1901
Born April 9, 1901
Morrisville, NC, USA
Vic Sorrell Notable
b. April 9, 1901 · Detroit Tigers 1928–1937
Vic Sorrell spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher, from 1928 to 1937.
He went 92 and 101 with a 4.43 earned run average, pitching 1,671 innings in 280 games. He struck out 619, completed 95 of his 216 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 281 games he batted .139, with 77 hits and 35 runs. He finished with 10 doubles.
He was born in Morrisville, NC, USA on April 9, 1901, and died on May 4, 1972. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | DET | 29 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .109 |
| 1929 | DET | 36 | 83 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .145 |
| 1930 | DET | 35 | 80 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .188 |
| 1931 | DET | 35 | 88 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .159 |
| 1932 | DET | 33 | 76 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .118 |
| 1933 | DET | 36 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .149 |
| 1934 | DET | 28 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .108 |
| 1935 | DET | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | DET | 30 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .154 |
| 1937 | DET | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 281 | 553 | 35 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 144 | 0 | .139 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | DET | 8 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 171.0 | 182 | 91 | 83 | 67 | 4.79 |
| 1929 | DET | 14 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 226.0 | 270 | 130 | 106 | 81 | 5.18 |
| 1930 | DET | 16 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 233.1 | 245 | 100 | 106 | 97 | 3.86 |
| 1931 | DET | 13 | 14 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 245.0 | 267 | 113 | 114 | 99 | 4.15 |
| 1932 | DET | 14 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 234.1 | 234 | 105 | 77 | 84 | 4.03 |
| 1933 | DET | 11 | 15 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 232.2 | 233 | 98 | 78 | 75 | 3.79 |
| 1934 | DET | 6 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 129.2 | 146 | 69 | 45 | 46 | 4.79 |
| 1935 | DET | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 51.1 | 65 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 4.03 |
| 1936 | DET | 6 | 7 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 131.1 | 153 | 77 | 64 | 37 | 5.28 |
| 1937 | DET | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17.0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 92 | 101 | 280 | 216 | 10 | 1671.2 | 1820 | 823 | 706 | 619 | 4.43 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Died May 4, 1972
1928
Major-league debut: Vic Sorrell
Vic Sorrell made a major-league debut on April 22, 1928.
1937
Final major-league game: Vic Sorrell
Vic Sorrell played a final major-league game on June 3, 1937.
Image: Goudey, public domain