Theodore Breitenstein Notable

b. June 1, 1869 · St. Louis Browns 1891–1896, Cincinnati Reds 1897–1900, St. Louis Cardinals 1901

Theodore Breitenstein played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1891 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1901.

He went 160 and 170 with a 4.03 earned run average, pitching 2,973 innings in 380 games. He struck out 893, completed 301 of his 342 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 448 games he batted .216, with 291 hits and 174 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 27 doubles and 30 stolen bases.

He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1898.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on June 1, 1869, and died on May 3, 1935. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1891	STL	6	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.000
1892	STL	47	131	16	16	1	1	0	6	16	20	4	.122
1893	STL	49	160	20	29	1	1	1	14	18	15	3	.181
1894	STL	63	182	27	40	7	2	0	13	31	19	3	.220
1895	STL	73	221	25	42	2	0	0	18	29	22	5	.190
1896	STL	51	162	21	42	5	2	0	12	13	26	8	.259
1897	CIN	41	124	16	33	4	6	0	23	6	5	5	.266
1898	CIN	41	121	16	26	2	1	0	17	16	9	0	.215
1899	CIN	33	105	18	37	4	1	1	11	10	11	1	.352
1900	CIN	41	126	12	24	1	1	2	12	9	18	0	.190
1901	STL	3	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Career	—	448	1350	174	291	27	15	4	126	150	145	30	.216

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1891	STL	2	0	6	1	1	28.2	15	7	14	13	2.20
1892	STL	9	19	39	32	0	282.1	280	147	148	126	4.69
1893	STL	19	24	48	42	1	382.2	359	135	156	102	3.18
1894	STL	27	23	56	50	0	447.1	497	238	191	140	4.79
1895	STL	19	30	55	51	1	438.2	468	213	182	131	4.37
1896	STL	18	26	44	43	0	339.2	376	169	138	114	4.48
1897	CIN	23	12	40	39	0	320.1	345	129	91	98	3.62
1898	CIN	20	14	39	37	0	315.2	313	120	123	68	3.42
1899	CIN	13	9	26	24	0	210.2	219	84	71	59	3.59
1900	CIN	10	10	24	20	0	192.1	205	78	79	39	3.65
1901	STL	0	3	3	3	0	15.0	24	11	14	3	6.60
Career	—	160	170	380	342	3	2973.1	3101	1331	1207	893	4.03

On this day & linked events

1869

Born June 1, 1869

St. Louis, MO, USA

1935

Died May 3, 1935

1891

Major-league debut: Theodore Breitenstein

Theodore Breitenstein made a major-league debut on April 28, 1891.

1898

Theodore Breitenstein's No-Hitter

Theodore Breitenstein started as the Cincinnati Reds held the Pittsburgh Pirates without a hit on April 22, 1898, winning 11–0.

1901

Final major-league game: Theodore Breitenstein

Theodore Breitenstein played a final major-league game on May 9, 1901.

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