George Chalmers Notable

b. June 7, 1888 · Philadelphia Phillies 1910–1916

George Chalmers played 1910 to 1916 for the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher.

He went 29 and 41 with a 3.41 earned run average, pitching 646.3 innings in 121 games. He struck out 290, completed 36 of his 77 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 121 games he batted .163, with 34 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.

He was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland on June 7, 1888, and died on August 5, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1910	PHI	4	7	0	1	1	0	0	3	.143
1911	PHI	38	73	4	13	4	2	1	26	.178
1912	PHI	12	16	2	3	0	0	2	9	.188
1913	PHI	26	33	2	7	0	1	0	13	.212
1914	PHI	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
1915	PHI	26	59	0	10	3	6	1	20	.169
1916	PHI	12	15	0	0	0	0	0	10	.000
Career	—	121	209	8	34	8	9	4	84	.163

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1910	PHI	1	1	4	3	0	22.0	21	13	11	12	5.32
1911	PHI	13	10	38	22	4	208.2	196	72	101	101	3.11
1912	PHI	3	4	12	8	0	57.2	64	21	37	22	3.28
1913	PHI	3	10	26	14	1	116.0	133	62	51	46	4.81
1914	PHI	0	3	3	2	0	18.0	23	11	15	6	5.50
1915	PHI	8	9	26	20	1	170.1	159	47	45	82	2.48
1916	PHI	1	4	12	8	0	53.2	49	19	19	21	3.19
Career	—	29	41	121	77	6	646.1	645	245	279	290	3.41

On this day & linked events

1888

Born June 7, 1888

Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

1960

Died August 5, 1960

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