Howie Krist Notable

b. February 28, 1916 · St. Louis Cardinals 1937–1938, 1941–1943, 1946

Howie Krist spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher, from 1937 to 1946.

He went 37 and 11 with a 3.32 earned run average, pitching 444.3 innings in 128 games. He struck out 150 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 129 games he batted .168, with 25 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.

He was born in West Henrietta, NY, USA on February 28, 1916, and died on April 23, 1989. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1937	STL	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000
1938	STL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1941	STL	37	38	5	9	1	4	2	11	.237
1942	STL	35	42	5	6	1	1	1	12	.143
1943	STL	34	60	7	10	1	2	1	13	.167
1946	STL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	129	149	17	25	3	7	4	41	.168

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1937	STL	3	1	6	4	0	27.2	34	13	10	6	4.23
1938	STL	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
1941	STL	10	0	37	8	2	114.0	107	51	35	36	4.03
1942	STL	13	3	34	8	1	118.1	103	33	43	47	2.51
1943	STL	11	5	34	17	3	164.1	141	53	62	57	2.90
1946	STL	0	2	15	0	0	18.2	22	14	8	3	6.75
Career	—	37	11	128	37	6	444.1	408	164	158	150	3.32

On this day & linked events

1916

Born February 28, 1916

West Henrietta, NY, USA

1989

Died April 23, 1989

1937

Major-league debut: Howie Krist

Howie Krist made a major-league debut on September 12, 1937.

1946

Final major-league game: Howie Krist

Howie Krist played a final major-league game on September 7, 1946.

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