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Vic Aldridge

Birthdate:

10/25/1893

Died:

4/17/1973

Height / Weight:

' " / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Indian Springs, IN, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Vic Aldridge, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher - a crafty, curve ball pitcher with pin-point control, started his career with the Cubs in 1917, and was used mainly as a reliever in his rookie year, going 6-6, 3.12 ERA in 106 innings over 30 games. In 1918, after pitching 3 games he was sent back to the minors and didn't return until 1922, at which time he was used as a starter.

Baseball player Vic Aldridge rang up three nice seasons with the Cubs from 1922-1924. He was 16-15, 3.52 ERA in '22 and walked just 56 batters in 258 1/3 innings. In 1923, he completed 15-of-30 starts, posted a 16-9 record, and a 3.48 ERA in 217 innings. He then went 15-12, 3.50 ERA for the Cubs in 1924.

After that season he was traded to the Pirates and in his first season in Pittsburgh, Aldridge's hurling helped them win the pennant - 15-7, 3.63 ERA, completing 14-of-26 games. And, he won Games 2 and 5 in Pittsburgh's 1925 World Series triumph over the Washington Senators in seven games. In 1927, his 15-10 record helped the Pirates win another pennant, but this time he was the losing pitcher in Game 2 as the Pirates were swept by the Yankees in four straight.

Vic Aldridge 1924 Photo from Chicago Daily News Photo/Negatives Collection

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1917	CHC (NL)	30	6	6	6	2	1	1	106.2	100	52	37	1	37	0	44	5	2	0	3.12
1918	CHC (NL)	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	11	3	2	0	6	0	10	1	0	0	1.46
1922	CHC (NL)	36	34	16	15	0	20	2	258.1	287	129	101	14	56	0	66	6	12	0	3.52
1923	CHC (NL)	30	30	16	9	0	15	2	217.0	209	101	84	17	67	0	64	1	1	0	3.48
1924	CHC (NL)	32	32	15	12	0	20	0	244.1	261	110	95	10	80	0	74	3	7	0	3.50
1925	PIT (NL)	30	26	15	7	0	14	1	213.1	218	99	86	15	74	0	88	4	5	0	3.63
1926	PIT (NL)	30	26	10	13	1	12	1	190.0	204	100	86	7	73	0	61	0	4	0	4.07
1927	PIT (NL)	35	34	15	10	1	17	1	239.1	248	123	113	16	74	0	86	0	5	0	4.25
1928	NYG (NL)	22	17	4	7	2	3	0	119.1	133	68	64	7	45	0	33	4	3	0	4.83
9 years		248	205	97	80	6	102	8	1600.2	1671	785	668	87	512	0	526	24	39	0	3.76

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1917	CHC (NL)	30	29	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.138	.138	SLG
1918	CHC (NL)	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	SLG
1922	CHC (NL)	36	100	8	26	1	3	0	13	1	6	1	0	0	0	7	0	.260	.267	SLG
1923	CHC (NL)	30	71	5	19	3	0	0	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	5	0	.268	.325	SLG
1924	CHC (NL)	32	85	6	15	3	0	0	11	2	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	.176	.195	SLG
1925	PIT (NL)	30	86	3	20	0	0	1	10	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.233	.233	SLG
1926	PIT (NL)	30	71	8	16	1	1	0	7	0	6	1	0	0	0	4	0	.225	.225	SLG
1927	PIT (NL)	35	96	5	21	5	0	0	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.219	.227	SLG
1928	NYG (NL)	22	40	7	11	0	0	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	.275	.275	SLG
9 years		248	581	46	133	14	4	2	60	10	41	2	0	0	0	32	0	.229	.242	.SLG

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