Snipe Hansen
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Roy Emil Frederick "Snipe" Hansen (February 21, 1907 – September 11, 1978) was a left-handed pitcher
in Major League Baseball
. In a five-season major league career, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies
and the St. Louis Browns
. He was officially listed as standing 6 in 3 in (190.5 cm) and weighing 195 pounds (88.5 kg).
After opening his minor league career in the Chicago Cubs
system, Hansen was purchased by the Phillies in 1930, playing for them that season and from 1932 to 1935. He won 22 games and lost 44 for the Philadelphia club, posting a 4.84 earned run average in 599 innings and splitting time between the starting rotation and the bullpen
. Late in his major league career, he played a short time for the Browns, losing one game before returning to the minors at the end of his career.
, Illinois
on February 21, 1907. He acquired his nickname during his first spring training
with the Chicago Cubs
, when the team prepared for the season on Catalina Island
, southwest of Los Angeles
, California
. Jim Vitti
, author of The Cubs on Catalina, told of Hansen's trip to the bottom of a canyon on the island, led by two teammates who gave him a burlap
bag and disappeared, ostensibly to flush out the snipe
. Hours later, he returned to the hotel "where he found the entire Cub team waiting for him in the lobby, falling over with laughter". The "Snipe" moniker remained with him for the remainder of his career.
(.111) with one win
against eight losses, he amassed a 6.99 earned run average
(ERA), allowing 99 runs
in 94 innings pitched
. Hansen was reported to be on the Reading staff again during 1928's spring training, with the Keystones still anticipating his arrival as late as mid-April, but he played the entire 1928 season for the unaffiliated Elmira Colonels, posting a 12–17 win–loss record in 229 innings (37 games; tied for most pitching appearances on the club). Hansen led the Colonels in runs allowed, earned run
s, and walks
, allowing 241 hits on the season and collecting a 4.14 ERA.
In 1929, Hansen re-surfaced with Chicago on the way to spring training at Catalina, and spent that season in the minor leagues with the Dayton Aviators, where he accumulated a 5.16 ERA (105 earned runs in 150 innings), winning seven games and losing eleven. He struck out
78 batters that season against 68 walks, allowing 166 hits. After spending the first three months of the 1930 season with the Richmond Roses, where he posted a 11–9 record and a 4.50 ERA in 162 innings, Hansen was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies
.
against the Boston Braves
. He allowed three runs (one earned) in his first contest, striking out four batters and walking two. His next four games, however, all resulted in defeats; Hansen gave up the losing run to the New York Giants
out of the bullpen
on July 7, and started his next three contests, losing all three to drop his major league record of 0–4. In two more July contests, he lost one more game, raising his ERA for the month to 5.25.
In August, Hansen posted his first scoreless major league appearance, but lost one more game in four starts and allowed a season-high 14 hits in innings on August 29. Hansen's ERA continued to climb in September, reaching a season high of 6.80 on September 23 after he allowed 16 runs in 7 September appearances. After a scoreless appearance in his final game of the season, Hansen's final statistics for the major league portion of his 1930 season consisted of an 0–7 record, a 6.72 ERA, and 25 strikeouts against 38 walks.
, allowing one earned run, and lowering his ERA from 16.20 to 3.38; Hansen's contest was called a "remarkable comeback" by the Reading Eagle
.
He made three starts in May, winning one game and losing one, and notched his first save of the year on May 15 against the Cubs. After repeating the same 1–1 record in June, Hansen won two games and lost three in July, posting his second complete game in his final appearance of the month. He collected a second save on August 2, and earned a decision in nine of his final ten appearances through August and September, winning one more game than he lost to draw his final record for the season to 10–10. He struck out 56 batters on the year against 51 walks, completing five games in 23 starts (39 appearances).
when he allowed four runs through eight innings. His next two decisions, both starts, were also losses, dropping his record to 0–3. Hansen did win his first game in June, however, and lost his fourth on June 24, beginning a string of consecutive decisions. He earned victories in his next three starts, all of which were complete games; in the second contest, he pitched 11 consecutive innings to defeat the Reds. Hansen lost his next two starts before earning his only save of the season on August 2. In his final 11 appearances of that season, Hansen won two games and lost eight, eschewing a decision only once on August 26, to finish the season with a 6–14 record; he walked 30 batters, the lowest number in the starting rotation, but collected that group's second-worst ERA (4.44) and winning percentage
(.300).
