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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	1-16 / in Starts: 1-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	22 (10-9-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
F Hayes	3
A Rubeling	1
D Siebert	1
B McCoy	1
S Chapman	1
A Brancato	0

Most Driven In By
W Moses	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	1	3 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.92	-0.086	7.36	-0.13%	-0.39	P
2	2	6 (2)	Apr 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.048	2.38	-0.07%	-0.43	P
3	3	8 (1)	Apr 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	4	12 (3)	Apr 30	PHA		CLE	L,5-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
5	5	19 (6)	May 9	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	2-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.21	-0.048	1.91	-0.05%	-0.36	P
6	6	23 (3)	May 14	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-7	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.27	0.088	2.10	0.09%	0.81	P
7	7	25 (1)	May 19	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
8	8	34 (8)	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-14	7-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	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
9	9	40 (5)	Jun 5	PHA		DET	L,1-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8						P
10	10	44 (3)	Jun 9 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
11	11	48 (3)	Jun 14	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-8	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.11	-0.003	.04	0.00%	-0.18	P
12	12	56 (7)	Jun 24	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-9	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.17	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.33	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
13	13	66 (9)	Jul 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,11-12	GS-9	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	9	.34	0.105	.02	0.00%	2.29	P
14	14	78 (11)	Jul 15	PHA		DET	L,8-9	4-GF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.368	.267	.635	9	2.68	0.054	.02	0.00%	0.69	P
15	15	82 (3)	Jul 20	PHA		CHW	L,7-19	5-GF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.429	.353	.782	9	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	2.34	P
16	16	86 (3)	Jul 24	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.429	.353	.782	9						P
17	17	89 (2)	Jul 27 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-15	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.391	.316	.707	9	.08	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
							1-16		23	19	1	5	1	0	0	7	4	0	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.391	.316	.707		.92	0.056	.97	-0.16%	3.85

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