1925
Born September 18, 1925
Medway, OH, USA
Harvey Haddix Notable
b. September 18, 1925 · St. Louis Cardinals 1952–1956, Philadelphia Phillies 1956–1957, Cincinnati Redlegs 1958, Pittsburgh Pirates 1959–1963, Baltimore Orioles 1964–1965
Harvey Haddix played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1965.
He went 136 and 113 with a 3.63 earned run average, pitching 2,235 innings in 453 games. He struck out 1,575, completed 99 of his 285 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 531 games he batted .212, with 169 hits and 95 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 37 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1953, with 6.
He took three Gold Gloves, between 1958 and 1960. He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1953 to 1955.
He was born in Medway, OH, USA on September 18, 1925, and died on January 8, 1994. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| Gold Glove | 3 | 1958, 1959, 1960 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 |
| 1953 | STL | 48 | 97 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .289 |
| 1954 | STL | 61 | 93 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | .194 |
| 1955 | STL | 37 | 73 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .164 |
| 1956 | PHI/STL | 51 | 102 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| 1957 | PHI | 41 | 68 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .309 |
| 1958 | CIN | 42 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .180 |
| 1959 | PIT | 31 | 83 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .145 |
| 1960 | PIT | 29 | 67 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .254 |
| 1961 | PIT | 31 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .143 |
| 1962 | PIT | 28 | 52 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .250 |
| 1963 | PIT | 50 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| 1964 | BAL | 49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | BAL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 531 | 798 | 95 | 169 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 46 | 162 | 4 | .212 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 42.0 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 2.79 |
| 1953 | STL | 20 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 253.0 | 220 | 86 | 69 | 163 | 3.06 |
| 1954 | STL | 18 | 13 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 259.2 | 247 | 103 | 77 | 184 | 3.57 |
| 1955 | STL | 12 | 16 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 208.0 | 216 | 103 | 62 | 150 | 4.46 |
| 1956 | PHI/STL | 13 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 230.1 | 224 | 94 | 65 | 170 | 3.67 |
| 1957 | PHI | 10 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 170.2 | 176 | 77 | 39 | 136 | 4.06 |
| 1958 | CIN | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 184.0 | 191 | 72 | 43 | 110 | 3.52 |
| 1959 | PIT | 12 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 224.1 | 189 | 78 | 49 | 149 | 3.13 |
| 1960 | PIT | 11 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 172.1 | 189 | 76 | 38 | 101 | 3.97 |
| 1961 | PIT | 10 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 156.0 | 159 | 71 | 41 | 99 | 4.10 |
| 1962 | PIT | 9 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 141.1 | 146 | 66 | 42 | 101 | 4.20 |
| 1963 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 70.0 | 67 | 26 | 20 | 70 | 3.34 |
| 1964 | BAL | 5 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 89.2 | 68 | 23 | 23 | 90 | 2.31 |
| 1965 | BAL | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 33.2 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 3.48 |
| Career | — | 136 | 113 | 453 | 285 | 21 | 2235.0 | 2154 | 901 | 601 | 1575 | 3.63 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Died January 8, 1994
1952
Major-league debut: Harvey Haddix
Harvey Haddix made a major-league debut on August 20, 1952.
1965
Final major-league game: Harvey Haddix
Harvey Haddix played a final major-league game on August 28, 1965.
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