1917
Born August 30, 1917
El Monte, CA, USA
Red Embree Notable
b. August 30, 1917 · Cleveland Indians 1941–1942, 1944–1947, New York Yankees 1948, St. Louis Browns 1949
Red Embree played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1941 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1949.
He went 31 and 48 with a 3.72 earned run average, pitching 707 innings in 141 games. He struck out 286, completed 29 of his 90 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 147 games he batted .166, with 37 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in El Monte, CA, USA on August 30, 1917, and died on September 24, 1996. 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 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | CLE | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .133 |
| 1944 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | CLE | 8 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1946 | CLE | 28 | 70 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .186 |
| 1947 | CLE | 28 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .173 |
| 1948 | NYY | 20 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .148 |
| 1949 | SLB | 40 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .162 |
| Career | — | 147 | 223 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 43 | 0 | .166 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 1942 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 63.0 | 58 | 27 | 31 | 44 | 3.86 |
| 1944 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13.50 |
| 1945 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 70.0 | 56 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 1.93 |
| 1946 | CLE | 8 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 200.0 | 170 | 77 | 79 | 87 | 3.46 |
| 1947 | CLE | 8 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 162.2 | 137 | 57 | 67 | 56 | 3.15 |
| 1948 | NYY | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 76.2 | 77 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 3.76 |
| 1949 | SLB | 3 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 127.1 | 146 | 76 | 89 | 24 | 5.37 |
| Career | — | 31 | 48 | 141 | 90 | 1 | 707.0 | 653 | 292 | 330 | 286 | 3.72 |
On this day & linked events
1996