1899
Born June 2, 1899
Fremont, NE, USA
Hollis Thurston Notable
b. June 2, 1899 · St. Louis Browns 1923, Chicago White Sox 1923–1926, Washington Senators 1927, Brooklyn Robins 1930–1931, Brooklyn Dodgers 1932–1933
Hollis Thurston played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1923 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933.
He went 89 and 86 with a 4.24 earned run average, pitching 1,542 innings in 288 games. He struck out 306, completed 95 of his 178 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 343 games he batted .270, with 175 hits and 65 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 38 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Fremont, NE, USA on June 2, 1899, and died on September 14, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1924 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | CHW/SLB | 47 | 79 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .316 |
| 1924 | CHW | 51 | 122 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .254 |
| 1925 | CHW | 44 | 84 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .286 |
| 1926 | CHW | 38 | 61 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .311 |
| 1927 | WSH | 42 | 92 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .315 |
| 1930 | BRO | 36 | 50 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .200 |
| 1931 | BRO | 24 | 60 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .217 |
| 1932 | BRO | 29 | 56 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .304 |
| 1933 | BRO | 32 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .159 |
| Career | — | 343 | 648 | 65 | 175 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 79 | 24 | 91 | 1 | .270 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | CHW/SLB | 7 | 8 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 195.2 | 231 | 68 | 38 | 55 | 3.13 |
| 1924 | CHW | 20 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 291.0 | 330 | 123 | 60 | 37 | 3.80 |
| 1925 | CHW | 10 | 14 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 183.0 | 250 | 121 | 47 | 35 | 5.95 |
| 1926 | CHW | 6 | 8 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 134.1 | 164 | 75 | 36 | 35 | 5.02 |
| 1927 | WSH | 13 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 205.1 | 254 | 102 | 60 | 38 | 4.47 |
| 1930 | BRO | 6 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 106.0 | 110 | 40 | 17 | 26 | 3.40 |
| 1931 | BRO | 9 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 143.0 | 175 | 63 | 39 | 23 | 3.97 |
| 1932 | BRO | 12 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 153.0 | 174 | 69 | 38 | 35 | 4.06 |
| 1933 | BRO | 6 | 8 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 131.1 | 171 | 66 | 34 | 22 | 4.52 |
| Career | — | 89 | 86 | 288 | 178 | 13 | 1542.2 | 1859 | 727 | 369 | 306 | 4.24 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Died September 14, 1973
1923
Major-league debut: Hollis Thurston
Hollis Thurston made a major-league debut on April 19, 1923.
1933
Final major-league game: Hollis Thurston
Hollis Thurston played a final major-league game on October 1, 1933.
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