1922
Born May 12, 1922
Leavenworth, KS, USA
Johnny Hetki Notable
b. May 12, 1922 · Cincinnati Reds 1945–1948, 1950, St. Louis Browns 1952, Pittsburgh Pirates 1953–1954
Johnny Hetki played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1945 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954.
He went 18 and 26 with a 4.39 earned run average, pitching 525.3 innings in 214 games. He struck out 175. Across 214 games he batted .235, with 27 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Leavenworth, KS, USA on May 12, 1922, and died on January 10, 2019. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CIN | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1946 | CIN | 32 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| 1947 | CIN | 37 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 1948 | CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | CIN | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| 1952 | SLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | PIT | 54 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| 1954 | PIT | 58 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 214 | 115 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .235 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3.58 |
| 1946 | CIN | 6 | 6 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 126.1 | 121 | 42 | 31 | 41 | 2.99 |
| 1947 | CIN | 3 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 96.0 | 110 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 5.81 |
| 1948 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9.45 |
| 1950 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 53 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 5.09 |
| 1952 | SLB | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 |
| 1953 | PIT | 3 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 118.1 | 120 | 52 | 33 | 37 | 3.95 |
| 1954 | PIT | 4 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 83.0 | 102 | 46 | 30 | 27 | 4.99 |
| Career | — | 18 | 26 | 214 | 23 | 13 | 525.1 | 557 | 256 | 185 | 175 | 4.39 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died January 10, 2019
1945
Major-league debut: Johnny Hetki
Johnny Hetki made a major-league debut on September 14, 1945.
1954
Final major-league game: Johnny Hetki
Johnny Hetki played a final major-league game on September 22, 1954.