Ed Heusser
[edit] Biography
Born on May 7, 1909 in Salt Lake County, Utah, Ed Heusser (Edward Burlton Heusser) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 9 year career. Heusser broke into the bigs on April 25, 1935 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.92 ERA in 123.1 innings pitched in 1935, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ed Heusser's best season was 1944, when he posted a 2.38 ERA and won 13 games.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1935
| STL
| N
| 33
| 11
| 5
| 5
| 2.92
| 39
| 50
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 123.1
| 125
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 42
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 5.43
| 26
| 73
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 104.1
| 130
| 6
| 38
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1938
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| PHI
| A
| 41
| 6
| 6
| 13
| 4.99
| 39
| 84
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 110
| 144
| 11
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1943
| CIN
| N
| 26
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 3.46
| 28
| 40
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 91
| 97
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1944
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 23
| 13
| 11
| 2.38
| 42
| 59
| 51
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 192.2
| 165
| 9
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1945
| CIN
| N
| 31
| 30
| 11
| 16
| 3.71
| 56
| 105
| 92
| 18
| 4
| 1
| 223
| 248
| 10
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1946
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 21
| 7
| 14
| 3.22
| 47
| 68
| 60
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 167.2
| 167
| 11
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4.99
| 22
| 46
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 74
| 89
| 9
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 225
| 98
| 50
| 54
| 3.55
| 260
| 444
| 385
| 48
| 10
| 13
| 977
| 1023
| 55
| 258
| 0
| 12
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 41
| 6
| 6
| 13
| 4.99
| 39
| 84
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 110
| 144
| 11
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 266
| 104
| 56
| 67
| 3.69
| 299
| 528
| 446
| 50
| 10
| 18
| 1087
| 1167
| 66
| 300
| 0
| 13
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1935
| STL
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1938
| PHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1940
| PHI
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1943
| CIN
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CIN
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1945
| CIN
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 45
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1946
| CIN
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 26
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 266
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 198
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1935
| STL
| N
| 33
| 34
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .118
| .143
| .176
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 42
| 26
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 4
| .269
| .345
| .462
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| PHI
| A
| 41
| 30
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .167
| .286
| .267
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CIN
| N
| 26
| 27
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .185
| .185
| .185
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 69
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 3
| .217
| .217
| .261
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| CIN
| N
| 31
| 77
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 7
| .247
| .275
| .338
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 53
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .208
| .250
| .264
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .158
| .158
| .158
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 225
| 305
| 28
| 64
| 2
| 20
| .210
| .235
| .275
| 8
| 3
| 10
| 79
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 41
| 30
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .167
| .286
| .267
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 266
| 335
| 32
| 69
| 3
| 24
| .206
| .240
| .275
| 8
| 3
| 15
| 91
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Atlanta (Southern Association) in exchange for Lum Harris (December 3, 1940).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the minor league draft (October 13, 1941).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Augie Galan (December 4, 1946).
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Brooklyn Dodgers (March 29, 1948).
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