1914
Born October 14, 1914
Broken Bow, OK, USA
Harry Brecheen Notable
Harry Brecheen divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1940, then the St. Louis Browns through 1953.
He went 133 and 92 with a 2.92 earned run average, pitching 1,907 innings in 318 games. He struck out 901, completed 125 of his 240 starts and threw 25 shutouts. Across 321 games he batted .192, with 129 hits and 48 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 13 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1946 and 1948, topping out at 7. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1948, with 149.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1947 to 1948.
He was born in Broken Bow, OK, USA on October 14, 1914, and died on January 17, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1947, 1948 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 3 | 1945, 1946, 1948 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | STL | 29 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .190 |
| 1944 | STL | 31 | 68 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .162 |
| 1945 | STL | 24 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .123 |
| 1946 | STL | 37 | 83 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .133 |
| 1947 | STL | 29 | 83 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .241 |
| 1948 | STL | 33 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .146 |
| 1949 | STL | 32 | 77 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .273 |
| 1950 | STL | 27 | 58 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .241 |
| 1951 | STL | 24 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .218 |
| 1952 | STL | 25 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .207 |
| 1953 | SLB | 27 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .179 |
| Career | — | 321 | 673 | 48 | 129 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 45 | 121 | 0 | .192 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 1943 | STL | 9 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 135.1 | 98 | 34 | 39 | 68 | 2.26 |
| 1944 | STL | 16 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 189.1 | 174 | 60 | 46 | 88 | 2.85 |
| 1945 | STL | 15 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 157.1 | 136 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 2.52 |
| 1946 | STL | 15 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 231.1 | 212 | 64 | 67 | 117 | 2.49 |
| 1947 | STL | 16 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 223.1 | 220 | 82 | 66 | 89 | 3.30 |
| 1948 | STL | 20 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 233.1 | 193 | 58 | 49 | 149 | 2.24 |
| 1949 | STL | 14 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 214.2 | 207 | 80 | 65 | 88 | 3.35 |
| 1950 | STL | 8 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 163.1 | 151 | 69 | 45 | 80 | 3.80 |
| 1951 | STL | 8 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 138.2 | 134 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 3.25 |
| 1952 | STL | 7 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 100.1 | 82 | 37 | 28 | 54 | 3.32 |
| 1953 | SLB | 5 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 117.1 | 122 | 40 | 31 | 44 | 3.07 |
| Career | — | 133 | 92 | 318 | 240 | 18 | 1907.2 | 1731 | 618 | 536 | 901 | 2.92 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died January 17, 2004
1940
Major-league debut: Harry Brecheen
Harry Brecheen made a major-league debut on April 22, 1940.
1953
Final major-league game: Harry Brecheen
Harry Brecheen played a final major-league game on September 13, 1953.