Augie Prudhomme
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John Olgus "Augie" Prudhomme (November 20, 1902 - October 4, 1992) was a pitcher
in Major League Baseball
. He played for the Detroit Tigers
in 1929.
. He started his professional baseball career in 1926, with the New England League
's Lawrence Merry Macks. That season, he went 19-11 with a 4.79 earned run average
and led the league in wins and innings pitched. Prudhomme then played in the International League
for a few seasons. In 1928, he went 19-15 with a 3.02 ERA, and this earned him a spot on the Detroit Tigers' roster.
1929 was Prudhomme's only season in the major leagues. He pitched in 34 games, including 6 starts, and went 1-6 with a 6.22 ERA. He returned to the minors in 1930 and his career petered out from there, as he never posted another ERA total under 4.50.
Prudhomme retired with 95 career minor league wins to go along with his lone major league victory. He died in 1992 in Shreveport, Louisiana
.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. He played for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
in 1929.
Career
Prudhomme was born in Frierson, LouisianaFrierson, Louisiana
Frierson is an unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately three miles north of Interstate 49 along Louisiana Highway 175....
. He started his professional baseball career in 1926, with the New England League
New England League
The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played sporadically in five of the six New England states between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League Baseball clubs in Boston and alongside stronger, higher-classification...
's Lawrence Merry Macks. That season, he went 19-11 with a 4.79 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
and led the league in wins and innings pitched. Prudhomme then played in the International League
International League
The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...
for a few seasons. In 1928, he went 19-15 with a 3.02 ERA, and this earned him a spot on the Detroit Tigers' roster.
1929 was Prudhomme's only season in the major leagues. He pitched in 34 games, including 6 starts, and went 1-6 with a 6.22 ERA. He returned to the minors in 1930 and his career petered out from there, as he never posted another ERA total under 4.50.
Prudhomme retired with 95 career minor league wins to go along with his lone major league victory. He died in 1992 in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
.