1919
Born March 18, 1919
Utica, NY, USA
Hal White Notable
b. March 18, 1919 · Detroit Tigers 1941–1943, 1946–1952, St. Louis Browns 1953, St. Louis Cardinals 1953–1954
Hal White played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1941 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954.
He went 46 and 54 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 920.3 innings in 336 games. He struck out 349, completed 23 of his 67 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 337 games he batted .145, with 37 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was born in Utica, NY, USA on March 18, 1919, and died on April 21, 2001. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | DET | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | DET | 34 | 77 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .169 |
| 1943 | DET | 32 | 57 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .140 |
| 1946 | DET | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | DET | 35 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| 1948 | DET | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1949 | DET | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1950 | DET | 42 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .121 |
| 1951 | DET | 38 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1952 | DET | 41 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 1953 | SLB/STL | 59 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 337 | 255 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 91 | 0 | .145 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | DET | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 1942 | DET | 12 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 216.2 | 212 | 70 | 82 | 93 | 2.91 |
| 1943 | DET | 7 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 177.2 | 150 | 67 | 71 | 58 | 3.39 |
| 1946 | DET | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27.1 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 5.60 |
| 1947 | DET | 4 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 84.2 | 91 | 34 | 47 | 33 | 3.61 |
| 1948 | DET | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 42.2 | 46 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 6.12 |
| 1949 | DET | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 1950 | DET | 9 | 6 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 111.0 | 96 | 56 | 65 | 53 | 4.54 |
| 1951 | DET | 3 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 76.0 | 74 | 40 | 49 | 23 | 4.74 |
| 1952 | DET | 1 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 63.1 | 53 | 26 | 39 | 18 | 3.69 |
| 1953 | SLB/STL | 6 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 95.0 | 92 | 31 | 42 | 34 | 2.94 |
| 1954 | STL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 19.80 |
| Career | — | 46 | 54 | 336 | 67 | 25 | 920.1 | 875 | 387 | 450 | 349 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Died April 21, 2001
1941
Major-league debut: Hal White
Hal White made a major-league debut on April 22, 1941.
1954
Final major-league game: Hal White
Hal White played a final major-league game on May 4, 1954.
Image: Bowman, public domain