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Herman Besse

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: August 16, 1911 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: August 13, 1972 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Debut: April 19, 1940 (Age 28-247d, 8,870th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 22, 1946 (Age 34-279d)
vs. CHW 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Herman Anthony Besse

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.0

ERA

6.79

242.2

118

WHIP

1.755

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-5 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (2-1-0)

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	65	3 (2)	Apr 18	PHA		NYY	L,1-8	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	66	9 (5)	Apr 24	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
3	67	13 (3)	Apr 30	PHA		SLB	W,12-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
May		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	68	15 (1)	May 2	PHA		SLB	L,3-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.76	-0.018	.84	-0.01%	-0.14	P
5	69	23 (7)	May 10	PHA		WSH	T,5-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.67	0.027	.26	0.01%	0.39	P
6	70	27 (3)	May 15 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
7	71	34 (6)	May 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
							1-5		6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167		.70	0.009	.45	-0.01%	0.24

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