1904
Born January 26, 1904
Orange, CA, USA
George Blaeholder Notable
b. January 26, 1904 · St. Louis Browns 1925, 1927–1935, Philadelphia Athletics 1935, Cleveland Indians 1936
George Blaeholder played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1925 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1936.
He went 104 and 125 with a 4.54 earned run average, pitching 1,914.3 innings in 338 games. He struck out 572, completed 106 of his 251 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 338 games he batted .142, with 89 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 19 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1929, with 4.
He was born in Orange, CA, USA on January 26, 1904, and died on December 29, 1947. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | SLB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | SLB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1928 | SLB | 38 | 71 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .211 |
| 1929 | SLB | 42 | 74 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .122 |
| 1930 | SLB | 37 | 65 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .185 |
| 1931 | SLB | 35 | 77 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .143 |
| 1932 | SLB | 42 | 88 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .136 |
| 1933 | SLB | 38 | 77 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 1 | .182 |
| 1934 | SLB | 39 | 75 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .093 |
| 1935 | PHA/SLB | 29 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .040 |
| 1936 | CLE | 35 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .130 |
| Career | — | 338 | 626 | 43 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 46 | 208 | 2 | .142 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31.50 |
| 1927 | SLB | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 1928 | SLB | 10 | 15 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 214.1 | 235 | 104 | 52 | 87 | 4.37 |
| 1929 | SLB | 14 | 15 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 222.0 | 237 | 103 | 61 | 72 | 4.18 |
| 1930 | SLB | 11 | 13 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 191.1 | 235 | 98 | 46 | 70 | 4.61 |
| 1931 | SLB | 11 | 15 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 226.1 | 280 | 114 | 56 | 79 | 4.53 |
| 1932 | SLB | 14 | 14 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 258.1 | 304 | 135 | 76 | 80 | 4.70 |
| 1933 | SLB | 15 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 255.2 | 283 | 134 | 69 | 63 | 4.72 |
| 1934 | SLB | 14 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 234.1 | 276 | 110 | 68 | 66 | 4.22 |
| 1935 | PHA/SLB | 7 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 166.2 | 198 | 80 | 55 | 22 | 4.32 |
| 1936 | CLE | 8 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 134.1 | 158 | 76 | 47 | 30 | 5.09 |
| Career | — | 104 | 125 | 338 | 251 | 12 | 1914.1 | 2220 | 966 | 535 | 572 | 4.54 |
On this day & linked events
1947
Died December 29, 1947
1925
Major-league debut: George Blaeholder
George Blaeholder made a major-league debut on April 20, 1925.
1936
Final major-league game: George Blaeholder
George Blaeholder played a final major-league game on September 22, 1936.
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