1924
Born June 5, 1924
Anderson, SC, USA
Lou Brissie Notable
Lou Brissie divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1947, then the Cleveland Indians through 1953.
He went 44 and 48 with a 4.07 earned run average, pitching 897 innings in 234 games. He struck out 436, completed 45 of his 93 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 234 games he batted .227, with 67 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1949.
He was born in Anderson, SC, USA on June 5, 1924, and died on November 25, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1949 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | PHA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | PHA | 39 | 76 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .237 |
| 1949 | PHA | 34 | 90 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .267 |
| 1950 | PHA | 46 | 87 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .172 |
| 1951 | CLE/PHA | 56 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1952 | CLE | 42 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1953 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 234 | 295 | 17 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .227 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6.43 |
| 1948 | PHA | 14 | 10 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 194.0 | 202 | 89 | 95 | 127 | 4.13 |
| 1949 | PHA | 16 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 229.1 | 220 | 109 | 118 | 118 | 4.28 |
| 1950 | PHA | 7 | 19 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 246.0 | 237 | 110 | 117 | 101 | 4.02 |
| 1951 | CLE/PHA | 4 | 5 | 56 | 6 | 9 | 125.2 | 110 | 50 | 69 | 53 | 3.58 |
| 1952 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 82.2 | 68 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 3.48 |
| 1953 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7.62 |
| Career | — | 44 | 48 | 234 | 93 | 29 | 897.2 | 867 | 406 | 451 | 436 | 4.07 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died November 25, 2013
1947
Major-league debut: Lou Brissie
Lou Brissie made a major-league debut on September 28, 1947.
1953
Final major-league game: Lou Brissie
Lou Brissie played a final major-league game on September 1, 1953.
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