1900
Born September 1, 1900
Malden, MO, USA
Hub Pruett Notable
b. September 1, 1900 · St. Louis Browns 1922–1924, Philadelphia Phillies 1927–1928, New York Giants 1930, Boston Braves 1932
Hub Pruett played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1922 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1932.
He went 29 and 48 with a 4.63 earned run average, pitching 745 innings in 211 games. He struck out 357, completed 28 of his 69 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 211 games he batted .170, with 36 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Malden, MO, USA on September 1, 1900, and died on January 28, 1982. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SLB | 39 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .147 |
| 1923 | SLB | 32 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .130 |
| 1924 | SLB | 33 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 1927 | PHI | 31 | 60 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .217 |
| 1928 | PHI | 13 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .208 |
| 1930 | NYG | 45 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .135 |
| 1932 | BSN | 18 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .105 |
| Career | — | 211 | 212 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SLB | 7 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 119.2 | 99 | 31 | 59 | 70 | 2.33 |
| 1923 | SLB | 4 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 104.1 | 109 | 50 | 64 | 59 | 4.31 |
| 1924 | SLB | 3 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 65.0 | 64 | 33 | 42 | 27 | 4.57 |
| 1927 | PHI | 7 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 186.0 | 238 | 125 | 89 | 90 | 6.05 |
| 1928 | PHI | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 71.1 | 78 | 36 | 49 | 35 | 4.54 |
| 1930 | NYG | 5 | 4 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 135.2 | 152 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 4.78 |
| 1932 | BSN | 1 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 63.0 | 76 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 5.14 |
| Career | — | 29 | 48 | 211 | 69 | 13 | 745.0 | 816 | 383 | 396 | 357 | 4.63 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Died January 28, 1982
1922
Major-league debut: Hub Pruett
Hub Pruett made a major-league debut on April 26, 1922.
1932
Final major-league game: Hub Pruett
Hub Pruett played a final major-league game on September 20, 1932.
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