Les German Notable

b. June 1, 1869 · Baltimore Orioles 1890, New York Giants 1893–1896, Washington Senators 1896–1897

Les German played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1890 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1897.

He went 34 and 63 with a 5.45 earned run average, pitching 858.7 innings in 130 games. He struck out 151 and completed 74 of his 93 starts. Across 148 games he batted .260, with 107 hits and 60 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 8 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on June 1, 1869, and died on June 10, 1934. 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
1890	BAL	17	51	7	6	1	0	0	3	8	0	5	.118
1893	NYG	22	74	10	23	0	1	0	15	5	1	1	.311
1894	NYG	24	60	8	18	2	0	0	8	3	5	1	.300
1895	NYG	35	111	16	29	2	2	2	16	9	7	1	.261
1896	NYG/WHS	31	71	11	16	1	0	1	6	5	5	3	.225
1897	WHS	19	44	8	15	2	0	0	3	3	2	0	.341
Career	—	148	411	60	107	8	3	3	51	33	20	11	.260

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1890	BAL	5	11	17	16	0	132.1	147	71	54	37	4.83
1893	NYG	8	8	20	18	0	152.0	162	70	70	35	4.14
1894	NYG	9	8	24	16	1	143.0	186	88	68	21	5.54
1895	NYG	7	11	25	18	0	178.1	243	118	78	36	5.96
1896	NYG/WHS	2	20	29	20	1	169.1	249	121	75	20	6.43
1897	WHS	3	5	15	5	0	83.2	117	52	33	2	5.59
Career	—	34	63	130	93	2	858.2	1104	520	378	151	5.45

On this day & linked events

1869

Born June 1, 1869

Baltimore, MD, USA

1934

Died June 10, 1934

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