Hi Bithorn
[edit] Biography
Born on March 18, 1916 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Hi Bithorn (Hiram Gabriel (Sosa) Bithorn) played for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 4 year career. Bithorn broke into the bigs on April 15, 1942 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.68 ERA in 171.1 innings pitched in 1942, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Hi Bithorn's best season was 1943, when he posted a 2.60 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 86 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1942
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 16
| 9
| 14
| 3.68
| 65
| 93
| 70
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 171.1
| 191
| 8
| 81
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 30
| 18
| 12
| 2.60
| 86
| 79
| 72
| 19
| 7
| 2
| 249.2
| 227
| 8
| 65
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| 26
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 3.84
| 34
| 42
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 86.2
| 97
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 103
| 53
| 33
| 31
| 3.17
| 185
| 214
| 179
| 30
| 8
| 5
| 507.2
| 515
| 21
| 171
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 105
| 53
| 34
| 31
| 3.16
| 185
| 214
| 179
| 30
| 8
| 5
| 509.2
| 517
| 21
| 171
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1942
| CHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 35
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 57
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 109
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1942
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 57
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .123
| .194
| .140
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 92
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 8
| .174
| .216
| .207
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| 26
| 28
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .179
| .207
| .179
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 103
| 177
| 14
| 28
| 0
| 11
| .158
| .207
| .181
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 105
| 177
| 14
| 28
| 0
| 11
| .158
| .207
| .181
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from New York Giants in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 30, 1941).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates (January 25, 1947).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates (March 22, 1947).
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