1912
Born October 9, 1912
Lenzburg, IL, USA
Mickey Haefner Notable
Mickey Haefner played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1943 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1950.
He went 78 and 91 with a 3.50 earned run average, pitching 1,466.7 innings in 261 games. He struck out 508, completed 91 of his 179 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 262 games he batted .188, with 84 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 9 doubles.
He was born in Lenzburg, IL, USA on October 9, 1912, and died on January 3, 1995. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | WSH | 36 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .133 |
| 1944 | WSH | 31 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .157 |
| 1945 | WSH | 37 | 82 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .244 |
| 1946 | WSH | 33 | 74 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .203 |
| 1947 | WSH | 31 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .136 |
| 1948 | WSH | 28 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .163 |
| 1949 | CHW/WSH | 34 | 48 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .229 |
| 1950 | BSN/CHW | 32 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 262 | 448 | 28 | 84 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 50 | 80 | 0 | .188 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | WSH | 11 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 165.1 | 126 | 42 | 60 | 65 | 2.29 |
| 1944 | WSH | 12 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 228.0 | 221 | 77 | 71 | 86 | 3.04 |
| 1945 | WSH | 16 | 14 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 238.1 | 226 | 92 | 69 | 83 | 3.47 |
| 1946 | WSH | 14 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 227.2 | 220 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 2.85 |
| 1947 | WSH | 10 | 14 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 193.0 | 195 | 78 | 85 | 77 | 3.64 |
| 1948 | WSH | 5 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 147.2 | 151 | 66 | 61 | 45 | 4.02 |
| 1949 | CHW/WSH | 9 | 11 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 172.0 | 169 | 84 | 94 | 40 | 4.40 |
| 1950 | BSN/CHW | 1 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 94.2 | 106 | 60 | 57 | 27 | 5.70 |
| Career | — | 78 | 91 | 261 | 179 | 13 | 1466.2 | 1414 | 571 | 577 | 508 | 3.50 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Died January 3, 1995
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