Ike Pearson Notable

b. March 1, 1917 · Philadelphia Phillies 1939–1942, 1946, Chicago White Sox 1948

Ike Pearson divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1939, then the Chicago White Sox through 1948.

He went 13 and 50 with a 4.83 earned run average, pitching 559 innings in 164 games. He struck out 149 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 165 games he batted .126, with 20 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.

He was born in Grenada, MS, USA on March 1, 1917, and died on March 17, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1939	PHI	27	37	1	2	0	0	1	2	12	.054
1940	PHI	29	44	4	9	2	0	5	2	7	.205
1941	PHI	46	40	0	5	0	0	1	0	7	.125
1942	PHI	35	23	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	.043
1946	PHI	5	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.200
1948	CHW	23	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.200
Career	—	165	159	8	20	2	1	8	5	34	.126

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1939	PHI	2	13	26	13	0	125.0	144	80	56	29	5.76
1940	PHI	3	14	29	20	1	145.1	160	88	57	43	5.45
1941	PHI	4	14	46	10	6	136.0	139	54	70	38	3.57
1942	PHI	1	6	35	7	0	85.1	87	43	50	21	4.54
1946	PHI	1	0	5	2	0	14.1	16	6	8	6	3.77
1948	CHW	2	3	23	2	1	53.0	62	29	27	12	4.92
Career	—	13	50	164	54	8	559.0	608	300	268	149	4.83

On this day & linked events

1917

Born March 1, 1917

Grenada, MS, USA

1985

Died March 17, 1985

1939

Major-league debut: Ike Pearson

Ike Pearson made a major-league debut on June 6, 1939.

1948

Final major-league game: Ike Pearson

Ike Pearson played a final major-league game on September 19, 1948.