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Howie Pollet

Birthdate:

6/26/1921

Died:

8/8/1974

Height / Weight:

' " / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

New Orleans, LA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Howie Pollet broke in with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941 and the stylish southpaw was manager Eddie Dyer's 5th starter and long reliever for his first three years in the majors. He served in the Military and missed the1944-1945 seasons. Upon his return to the Cardinals in 1946 he became one of baseball's best pitchers. Pollet was 21-10 in 1946 and his 2.10 ERA was second best in the league. In 1947 he dropped to 9-11 but was 13-8 in 1948. Howie Pollet bounced back in 1949, his 20-9 record was one of only two to win 20 games in the National League, and his 2.77 ERA was again 2nd best in the circuit. Arm injuries plagued him in 1951 and he only pitched in 6 games that year and was then shipped to the last place Pirates where he went only 7-16, 4.12 ERA. He was traded to the Cubs in 1954 and pitched there for parts of two years before retiring. Howie Pollet career. 131-116, 3.51 ERA, pitched 25 shutouts in 2107 innings. baseballhistorian.com Baseball HIstory

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1941	STL (NL)	9	8	5	2	0	6	2	70.0	55	18	15	1	27	0	37	4	1	0	1.93
1942	STL (NL)	27	13	7	5	0	5	2	109.1	102	43	35	7	39	0	42	5	2	0	2.88
1943	STL (NL)	16	14	8	4	0	12	5	118.1	83	26	23	2	32	0	61	2	2	1	1.75
1946	STL (NL)	40	32	21	10	5	22	4	266.0	228	84	62	12	86	0	107	1	5	0	2.10
1947	STL (NL)	37	24	9	11	2	9	0	176.1	195	96	85	11	87	0	73	4	3	0	4.34
1948	STL (NL)	36	26	13	8	0	11	0	186.1	216	102	94	10	67	0	80	3	2	0	4.54
1949	STL (NL)	39	28	20	9	1	17	5	230.2	228	80	71	9	59	0	108	2	2	0	2.77
1950	STL (NL)	37	30	14	13	2	14	2	232.1	228	103	85	19	68	0	117	4	1	0	3.29
1951	PIT (NL)	21	21	6	10	0	4	1	128.2	149	81	72	24	51	0	47	2	1	0	5.04
1951	STL (NL)	6	2	0	3	1	0	0	12.1	10	10	6	1	8	0	10	0	0	0	4.38
1952	PIT (NL)	31	30	7	16	0	9	1	214.0	217	111	98	22	71	0	90	1	3	0	4.12
1953	CHC (NL)	25	17	5	6	1	2	0	111.1	120	62	51	6	44	0	45	1	1	0	4.12
1953	PIT (NL)	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	12.2	27	15	15	2	6	0	8	0	0	0	10.66
1954	CHC (NL)	20	20	8	10	0	4	2	128.1	131	60	51	4	54	0	58	1	0	0	3.58
1955	CHC (NL)	24	7	4	3	5	1	1	61.0	62	41	38	11	27	3	27	2	0	0	5.61
1956	PIT (NL)	19	0	0	4	3	0	0	23.1	18	10	8	3	8	1	10	1	0	0	3.09
1956	CHW (AL)	11	4	3	1	0	0	0	26.1	27	15	12	2	11	0	14	1	0	0	4.10
17 years		403	278	131	116	20	116	25	2107.1	2096	957	821	146	745	4	934	34	23	1	3.51

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1941	STL (NL)	9	28	0	5	1	0	0	3	1	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.207	SLG
1942	STL (NL)	27	31	2	7	2	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	.226	.368	SLG
1943	STL (NL)	16	43	3	7	1	0	0	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.163	.182	SLG
1946	STL (NL)	40	87	2	14	4	0	0	7	6	23	0	0	0	0	7	0	.161	.215	SLG
1947	STL (NL)	37	65	5	15	1	2	0	5	1	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.242	SLG
1948	STL (NL)	38	68	6	8	1	0	0	4	3	9	0	0	0	0	5	0	.118	.155	SLG
1949	STL (NL)	39	82	10	16	1	0	0	6	8	18	0	0	0	0	3	0	.195	.267	SLG
1950	STL (NL)	38	84	7	12	2	0	0	3	5	18	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143	.191	SLG
1951	STL (NL)	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.750	SLG
1951	PIT (NL)	21	36	3	5	0	0	0	1	5	12	0	0	0	0	4	0	.139	.244	SLG
1952	PIT (NL)	31	68	4	13	0	0	0	4	8	17	0	0	0	0	2	0	.191	.276	SLG
1953	CHC (NL)	25	31	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	.129	.206	SLG
1953	PIT (NL)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	SLG
1954	CHC (NL)	20	47	6	13	2	0	0	4	1	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	.277	.292	SLG
1955	CHC (NL)	24	15	0	6	2	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.471	SLG
1956	CHW (AL)	12	8	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375	.375	SLG
1956	PIT (NL)	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.0	.500	SLG
17 years		407	698	54	129	17	2	0	48	55	159	0	0	0	0	37	0	.185	.244	.SLG

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