1915
Born December 14, 1915
Zion, IL, USA
Paul Erickson Notable
Paul Erickson played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1941 and closing with the New York Giants in 1948.
He went 37 and 48 with a 3.86 earned run average, pitching 814 innings in 207 games. He struck out 432, completed 27 of his 86 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 207 games he batted .147, with 38 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 9 doubles.
He was born in Zion, IL, USA on December 14, 1915, and died on April 5, 2002. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CHC | 32 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .152 |
| 1942 | CHC | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .143 |
| 1943 | CHC | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1944 | CHC | 33 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .056 |
| 1945 | CHC | 28 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .156 |
| 1946 | CHC | 32 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .050 |
| 1947 | CHC | 40 | 60 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .250 |
| 1948 | CHC/NYG/PHI | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| Career | — | 207 | 258 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 89 | 0 | .147 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CHC | 5 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 141.0 | 126 | 58 | 64 | 85 | 3.70 |
| 1942 | CHC | 1 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 63.0 | 70 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 5.43 |
| 1943 | CHC | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 42.2 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 6.12 |
| 1944 | CHC | 5 | 9 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 124.1 | 113 | 49 | 67 | 82 | 3.55 |
| 1945 | CHC | 7 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 108.1 | 94 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 3.32 |
| 1946 | CHC | 9 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 137.0 | 119 | 37 | 65 | 70 | 2.43 |
| 1947 | CHC | 7 | 12 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 174.0 | 179 | 84 | 93 | 82 | 4.34 |
| 1948 | CHC/NYG/PHI | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 5.25 |
| Career | — | 37 | 48 | 207 | 86 | 6 | 814.1 | 774 | 349 | 425 | 432 | 3.86 |
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