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Ed Heusser

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 187lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: May 7, 1909 in Salt Lake County, UT us

Died: March 1, 1956 in Aurora, CO

Buried: Bountiful City Park, Bountiful, UT

Debut: April 25, 1935 (Age 25-353d, 7,864th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 14, 1948 (Age 39-130d)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Edward Burlton Heusser

Nicknames: The Wild Elk Of The Wasatch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.1

ERA

3.69

266

104

1087.0

299

WHIP

1.350

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1932	23	STL-min	A	11	10	.524	3.36	42	25					233.0	210	112	87		107									1.361	8.1		4.1			HSN TL
1933	24	STL-min	A,AA	11	8	.579	6.02	35						133.0	175	103	89		63									1.789	11.8		4.3			ELM,ROC,CLB NYPL,IL,AA
1934	25	STL-min	AA	2	0	1.000		9						32.0	21				11									1.000	5.9		3.1			CLB AA
1935	26	STL	NL	5	5	.500	2.92	33	11	11	2	0	2	123.1	125	50	40	5	27	4	39	2	1	2	511	141	3.78	1.232	9.1	0.4	2.0	2.8	1.44
1936	27	STL	NL	7	3	.700	5.43	42	3	14	0	0	4	104.1	130	73	63	6	38	3	26	4	0	6	473	73	4.77	1.610	11.2	0.5	3.3	2.2	0.68

1937	28	STL-min	AA	4	5	.444	5.50	25	14					103.0	132	76	63		38									1.650	11.5		3.3			CLB AA
1938	29	PHI	NL	0	0		27.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	20	19.05	3.000	18.0	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

1940	31	PHA	AL	6	13	.316	4.99	41	6	26	2	0	5	110.0	144	84	61	11	42	0	39	2	0	1	518	89	4.24	1.691	11.8	0.9	3.4	3.2	0.93

1942	33	CIN-CHC-min	A1,AA	14	9	.609	2.21	34	27		1	0		208.0	197	61	51		46		16							1.168	8.5		2.0	0.7	0.35	BIR,LOS SOUA,PCL
1943	34	CIN	NL	4	3	.571	3.46	26	10	6	2	1	0	91.0	97	40	35	4	23	4	28	0	0	1	380	97	3.37	1.319	9.6	0.4	2.3	2.8	1.22
1944	35	CIN	NL	13	11	.542	2.38	30	23	6	17	4	2	192.2	165	59	51	9	42	11	42	1	0	1	769	147	3.07	1.074	7.7	0.4	2.0	2.0	1.00
1945	36	CIN	NL	11	16	.407	3.71	31	30	1	18	4	1	223.0	248	105	92	10	60	18	56	3	0	0	965	101	3.62	1.381	10.0	0.4	2.4	2.3	0.93	MVP-21
1946	37	CIN	NL	7	14	.333	3.22	29	21	5	9	1	2	167.2	167	68	60	11	39	6	47	1	0	1	692	104	3.05	1.229	9.0	0.6	2.1	2.5	1.21

1947	38	BRO-min	AAA	19	3	.864	2.73	26	22		16	6		165.0	157	58	50		51		53	1	0	0				1.261	8.6		2.8	2.9	1.04	MTL IL
1948	39	PHI	NL	3	2	.600	4.99	33	0	21	0	0	3	74.0	89	46	41	9	28	5	22	0	0	1	330	79	4.87	1.581	10.8	1.1	3.4	2.7	0.79
9 Yrs				56	67	.455	3.69	266	104	91	50	10	19	1087.0	1167	528	446	66	300	51	299	13	1	13	4644	102	3.71	1.350	9.7	0.5	2.5	2.5	1.00
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.455	3.69	49	19	17	9	2	3	200	214	97	82	12	55	9	55	2	0	2	853	102	3.71	1.350	9.7	0.5	2.5	2.5	1.00

CIN (4 yrs)				35	44	.443	3.18	116	84	18	46	10	5	674.1	677	272	238	34	164	39	173	5	0	3	2806	111	3.29	1.247	9.0	0.5	2.2	2.3	1.05
PHI (2 yrs)				3	2	.600	5.28	34	0	22	0	0	3	75.0	91	49	44	10	29	5	22	0	0	1	336	75	5.06	1.600	10.9	1.2	3.5	2.6	0.76
STL (2 yrs)				12	8	.600	4.07	75	14	25	2	0	6	227.2	255	123	103	11	65	7	65	6	1	8	984	99	4.24	1.406	10.1	0.4	2.6	2.6	1.00
PHA (1 yr)				6	13	.316	4.99	41	6	26	2	0	5	110.0	144	84	61	11	42	0	39	2	0	1	518	89	4.24	1.691	11.8	0.9	3.4	3.2	0.93

NL (8 yrs)				50	54	.481	3.55	225	98	65	48	10	14	977.0	1023	444	385	55	258	51	260	11	1	12	4126	104	3.64	1.311	9.4	0.5	2.4	2.4	1.01
AL (1 yr)				6	13	.316	4.99	41	6	26	2	0	5	110.0	144	84	61	11	42	0	39	2	0	1	518	89	4.24	1.691	11.8	0.9	3.4	3.2	0.93