Hi Bithorn
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[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
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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