1888
Born December 3, 1888
Waco, TX, USA
Louis Drucke Notable
b. December 3, 1888 · New York Giants 1909–1912
Louis Drucke played 1909 to 1912 for the New York Giants as a pitcher.
He went 18 and 15 with a 2.90 earned run average, pitching 317 innings in 53 games. He struck out 201 and completed 21 of his 40 starts. Across 54 games he batted .178, with 18 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was born in Waco, TX, USA on December 3, 1888, and died on September 22, 1955. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NYG | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .125 |
| 1910 | NYG | 34 | 70 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .214 |
| 1911 | NYG | 16 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .087 |
| 1912 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 54 | 101 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 0 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NYG | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2.25 |
| 1910 | NYG | 12 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 215.1 | 174 | 59 | 82 | 151 | 2.47 |
| 1911 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75.2 | 83 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 4.04 |
| 1912 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 18 | 15 | 53 | 40 | 1 | 317.0 | 282 | 102 | 137 | 201 | 2.90 |
On this day & linked events
1955
Died September 22, 1955
Image: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, public domain