Hal Carlson
American baseball player (1892-1930) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harold Gust Carlson (May 17, 1892 – May 28, 1930) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1917 to 1930, for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Hal Carlson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1892-05-17)May 17, 1892 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | |
Died: May 28, 1930(1930-05-28) (aged 38) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 13, 1917, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 23, 1930, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 114–120 |
Earned run average | 3.97 |
Strikeouts | 590 |
Teams | |
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Carlson used his curveball exclusively, owing to his lack of speed. He played seven years for the Pirates, going 42–55, went 42–48 in four years with the Phillies, and had a mark of 30–17 with the Cubs in four years. He had his most wins in 1926, with 17 (along with 12 losses). He had a career best 2.23 ERA in 1919.
He was a strong hitting pitcher in his 14-year major league career, posting a .223 batting average (159-for-712) scoring 58 runs, with 5 home runs and 72 RBI and drawing 24 bases on balls. He had 13 RBI in both 1926 and '27. He was also good fielding his position, recording a .971 fielding percentage which was 12 points higher than the league average at his position.