1897
Born October 15, 1897
Van Alstyne, TX, USA
Sam Gray Notable
Sam Gray divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1924, then the St. Louis Browns through 1933.
He went 111 and 115 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 1,951 innings in 379 games. He struck out 730, completed 101 of his 231 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 379 games he batted .191, with 124 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 20 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1929, with 4.
He was born in Van Alstyne, TX, USA on October 15, 1897, and died on April 16, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1929 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | PHA | 34 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .175 |
| 1925 | PHA | 32 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .179 |
| 1926 | PHA | 38 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .216 |
| 1927 | PHA | 37 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .190 |
| 1928 | SLB | 35 | 101 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .188 |
| 1929 | SLB | 43 | 103 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .184 |
| 1930 | SLB | 27 | 54 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .204 |
| 1931 | SLB | 43 | 79 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .177 |
| 1932 | SLB | 52 | 62 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .210 |
| 1933 | SLB | 38 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .219 |
| Career | — | 379 | 648 | 49 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 41 | 146 | 1 | .191 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | PHA | 8 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 151.2 | 169 | 67 | 89 | 54 | 3.98 |
| 1925 | PHA | 16 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 203.2 | 199 | 74 | 63 | 80 | 3.27 |
| 1926 | PHA | 11 | 12 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 150.2 | 164 | 61 | 50 | 82 | 3.64 |
| 1927 | PHA | 9 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 133.1 | 153 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 4.59 |
| 1928 | SLB | 20 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 262.2 | 256 | 93 | 86 | 102 | 3.19 |
| 1929 | SLB | 18 | 15 | 43 | 37 | 1 | 305.0 | 336 | 126 | 96 | 109 | 3.72 |
| 1930 | SLB | 4 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 167.2 | 215 | 117 | 52 | 51 | 6.28 |
| 1931 | SLB | 11 | 24 | 43 | 37 | 2 | 258.0 | 323 | 146 | 54 | 88 | 5.09 |
| 1932 | SLB | 7 | 12 | 52 | 18 | 4 | 206.2 | 250 | 104 | 53 | 79 | 4.53 |
| 1933 | SLB | 7 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 112.0 | 131 | 51 | 45 | 36 | 4.10 |
| Career | — | 111 | 115 | 379 | 231 | 22 | 1951.1 | 2196 | 907 | 639 | 730 | 4.18 |
On this day & linked events
1953
Died April 16, 1953
1924
Major-league debut: Sam Gray
Sam Gray made a major-league debut on April 19, 1924.
1931
Wes Ferrell's No-Hitter
Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the St. Louis Browns on April 29, 1931, winning 9–0.
1933
Final major-league game: Sam Gray
Sam Gray played a final major-league game on September 18, 1933.
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