Herman Besse/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Career notes 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1953.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
• Nickname "Long Herm" in 1953.
• His first performance in 1936 for Jackson was a three hit victory.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Played semi-pro ball around Saint Louis before turning pro.

[edit] Achievements

• Won 10 straight for Seattle in 1948; he started that season by losing 17-4 to Hollywood and then didn't lose another contest until early in July.
• Led the 1939 Southern Association in earned run average with 2.48 and shutouts with 6.
• Was tied for the lead for the most games lost with 19 in the 1949 Pacific Coast League.

[edit] Outside of baseball

• As of 1953, said he "[Took] life easy during the off-season".

[edit] Career notes

• In the armed forces 1944-1945.

[edit] Sources

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.