's role, although he still made more starts than Ed Holley
, the fourth member of the Phillies' starting rotation. He was second only to Curt Davis
in appearances on the team that year, and led the team's relievers in innings pitched (151). That year, Hansen earned his first victory in a complete-game performance against the Braves on May 1, allowing six runs in an 11–6 contest. His next appearance, however, resulted in a loss when he allowed eight runs (five earned) on seven hits against the Cubs. Hansen notched two saves in the next month: one on May 20, and the second on June 3; he was saddled with his second loss against Chicago on June 14.
In July, he won two games (July 4 and 14)—the latter the first complete-game shutout of his career—lost three (July 6, 12, and 27), and saved one (July 7); August was less successful, when he amassed a record of 1–3. Hansen clinched his second career shutout with a 1–0 win over Cincinnati on September 2, but lost four more games in the month against a lone win for a final record of 6–12. For the year, he struck out 40 batters and walked a career-high 61, posting a 5.42 ERA and allowing a career-worst 112 runs. He was one of ten pitchers to lead the National League
in fielding percentage
with a perfect 1.000 mark.
in innings on April 16. A week later, he faced Brooklyn again, this time allowing five runs (four earned) in three innings. Hansen earned his first loss of the season in the latter game, the only start he made that year. He remained with the Phillies, unused, until he was traded to the Washington Senators
on May 10 for Ray Prim
and Tommy Thomas
.
Washington traded Hansen to the St. Louis Browns
four weeks later for future considerations, and he made his debut against the Senators on June 15, allowing three runs in four innings. His next two outings yielded similar results: three runs allowed in each, but both games were single-inning affairs for Hansen. In the team's final June contest, he allowed ten runs (nine earned) to the Detroit Tigers
in an 18–1 St. Louis loss. Hansen's fortunes seemed to reverse in July, as he allowed only a single run through his first four outings of the month; however, that run he gave up earned him his second loss of the season, although it was an unearned tally. Used in both games of a doubleheader during his final two outings, he pitched a scoreless innings in the early game but allowed six runs in the nightcap, resulting in his return to Washington. For the remainder of the 1935 season, Hansen played for the Senators' minor league affiliates in Chattanooga and Albany, where he collected a 7–10 record and a 4.28 ERA.
and the Galveston Buccaneers
, winning 5 games in 17 appearances in his final season. He allowed 77 hits in 75 innings, walking 46 batters and collecting a 4.44 ERA before retiring.
Hansen died on September 11, 1978, in his hometown of Chicago and was interred at Rosehill Cemetery.
Pitcher
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in Major League Baseball
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. In a five-season major league career, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
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and the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
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. He was officially listed as standing 6 in 3 in (190.5 cm) and weighing 195 pounds (88.5 kg).
After opening his minor league career in the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
system, Hansen was purchased by the Phillies in 1930, playing for them that season and from 1932 to 1935. He won 22 games and lost 44 for the Philadelphia club, posting a 4.84 earned run average in 599 innings and splitting time between the starting rotation and the bullpen
Bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen is the area where relief pitchers warm-up before entering a game. Depending on the ballpark, it may be situated in foul territory along the baselines or just beyond the outfield fence. Also, a team's roster of relief pitchers is metonymically referred to as "the bullpen"...
. Late in his major league career, he played a short time for the Browns, losing one game before returning to the minors at the end of his career.
Early years
Roy Emil Frederick Hansen was born in ChicagoChicago
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, Illinois
Illinois
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on February 21, 1907. He acquired his nickname during his first spring training
Spring training
In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play...
with the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
, when the team prepared for the season on Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island, California
Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the island is...
, southwest of Los Angeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Jim Vitti
Jim Vitti
Jim Vitti is an award-winning author. He is best known for writing The Cubs on Catalina, which received the international Book of the Year Award from The Sporting News and the Society for American Baseball Research...
, author of The Cubs on Catalina, told of Hansen's trip to the bottom of a canyon on the island, led by two teammates who gave him a burlap
Burlap
Hessian , or burlap in the US, is a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant or sisal fibres, or may be combined with other vegetable fibres to make rope, nets, and similar products...
bag and disappeared, ostensibly to flush out the snipe
Snipe hunt
A snipe hunt, a form of wild-goose chase that is also known as a fool's errand, is a type of practical joke that involves experienced people making fun of credulous newcomers by giving them an impossible or imaginary task...
. Hours later, he returned to the hotel "where he found the entire Cub team waiting for him in the lobby, falling over with laughter". The "Snipe" moniker remained with him for the remainder of his career.
