1897
Born December 3, 1897
Chattanooga, TN, USA
Otis Starks Notable
b. December 3, 1897 · Hilldale Club 1919, Chicago American Giants 1921, St. Louis Giants 1921, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1922–1923, 1927, New York Lincoln Giants 1924, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1924, 1929, Brooklyn Eagles 1935
Otis Starks played for seven clubs across 17 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1919 and closing with the Brooklyn Eagles in 1935.
He went 14 and 24 with a 4.95 earned run average, pitching 379.7 innings in 63 games. He struck out 169, completed 26 of his 43 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 67 games he batted .139, with 20 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Chattanooga, TN, USA on December 3, 1897, and died on July 16, 1965.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919* | HIL | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1921 | CAG/SLG | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .042 |
| 1922* | BRG | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1923 | BRG | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| 1924 | ACB/NLG | 19 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .103 |
| 1927 | BRG | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1929 | ACB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1935 | BE | 11 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Major leagues | — | 56 | 122 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .148 |
| All seasons | — | 67 | 144 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .139 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919* | HIL | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 2.87 |
| 1921 | CAG/SLG | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 80.2 | 98 | 39 | 23 | 38 | 4.35 |
| 1922* | BRG | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7.20 |
| 1923 | BRG | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 38.1 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 1924 | ACB/NLG | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 102.1 | 130 | 64 | 42 | 52 | 5.63 |
| 1927 | BRG | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 41.2 | 55 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 6.91 |
| 1929 | ACB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12.46 |
| 1935 | BE | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 55.1 | 70 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 5.04 |
| Major leagues | — | 13 | 19 | 52 | 36 | 1 | 322.2 | 397 | 186 | 117 | 146 | 5.19 |
| All seasons | — | 14 | 24 | 63 | 43 | 1 | 379.2 | 453 | 209 | 142 | 169 | 4.95 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Otis Starks, that is 1919–1922. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1965