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Babe Birrer
Pitcher
Born: (1928-07-04)July 4, 1928
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died: November 19, 2013(2013-11-19) (aged 85)
Clarence, New York, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
June 5, 1955, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1958, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record4–3
Earned run average4.36
Strikeouts45
Teams

Werner Joseph Birrer (July 4, 1928 – November 19, 2013) was an American pitcherinMajor League Baseball. Listed at 6' 0", 195 lb., Birrer batted and threw right handed. He was born in Buffalo, New York. Graduated from Kensington High SchoolinBuffalo, New York (1947). Signed by Detroit Tigers Scout "Cy" Williams, not the ball player in 1947.

Birrer pitched for the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers in all or parts of three seasons spanning 1955–1958. He posted a combined record of 4–3 and a 4.36 earned run average (ERA) in 56 pitching appearances, including three starts, one complete game and four saves, giving up 39 runs (37 earned) on 129 hits and 29 base on balls, while striking out 28 in 11923 innings of work.[1]

His career highlight came on July 19, 1955, at Briggs Stadium, when he belted two three-run home runs off George Zuverink and Art Schallock, while pitching four scoreless innings in a 12–4 win over the Baltimore Orioles.[2]

Besides, Birrer had a long time career in the minor leagues between 1947 and 1966, most prominently with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League. In an 18-year career, he compiled a 139–145 record and a 4.01 ERA in 518 games.[3] In 1957, while pitching for Triple-A Los Angeles Angels, he hurled a no-hitter against his former team the Vancouver Mounties.[4]

Birrer also gave five seasons of good service in the Venezuelan League, while pitching for four teams, and starring in the Caribbean Series.

The grave of Birrer at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cheektowaga, New York

He went 30–34 with a 2.87 ERA in 84 games, including 40 complete games, 114 walks, and 282 strikeouts in 56623 innings. In addition, he posted the best ERA in the league during the 1959–1960 (1.89) and 1960–1961 (1.64) seasons.[5]

Birrer then made the 1959 Caribbean Series All-Star team, after going 2–0 with a 1.25 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 2123 innings, including a 13-inning victory. He also set a Series record with his 13 innings pitched in a single game, which still remain intact.[6]

Birrer spent the last years of his life at a nursing home in Clarence, New York, where he died in 2013 at the age of 85.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Major League Baseball career statistics".
  • ^ "Detroit Tigers 12, Baltimore Orioles 4 – Game Played on Tuesday, July 19, 1955 (D) at Briggs Stadium".
  • ^ "Minor League Baseball career statistics".
  • ^ a b "Buffalo-News.com – Obituary".
  • ^ Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006). La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela. VBP, Caracas. ISBN 980-6996-02-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Nuñez, José Antero (1994). Serie del Caribe de la Habana a Puerto La Cruz. Ed. JAN. ISBN 980-07-2389-7.
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