Minor leagues
Hansen was signed by the Cubs for a tryout in 1927, described by the Miami News as "the first native son hurler to reseive a tryout in a long time". Chicago assigned him to their double-A affiliate, the Reading Keystones, where he appeared in 34 games during the 1927 season. Notching the team's third-worst winning percentageWinning percentage
In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...
(.111) with one win
Win (baseball)
In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...
against eight losses, he amassed a 6.99 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...
(ERA), allowing 99 runs
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
in 94 innings pitched
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
. Hansen was reported to be on the Reading staff again during 1928's spring training, with the Keystones still anticipating his arrival as late as mid-April, but he played the entire 1928 season for the unaffiliated Elmira Colonels, posting a 12–17 win–loss record in 229 innings (37 games; tied for most pitching appearances on the club). Hansen led the Colonels in runs allowed, earned run
Earned run
In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...
s, and walks
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
, allowing 241 hits on the season and collecting a 4.14 ERA.
In 1929, Hansen re-surfaced with Chicago on the way to spring training at Catalina, and spent that season in the minor leagues with the Dayton Aviators, where he accumulated a 5.16 ERA (105 earned runs in 150 innings), winning seven games and losing eleven. He struck out
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
78 batters that season against 68 walks, allowing 166 hits. After spending the first three months of the 1930 season with the Richmond Roses, where he posted a 11–9 record and a 4.50 ERA in 162 innings, Hansen was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
.
1930: Major league debut
Hansen made his first Phillies appearance on July 5, 1930, pitching five innings in the first game of a doubleheaderDoubleheader (baseball)
A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
against the Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
. He allowed three runs (one earned) in his first contest, striking out four batters and walking two. His next four games, however, all resulted in defeats; Hansen gave up the losing run to the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
out of the bullpen
Bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen is the area where relief pitchers warm-up before entering a game. Depending on the ballpark, it may be situated in foul territory along the baselines or just beyond the outfield fence. Also, a team's roster of relief pitchers is metonymically referred to as "the bullpen"...
on July 7, and started his next three contests, losing all three to drop his major league record of 0–4. In two more July contests, he lost one more game, raising his ERA for the month to 5.25.
In August, Hansen posted his first scoreless major league appearance, but lost one more game in four starts and allowed a season-high 14 hits in innings on August 29. Hansen's ERA continued to climb in September, reaching a season high of 6.80 on September 23 after he allowed 16 runs in 7 September appearances. After a scoreless appearance in his final game of the season, Hansen's final statistics for the major league portion of his 1930 season consisted of an 0–7 record, a 6.72 ERA, and 25 strikeouts against 38 walks.
1931–1932: Between minors and majors
In 1931, Hansen played the entire year for two Class-A minor league teams: the Dallas Steers and the Fort Worth Panthers, for whom he posted a 16–9 record and a 2.66 ERA, posting 87 walks. His option was picked up by the Phillies in September, and he was recalled to Philadelphia in spring of 1932. That year, Hansen was the Phillies' third starter and led the rotation in ERA, with a 3.72 mark as its youngest regular pitcher by five years. In his second appearance of the season, Hansen started against the Giants, losing the game when he allowed six runs in inning. He atoned the next day, however, when he started against the Giants, pitching a complete gameComplete game
In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...
, allowing one earned run, and lowering his ERA from 16.20 to 3.38; Hansen's contest was called a "remarkable comeback" by the Reading Eagle
Reading Eagle
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.
He made three starts in May, winning one game and losing one, and notched his first save of the year on May 15 against the Cubs. After repeating the same 1–1 record in June, Hansen won two games and lost three in July, posting his second complete game in his final appearance of the month. He collected a second save on August 2, and earned a decision in nine of his final ten appearances through August and September, winning one more game than he lost to draw his final record for the season to 10–10. He struck out 56 batters on the year against 51 walks, completing five games in 23 starts (39 appearances).
1933: Young gun
Still the youngest member of Philadelphia's rotation, Hansen began the 1933 season pitching out of the Phillies bullpen, making five appearances before his first start. On May 21, he pitched a complete game, losing to the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
when he allowed four runs through eight innings. His next two decisions, both starts, were also losses, dropping his record to 0–3. Hansen did win his first game in June, however, and lost his fourth on June 24, beginning a string of consecutive decisions. He earned victories in his next three starts, all of which were complete games; in the second contest, he pitched 11 consecutive innings to defeat the Reds. Hansen lost his next two starts before earning his only save of the season on August 2. In his final 11 appearances of that season, Hansen won two games and lost eight, eschewing a decision only once on August 26, to finish the season with a 6–14 record; he walked 30 batters, the lowest number in the starting rotation, but collected that group's second-worst ERA (4.44) and winning percentage
Winning percentage
In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...
