1891
Born August 30, 1891
Arcadia, LA, USA
Pol Perritt Notable
Pol Perritt played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1912 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1921. His longest stay was with the New York Giants, from 1915 to 1921.
He went 92 and 78 with a 2.89 earned run average, pitching 1,469.7 innings in 256 games. He struck out 543, completed 93 of his 177 starts and threw 23 shutouts. Across 257 games he batted .151, with 72 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 10 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Arcadia, LA, USA on August 30, 1891, and died on October 15, 1947. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | STL | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| 1913 | STL | 36 | 59 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .203 |
| 1914 | STL | 41 | 92 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .141 |
| 1915 | NYG | 35 | 68 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .162 |
| 1916 | NYG | 40 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .084 |
| 1917 | NYG | 35 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .157 |
| 1918 | NYG | 36 | 80 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .175 |
| 1919 | NYG | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1920 | NYG | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1921 | DET/NYG | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 257 | 477 | 27 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 152 | 2 | .151 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | STL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31.0 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 3.19 |
| 1913 | STL | 6 | 14 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 175.0 | 205 | 102 | 64 | 64 | 5.25 |
| 1914 | STL | 16 | 13 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 286.0 | 248 | 75 | 93 | 115 | 2.36 |
| 1915 | NYG | 12 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 220.0 | 226 | 65 | 59 | 91 | 2.66 |
| 1916 | NYG | 18 | 11 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 251.0 | 243 | 73 | 56 | 115 | 2.62 |
| 1917 | NYG | 17 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 215.0 | 186 | 45 | 45 | 72 | 1.88 |
| 1918 | NYG | 18 | 13 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 233.0 | 212 | 71 | 38 | 60 | 2.74 |
| 1919 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19.0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 7.11 |
| 1920 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.80 |
| 1921 | DET/NYG | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24.2 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4.38 |
| Career | — | 92 | 78 | 256 | 177 | 8 | 1469.2 | 1416 | 472 | 390 | 543 | 2.89 |
On this day & linked events
1947
Died October 15, 1947
1912
Major-league debut: Pol Perritt
Pol Perritt made a major-league debut on September 7, 1912.
1921
Final major-league game: Pol Perritt
Pol Perritt played a final major-league game on July 3, 1921.
Image: Chicago Daily News, public domain