Heinie Meine Notable

b. May 1, 1896 · St. Louis Browns 1922, Pittsburgh Pirates 1929–1934

Heinie Meine divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Browns from 1922, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1934.

He went 66 and 50 with a 3.95 earned run average, pitching 999.3 innings in 165 games. He struck out 199, completed 60 of his 132 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 165 games he batted .144, with 49 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 9 doubles.

He led the league in wins once, in 1931, with 19.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on May 1, 1896, and died on March 18, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1922	SLB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1929	PIT	22	39	6	4	1	1	5	2	1	.103
1930	PIT	20	41	3	5	2	0	1	2	11	.122
1931	PIT	36	96	3	14	3	0	1	5	23	.146
1932	PIT	28	61	3	10	1	0	4	0	9	.164
1933	PIT	32	75	5	13	1	0	4	1	12	.173
1934	PIT	26	28	1	3	1	0	2	3	4	.107
Career	—	165	341	21	49	9	1	17	13	60	.144

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1922	SLB	0	0	1	0	0	4.0	5	2	2	0	4.50
1929	PIT	7	6	22	13	1	108.0	120	54	34	19	4.50
1930	PIT	6	8	20	16	1	117.1	168	80	44	18	6.14
1931	PIT	19	13	36	35	0	284.0	278	94	87	58	2.98
1932	PIT	12	9	28	25	1	172.1	193	74	45	32	3.86
1933	PIT	15	8	32	29	0	207.1	227	84	50	50	3.65
1934	PIT	7	6	26	14	0	106.1	134	51	25	22	4.32
Career	—	66	50	165	132	3	999.1	1125	439	287	199	3.95

On this day & linked events

1896

Born May 1, 1896

St. Louis, MO, USA

1968

Died March 18, 1968

1922

Major-league debut: Heinie Meine

Heinie Meine made a major-league debut on August 16, 1922.

1934

Final major-league game: Heinie Meine

Heinie Meine played a final major-league game on September 18, 1934.

Image: Goudey, public domain