Herm Holshouser Explained

Herm Holshouser
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:20 January 1907
Birth Place:Rockwell, North Carolina
Death Place:Concord, North Carolina
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 15
Debutyear:1930
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 16
Finalyear:1930
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:7.80
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:37
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Herman Alexander Holshouser (January 20, 1907 – July 26, 1994) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 25 games, 24 of them in relief, in Major League Baseball as a member of the 1930 St. Louis Browns.[1] Born in Rockwell, North Carolina, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career

Holshouser threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6feet tall and . He began his nine-season pro career in 1926, and in his only big-league campaign, for the second-division Browns, Holshouser posted a 0–1 won–lost mark with one save, and a poor 7.80 earned run average. He allowed 103 hits and 28 bases on balls in 62 innings pitched, with 37 strikeouts.

He twice won over 20 games in minor league baseball, in 1928 and 1933. Holshouser retired after the 1934 season and died in Concord, North Carolina, at the age of 87.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holshhe01.shtml "Herm Holshouser Statistics and History"