1922
Born June 16, 1922
Central Falls, RI, USA
Max Surkont Notable
b. June 16, 1922 · Chicago White Sox 1949, Boston Braves 1950–1952, Milwaukee Braves 1953, Pittsburgh Pirates 1954–1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1956, New York Giants 1956–1957
Max Surkont played for six clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1949 and closing with the New York Giants in 1957.
He went 61 and 76 with a 4.38 earned run average, pitching 1,194.3 innings in 236 games. He struck out 571, completed 53 of his 149 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 236 games he batted .176, with 63 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 13 doubles.
He was born in Central Falls, RI, USA on June 16, 1922, and died on October 8, 1986. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CHW | 44 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .045 |
| 1950 | BSN | 9 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .435 |
| 1951 | BSN | 37 | 73 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .151 |
| 1952 | BSN | 31 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .111 |
| 1953 | MLN | 28 | 56 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .286 |
| 1954 | PIT | 33 | 60 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .167 |
| 1955 | PIT | 35 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .140 |
| 1956 | NYG/PIT/STL | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1957 | NYG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 236 | 357 | 28 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 31 | 90 | 0 | .176 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | CHW | 3 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 96.0 | 92 | 51 | 60 | 38 | 4.78 |
| 1950 | BSN | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 55.2 | 63 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 3.23 |
| 1951 | BSN | 12 | 16 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 237.0 | 230 | 105 | 89 | 110 | 3.99 |
| 1952 | BSN | 12 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 215.0 | 201 | 90 | 76 | 125 | 3.77 |
| 1953 | MLN | 11 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 170.0 | 168 | 79 | 64 | 83 | 4.18 |
| 1954 | PIT | 9 | 18 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 208.1 | 216 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 4.41 |
| 1955 | PIT | 7 | 14 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 166.1 | 194 | 103 | 78 | 84 | 5.57 |
| 1956 | NYG/PIT/STL | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39.2 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 5.45 |
| 1957 | NYG | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9.95 |
| Career | — | 61 | 76 | 236 | 149 | 8 | 1194.1 | 1209 | 581 | 481 | 571 | 4.38 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died October 8, 1986
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain