Herm Holshouser
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Herman Alexander Holshouser
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
- School University of North Carolina
- Debut April 15, 1930
- Final Game September 16, 1930
- Born January 20, 1907 in Rockwell, NC USA
- Died July 26, 1994 in Concord, NC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
North Carolina native Herm Holshouser spent nine active years in professional baseball from 1926 to 1934.
Herm spent just one of his nine seasons in the major leagues, with the St. Louis Browns in 1930. During his one-year tour in the big leagues, he appeared in 25 games for the St. Louis American League club, pitched 62 1/3 innings with a 7.80 ERA and lost his only decision.
In his eight years down in the minors, the right-hander built four double-digit winning seasons. He had two excellent years, the first coming in 1928 with the Binghamton Triplets of the class B New York-Pennsylvania League, when he went 20-10 with a 2.90 ERA while pitching 267 innings and led the league with 153 K's to his credit.
Five seasons later, in 1933, Herm went 22-14 while appearing in 40 games and pitching 288 innings for the Richmond Colts of the class B Piedmont League. This performance earned Herm a spot on the All-Star Team. Holshouser finished out his professional pitching career in 1934 at the age of 27. In his eight-season minor league run, Herb built a 92-83 record while appearing in 254 games.
After baseball, Herm worked in the textile industry in his native state of North Carolina. Holshouser died on July 26, 1994 at the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in Concord, NC. He was 87 years of age.
