1907
Born August 4, 1907
Colton, CA, USA
George Caster Notable
b. August 4, 1907 · Philadelphia Athletics 1934–1935, 1937–1940, St. Louis Browns 1941–1945, Detroit Tigers 1945–1946
George Caster played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1934 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1946. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1941 to 1945.
He went 76 and 100 with a 4.54 earned run average, pitching 1,377 innings in 376 games. He struck out 595, completed 62 of his 127 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 380 games he batted .184, with 81 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 13 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1944, with 12.
He was born in Colton, CA, USA on August 4, 1907, and died on December 18, 1955. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHA | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 |
| 1935 | PHA | 26 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .227 |
| 1937 | PHA | 37 | 90 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .211 |
| 1938 | PHA | 42 | 101 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 0 | .198 |
| 1939 | PHA | 28 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .209 |
| 1940 | PHA | 36 | 62 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .129 |
| 1941 | SLB | 32 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .103 |
| 1942 | SLB | 39 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .067 |
| 1943 | SLB | 35 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .136 |
| 1944 | SLB | 42 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .250 |
| 1945 | DET/SLB | 32 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .214 |
| 1946 | DET | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 380 | 440 | 25 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 133 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHA | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 37.0 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 3.41 |
| 1935 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 63.1 | 86 | 44 | 37 | 24 | 6.25 |
| 1937 | PHA | 12 | 19 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 231.2 | 227 | 114 | 107 | 100 | 4.43 |
| 1938 | PHA | 16 | 20 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 281.1 | 310 | 136 | 117 | 112 | 4.35 |
| 1939 | PHA | 9 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 136.0 | 144 | 74 | 45 | 59 | 4.90 |
| 1940 | PHA | 4 | 19 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 178.1 | 234 | 130 | 69 | 75 | 6.56 |
| 1941 | SLB | 3 | 7 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 104.1 | 105 | 58 | 37 | 36 | 5.00 |
| 1942 | SLB | 8 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 80.0 | 62 | 25 | 39 | 34 | 2.81 |
| 1943 | SLB | 6 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 76.1 | 69 | 18 | 41 | 43 | 2.12 |
| 1944 | SLB | 6 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 81.0 | 91 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 2.44 |
| 1945 | DET/SLB | 6 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 67.0 | 67 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 1946 | DET | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 41.1 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 5.66 |
| Career | — | 76 | 100 | 376 | 127 | 39 | 1377.2 | 1469 | 695 | 597 | 595 | 4.54 |
On this day & linked events
1955
Died December 18, 1955
1934
Major-league debut: George Caster
George Caster made a major-league debut on September 10, 1934.
1946
Final major-league game: George Caster
George Caster played a final major-league game on September 16, 1946.
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