Luke Hamlin

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 168lb (188cm, 76kg)

Born: July 3, 1904 in Ferris Center, MI us

Died: February 18, 1978 in Clare, MI

Buried: Lincoln Township Cemetery, Lake George, MI

Last Game: September 26, 1944 (Age 40-085d)
vs. DET 4.0 IP, 11 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Lewis Dennison Hamlin

Nicknames: Hot Potato

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.8

ERA

3.77

261

181

1405.0

563

WHIP

1.278

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1928	23	-0.3	Hanover	BLRI	D		12	6	.667	2.03	3.49	23						173.0	158	67	39		67		123	2	0	0		1.301	8.2		3.5	6.4	1.84
1929	24	-0.8	Fort Smith	WA	C		20	9	.690	2.50	4.43	35						248.0	253	122	69		88							1.375	9.2		3.2
1930	25	0.2	Evansville	IIIL	B		18	7	.720	3.21	4.06	31						213.0	213	96	76		77							1.362	9.0		3.3
1931	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		15	13	.536	3.38	4.14	46	30					237.0	233	109	89		85							1.342	8.8		3.2
1931	26	-2.5	Beaumont	TL	A	DET	14	13	.519	3.47	4.26	34	30					228.0	229	108	88		83							1.368	9.0		3.3
1931	26	0.1	Evansville	IIIL	B		1	0	1.000	1.00	1.00	12						9.0	4	1	1		2							0.667	4.0		2.0
1932	27	-1.1	Beaumont	TL	A	DET	20	10	.667	2.77	3.18	37	27					221.0	190	78	68		63							1.145	7.7		2.6
1933	28	0.6	Toronto	IL	AA	DET	21	13	.618	3.48	3.69	39						261.0	261	107	101		83							1.318	9.0		2.9
1933	28	-0.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	0	1.000	4.86	5.94	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.2	20	11	9	3	10	0	10	0	0	0	80	1.800	10.8	1.6	5.4	5.4	1.00
1934	29	0.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	3	.400	5.38	5.73	20	5	7	1	0	1	75.1	87	48	45	11	44	0	30	0	0	2	348	1.739	10.4	1.3	5.3	3.6	0.68
1935	30	2.0	Milwaukee	AA	AA		8	14	.364	4.04	4.75	30	24					178.0	202	94	80		46							1.393	10.2		2.3
1936	31	2.8	Milwaukee	AA	AA	DET	19	14	.576	3.82	4.71	44			18			273.0	316	143	116		69		159	3	1	2		1.410	10.4		2.3	5.2	2.30
1937	32	2.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	11	13	.458	3.59	4.65	39	25	8	11	1	1	185.2	183	96	74	4	48	9	93	0	0	4	787	1.244	8.9	0.2	2.3	4.5	1.94
1938	33	3.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	12	15	.444	3.68	4.21	44	30	9	10	3	6	237.1	243	111	97	14	65	7	97	2	0	2	997	1.298	9.2	0.5	2.5	3.7	1.49
1939	34	4.4	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	20	13	.606	3.64	3.84	40	36	2	19	2	0	269.2	255	115	109	27	54	2	88	0	0	2	1100	1.146	8.5	0.9	1.8	2.9	1.63
1940	35	5.5	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	9	8	.529	3.06	3.80	33	25	2	9	2	0	182.1	183	77	62	17	34	4	91	2	0	0	758	1.190	9.0	0.8	1.7	4.5	2.68
1941	36	7.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	8	8	.500	4.24	4.96	30	20	5	5	1	1	136.0	139	75	64	14	41	4	58	2	1	0	581	1.324	9.2	0.9	2.7	3.8	1.41
1942	37	8.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	4	.500	3.94	4.66	23	14	4	6	1	0	112.0	128	58	49	3	19	3	38	1	1	1	483	1.313	10.3	0.2	1.5	3.1	2.00
1943	38	10.3	Toronto	IL	AA	PIT	21	8	.724	2.14	2.85	31	29		19	8		227.0	186	72	54		46		108	0	0	2		1.022	7.4		1.8	4.3	2.35
1944	39	9.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	6	12	.333	3.74	4.45	29	23	2	9	2	0	190.0	204	94	79	13	38	1	58	3	0	4	809	1.274	9.7	0.6	1.8	2.7	1.53
1945	40	13.8	Toronto	IL	AA	PHA	16	11	.593	3.22	3.85	30	29		19	0		215.0	216	92	77		53		99	0	0	5		1.251	9.0		2.2	4.1	1.87
1946	41	14.0	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHA	12	10	.545	3.64	4.20	26	26		17	1		193.0	209	90	78		41		98	2	0	0		1.295	9.7		1.9	4.6	2.39
1947	42	15.0	Toronto	IL	AAA	BOS	15	6	.714	2.22	3.00	24	24		17	1		195.0	166	65	48		52		99	1	0	0		1.118	7.7		2.4	4.6	1.90
1948	43	15.9	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHI	6	10	.375	3.86	4.96	21	20		10	0		147.0	161	81	63		28		69	1	0	0		1.286	9.9		1.7	4.2	2.46
1949	44		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-D		8	11	.421	3.19	3.87	23			14	5		158.0	147	68	56		25		52	0	0	2		1.089	8.4		1.4	3.0	2.08
1949	44	16.5	Lakeland	FLIN	B		3	8	.273	4.81	5.55	15			7	2		86.0	101	53	46		19		18	0	0	2		1.395	10.6		2.0	1.9	0.95
1949	44	19.8	Leesburg	FLOR	D		5	3	.625	1.25	1.88	8			7	3		72.0	46	15	10		6		34	0	0	0		0.722	5.8		0.8	4.3	5.67
1950	45	21.2	Saginaw	CENL	A		2	5	.286	5.48	7.63	9			3	0		46.0	70	39	28		8		18	2	0	0		1.696	13.7		1.6	3.5	2.25
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		73	76	.490	3.77	4.39	261	181	39	70	12	9	1405.0	1442	685	588	106	353	30	563	10	2	15	5943	1.278	9.2	0.7	2.3	3.6	1.59
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		213	147	.592	3.14	3.99	449	209		117	15		2985.0	2981	1323	1042		831		825	11	1	11		1.277	9.0		2.5
All Levels (23 Seasons)							286	223	.562	3.34	4.12	710	390	39	187	27	9	4390.0	4423	2008	1630	106	1184	30	1388	21	3	26	5943	1.277	9.1		2.4

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		33	26	.559	3.18	3.97	71	70		44	2		535.0	536	236	189		121		266	4	0	0		1.228	9.0		2.0	4.5	2.20
AA (5 seasons)					Minors		85	60	.586	3.34	3.96	174	82		56	8		1154.0	1181	508	428		297		366	3	1	9		1.281	9.2		2.3
A (3 seasons)					Minors		36	28	.563	3.35	4.09	80	57		3	0		495.0	489	225	184		154		18	2	0	0		1.299	8.9		2.8
B (3 seasons)					Minors		22	15	.595	3.59	4.38	58			7	2		308.0	318	150	123		98		18	0	0	2		1.351	9.3		2.9
C (1 season)					Minors		20	9	.690	2.50	4.43	35						248.0	253	122	69		88							1.375	9.2		3.2
D (2 seasons)					Minors		17	9	.654	1.80	3.01	31			7	3		245.0	204	82	49		73		157	2	0	0		1.131	7.5		2.7	5.8	2.15