Fred Beebe
[edit] Biography
Born on December 31, 1879 in Lincoln, Nebraska, Fred Beebe (Frederick Leonard Beebe) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 7 year career. Beebe broke into the bigs on April 17, 1906 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 2.93 ERA in 230.2 innings pitched in 1906, his rookie year. He led the major league's with 181 strikeouts.
Most people believe that Fred Beebe's best season was 1906, when he posted a 2.93 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 171 batters.
He died in Elgin, Illinois.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1906
| STL
| N
| 20
| 19
| 9
| 9
| 3.02
| 116
| 65
| 54
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 160.2
| 115
| 1
| 68
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1906
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 2.70
| 55
| 27
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 70
| 56
| 1
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1906
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 25
| 15
| 10
| 2.93
| 171
| 92
| 75
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 230.2
| 171
| 2
| 100
| 0
| 3
| 14
|
| 1907
| STL
| N
| 31
| 29
| 7
| 19
| 2.72
| 141
| 95
| 72
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 238.1
| 192
| 1
| 109
| 0
| 15
| 10
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| 29
| 19
| 5
| 13
| 2.63
| 72
| 88
| 51
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 174.1
| 134
| 3
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1909
| STL
| N
| 44
| 34
| 15
| 21
| 2.82
| 105
| 142
| 90
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 287.2
| 256
| 5
| 104
| 0
| 15
| 7
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 26
| 12
| 14
| 3.07
| 93
| 101
| 73
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 214.1
| 193
| 3
| 94
| 0
| 7
| 7
|
| 1911
| PHI
| N
| 9
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 4.47
| 20
| 26
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 48.1
| 52
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1916
| CLE
| A
| 20
| 12
| 5
| 3
| 2.41
| 32
| 43
| 27
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 100.2
| 92
| 1
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 182
| 141
| 57
| 80
| 2.90
| 602
| 544
| 385
| 88
| 8
| 2
| 1193.2
| 998
| 16
| 497
| 0
| 42
| 45
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 20
| 12
| 5
| 3
| 2.41
| 32
| 43
| 27
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 100.2
| 92
| 1
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 202
| 153
| 62
| 83
| 2.86
| 634
| 587
| 412
| 93
| 9
| 4
| 1294.1
| 1090
| 17
| 534
| 0
| 44
| 46
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1906
| STL
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 41
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1906
| CHI
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1906
| TOT
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 54
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1907
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 62
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 54
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1909
| STL
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 81
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 74
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1911
| PHI
| N
| P
| 9
| 8
| 48.1
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1916
| CLE
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 202
| 8
| 48.1
| 68
| 370
| 31
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .934
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1906
| STL
| N
| 20
| 58
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .172
| .200
| .224
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .103
| .133
| .138
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 87
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .149
| .178
| .195
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| STL
| N
| 31
| 86
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .128
| .138
| .163
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| 29
| 56
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .161
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| STL
| N
| 44
| 108
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 10
| .167
| .174
| .185
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 73
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .164
| .176
| .192
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| PHI
| N
| 12
| 19
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .263
| .300
| .474
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| CLE
| A
| 21
| 28
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .241
| .286
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 185
| 429
| 20
| 66
| 0
| 29
| .154
| .167
| .193
| 7
| 5
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 21
| 28
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .241
| .286
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 206
| 457
| 24
| 72
| 0
| 30
| .158
| .172
| .199
| 7
| 6
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from Oshkosh (Wisconsin State) in the Rule 5 major league draft (October, 1905).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Pete Noonan and cash to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jack Taylor (July 1, 1906).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Alan Storke to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Miller Huggins, Rebel Oakes and Frank Corridon (February 3, 1910).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Jack Rowan, Dode Paskert and Hans Lobert to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Johnny Bates, Eddie Grant, George McQuillan and Lew Moren (November 12, 1910).
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