Happy Foreman
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Happy Foreman | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 20, 1897 Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Died: February 13, 1953 (aged 55) New York, New York | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 1924, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 25, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.18 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
August G. Foreman (July 20, 1899 – February 13, 1953) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1924 and 1926 for the Chicago White Sox (1924) and Boston Red Sox (1926). Listed at 5' 7", 160 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. He attended Chamberlain-Hunt Academy in Port Gibson, Mississippi.[1]
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Foreman was Jewish, and the last of 16 major leaguers nicknamed ″Happy″.[2][3][4]
In a two-season career, Foreman posted a 3.18 ERA in six appearances, including four strikeouts, nine walks, three games finished, and 11⅓ innings of work. He did not have a decision.[1]
Foreman died in New York, New York at the age of 55.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ The Jewish Week[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
.jpg){kind=link}
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1953 deaths
- Baseball players from Memphis, Tennessee
- Beaumont Exporters players
- Bloomington Bloomers players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Clarksdale Cubs players
- Decatur Commodores players
- Fort Worth Panthers players
- Jewish American baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Shreveport Gassers players
- 20th-century American Jews
- Burials at Beth David Cemetery
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball pitcher, 1890s birth stubs