Hy Vandenberg Notable

b. March 17, 1906 · Boston Red Sox 1935, New York Giants 1937–1940, Chicago Cubs 1944–1945

Hy Vandenberg played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1935 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1945.

He went 15 and 10 with a 4.32 earned run average, pitching 291.7 innings in 90 games. He struck out 120 and threw 1 shutout. Across 90 games he batted .169, with 15 hits and 7 runs.

He was born in Abilene, KS, USA on March 17, 1906, and died on July 31, 1994. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1935	BOS	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1937	NYG	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1938	NYG	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
1939	NYG	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1940	NYG	13	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	.125
1944	CHC	35	38	3	9	0	5	1	2	.237
1945	CHC	30	32	4	4	1	2	1	4	.125
Career	—	90	89	7	15	1	8	3	11	.169

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1935	BOS	0	0	3	0	0	5.1	15	12	4	2	20.25
1937	NYG	0	1	1	1	0	8.0	10	7	6	2	7.88
1938	NYG	0	1	6	1	0	18.0	28	15	12	7	7.50
1939	NYG	0	0	2	1	0	6.1	10	4	6	3	5.68
1940	NYG	1	1	13	3	1	32.1	27	14	16	17	3.90
1944	CHC	7	4	35	9	2	126.1	123	51	51	54	3.63
1945	CHC	7	3	30	7	2	95.1	91	37	33	35	3.49
Career	—	15	10	90	22	5	291.2	304	140	128	120	4.32

On this day & linked events

1906

Born March 17, 1906

Abilene, KS, USA

1994

Died July 31, 1994

1935

Major-league debut: Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg made a major-league debut on June 8, 1935.

1945

Final major-league game: Hy Vandenberg

Hy Vandenberg played a final major-league game on September 29, 1945.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain