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	5-29 / in Starts: 4-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	43 (20-15-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-11-5)

Most Driven In
B Knickerbocker	1
B Johnson	1
F Hayes	1
B Blair	1
B Swift	1
H Wagner	1
C Davis	1

Most Driven In By
D Miles	2
D Siebert	2
E Valo	2
P Suder	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	24	4 (3)	Apr 17	PHA		WSH	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.022	.80	-0.02%	-0.20	P
2	25	12 (7)	Apr 25	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.55	-0.039	2.26	-0.03%	-0.42	P
3	26	17 (4)	Apr 30	PHA		CLE	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.58	-0.026	.78	-0.02%	-0.68	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	27	22 (4)	May 4	PHA		DET	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.50	-0.025	.50	-0.02%	-0.20	P
5	28	29 (6)	May 13	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-9	GS-3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.69	0.051	1.89	0.04%	1.24	P
6	29	30	May 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-9	5-9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9	.26	0.013	.33	0.01%	0.45	PH P
7	30	34 (3)	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.29	-0.034	1.16	-0.02%	-0.34	P
8	31	41 (6)	May 25	PHA		WSH	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
9	32	42	May 26	PHA		WSH	L,3-8	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9	1.15	-0.032	.82	-0.01%	-0.43	P
10	33	46 (3)	May 30 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,6-10	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.294	.294	.294	.588	9	.27	0.024	.08	0.01%	0.50	P
11	34	48 (1)	May 31 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,7-11	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	9	2.02	-0.047	.60	-0.01%	-0.79	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
12	35	54 (5)	Jun 6	PHA		SLB	W,6-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	9						P
13	36	61 (6)	Jun 14 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-8	3-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	9	.66	0.035	.04	0.00%	0.33	P
14	37	65 (3)	Jun 18	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	9						P
15	38	66	Jun 19	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	9						P
16	39	67	Jun 20	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.286	.604	9	.43	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.10	PH
17	40	71 (3)	Jun 24	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.286	.604	9						P
18	41	77 (5)	Jun 30 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.280	.308	.280	.588	9	1.90	0.248	.02	0.00%	1.83	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
19	42	82 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-12	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.269	.296	.269	.566	9						PH
20	43	84 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.233	.491	9	1.71	-0.171	.01	0.00%	-1.41	P
21	44	86 (1)	Jul 10	PHA		CLE	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.219	.461	9	1.36	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
22	45	93 (6)	Jul 17 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.206	.434	9	1.25	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
23	46	98 (4)	Jul 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,11-8	GS-6	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	1.20	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.75	P
24	47	105 (6)	Jul 30 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,5-11	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.205	.449	9	1.67	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.54	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
25	48	108 (2)	Aug 2 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	5-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.262	.205	.467	9	.39	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
26	49	111 (2)	Aug 5	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.256	.200	.456	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
27	50	119 (7)	Aug 15 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.250	.195	.445	9	1.45	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH P
28	51	120	Aug 16	PHA		NYY	L,2-11	4-GF(6)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.244	.190	.435	9	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
29	52	126 (5)	Aug 21	PHA		BOS	L,5-7	5-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.49	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.31	P
30	53	133 (6)	Aug 28	PHA		SLB	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.255	.229	.484	9	1.85	0.170	.00	0.00%	0.50	P
Sept		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
31	54	138 (4)	Sep 2	PHA		CLE	L,3-12	GS-9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.291	.255	.546	9	.04	0.005	.00	0.00%	1.19	P
32	55	142 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.250	.536	9	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
33	56	146 (3)	Sep 13 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.250	.536	2						P
34	57	147	Sep 13 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.281	.245	.526	9	2.85	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
							5-29		57	53	7	12	1	0	0	7	4	0	10	0	0		2	0	0	0	.226	.281	.245	.526		1.08	-0.121	.27	-0.08%	-0.26

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