1918
Born January 5, 1918
New Orleans, LA, USA
Jack Kramer Notable
b. January 5, 1918 · St. Louis Browns 1939–1941, 1943–1947, Boston Red Sox 1948–1949, New York Giants 1950–1951, New York Yankees 1951
Jack Kramer played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1939 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1951.
He went 95 and 103 with a 4.24 earned run average, pitching 1,637 innings in 322 games. He struck out 613, completed 88 of his 215 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 322 games he batted .144, with 72 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 12 doubles.
He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1945 to 1947.
He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on January 5, 1918, and died on May 18, 1995. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1945, 1946, 1947 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | SLB | 40 | 66 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .136 |
| 1940 | SLB | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .050 |
| 1941 | SLB | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | SLB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1944 | SLB | 33 | 85 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0 | .165 |
| 1945 | SLB | 29 | 61 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .148 |
| 1946 | SLB | 31 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .136 |
| 1947 | SLB | 33 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .113 |
| 1948 | BOS | 29 | 73 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 0 | .151 |
| 1949 | BOS | 21 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .257 |
| 1950 | NYG | 35 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .100 |
| 1951 | NYG/NYY | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| Career | — | 322 | 501 | 43 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 76 | 162 | 0 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | SLB | 9 | 16 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 211.2 | 269 | 137 | 127 | 68 | 5.83 |
| 1940 | SLB | 3 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 64.2 | 86 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 6.26 |
| 1941 | SLB | 4 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 59.1 | 69 | 34 | 40 | 20 | 5.16 |
| 1943 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 1944 | SLB | 17 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 257.0 | 233 | 71 | 75 | 124 | 2.49 |
| 1945 | SLB | 10 | 15 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 193.0 | 190 | 72 | 73 | 99 | 3.36 |
| 1946 | SLB | 13 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 194.2 | 190 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 3.19 |
| 1947 | SLB | 11 | 16 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 199.1 | 206 | 110 | 89 | 77 | 4.97 |
| 1948 | BOS | 18 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 205.0 | 233 | 99 | 64 | 72 | 4.35 |
| 1949 | BOS | 6 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 111.2 | 126 | 64 | 49 | 24 | 5.16 |
| 1950 | NYG | 3 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 86.2 | 91 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 3.53 |
| 1951 | NYG/NYY | 1 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 45.1 | 57 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 5.76 |
| Career | — | 95 | 103 | 322 | 215 | 7 | 1637.1 | 1761 | 772 | 682 | 613 | 4.24 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Died May 18, 1995
1939
Major-league debut: Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer made a major-league debut on April 25, 1939.
1951
Final major-league game: Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer played a final major-league game on August 22, 1951.
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