1892
Born May 17, 1892
Rockford, IL, USA
Hal Carlson Notable
b. May 17, 1892 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1917–1923, Philadelphia Phillies 1924–1927, Chicago Cubs 1927–1930
Hal Carlson played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1917 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1930.
He went 114 and 120 with a 3.97 earned run average, pitching 2,002 innings in 377 games. He struck out 590, completed 121 of his 238 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 385 games he batted .223, with 159 hits and 58 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 18 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1925, with 4.
He was born in Rockford, IL, USA on May 17, 1892, and died on May 28, 1930. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1926 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | PIT | 34 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .122 |
| 1918 | PIT | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1919 | PIT | 22 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .163 |
| 1920 | PIT | 39 | 85 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .271 |
| 1921 | PIT | 31 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .294 |
| 1922 | PIT | 39 | 56 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .268 |
| 1923 | PIT | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | PHI | 39 | 76 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .276 |
| 1925 | PHI | 38 | 93 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .183 |
| 1926 | PHI | 38 | 96 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .240 |
| 1927 | CHC/PHI | 39 | 92 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .185 |
| 1928 | CHC | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 |
| 1929 | CHC | 31 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .231 |
| 1930 | CHC | 8 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 385 | 712 | 58 | 159 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 24 | 118 | 0 | .223 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | PIT | 7 | 11 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 161.1 | 140 | 52 | 49 | 68 | 2.90 |
| 1918 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.75 |
| 1919 | PIT | 8 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 141.0 | 114 | 35 | 39 | 49 | 2.23 |
| 1920 | PIT | 14 | 13 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 246.2 | 262 | 92 | 63 | 62 | 3.36 |
| 1921 | PIT | 4 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 109.2 | 121 | 52 | 23 | 37 | 4.27 |
| 1922 | PIT | 9 | 12 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 145.1 | 193 | 92 | 58 | 64 | 5.70 |
| 1923 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4.72 |
| 1924 | PHI | 8 | 17 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 203.2 | 267 | 110 | 55 | 66 | 4.86 |
| 1925 | PHI | 13 | 14 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 234.0 | 281 | 110 | 52 | 80 | 4.23 |
| 1926 | PHI | 17 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 267.1 | 293 | 96 | 47 | 55 | 3.23 |
| 1927 | CHC/PHI | 16 | 13 | 38 | 31 | 1 | 248.0 | 281 | 102 | 45 | 40 | 3.70 |
| 1928 | CHC | 3 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 56.1 | 74 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 5.91 |
| 1929 | CHC | 11 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 111.2 | 131 | 64 | 31 | 35 | 5.16 |
| 1930 | CHC | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 51.2 | 68 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 5.05 |
| Career | — | 114 | 120 | 377 | 238 | 19 | 2002.0 | 2256 | 883 | 498 | 590 | 3.97 |
On this day & linked events
1930
Died May 28, 1930
1917
Major-league debut: Hal Carlson
Hal Carlson made a major-league debut on April 13, 1917.
1930
Final major-league game: Hal Carlson
Hal Carlson played a final major-league game on May 23, 1930.
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