1896
Born January 27, 1896
Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA
Milt Gaston Notable
b. January 27, 1896 · New York Yankees 1924, St. Louis Browns 1925–1927, Washington Senators 1928, Boston Red Sox 1929–1931, Chicago White Sox 1932–1934
Milt Gaston played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1924 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1934.
He went 97 and 164 with a 4.55 earned run average, pitching 2,105 innings in 355 games. He struck out 615, completed 127 of his 271 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 355 games he batted .200, with 145 hits and 55 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 31 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA on January 27, 1896, and died on April 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NYY | 29 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| 1925 | SLB | 42 | 80 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .263 |
| 1926 | SLB | 32 | 78 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .167 |
| 1927 | SLB | 37 | 96 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .260 |
| 1928 | WSH | 28 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .143 |
| 1929 | BOS | 39 | 78 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .192 |
| 1930 | BOS | 38 | 98 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .204 |
| 1931 | BOS | 23 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .158 |
| 1932 | CHW | 28 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .233 |
| 1933 | CHW | 30 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .154 |
| 1934 | CHW | 29 | 68 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .147 |
| Career | — | 355 | 724 | 55 | 145 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 21 | 135 | 2 | .200 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NYY | 5 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 86.0 | 92 | 43 | 44 | 24 | 4.50 |
| 1925 | SLB | 15 | 14 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 238.2 | 284 | 117 | 101 | 84 | 4.41 |
| 1926 | SLB | 10 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 214.1 | 227 | 103 | 101 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 1927 | SLB | 13 | 17 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 254.0 | 275 | 141 | 100 | 77 | 5.00 |
| 1928 | WSH | 6 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 148.2 | 179 | 91 | 53 | 45 | 5.51 |
| 1929 | BOS | 12 | 19 | 39 | 29 | 2 | 243.2 | 265 | 101 | 81 | 83 | 3.73 |
| 1930 | BOS | 13 | 20 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 273.0 | 272 | 119 | 98 | 99 | 3.92 |
| 1931 | BOS | 2 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 119.0 | 137 | 59 | 41 | 33 | 4.46 |
| 1932 | CHW | 7 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 166.2 | 183 | 74 | 73 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 1933 | CHW | 8 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 167.0 | 177 | 90 | 60 | 39 | 4.85 |
| 1934 | CHW | 6 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 194.0 | 247 | 126 | 84 | 48 | 5.85 |
| Career | — | 97 | 164 | 355 | 271 | 8 | 2105.0 | 2338 | 1064 | 836 | 615 | 4.55 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Died April 26, 1996
1924
Major-league debut: Milt Gaston
Milt Gaston made a major-league debut on April 20, 1924.
1934
Final major-league game: Milt Gaston
Milt Gaston played a final major-league game on September 26, 1934.
Image: Goudey, public domain