1897
Born February 18, 1897
Millsboro, DE, USA
Huck Betts Marquee
Huck Betts pitched six seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, disappeared into the International League for six more, and came back with the Boston Braves in 1932 at thirty-five. He then won thirty-four games over the next three years for a club that had no business winning that many.
The 1933 season was his best: thirteen wins, a 2.79 earned run average and four shutouts. He was a control pitcher rather than a strikeout one, 323 in 1,366 innings, which was the way to survive that long.
Born in Millsboro, Delaware in 1897, Betts finished 61-68 with 53 complete games. He lived to ninety, dying in June 1987.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHI | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .080 |
| 1921 | PHI | 32 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .267 |
| 1922 | PHI | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1923 | PHI | 20 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .097 |
| 1924 | PHI | 38 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .156 |
| 1925 | PHI | 37 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .294 |
| 1932 | BSN | 31 | 79 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .241 |
| 1933 | BSN | 35 | 76 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .224 |
| 1934 | BSN | 40 | 69 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .188 |
| 1935 | BSN | 44 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .159 |
| Career | — | 311 | 437 | 29 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 63 | 0 | .197 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 88.1 | 86 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 3.57 |
| 1921 | PHI | 3 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 100.2 | 141 | 50 | 14 | 28 | 4.47 |
| 1922 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 9.60 |
| 1923 | PHI | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 84.1 | 100 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 3.09 |
| 1924 | PHI | 7 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 144.1 | 160 | 69 | 42 | 46 | 4.30 |
| 1925 | PHI | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 97.1 | 146 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 5.55 |
| 1932 | BSN | 13 | 11 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 221.2 | 229 | 69 | 35 | 32 | 2.80 |
| 1933 | BSN | 11 | 11 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 242.0 | 225 | 75 | 55 | 40 | 2.79 |
| 1934 | BSN | 17 | 10 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 213.0 | 258 | 96 | 42 | 69 | 4.06 |
| 1935 | BSN | 2 | 9 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 159.2 | 213 | 97 | 40 | 40 | 5.47 |
| Career | — | 61 | 68 | 307 | 125 | 16 | 1366.1 | 1581 | 596 | 321 | 323 | 3.93 |
On this day & linked events
1987
Died June 13, 1987
1920
Major-league debut: Huck Betts
Huck Betts made a major-league debut on April 26, 1920.
1935
Final major-league game: Huck Betts
Huck Betts played a final major-league game on September 27, 1935.
Image: Goudey, public domain