1886
Born April 23, 1886
Shamokin, PA, USA
Harry Coveleski Notable
Harry Coveleski played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1907 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1918.
He went 81 and 55 with a 2.39 earned run average, pitching 1,248 innings in 198 games. He struck out 511, completed 83 of his 151 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 198 games he batted .189, with 79 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.
He was born in Shamokin, PA, USA on April 23, 1886, and died on August 4, 1950. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | PHI | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1908 | PHI | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .133 |
| 1909 | PHI | 24 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .108 |
| 1910 | CIN | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .063 |
| 1914 | DET | 44 | 95 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .242 |
| 1915 | DET | 50 | 103 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .175 |
| 1916 | DET | 44 | 118 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | .212 |
| 1917 | DET | 16 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .227 |
| 1918 | DET | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 198 | 418 | 30 | 79 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 134 | 0 | .189 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 1908 | PHI | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 43.2 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 1.24 |
| 1909 | PHI | 6 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 121.2 | 109 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 2.74 |
| 1910 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 39.1 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 27 | 5.26 |
| 1914 | DET | 22 | 12 | 44 | 36 | 2 | 303.1 | 251 | 84 | 100 | 124 | 2.49 |
| 1915 | DET | 22 | 13 | 50 | 38 | 4 | 312.2 | 271 | 85 | 87 | 150 | 2.45 |
| 1916 | DET | 21 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 324.1 | 278 | 71 | 63 | 108 | 1.97 |
| 1917 | DET | 4 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 69.0 | 70 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 2.61 |
| 1918 | DET | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 81 | 55 | 198 | 151 | 9 | 1248.0 | 1070 | 332 | 376 | 511 | 2.39 |
On this day & linked events
1950
Died August 4, 1950
1907
Major-league debut: Harry Coveleski
Harry Coveleski made a major-league debut on September 10, 1907.
1918
Final major-league game: Harry Coveleski
Harry Coveleski played a final major-league game on June 23, 1918.
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