1896
Born September 6, 1896
Sac City, IA, USA
Paul Zahniser Notable
b. September 6, 1896 · Washington Senators 1923–1924, Boston Red Sox 1925–1926, Cincinnati Reds 1929
Paul Zahniser played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1923 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1929.
He went 25 and 47 with a 4.66 earned run average, pitching 618 innings in 125 games. He struck out 145, completed 29 of his 80 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 125 games he batted .132, with 25 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Sac City, IA, USA on September 6, 1896, and died on September 26, 1964. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | WSH | 33 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 0 | .096 |
| 1924 | WSH | 24 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .129 |
| 1925 | BOS | 37 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .138 |
| 1926 | BOS | 30 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .163 |
| 1929 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 125 | 190 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 0 | .132 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | WSH | 9 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 177.0 | 201 | 76 | 76 | 52 | 3.86 |
| 1924 | WSH | 5 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 92.0 | 98 | 45 | 49 | 28 | 4.40 |
| 1925 | BOS | 5 | 12 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 176.2 | 232 | 101 | 89 | 30 | 5.15 |
| 1926 | BOS | 6 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 172.0 | 213 | 95 | 69 | 35 | 4.97 |
| 1929 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 25 | 47 | 125 | 80 | 1 | 618.2 | 746 | 320 | 284 | 145 | 4.66 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Died September 26, 1964
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