1919
Born March 28, 1919
West Springfield, MA, USA
Vic Raschi Notable
b. March 28, 1919 · New York Yankees 1946–1953, St. Louis Cardinals 1954–1955, Kansas City Athletics 1955
Vic Raschi played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1946 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1955.
He went 132 and 66 with a 3.72 earned run average, pitching 1,819 innings in 269 games. He struck out 944, completed 106 of his 255 starts and threw 26 shutouts. Across 269 games he batted .184, with 112 hits and 45 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 15 doubles.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1951, with 164.
He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1948 and 1952.
He was born in West Springfield, MA, USA on March 28, 1919, and died on October 14, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 4 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1950 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1950 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYY | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1947 | NYY | 15 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .250 |
| 1948 | NYY | 36 | 81 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .235 |
| 1949 | NYY | 38 | 83 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | .157 |
| 1950 | NYY | 33 | 86 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .198 |
| 1951 | NYY | 35 | 85 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .176 |
| 1952 | NYY | 31 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 0 | .188 |
| 1953 | NYY | 28 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .143 |
| 1954 | STL | 30 | 64 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .141 |
| 1955 | KCA/STL | 21 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .182 |
| Career | — | 269 | 608 | 45 | 112 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 47 | 145 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3.94 |
| 1947 | NYY | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 104.2 | 89 | 45 | 38 | 51 | 3.87 |
| 1948 | NYY | 19 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 222.2 | 208 | 95 | 74 | 124 | 3.84 |
| 1949 | NYY | 21 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 274.2 | 247 | 102 | 138 | 124 | 3.34 |
| 1950 | NYY | 21 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 256.2 | 232 | 114 | 116 | 155 | 4.00 |
| 1951 | NYY | 21 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 258.1 | 233 | 94 | 103 | 164 | 3.27 |
| 1952 | NYY | 16 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 223.0 | 174 | 69 | 91 | 127 | 2.78 |
| 1953 | NYY | 13 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 181.0 | 150 | 67 | 55 | 76 | 3.33 |
| 1954 | STL | 8 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 179.0 | 182 | 94 | 71 | 73 | 4.73 |
| 1955 | KCA/STL | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 103.0 | 137 | 65 | 36 | 39 | 5.68 |
| Career | — | 132 | 66 | 269 | 255 | 3 | 1819.0 | 1666 | 752 | 727 | 944 | 3.72 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Died October 14, 1988
1946
Major-league debut: Vic Raschi
Vic Raschi made a major-league debut on September 23, 1946.
1955
Final major-league game: Vic Raschi
Vic Raschi played a final major-league game on September 13, 1955.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain