1895
Born March 23, 1895
Oakland, CA, USA
Ray Kremer Notable
b. March 23, 1895 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1924–1933
Ray Kremer spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a pitcher, from 1924 to 1933.
He went 143 and 85 with a 3.76 earned run average, pitching 1,954.7 innings in 308 games. He struck out 516, completed 134 of his 247 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 309 games he batted .178, with 122 hits and 57 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 30 doubles.
He led the league in wins two times between 1926 and 1930, topping out at 20. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1924, with 4.
He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on March 23, 1895, and died on February 8, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1926, 1930 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | PIT | 42 | 86 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | .151 |
| 1925 | PIT | 40 | 71 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .197 |
| 1926 | PIT | 37 | 83 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .253 |
| 1927 | PIT | 35 | 83 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .169 |
| 1928 | PIT | 34 | 78 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .179 |
| 1929 | PIT | 34 | 86 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .128 |
| 1930 | PIT | 39 | 102 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 0 | .157 |
| 1931 | PIT | 30 | 75 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 0 | .227 |
| 1932 | PIT | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .105 |
| 1933 | PIT | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 309 | 687 | 57 | 122 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 37 | 213 | 0 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | PIT | 18 | 10 | 41 | 30 | 1 | 259.1 | 262 | 92 | 51 | 64 | 3.19 |
| 1925 | PIT | 17 | 8 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 214.2 | 232 | 88 | 47 | 62 | 3.69 |
| 1926 | PIT | 20 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 231.1 | 221 | 67 | 51 | 74 | 2.61 |
| 1927 | PIT | 19 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 226.0 | 205 | 62 | 53 | 63 | 2.47 |
| 1928 | PIT | 15 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 219.0 | 253 | 113 | 68 | 61 | 4.64 |
| 1929 | PIT | 18 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 221.2 | 226 | 105 | 60 | 66 | 4.26 |
| 1930 | PIT | 20 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 276.0 | 366 | 154 | 63 | 58 | 5.02 |
| 1931 | PIT | 11 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 230.0 | 246 | 85 | 65 | 58 | 3.33 |
| 1932 | PIT | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 56.2 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 4.29 |
| 1933 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10.35 |
| Career | — | 143 | 85 | 308 | 247 | 10 | 1954.2 | 2108 | 816 | 483 | 516 | 3.76 |
On this day & linked events
1965
Died February 8, 1965
1924
Major-league debut: Ray Kremer
Ray Kremer made a major-league debut on April 18, 1924.
1933
Final major-league game: Ray Kremer
Ray Kremer played a final major-league game on July 1, 1933.
Image: Goudey, public domain