Red Oldham Notable

b. July 15, 1893 · Detroit Tigers 1914–1915, 1920–1922, Pittsburgh Pirates 1925–1926

Red Oldham divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1914, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1926.

He went 39 and 48 with a 4.15 earned run average, pitching 854.3 innings in 176 games. He struck out 267, completed 38 of his 92 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 178 games he batted .226, with 64 hits and 35 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Zion, MD, USA on July 15, 1893, and died on January 28, 1961. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1914	DET	9	15	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	6	0	.267
1915	DET	17	14	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	8	0	.143
1920	DET	39	69	7	12	0	1	0	7	6	13	0	.174
1921	DET	42	85	12	19	1	3	2	7	5	23	0	.224
1922	DET	43	73	11	19	4	1	0	13	6	10	1	.260
1925	PIT	11	18	2	6	0	1	0	1	2	4	0	.333
1926	PIT	17	9	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.222
Career	—	178	283	35	64	9	6	2	30	22	65	1	.226

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1914	DET	2	4	9	7	0	45.1	42	17	8	23	3.38
1915	DET	3	0	17	2	4	57.2	52	18	17	17	2.81
1920	DET	8	13	39	22	1	215.1	248	92	91	62	3.85
1921	DET	11	14	40	28	1	229.1	258	108	81	67	4.24
1922	DET	10	13	43	27	3	212.0	256	110	59	72	4.67
1925	PIT	3	2	11	4	1	53.0	66	23	18	10	3.91
1926	PIT	2	2	17	2	2	41.2	56	26	18	16	5.62
Career	—	39	48	176	92	12	854.1	978	394	292	267	4.15

On this day & linked events

1893

Born July 15, 1893

Zion, MD, USA

1961

Died January 28, 1961

1914

Major-league debut: Red Oldham

Red Oldham made a major-league debut on August 19, 1914.

1926

Final major-league game: Red Oldham

Red Oldham played a final major-league game on July 8, 1926.