Luke Hamlin

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 168lb (188cm, 76kg)

Born: July 3, 1904 in Ferris Center, MI us

Died: February 18, 1978 in Clare, MI

Buried: Lincoln Township Cemetery, Lake George, MI

Debut: September 18, 1933 (Age 29-077d, 7,631st in major league history)
vs. PHA 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1944 (Age 40-085d)
vs. DET 4.0 IP, 11 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Lewis Dennison Hamlin

Nicknames: Hot Potato

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.8

ERA

3.77

261

181

1405.0

563

WHIP

1.278

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1931	26	DET-min	A	14	13	.519	3.47	34	30					228.0	229	108	88		83									1.368	9.0		3.3			BMT TL
1932	27	DET-min	A	20	10	.667	2.77	37	27					221.0	190	78	68		63									1.145	7.7		2.6			BMT TL
1933	28	DET-min	AA	21	13	.618	3.48	39						261.0	261	107	101		83									1.318	9.0		2.9			TTO IL
1933	28	DET	AL	1	0	1.000	4.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.2	20	11	9	3	10	0	10	0	0	0	80	90	5.84	1.800	10.8	1.6	5.4	5.4	1.00
1934	29	DET	AL	2	3	.400	5.38	20	5	7	1	0	1	75.1	87	48	45	11	44	0	30	0	0	2	348	82	6.03	1.739	10.4	1.3	5.3	3.6	0.68

1936	31	DET-min	AA	19	14	.576	3.82	44			18			273.0	316	143	116		69		159	3	1	2				1.410	10.4		2.3	5.2	2.30	MLW AA
1937	32	BRO	NL	11	13	.458	3.59	39	25	8	11	1	1	185.2	183	96	74	4	48	9	93	0	0	4	787	113	3.25	1.244	8.9	0.2	2.3	4.5	1.94
1938	33	BRO	NL	12	15	.444	3.68	44	30	9	10	3	6	237.1	243	111	97	14	65	7	97	2	0	2	997	107	3.85	1.298	9.2	0.5	2.5	3.7	1.49
1939	34	BRO	NL	20	13	.606	3.64	40	36	2	19	2	0	269.2	255	115	109	27	54	2	88	0	0	2	1100	112	3.84	1.146	8.5	0.9	1.8	2.9	1.63	MVP-10
1940	35	BRO	NL	9	8	.529	3.06	33	25	2	9	2	0	182.1	183	77	62	17	34	4	91	2	0	0	758	132	3.26	1.190	9.0	0.8	1.7	4.5	2.68
1941	36	BRO	NL	8	8	.500	4.24	30	20	5	5	1	1	136.0	139	75	64	14	41	4	58	2	1	0	581	88	3.77	1.324	9.2	0.9	2.7	3.8	1.41
1942	37	PIT	NL	4	4	.500	3.94	23	14	4	6	1	0	112.0	128	58	49	3	19	3	38	1	1	1	483	86	2.28	1.313	10.3	0.2	1.5	3.1	2.00

1943	38	PIT-min	AA	21	8	.724	2.14	31	29		19	8		227.0	186	72	54		46		108	0	0	2				1.022	7.4		1.8	4.3	2.35	TTO IL
1944	39	PHA	AL	6	12	.333	3.74	29	23	2	9	2	0	190.0	204	94	79	13	38	1	58	3	0	4	809	92	3.60	1.274	9.7	0.6	1.8	2.7	1.53
1945	40	PHA-min	AA	16	11	.593	3.22	30	29		19	0		215.0	216	92	77		53		99	0	0	5				1.251	9.0		2.2	4.1	1.87	TTO IL
1946	41	PHA-min	AAA	12	10	.545	3.64	26	26		17	1		193.0	209	90	78		41		98	2	0	0				1.295	9.7		1.9	4.6	2.39	TTO IL
1947	42	BOS-min	AAA	15	6	.714	2.22	24	24		17	1		195.0	166	65	48		52		99	1	0	0				1.118	7.7		2.4	4.6	1.90	TTO IL
1948	43	PHI-min	AAA	6	10	.375	3.86	21	20		10	0		147.0	161	81	63		28		69	1	0	0				1.286	9.9		1.7	4.2	2.46	TTO IL
9 Yrs				73	76	.490	3.77	261	181	39	70	12	9	1405.0	1442	685	588	106	353	30	563	10	2	15	5943	103	3.67	1.278	9.2	0.7	2.3	3.6	1.59
162 Game Avg.				11	12	.490	3.77	40	28	6	11	2	1	216	222	105	90	16	54	5	87	2	0	2	914	103	3.67	1.278	9.2	0.7	2.3	3.6	1.59

BRO (5 yrs)				60	57	.513	3.61	186	136	26	54	9	8	1011.0	1003	474	406	76	242	26	427	6	1	8	4223	110	3.62	1.231	8.9	0.7	2.2	3.8	1.76
DET (2 yrs)				3	3	.500	5.28	23	8	7	1	0	1	92.0	107	59	54	14	54	0	40	0	0	2	428	83	6.00	1.750	10.5	1.4	5.3	3.9	0.74
PIT (1 yr)				4	4	.500	3.94	23	14	4	6	1	0	112.0	128	58	49	3	19	3	38	1	1	1	483	86	2.28	1.313	10.3	0.2	1.5	3.1	2.00
PHA (1 yr)				6	12	.333	3.74	29	23	2	9	2	0	190.0	204	94	79	13	38	1	58	3	0	4	809	92	3.60	1.274	9.7	0.6	1.8	2.7	1.53

NL (6 yrs)				64	61	.512	3.65	209	150	30	60	10	8	1123.0	1131	532	455	79	261	29	465	7	2	9	4706	108	3.49	1.240	9.1	0.6	2.1	3.7	1.78
AL (3 yrs)				9	15	.375	4.24	52	31	9	10	2	1	282.0	311	153	133	27	92	1	98	3	0	6	1237	88	4.38	1.429	9.9	0.9	2.9	3.1	1.07

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