1913
Born August 16, 1913
Ione, CA, USA
Tiny Bonham Notable
Tiny Bonham divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1940, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1949.
He went 103 and 72 with a 3.06 earned run average, pitching 1,551 innings in 231 games. He struck out 478, completed 110 of his 193 starts and threw 21 shutouts. Across 231 games he batted .161, with 84 hits and 34 runs. He finished with 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1942, with 6.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1942 to 1943.
He was born in Ione, CA, USA on August 16, 1913, and died on September 15, 1949. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1942, 1943 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1942 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1942 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NYY | 12 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .189 |
| 1941 | NYY | 23 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .160 |
| 1942 | NYY | 28 | 74 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .122 |
| 1943 | NYY | 28 | 76 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .197 |
| 1944 | NYY | 26 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .133 |
| 1945 | NYY | 23 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .238 |
| 1946 | NYY | 18 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .129 |
| 1947 | PIT | 33 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .156 |
| 1948 | PIT | 22 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .163 |
| 1949 | PIT | 18 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .045 |
| Career | — | 231 | 522 | 34 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 89 | 1 | .161 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NYY | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 99.1 | 83 | 21 | 13 | 37 | 1.90 |
| 1941 | NYY | 9 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 126.2 | 118 | 42 | 31 | 43 | 2.98 |
| 1942 | NYY | 21 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 226.0 | 199 | 57 | 24 | 71 | 2.27 |
| 1943 | NYY | 15 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 225.2 | 197 | 57 | 52 | 71 | 2.27 |
| 1944 | NYY | 12 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 213.2 | 228 | 71 | 41 | 54 | 2.99 |
| 1945 | NYY | 8 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 180.2 | 186 | 66 | 22 | 42 | 3.29 |
| 1946 | NYY | 5 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 104.2 | 97 | 43 | 23 | 30 | 3.70 |
| 1947 | PIT | 11 | 8 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 149.2 | 167 | 64 | 35 | 63 | 3.85 |
| 1948 | PIT | 6 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 135.2 | 145 | 65 | 23 | 42 | 4.31 |
| 1949 | PIT | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 89.0 | 81 | 42 | 23 | 25 | 4.25 |
| Career | — | 103 | 72 | 231 | 193 | 9 | 1551.0 | 1501 | 528 | 287 | 478 | 3.06 |
On this day & linked events
1949
Died September 15, 1949
1940
Major-league debut: Tiny Bonham
Tiny Bonham made a major-league debut on August 5, 1940.
1949
Final major-league game: Tiny Bonham
Tiny Bonham played a final major-league game on August 27, 1949.
Image: Los Angeles Daily News, public domain