1898
Born August 31, 1898
McGregor, TX, USA
Sarge Connally Notable
Sarge Connally divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1921, then the Cleveland Indians through 1934.
He went 49 and 60 with a 4.30 earned run average, pitching 994.3 innings in 303 games. He struck out 345, completed 33 of his 67 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 303 games he batted .233, with 70 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in McGregor, TX, USA on August 31, 1898, and died on January 27, 1978. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CHW | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1923 | CHW | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1924 | CHW | 44 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .220 |
| 1925 | CHW | 40 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1926 | CHW | 31 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .156 |
| 1927 | CHW | 43 | 67 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .328 |
| 1928 | CHW | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .105 |
| 1929 | CHW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | CLE | 17 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .185 |
| 1932 | CLE | 35 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .175 |
| 1933 | CLE | 41 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .231 |
| 1934 | CLE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 303 | 301 | 32 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 69 | 1 | .233 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22.1 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6.45 |
| 1923 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6.23 |
| 1924 | CHW | 7 | 13 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 160.0 | 177 | 72 | 68 | 55 | 4.05 |
| 1925 | CHW | 6 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 104.2 | 122 | 54 | 58 | 45 | 4.64 |
| 1926 | CHW | 6 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 108.1 | 128 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 3.16 |
| 1927 | CHW | 10 | 15 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 198.1 | 217 | 90 | 83 | 58 | 4.08 |
| 1928 | CHW | 2 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 74.1 | 89 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 4.84 |
| 1929 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4.76 |
| 1931 | CLE | 5 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 85.2 | 87 | 40 | 50 | 37 | 4.20 |
| 1932 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 112.1 | 119 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 4.33 |
| 1933 | CLE | 5 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 103.0 | 112 | 56 | 49 | 30 | 4.89 |
| 1934 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5.06 |
| Career | — | 49 | 60 | 303 | 67 | 31 | 994.1 | 1104 | 475 | 449 | 345 | 4.30 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Died January 27, 1978
1921
Major-league debut: Sarge Connally
Sarge Connally made a major-league debut on September 10, 1921.
1934
Final major-league game: Sarge Connally
Sarge Connally played a final major-league game on July 18, 1934.
Image: Goudey, public domain