Otto Hess
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Otto C. Hess (October 10, 1878 – February 25, 1926) was a Swiss-born pitcher for the Cleveland Bronchos/Cleveland Naps (1902 and 1904–08) and Boston Braves (1912–15).
In 1914, Hess was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July.[1] Born in Bern, Hess was the first person born in Switzerland to play in Major League Baseball.
In 10 seasons he had a 70-90 win–loss record in 198 games, with 165 games started, 129 complete games, 18 shutouts, 5 saves, 1,418 innings pitched, 1,355 hits allowed, 663 runs allowed, 25 home runs allowed, 448 walks allowed, 580 strikeouts, 83 hit batsmen, 38 wild pitches and a 2.98 ERA. He died in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 47.
Hess was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .216
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
References
- ISSN 0005-609X
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Otto Hess at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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