1907
Born September 27, 1907
New York, NY, USA
Josh Billings Notable
b. September 27, 1907 · Detroit Tigers 1927–1929
Josh Billings played 1927 to 1929 for the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher.
He went 10 and 15 with a 5.03 earned run average, pitching 197 innings in 39 games. He struck out 67 and threw 1 shutout. Across 39 games he batted .250, with 17 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on September 27, 1907, and died on December 26, 1983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | DET | 10 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .259 |
| 1928 | DET | 21 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .286 |
| 1929 | DET | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 39 | 68 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | DET | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 67.0 | 64 | 36 | 39 | 18 | 4.84 |
| 1928 | DET | 5 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 110.2 | 118 | 63 | 59 | 48 | 5.12 |
| 1929 | DET | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5.12 |
| Career | — | 10 | 15 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 197.0 | 209 | 110 | 107 | 67 | 5.03 |
On this day & linked events
1983