Gus Suhr Notable

b. January 3, 1906 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1930–1939, Philadelphia Phillies 1939–1940

Gus Suhr divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1930, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1940.

Across 1,435 games he batted .279, with 1,446 hits and 714 runs. He finished with 84 home runs, 288 doubles, 114 triples, 718 walks and 53 stolen bases.

He played 1,406 games at first base, with 13,103 putouts and 116 errors. He turned 1,086 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1936.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on January 3, 1906, and died on January 15, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1936
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1936

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1930	PIT	151	542	93	155	26	14	17	107	80	56	11	.286
1931	PIT	87	270	26	57	13	4	4	32	38	25	4	.211
1932	PIT	154	581	78	153	31	16	5	81	63	39	7	.263
1933	PIT	154	566	72	151	31	11	10	75	72	52	2	.267
1934	PIT	151	573	67	162	36	13	13	103	66	52	4	.283
1935	PIT	153	529	68	144	33	12	10	81	70	54	6	.272
1936	PIT	156	583	111	182	33	12	11	118	95	34	8	.312
1937	PIT	151	575	69	160	28	14	5	97	83	42	2	.278
1938	PIT	145	530	82	156	35	14	3	64	87	37	4	.294
1939	PHI/PIT	123	402	44	122	22	4	4	55	59	37	5	.303
1940	PHI	10	25	4	4	0	0	2	5	5	5	0	.160
Career	—	1435	5176	714	1446	288	114	84	818	718	433	53	.279

On this day & linked events

1906

Born January 3, 1906

San Francisco, CA, USA

2004

Died January 15, 2004

1930

Major-league debut: Gus Suhr

Gus Suhr made a major-league debut on April 15, 1930.

1940

Final major-league game: Gus Suhr

Gus Suhr played a final major-league game on May 12, 1940.

Image: Goudey, public domain