1882
Born July 7, 1882
Kinston, NC, USA
George Suggs Notable
b. July 7, 1882 · Detroit Tigers 1908–1909, Cincinnati Reds 1910–1913, Baltimore Terrapins 1914–1915
George Suggs played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1908 and closing with the Baltimore Terrapins in 1915.
He went 99 and 91 with a 3.11 earned run average, pitching 1,652 innings in 245 games. He struck out 588, completed 115 of his 185 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 245 games he batted .204, with 112 hits and 47 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 14 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Kinston, NC, USA on July 7, 1882, and died on April 4, 1949. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | DET | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1909 | DET | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .067 |
| 1910 | CIN | 35 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | .165 |
| 1911 | CIN | 36 | 90 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .256 |
| 1912 | CIN | 42 | 106 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 0 | .160 |
| 1913 | CIN | 36 | 67 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .254 |
| 1914 | BAL | 46 | 99 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 3 | .212 |
| 1915 | BAL | 35 | 77 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .221 |
| Career | — | 245 | 549 | 47 | 112 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 54 | 108 | 3 | .204 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | DET | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1.67 |
| 1909 | DET | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 44.1 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 2.03 |
| 1910 | CIN | 20 | 12 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 266.0 | 248 | 71 | 48 | 91 | 2.40 |
| 1911 | CIN | 15 | 13 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 260.2 | 258 | 87 | 79 | 91 | 3.00 |
| 1912 | CIN | 19 | 16 | 42 | 36 | 3 | 303.0 | 320 | 99 | 56 | 104 | 2.94 |
| 1913 | CIN | 8 | 15 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 199.0 | 220 | 89 | 35 | 73 | 4.03 |
| 1914 | BAL | 24 | 14 | 46 | 38 | 4 | 319.1 | 322 | 103 | 57 | 132 | 2.90 |
| 1915 | BAL | 11 | 17 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 232.2 | 288 | 107 | 68 | 71 | 4.14 |
| Career | — | 99 | 91 | 245 | 185 | 17 | 1652.0 | 1722 | 571 | 355 | 588 | 3.11 |
On this day & linked events
1949
Died April 4, 1949
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