1896
Born July 5, 1896
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Hank Thormahlen Notable
Hank Thormahlen played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1917 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1925.
He went 29 and 30 with a 3.33 earned run average, pitching 565 innings in 104 games. He struck out 148, completed 27 of his 64 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 104 games he batted .168, with 29 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Jersey City, NJ, USA on July 5, 1896, and died on February 6, 1955. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1918 | NYY | 16 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .077 |
| 1919 | NYY | 30 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .186 |
| 1920 | NYY | 29 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .222 |
| 1921 | BOS | 23 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .174 |
| 1925 | BRO | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 104 | 173 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 62 | 1 | .168 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.25 |
| 1918 | NYY | 7 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 112.2 | 85 | 31 | 52 | 22 | 2.48 |
| 1919 | NYY | 12 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 188.2 | 155 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 2.62 |
| 1920 | NYY | 9 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 143.1 | 178 | 66 | 43 | 35 | 4.14 |
| 1921 | BOS | 1 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 96.1 | 101 | 48 | 34 | 17 | 4.48 |
| 1925 | BRO | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3.94 |
| Career | — | 29 | 30 | 104 | 64 | 2 | 565.0 | 550 | 209 | 203 | 148 | 3.33 |
On this day & linked events
1955
Died February 6, 1955
Image: The Library of Congress, public domain