1888
Born March 4, 1888
Seymour, IL, USA
Jeff Pfeffer Notable
b. March 4, 1888 · St. Louis Browns 1911, Brooklyn Superbas 1913, Brooklyn Robins 1914–1921, St. Louis Cardinals 1921–1924, Pittsburgh Pirates 1924
Jeff Pfeffer played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1911 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1924. His longest stay was with the Brooklyn Robins, from 1914 to 1921.
He went 158 and 112 with a 2.77 earned run average, pitching 2,407.3 innings in 347 games. He struck out 836, completed 194 of his 280 starts and threw 28 shutouts. Across 352 games he batted .206, with 180 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 16 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Seymour, IL, USA on March 4, 1888, and died on August 15, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | SLB | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | BRO | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1914 | BRO | 44 | 116 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 0 | .198 |
| 1915 | BRO | 40 | 106 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .255 |
| 1916 | BRO | 43 | 122 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 2 | .279 |
| 1917 | BRO | 31 | 100 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .130 |
| 1918 | BRO | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1919 | BRO | 30 | 97 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1 | .206 |
| 1920 | BRO | 30 | 74 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .243 |
| 1921 | BRO/STL | 24 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| 1922 | STL | 45 | 98 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .245 |
| 1923 | STL | 26 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .127 |
| 1924 | PIT/STL | 31 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .176 |
| Career | — | 352 | 874 | 49 | 180 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 27 | 203 | 3 | .206 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7.20 |
| 1913 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24.1 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3.33 |
| 1914 | BRO | 23 | 12 | 43 | 34 | 4 | 315.0 | 264 | 69 | 91 | 135 | 1.97 |
| 1915 | BRO | 19 | 14 | 40 | 34 | 3 | 291.2 | 243 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 2.10 |
| 1916 | BRO | 25 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 1 | 328.2 | 274 | 70 | 63 | 128 | 1.92 |
| 1917 | BRO | 11 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 266.0 | 225 | 66 | 66 | 115 | 2.23 |
| 1918 | BRO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1919 | BRO | 17 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 267.0 | 270 | 79 | 49 | 92 | 2.66 |
| 1920 | BRO | 16 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 215.0 | 225 | 72 | 45 | 80 | 3.01 |
| 1921 | BRO/STL | 10 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 130.1 | 151 | 63 | 37 | 30 | 4.35 |
| 1922 | STL | 19 | 12 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 261.1 | 286 | 104 | 58 | 83 | 3.58 |
| 1923 | STL | 8 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 152.1 | 171 | 68 | 40 | 32 | 4.02 |
| 1924 | PIT/STL | 9 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 136.2 | 170 | 66 | 47 | 39 | 4.35 |
| Career | — | 158 | 112 | 347 | 280 | 10 | 2407.1 | 2320 | 742 | 592 | 836 | 2.77 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Died August 15, 1972
1911
Major-league debut: Jeff Pfeffer
Jeff Pfeffer made a major-league debut on April 16, 1911.
1924
Final major-league game: Jeff Pfeffer
Jeff Pfeffer played a final major-league game on September 26, 1924.
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