1907
Born April 7, 1907
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Oral Hildebrand Notable
b. April 7, 1907 · Cleveland Indians 1931–1936, St. Louis Browns 1937–1938, New York Yankees 1939–1940
Oral Hildebrand played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1931 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1940.
He went 83 and 78 with a 4.35 earned run average, pitching 1,430.7 innings in 258 games. He struck out 527, completed 80 of his 182 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 259 games he batted .187, with 96 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 13 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1933, with 6.
He was an All-Star in 1933.
He was born in Indianapolis, IN, USA on April 7, 1907, and died on September 8, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1933 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | CLE | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1932 | CLE | 27 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .146 |
| 1933 | CLE | 36 | 84 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .190 |
| 1934 | CLE | 33 | 76 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .171 |
| 1935 | CLE | 34 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .164 |
| 1936 | CLE | 36 | 63 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .190 |
| 1937 | SLB | 30 | 70 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1938 | SLB | 24 | 59 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .254 |
| 1939 | NYY | 21 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 1940 | NYY | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 259 | 513 | 43 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 18 | 47 | 0 | .187 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26.2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4.39 |
| 1932 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 129.1 | 124 | 53 | 62 | 49 | 3.69 |
| 1933 | CLE | 16 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 220.1 | 205 | 92 | 88 | 90 | 3.76 |
| 1934 | CLE | 11 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 198.0 | 225 | 99 | 99 | 72 | 4.50 |
| 1935 | CLE | 9 | 8 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 171.1 | 171 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 3.94 |
| 1936 | CLE | 10 | 11 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 174.2 | 197 | 95 | 83 | 65 | 4.90 |
| 1937 | SLB | 8 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 201.1 | 228 | 115 | 87 | 75 | 5.14 |
| 1938 | SLB | 8 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 163.0 | 194 | 103 | 73 | 66 | 5.69 |
| 1939 | NYY | 10 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 126.2 | 102 | 43 | 41 | 50 | 3.06 |
| 1940 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1.86 |
| Career | — | 83 | 78 | 258 | 182 | 13 | 1430.2 | 1490 | 692 | 623 | 527 | 4.35 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Died September 8, 1977
1931
Major-league debut: Oral Hildebrand
Oral Hildebrand made a major-league debut on September 8, 1931.
1940
Final major-league game: Oral Hildebrand
Oral Hildebrand played a final major-league game on July 28, 1940.
Image: Goudey, public domain