1918
Born October 26, 1918
New York, NY, USA
Snuffy Stirnweiss Notable
b. October 26, 1918 · New York Yankees 1943–1950, St. Louis Browns 1950, Cleveland Indians 1951–1952
Snuffy Stirnweiss played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1943 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1952.
Across 1,028 games he batted .268, with 989 hits and 604 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 157 doubles, 68 triples, 541 walks and 134 stolen bases.
He led the league in hits two times between 1944 and 1945, topping out at 205. He led the league in runs two times between 1944 and 1945, topping out at 125. He also led it in stolen bases and triples. He played 787 games at second base, with 2,224 assists and 84 errors. He turned 572 double plays. He also played 117 games at third base.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1945 to 1946.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on October 26, 1918, and died on September 15, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1945, 1946 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1944, 1945 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NYY | 83 | 274 | 34 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 47 | 37 | 11 | .219 |
| 1944 | NYY | 154 | 643 | 125 | 205 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 73 | 87 | 55 | .319 |
| 1945 | NYY | 152 | 632 | 107 | 195 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 64 | 78 | 62 | 33 | .309 |
| 1946 | NYY | 129 | 487 | 75 | 122 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 66 | 58 | 18 | .251 |
| 1947 | NYY | 148 | 571 | 102 | 146 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 89 | 47 | 5 | .256 |
| 1948 | NYY | 141 | 515 | 90 | 130 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 86 | 62 | 5 | .252 |
| 1949 | NYY | 70 | 157 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 3 | .261 |
| 1950 | NYY/SLB | 100 | 328 | 32 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 51 | 49 | 3 | .216 |
| 1951 | CLE | 50 | 88 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 1 | .216 |
| 1952 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 1028 | 3695 | 604 | 989 | 157 | 68 | 29 | 281 | 541 | 447 | 134 | .268 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Died September 15, 1958
1943
Major-league debut: Snuffy Stirnweiss
Snuffy Stirnweiss made a major-league debut on April 22, 1943.
1952
Final major-league game: Snuffy Stirnweiss
Snuffy Stirnweiss played a final major-league game on May 3, 1952.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain