1936
Born May 4, 1936
Monroe, NC, USA
John Tsitouris Notable
John Tsitouris played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1957 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1968.
He went 34 and 38 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 663 innings in 149 games. He struck out 432 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 149 games he batted .111, with 22 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Monroe, NC, USA on May 4, 1936, and died on October 22, 2015. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | DET | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | KCA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | KCA | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .150 |
| 1960 | KCA | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | CIN | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | CIN | 30 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .081 |
| 1964 | CIN | 37 | 58 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .190 |
| 1965 | CIN | 31 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .070 |
| 1966 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 149 | 198 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | DET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8.10 |
| 1958 | KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 1959 | KCA | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 83.1 | 90 | 46 | 35 | 50 | 4.97 |
| 1960 | KCA | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 33.0 | 38 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 6.55 |
| 1962 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21.1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0.84 |
| 1963 | CIN | 12 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 191.0 | 167 | 67 | 38 | 113 | 3.16 |
| 1964 | CIN | 9 | 13 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 175.1 | 178 | 74 | 75 | 146 | 3.80 |
| 1965 | CIN | 6 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 131.0 | 134 | 72 | 65 | 91 | 4.95 |
| 1966 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 1967 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3.38 |
| 1968 | CIN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7.11 |
| Career | — | 34 | 38 | 149 | 84 | 3 | 663.0 | 653 | 304 | 260 | 432 | 4.13 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Died October 22, 2015
1957
Major-league debut: John Tsitouris
John Tsitouris made a major-league debut on June 13, 1957.
1968
Final major-league game: John Tsitouris
John Tsitouris played a final major-league game on April 24, 1968.
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