–1950, Washington Senators 1950–1951, Detroit Tigers 1951, St. Louis Browns 1952, Chicago White Sox 1953

Gene Bearden played for five clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1947 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1953.

He went 45 and 38 with a 3.96 earned run average, pitching 788 innings in 193 games. He struck out 259, completed 29 of his 84 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 212 games he batted .236, with 68 hits and 35 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 10 doubles.

He was born in Lexa, AR, USA on September 5, 1920, and died on March 18, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1947	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1948	CLE	37	90	14	23	3	0	2	14	5	9	.256
1949	CLE	32	45	3	5	0	0	0	1	2	11	.111
1950	CLE/WSH	28	35	3	7	2	1	0	0	5	4	.200
1951	DET/WSH	38	32	7	6	2	0	2	6	0	4	.188
1952	SLB	45	65	6	23	3	0	0	8	2	10	.354
1953	CHW	31	21	2	4	0	0	0	3	0	4	.190
Career	—	212	288	35	68	10	1	4	32	14	42	.236

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1947	CLE	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	2	3	1	0	81.00
1948	CLE	20	7	37	29	1	229.2	187	62	106	80	2.43
1949	CLE	8	8	32	19	0	127.0	140	72	92	41	5.10
1950	CLE/WSH	4	8	26	12	0	113.2	138	63	65	30	4.99
1951	DET/WSH	3	4	38	5	0	108.2	118	56	60	39	4.64
1952	SLB	7	8	34	16	0	150.2	158	72	78	45	4.30
1953	CHW	3	3	25	3	0	58.1	48	19	33	24	2.93
Career	—	45	38	193	84	1	788.1	791	347	435	259	3.96

On this day & linked events

1920

Born September 5, 1920

Lexa, AR, USA

2004

Died March 18, 2004

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain