Hal Erickson (baseball)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Harold James Erickson (July 17, 1919 – February 14, 2008) was an American baseball relief pitcher who played briefly for the Detroit Tigers during the 1953 season. Listed at Script error: No such module "convert".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 230 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
Early life
Erickson was born in Portland, Oregon.[1]
Career
Erickson was a star pitcher with the 1950 Quebec Braves of the Can-Am League, posting a 20–4 record and leading the league in earned run average, strikeouts, and complete games.
Erickson was a 33-year-old rookie when he entered the majors with Detroit in 1953. In 18 relief appearances, he posted a 0–1 record with a 4.73 ERA and one save, giving up 23 runs (17 unearned) on 43 hits and 10 walks while striking out 19 in <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />32+1⁄3 innings of work.
Death
Erickson died in Ogden, Utah, at the age of 88.[2]
External links
- Career statistics from Script error: No such module "String".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., or Retrosheet
References
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- Detroit Tigers players
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- Lewiston Indians players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Oregon
- 1919 births
- 2008 deaths
- Quebec Braves players
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- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
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- 20th-century American sportsmen