1916
Born March 18, 1916
Santurce, , P.R.
Hiram Bithorn Notable
Hiram Bithorn divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago Cubs from 1942, then the Chicago White Sox through 1947.
He went 34 and 31 with a 3.16 earned run average, pitching 509.7 innings in 105 games. He struck out 185, completed 30 of his 53 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 105 games he batted .158, with 28 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1943, with 7.
He was born in Santurce, P.R. on March 18, 1916, and died on December 29, 1951. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CHC | 38 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .123 |
| 1943 | CHC | 39 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .174 |
| 1946 | CHC | 26 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .179 |
| 1947 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 105 | 177 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 0 | .158 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CHC | 9 | 14 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 171.1 | 191 | 70 | 81 | 65 | 3.68 |
| 1943 | CHC | 18 | 12 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 249.2 | 227 | 72 | 65 | 86 | 2.60 |
| 1946 | CHC | 6 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 86.2 | 97 | 37 | 25 | 34 | 3.84 |
| 1947 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 34 | 31 | 105 | 53 | 5 | 509.2 | 517 | 179 | 171 | 185 | 3.16 |
On this day & linked events
1951
Died December 29, 1951
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