1907
Born February 28, 1907
Brunswick, GA, USA
Lefty Holmes Notable
b. February 28, 1907 · New York Lincoln Giants 1929, Baltimore Black Sox 1932, Philadelphia Stars 1934–1935, New York Cubans 1936, 1940, Washington Elite Giants 1936, Washington Black Senators 1938
Lefty Holmes played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Lincoln Giants in 1929 and closing with the New York Cubans in 1940.
He went 18 and 21 with a 4.48 earned run average, pitching 349.7 innings in 64 games. He struck out 219, completed 23 of his 36 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 73 games he batted .295, with 43 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1935, with 2.
He was born in Brunswick, GA, USA on February 28, 1907, and died on December 27, 1987. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NLG | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| 1932 | BBS | 18 | 44 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1934 | PS | 20 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| 1935 | PS | 19 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 |
| 1936 | NYC/WEG | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1938 | SEN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1940 | NYC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 73 | 146 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NLG | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4.76 |
| 1932 | BBS | 5 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 116.0 | 108 | 47 | 50 | 68 | 3.65 |
| 1934 | PS | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 107.0 | 86 | 33 | 33 | 78 | 2.78 |
| 1935 | PS | 4 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 75.0 | 86 | 57 | 35 | 45 | 6.84 |
| 1936 | NYC/WEG | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19.1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6.52 |
| 1938 | SEN | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7.30 |
| 1940 | NYC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Career | — | 18 | 21 | 64 | 36 | 2 | 349.2 | 330 | 174 | 159 | 219 | 4.48 |
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