1913
Born October 25, 1913
Penetanguishene, ON, CAN
Phil Marchildon Notable
Phil Marchildon divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1940, then the Boston Red Sox through 1950.
He went 68 and 75 with a 3.93 earned run average, pitching 1,214.3 innings in 185 games. He struck out 481, completed 82 of his 162 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 185 games he batted .143, with 58 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He was born in Penetanguishene, ON, CAN on October 25, 1913, and died on January 10, 1997. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1942 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | PHA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | PHA | 30 | 66 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .167 |
| 1942 | PHA | 38 | 84 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .238 |
| 1945 | PHA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1946 | PHA | 36 | 75 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .067 |
| 1947 | PHA | 35 | 98 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .153 |
| 1948 | PHA | 33 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 0 | .069 |
| 1949 | PHA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1950 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 185 | 405 | 21 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 110 | 0 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | PHA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7.20 |
| 1941 | PHA | 10 | 15 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 204.1 | 188 | 81 | 118 | 74 | 3.57 |
| 1942 | PHA | 17 | 14 | 38 | 31 | 1 | 244.0 | 215 | 114 | 140 | 110 | 4.20 |
| 1945 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 1946 | PHA | 13 | 16 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 226.2 | 197 | 88 | 114 | 95 | 3.49 |
| 1947 | PHA | 19 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 276.2 | 228 | 99 | 141 | 128 | 3.22 |
| 1948 | PHA | 9 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 226.1 | 214 | 114 | 131 | 66 | 4.53 |
| 1949 | PHA | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16.0 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 11.81 |
| 1950 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 68 | 75 | 185 | 162 | 2 | 1214.1 | 1084 | 530 | 684 | 481 | 3.93 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died January 10, 1997
1940
Major-league debut: Phil Marchildon
Phil Marchildon made a major-league debut on September 22, 1940.
1950
Final major-league game: Phil Marchildon
Phil Marchildon played a final major-league game on July 16, 1950.