(.300).
1934: Transition to bullpen
In the 1934 season, Hansen transitioned to a relief pitcherRelief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
's role, although he still made more starts than Ed Holley
Ed Holley
Edward Edgar Holley was a professional baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1928 and 1932-34 in the National League....
, the fourth member of the Phillies' starting rotation. He was second only to Curt Davis
Curt Davis
Curtis Benton Davis was a Major League Baseball pitcher. On October 2, 1933 he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals in the 1933 rule V draft. He played for the Phillies , Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals , and Brooklyn Dodgers...
in appearances on the team that year, and led the team's relievers in innings pitched (151). That year, Hansen earned his first victory in a complete-game performance against the Braves on May 1, allowing six runs in an 11–6 contest. His next appearance, however, resulted in a loss when he allowed eight runs (five earned) on seven hits against the Cubs. Hansen notched two saves in the next month: one on May 20, and the second on June 3; he was saddled with his second loss against Chicago on June 14.
In July, he won two games (July 4 and 14)—the latter the first complete-game shutout of his career—lost three (July 6, 12, and 27), and saved one (July 7); August was less successful, when he amassed a record of 1–3. Hansen clinched his second career shutout with a 1–0 win over Cincinnati on September 2, but lost four more games in the month against a lone win for a final record of 6–12. For the year, he struck out 40 batters and walked a career-high 61, posting a 5.42 ERA and allowing a career-worst 112 runs. He was one of ten pitchers to lead the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
in fielding percentage
Fielding percentage
In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball...
with a perfect 1.000 mark.
1935: Three-team trades
Hansen opened the 1935 season by allowing two runs to the Brooklyn DodgersLos Angeles Dodgers
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in innings on April 16. A week later, he faced Brooklyn again, this time allowing five runs (four earned) in three innings. Hansen earned his first loss of the season in the latter game, the only start he made that year. He remained with the Phillies, unused, until he was traded to the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
on May 10 for Ray Prim
Ray Prim
Raymond Lee "Ray" Prim , nicknamed "Pop," was an American pitcher who played Major League Baseball during the 1930s and 1940s. During his professional career, he also pitched for the Los Angeles Angels of the AAA-Class Pacific Coast League...
and Tommy Thomas
Tommy Thomas (baseball)
Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas , was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1926-1937. He would play for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns, and Boston Red Sox...
.
Washington traded Hansen to the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
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four weeks later for future considerations, and he made his debut against the Senators on June 15, allowing three runs in four innings. His next two outings yielded similar results: three runs allowed in each, but both games were single-inning affairs for Hansen. In the team's final June contest, he allowed ten runs (nine earned) to 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 an 18–1 St. Louis loss. Hansen's fortunes seemed to reverse in July, as he allowed only a single run through his first four outings of the month; however, that run he gave up earned him his second loss of the season, although it was an unearned tally. Used in both games of a doubleheader during his final two outings, he pitched a scoreless innings in the early game but allowed six runs in the nightcap, resulting in his return to Washington. For the remainder of the 1935 season, Hansen played for the Senators' minor league affiliates in Chattanooga and Albany, where he collected a 7–10 record and a 4.28 ERA.
Late career
Hansen played for the Steers again in 1936, but made only two appearances, losing both games. In 1937, he played for the Oklahoma City IndiansOklahoma City Indians
The Oklahoma City Indians were an American minor league baseball franchise representing Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that played in the Texas League in 1909, 1933-42 and from 1946-57, and in the Western League from 1918-32...
and the Galveston Buccaneers
Galveston Buccaneers
The Galveston Buccaneers were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1931 to 1937. Based in Galveston, Texas, USA, they played in the Texas League. Their home ballpark was Moody Stadium. Notable players include Del Pratt, Beau Bell, Wally Moses and Harry Brecheen...
, winning 5 games in 17 appearances in his final season. He allowed 77 hits in 75 innings, walking 46 batters and collecting a 4.44 ERA before retiring.
Hansen died on September 11, 1978, in his hometown of Chicago and was interred at Rosehill Cemetery.