1881
Born August 22, 1881
Covington, KY, USA
Howie Camnitz Notable
b. August 22, 1881 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1904, 1906–1913, Philadelphia Phillies 1913, Pittsburgh Rebels 1914–1915
Howie Camnitz played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1904 and closing with the Pittsburgh Rebels in 1915.
He went 133 and 106 with a 2.75 earned run average, pitching 2,085.3 innings in 326 games. He struck out 915, completed 137 of his 236 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 326 games he batted .136, with 92 hits and 42 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Covington, KY, USA on August 22, 1881, and died on March 2, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1909 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | PIT | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .063 |
| 1906 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1907 | PIT | 31 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .050 |
| 1908 | PIT | 38 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .083 |
| 1909 | PIT | 41 | 87 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 0 | .138 |
| 1910 | PIT | 38 | 88 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 | .125 |
| 1911 | PIT | 40 | 84 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | .143 |
| 1912 | PIT | 41 | 98 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .235 |
| 1913 | PHI/PIT | 45 | 75 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .133 |
| 1914 | PBS | 36 | 87 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .161 |
| 1915 | PBS | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 326 | 677 | 42 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 37 | 204 | 1 | .136 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | PIT | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 49.0 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 4.22 |
| 1906 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 1907 | PIT | 13 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 180.0 | 135 | 43 | 59 | 85 | 2.15 |
| 1908 | PIT | 16 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 236.2 | 182 | 41 | 69 | 118 | 1.56 |
| 1909 | PIT | 25 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 283.0 | 207 | 51 | 68 | 133 | 1.62 |
| 1910 | PIT | 12 | 13 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 260.0 | 246 | 93 | 61 | 120 | 3.22 |
| 1911 | PIT | 20 | 15 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 267.2 | 245 | 93 | 84 | 139 | 3.13 |
| 1912 | PIT | 22 | 12 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 276.2 | 256 | 87 | 82 | 121 | 2.83 |
| 1913 | PHI/PIT | 9 | 20 | 45 | 26 | 3 | 241.1 | 252 | 100 | 107 | 85 | 3.73 |
| 1914 | PBS | 14 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 262.0 | 256 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 3.23 |
| 1915 | PBS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 133 | 106 | 326 | 236 | 15 | 2085.1 | 1852 | 637 | 656 | 915 | 2.75 |
On this day & linked events
1960
Died March 2, 1960
1904
Major-league debut: Howie Camnitz
Howie Camnitz made a major-league debut on April 22, 1904.
1915
Final major-league game: Howie Camnitz
Howie Camnitz played a final major-league game on May 3, 1915.
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