1911
Born August 16, 1911
St. Louis, MO, USA
Herman Besse Notable
b. August 16, 1911 · Philadelphia Athletics 1940–1943, 1946
Herman Besse played 1940 to 1946 for the Philadelphia Athletics as a pitcher.
He went 5 and 15 with a 6.79 earned run average, pitching 242 innings in 65 games. He struck out 118. Across 71 games he batted .200, with 18 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on August 16, 1911, and died on August 13, 1972. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | PHA | 17 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .263 |
| 1941 | PHA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1942 | PHA | 34 | 53 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .226 |
| 1943 | PHA | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | PHA | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 71 | 90 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 0 | .200 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | PHA | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 53.0 | 70 | 52 | 34 | 19 | 8.83 |
| 1941 | PHA | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19.2 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 10.07 |
| 1942 | PHA | 2 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 133.0 | 163 | 91 | 69 | 78 | 6.16 |
| 1943 | PHA | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3.31 |
| 1946 | PHA | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20.2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5.23 |
| Career | — | 5 | 15 | 65 | 25 | 2 | 242.2 | 298 | 183 | 128 | 118 | 6.79 |
On this day & linked events
1972