Hank Thormahlen | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Jersey City, New Jersey |
July 5, 1896|||
Died: February 6, 1955 Los Angeles |
(aged 58)|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 29, 1917, for the New York Yankees | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 7, 1925, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 29–30 | ||
Earned run average | 3.33 | ||
Strikeouts | 148 | ||
Teams | |||
Herbert Ehler Thormahlen aka Lefty (July 5, 1896 – February 6, 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1917 through 1925 for the New York Yankees (1917–20), Boston Red Sox (1921) and Brooklyn Robins (1925). Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 180 lb., Thormahlen batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.
He was born on July 5, 1896 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Thormalen began his professional career with the class D Chambersburg Maroons and class AA Baltimore Orioles in 1916. He made a one-game appearance for the New York Yankees in 1917 before returning to the minor leagues in 1918. He was once again elevated to the Yankees in 1919. In a six-season major league career, Thormahlen posted a 29–30 record with 148 strikeouts and a 3.33 ERA in 104 appearances, including 64 starts, 27 complete games, four shutouts, two saves, and 565 innings of work.
Thormahlen died in Los Angeles at age 58.