1863
Born December 14, 1863
Hamden, CT, USA
Henry Gruber Notable
b. December 14, 1863 · Detroit Wolverines 1887–1888, Cleveland Spiders 1889, 1891, Cleveland Infants 1890
Henry Gruber played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Wolverines in 1887 and closing with the Cleveland Spiders in 1891.
He went 61 and 78 with a 3.67 earned run average, pitching 1,239.3 innings in 151 games. He struck out 346, completed 129 of his 139 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 155 games he batted .170, with 83 hits and 56 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 10 doubles.
He was born in Hamden, CT, USA on December 14, 1863, and died on September 26, 1932. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | DTN | 7 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .167 |
| 1888 | DTN | 27 | 92 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .141 |
| 1889 | CLV | 25 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | .101 |
| 1890 | CLE | 50 | 163 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 0 | .221 |
| 1891 | CLV | 46 | 141 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 0 | .163 |
| Career | — | 155 | 489 | 56 | 83 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 73 | 111 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | DTN | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 62.1 | 63 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 2.74 |
| 1888 | DTN | 11 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 240.0 | 196 | 61 | 41 | 71 | 2.29 |
| 1889 | CLV | 7 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 205.0 | 198 | 83 | 94 | 74 | 3.64 |
| 1890 | CLE | 22 | 23 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 383.1 | 464 | 182 | 204 | 110 | 4.27 |
| 1891 | CLV | 17 | 22 | 44 | 40 | 0 | 348.2 | 407 | 160 | 119 | 79 | 4.13 |
| Career | — | 61 | 78 | 151 | 139 | 1 | 1239.1 | 1328 | 505 | 479 | 346 | 3.67 |
On this day & linked events
1932
Died September 26, 1932
Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain