1891
Born March 19, 1891
Odesa, Kherson, Russia
Rube Schauer Notable
Rube Schauer divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Giants from 1913, then the Philadelphia Athletics through 1917.
He went 10 and 29 with a 3.35 earned run average, pitching 400.3 innings in 93 games. He struck out 164. Across 93 games he batted .132, with 16 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Odesa, Kherson, Russia on March 19, 1891, and died on April 15, 1957. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | NYG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1914 | NYG | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1915 | NYG | 32 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .077 |
| 1916 | NYG | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1917 | PHA | 33 | 76 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .145 |
| Career | — | 93 | 121 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .132 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | NYG | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7.50 |
| 1914 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3.22 |
| 1915 | NYG | 2 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 105.1 | 101 | 41 | 35 | 65 | 3.50 |
| 1916 | NYG | 1 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 45.2 | 44 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 2.96 |
| 1917 | PHA | 7 | 16 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 215.0 | 209 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 3.14 |
| Career | — | 10 | 29 | 93 | 31 | 1 | 400.1 | 384 | 149 | 137 | 164 | 3.35 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died April 15, 1957
1915
Jimmy Lavender's No-Hitter
Jimmy Lavender threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Giants on August 31, 1915, winning 2–0.
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