1910
Born September 11, 1910
Sumner, IA, USA
Les Tietje Notable
Les Tietje divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1933, then the St. Louis Browns through 1938.
He went 22 and 41 with a 5.11 earned run average, pitching 512.7 innings in 105 games. He struck out 193, completed 22 of his 65 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 108 games he batted .099, with 17 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Sumner, IA, USA on September 11, 1910, and died on October 2, 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CHW | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1934 | CHW | 34 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .017 |
| 1935 | CHW | 30 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .197 |
| 1936 | CHW/SLB | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .067 |
| 1937 | SLB | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | SLB | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .111 |
| Career | — | 108 | 171 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 0 | .099 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22.1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2.42 |
| 1934 | CHW | 5 | 14 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 176.0 | 174 | 94 | 96 | 81 | 4.81 |
| 1935 | CHW | 9 | 15 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 169.2 | 184 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 4.30 |
| 1936 | CHW/SLB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 52.2 | 71 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 7.52 |
| 1937 | SLB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 30.0 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 1938 | SLB | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 62.0 | 83 | 52 | 38 | 15 | 7.55 |
| Career | — | 22 | 41 | 105 | 65 | 0 | 512.2 | 560 | 291 | 282 | 193 | 5.11 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Died October 2, 1996
Image: George Burke, public domain