1921
Born April 11, 1921
Atlanta, GA, USA
Jim Hearn Notable
b. April 11, 1921 · St. Louis Cardinals 1947–1950, New York Giants 1950–1956, Philadelphia Phillies 1957–1959
Jim Hearn played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1947 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1959. His longest stay was with the New York Giants, from 1950 to 1956.
He went 109 and 89 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 1,703 innings in 396 games. He struck out 669, completed 63 of his 229 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 403 games he batted .141, with 77 hits and 44 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 7 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1950, with 5.
He was an All-Star in 1952.
He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on April 11, 1921, and died on June 10, 1998. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1952 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | STL | 37 | 55 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .145 |
| 1948 | STL | 36 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .200 |
| 1949 | STL | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1950 | NYG/STL | 22 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .156 |
| 1951 | NYG | 34 | 74 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .162 |
| 1952 | NYG | 37 | 77 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .182 |
| 1953 | NYG | 37 | 66 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 0 | .136 |
| 1954 | NYG | 29 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .111 |
| 1955 | NYG | 41 | 77 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .156 |
| 1956 | NYG | 32 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .098 |
| 1957 | PHI | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | PHI | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | PHI | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 403 | 548 | 44 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 214 | 1 | .141 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | STL | 12 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 162.0 | 151 | 58 | 63 | 57 | 3.22 |
| 1948 | STL | 8 | 6 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 89.2 | 92 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 4.22 |
| 1949 | STL | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 42.0 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 5.14 |
| 1950 | NYG/STL | 11 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 134.0 | 84 | 37 | 44 | 58 | 2.49 |
| 1951 | NYG | 17 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 211.1 | 204 | 85 | 82 | 66 | 3.62 |
| 1952 | NYG | 14 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 223.2 | 208 | 94 | 97 | 89 | 3.78 |
| 1953 | NYG | 9 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 196.2 | 206 | 99 | 84 | 77 | 4.53 |
| 1954 | NYG | 8 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 130.0 | 137 | 60 | 66 | 45 | 4.15 |
| 1955 | NYG | 14 | 16 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 226.2 | 225 | 94 | 66 | 86 | 3.73 |
| 1956 | NYG | 5 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 129.1 | 124 | 57 | 44 | 66 | 3.97 |
| 1957 | PHI | 5 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 74.0 | 79 | 30 | 18 | 46 | 3.65 |
| 1958 | PHI | 5 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 73.1 | 88 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 4.17 |
| 1959 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5.73 |
| Career | — | 109 | 89 | 396 | 229 | 8 | 1703.2 | 1661 | 721 | 655 | 669 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Died June 10, 1998
1947
Major-league debut: Jim Hearn
Jim Hearn made a major-league debut on April 17, 1947.
1959
Final major-league game: Jim Hearn
Jim Hearn played a final major-league game on May 15, 1959.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain