Orie Edgar Arntzen (October 18, 1909 – January 28, 1970) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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during the 1943 season. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed.

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Arntzen played in Minor League Baseball between 1933 and 1952; records for several of his seasons are incomplete. For seasons with records available, he had a win–loss record of 192–93, including a 25-win season with the

Albany Senators The Albany Senators was a name used by multiple minor league baseball teams representing Albany, New York, that existed between 1885 and 1959. The mid-20th century club played at Hawkins Stadium (Albany), Hawkins Stadium. The various editions of t ...

of the Eastern League in 1949. His performance was recognized with ''The Sporting News'' Minor League Player of the Year Award. He pitched for

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s of the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ...

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

, and

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

. Arntzen's only season in

was 1943, when he appeared in 32 games (20 starts) for the Athletics. In

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, he struck out 66 batters while compiling a 4–13 record with a 4.22

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

. As a batter, he had eight hits in 50

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s for a .160

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. In late September, he was traded to the Pirates for fellow pitcher

Luke Hamlin Luke Daniel Hamlin (July 3, 1904 – February 18, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers (1933–34), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–41), Pittsburgh Pirates (1942), and Phila ...

, but would not pitch in MLB again. Nicknamed "Old Folks", Arntzen died in 1970, aged 60, reportedly of a

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after being ill with kidney issues.

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