1912
Born September 4, 1912
Utopia, TX, USA
Gordon Maltzberger Notable
b. September 4, 1912 · Chicago White Sox 1943–1944, 1946–1947
Gordon Maltzberger played 1943 to 1947 for the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher.
He went 20 and 13 with a 2.70 earned run average, pitching 293 innings in 135 games. He struck out 136. Across 135 games he batted .117, with 7 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in saves two times between 1943 and 1944, topping out at 14.
He was born in Utopia, TX, USA on September 4, 1912, and died on December 11, 1974. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | CHW | 37 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .120 |
| 1944 | CHW | 46 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .136 |
| 1946 | CHW | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | CHW | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 135 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 0 | .117 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | CHW | 7 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 98.2 | 86 | 27 | 24 | 48 | 2.46 |
| 1944 | CHW | 10 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 91.1 | 81 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 2.96 |
| 1946 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1.59 |
| 1947 | CHW | 1 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 63.2 | 61 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 3.39 |
| Career | — | 20 | 13 | 135 | 0 | 33 | 293.1 | 258 | 88 | 74 | 136 | 2.70 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Died December 11, 1974
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain