1878
Born May 24, 1878
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Jack Pfiester Notable
Jack Pfiester divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1903, then the Chicago Cubs through 1911.
He went 71 and 44 with a 2.02 earned run average, pitching 1,067.3 innings in 149 games. He struck out 503, completed 75 of his 128 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 149 games he batted .103, with 36 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on May 24, 1878, and died on September 3, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1904 | PIT | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1906 | CHC | 31 | 84 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .048 |
| 1907 | CHC | 30 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .094 |
| 1908 | CHC | 33 | 79 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .101 |
| 1909 | CHC | 29 | 65 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .169 |
| 1910 | CHC | 14 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .091 |
| 1911 | CHC | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| Career | — | 149 | 349 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 137 | 2 | .103 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 6.16 |
| 1904 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 7.20 |
| 1906 | CHC | 20 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 250.2 | 173 | 42 | 63 | 153 | 1.51 |
| 1907 | CHC | 14 | 9 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 195.0 | 143 | 25 | 48 | 90 | 1.15 |
| 1908 | CHC | 12 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 252.0 | 204 | 56 | 70 | 117 | 2.00 |
| 1909 | CHC | 17 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 196.2 | 179 | 53 | 49 | 73 | 2.43 |
| 1910 | CHC | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 100.1 | 82 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 1.79 |
| 1911 | CHC | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 33.2 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 4.01 |
| Career | — | 71 | 44 | 149 | 128 | 0 | 1067.1 | 869 | 240 | 293 | 503 | 2.02 |
On this day & linked events
1953
Died September 3, 1953
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