Otto C. Hess (October 10, 1878 – February 25, 1926) was a Swiss-born pitcher for the
Cleveland Bronchos/Cleveland Naps (1902 and 1904–08) and
Boston Braves
The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta.
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(1912–15).
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1914
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, Hess was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a
pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July.
''How Losing an Exhibition Sparked Miracle Braves'', by Joseph M. Overfield, Baseball Digest, May 1961, Vol. 20, No. 4
Born in Bern
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, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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, Hess was the first person born in Switzerland to play in Major League Baseball.
In 10 seasons he had a 70-90 win–loss record in 198 games, with 165 games started, 129 complete games, 18 shutouts, 5 saves, 1,418 innings pitched, 1,355 hits allowed, 663 runs allowed, 25 home runs allowed, 448 walks allowed, 580 strikeouts, 83 hit batsmen, 38 wild pitches and a 2.98 ERA. He died in Tucson, Arizona
, "(at the) base of the black ill
, nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town"
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, at the age of 47.
Hess was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .216 batting average
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Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
(154-for-714) with 63 runs, 21 doubles, 9 triples, 5 home runs
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, 56 RBI and 27 bases on balls
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. He also played 51 games in the outfield and 6 games at first base.
See also
* List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
The following is a list of annual leaders in saves in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League. The list includes several professional leagues and associations that were never part of MLB.
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* List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
In baseball, hit by pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). A hit batsman is ...
References
External links
Otto Hess
at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
1878 births
1926 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Cleveland Naps players
Cleveland Bronchos players
Boston Braves players
Swiss emigrants to the United States
Major League Baseball players from Switzerland
Kansas City Blue Stockings players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Vernon Tigers players
Atlanta Crackers players
Sportspeople from Bern
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