1892
Born May 24, 1892
Chicago, IL, USA
Joe Oeschger Notable
b. May 24, 1892 · Philadelphia Phillies 1914–1919, 1924, New York Giants 1919, 1924, Boston Braves 1919–1923, Brooklyn Robins 1925
Joe Oeschger played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1914 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1925.
He went 82 and 116 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 1,818 innings in 365 games. He struck out 535, completed 99 of his 197 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 366 games he batted .165, with 99 hits and 34 runs. He finished with 13 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1918, with 3. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1921, with 3.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on May 24, 1892, and died on July 28, 1986. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | PHI | 32 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .075 |
| 1915 | PHI | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1916 | PHI | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1917 | PHI | 43 | 88 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | .114 |
| 1918 | PHI | 30 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .083 |
| 1919 | BSN/NYG/PHI | 17 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .053 |
| 1920 | BSN | 38 | 101 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .178 |
| 1921 | BSN | 46 | 110 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .255 |
| 1922 | BSN | 46 | 63 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .190 |
| 1923 | BSN | 44 | 52 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .231 |
| 1924 | NYG/PHI | 29 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .296 |
| 1925 | BRO | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Career | — | 366 | 599 | 34 | 99 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 138 | 0 | .165 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | PHI | 4 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 124.0 | 129 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 3.77 |
| 1915 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23.2 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3.42 |
| 1916 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 2.37 |
| 1917 | PHI | 15 | 14 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 262.0 | 241 | 80 | 72 | 123 | 2.75 |
| 1918 | PHI | 6 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 184.0 | 159 | 62 | 83 | 60 | 3.03 |
| 1919 | BSN/NYG/PHI | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 102.2 | 127 | 45 | 39 | 24 | 3.94 |
| 1920 | BSN | 15 | 13 | 38 | 30 | 0 | 299.0 | 294 | 115 | 99 | 80 | 3.46 |
| 1921 | BSN | 20 | 14 | 46 | 36 | 0 | 299.0 | 303 | 117 | 97 | 68 | 3.52 |
| 1922 | BSN | 6 | 21 | 46 | 23 | 1 | 195.2 | 234 | 110 | 81 | 51 | 5.06 |
| 1923 | BSN | 5 | 15 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 166.1 | 227 | 105 | 54 | 33 | 5.68 |
| 1924 | NYG/PHI | 4 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 94.1 | 123 | 42 | 30 | 18 | 4.01 |
| 1925 | BRO | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 37.0 | 60 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6.08 |
| Career | — | 82 | 116 | 365 | 197 | 8 | 1818.0 | 1936 | 770 | 651 | 535 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died July 28, 1986
1914
Major-league debut: Joe Oeschger
Joe Oeschger made a major-league debut on April 21, 1914.
1925
Final major-league game: Joe Oeschger
Joe Oeschger played a final major-league game on September 6, 1925.
Image: 1922 E121 American Caramel (Series of 120), public domain