| Fred Heimach | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1901-01-27)January 27, 1901 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Died: June 1, 1973(1973-06-01) (aged 72) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 1, 1920, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 30, 1933, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 62–69 |
| Earned run average | 4.46 |
| Strikeouts | 334 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Frederick Amos Heimach (January 27, 1901 – June 1, 1973) born inCamden, New Jersey, was aMajor League Baseballpitcher for thePhiladelphia Athletics (1920–26),Boston Red Sox (1926),New York Yankees (1928–29) andBrooklyn Robins/Brooklyn Dodgers (1930–33). He helped the Yankees win the1928 World Series.[1]
In 13 seasons, he had a 62–69 win–loss record, 296 games, 127 games started, 56 complete games, 5 shutouts, 104 games finished, 7 saves, 1,288⅔ innings pitched, 1,510 hits allowed, 755 runs allowed, 639 earned runs allowed, 64 home runs allowed, 360 walks allowed, 334 strikeouts, 27 hit batsmen, 14 wild pitches, 5,674 batters faced, 4 balks and a 4.46 ERA.
He was a very good hitting pitcher. He compiled a .236batting average (128-for-542) with 58runs, 3home runs and 50RBIs. As a member of the Philadelphia A's, in 1923 he batted .254 (30-for-118) with 11 RBI, he also played 6 games atfirst base and batted .322 in 1924 (29-for-90) with 12 RBI.
He recorded a .972fielding percentage in his 13 year major league career. After committing 2 errors in the third inning on September 22, 1926 pitching for the A's against theCleveland Indians atLeague Park, he went the next 134 appearances and handling 172 total chances (24 putouts, 148 assists) to the end of his career in 1933 without another miscue.
He died inFort Myers, Florida at the age of 72.
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