Jeff Tesreau Notable

b. March 5, 1888 · New York Giants 1912–1918

Jeff Tesreau played 1912 to 1918 for the New York Giants as a pitcher.

He went 115 and 72 with a 2.43 earned run average, pitching 1,679 innings in 247 games. He struck out 880, completed 123 of his 206 starts and threw 27 shutouts. Across 248 games he batted .216, with 124 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 12 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1914, with 8.

He threw a no-hitter in 1912.

He was born in Ironton, MO, USA on March 5, 1888, and died on September 24, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1912

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	NYG	36	82	1	12	1	2	0	6	4	12	0	.146
1913	NYG	41	95	7	21	2	2	0	7	2	15	1	.221
1914	NYG	42	117	9	28	5	1	0	11	4	12	0	.239
1915	NYG	43	103	9	24	1	1	1	12	5	15	0	.233
1916	NYG	41	94	8	18	2	1	1	4	1	14	0	.191
1917	NYG	33	61	4	14	0	1	0	5	1	9	1	.230
1918	NYG	12	22	2	7	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	.318
Career	—	248	574	40	124	12	8	2	46	18	80	3	.216

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1912	NYG	17	7	36	28	1	243.0	177	53	106	119	1.96
1913	NYG	22	13	41	38	0	282.0	222	68	119	167	2.17
1914	NYG	26	10	42	40	1	322.1	238	85	128	189	2.37
1915	NYG	19	16	43	38	3	306.0	235	78	75	176	2.29
1916	NYG	14	14	40	33	2	268.1	249	87	65	113	2.92
1917	NYG	13	8	33	20	2	183.2	168	63	58	85	3.09
1918	NYG	4	4	12	9	0	73.2	61	19	21	31	2.32
Career	—	115	72	247	206	9	1679.0	1350	453	572	880	2.43

On this day & linked events

1888

Born March 5, 1888

Ironton, MO, USA

1946

Died September 24, 1946

1912

Jeff Tesreau's No-Hitter

Jeff Tesreau threw a no-hitter for the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 6, 1912, winning 3–0.

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