1922
Born September 6, 1922
Dante, VA, USA
Harry Perkowski Notable
Harry Perkowski played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1947 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1955.
He went 33 and 40 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 697 innings in 184 games. He struck out 296, completed 24 of his 76 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 197 games he batted .180, with 43 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He was born in Dante, VA, USA on September 6, 1922, and died on April 20, 2016. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | CIN | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| 1950 | CIN | 32 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .318 |
| 1951 | CIN | 37 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .040 |
| 1952 | CIN | 33 | 75 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .160 |
| 1953 | CIN | 33 | 69 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .203 |
| 1954 | CIN | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .160 |
| 1955 | CHC | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .154 |
| Career | — | 197 | 239 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 71 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.68 |
| 1949 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23.2 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4.56 |
| 1950 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 36 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 5.24 |
| 1951 | CIN | 3 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 102.0 | 96 | 32 | 46 | 56 | 2.82 |
| 1952 | CIN | 12 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 194.0 | 197 | 82 | 89 | 86 | 3.80 |
| 1953 | CIN | 12 | 11 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 193.0 | 204 | 97 | 62 | 70 | 4.52 |
| 1954 | CIN | 2 | 8 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 95.2 | 100 | 65 | 62 | 32 | 6.11 |
| 1955 | CHC | 3 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 47.2 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 5.29 |
| Career | — | 33 | 40 | 184 | 76 | 5 | 697.2 | 719 | 339 | 324 | 296 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Died April 20, 2016
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain