1917
Born October 6, 1917
Montreal, QC, CAN
Paul Calvert Notable
b. October 6, 1917 · Cleveland Indians 1942–1945, Washington Senators 1949, Detroit Tigers 1950–1951
Paul Calvert played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1942 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1951.
He went 9 and 22 with a 5.31 earned run average, pitching 301.7 innings in 109 games. He struck out 102. Across 110 games he batted .149, with 11 hits and 8 runs.
He was born in Montreal, QC, CAN on October 6, 1917, and died on February 1, 1999. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | CLE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | CLE | 35 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .267 |
| 1945 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | WSH | 35 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .137 |
| 1950 | DET | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 110 | 74 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .149 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1943 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4.32 |
| 1944 | CLE | 1 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 77.0 | 89 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 4.56 |
| 1945 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 1949 | WSH | 6 | 17 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 160.2 | 175 | 97 | 86 | 52 | 5.43 |
| 1950 | DET | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 51.1 | 71 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 6.31 |
| 1951 | DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 9 | 22 | 109 | 27 | 5 | 301.2 | 345 | 178 | 158 | 102 | 5.31 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Died February 1, 1999
1942
Major-league debut: Paul Calvert
Paul Calvert made a major-league debut on September 24, 1942.
1951
Final major-league game: Paul Calvert
Paul Calvert played a final major-league game on May 6, 1951.
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