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Byron Houck

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: August 28, 1891 in Prosper, MN us

Died: June 17, 1969 in Santa Cruz, CA

Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

School: University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

Debut: May 15, 1912 (Age 20-261d, 3,680th in major league history)
vs. CHW 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: August 27, 1918 (Age 26-364d)
vs. NYY 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Byron Simon Houck

Nicknames: Duke

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1913 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

ERA

3.30

118

531.1

224

WHIP

1.385

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-22 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
H Severeid	1
J Austin	1
J Gedeon	0

Most Driven In By
G Sisler	1

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	92	12 (11)	May 3	SLB		CLE	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	93	15 (2)	May 6	SLB	@	DET	L,3-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
3	94	20 (4)	May 13	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						8						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	95	39 (18)	Jun 5	SLB		NYY	L,2-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
5	96	44 (4)	Jun 10	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
6	97	51 (6)	Jun 17	SLB		BOS	L,0-8	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.022	.99	-0.03%	-0.36	P
7	98	60 (8)	Jun 25 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	99	61	Jun 26 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,4-5	3-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.032	.33	-0.01%	-0.39	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	100	67 (5)	Jul 1 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,2-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.054	.38	-0.02%	-0.58	P
10	101	71 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	102	72	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,8-9	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.24	-0.055	2.15	-0.03%	-0.21	P
12	103	76 (3)	Jul 11	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	104	79 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.24	-0.030	1.07	-0.02%	-0.19	P
14	105	85 (5)	Jul 20 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	106	86	Jul 22	SLB	@	NYY	T,4-4	8-GF(15)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.80	-0.138	.25	-0.01%	-0.64	P
16	107	89 (2)	Jul 26	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	108	91 (1)	Jul 28	SLB		WSH	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	109	92	Jul 29	SLB		BOS	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	110	93	Jul 30	SLB		BOS	L,4-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	111	97 (3)	Aug 3	SLB		NYY	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	112	100 (2)	Aug 6	SLB		PHA	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	113	104 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	SLB		DET	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.067	.067	.133	.200	9	2.97	0.337	.00	0.00%	1.90	P
23	114	111 (6)	Aug 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.067	.067	.133	.200	9						P
24	115	113 (1)	Aug 21	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.067	.067	.133	.200	9						P
25	116	115 (1)	Aug 23	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-6	4-GF	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.176	.222	.235	.458	9	1.15	0.154	.00	0.00%	0.86	P
26	117	118 (2)	Aug 27 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.211	.222	.433	9	6.30	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
27	118	119	Aug 27 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,6-7	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.150	.190	.200	.390	4	1.94	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
							4-22		21	20	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0		0		0		.150	.190	.200	.390		.38	-0.11%

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