Denny Galehouse

Denny Galehouse
Pitcher
Born: (1911-12-07)December 7, 1911
Marshallville, Ohio
Died: December 18, 1998(1998-12-18) (aged 87)
Doylestown, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1934, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
May 3, 1949, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 109–118
Earned run average 3.97
Strikeouts 851
Teams

Dennis Ward Galehouse (December 7, 1911 – December 18, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns between 1934 and 1949. Galehouse batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Marshallville, Ohio and grew up in nearby Doylestown.[1]

Galehouse in 1940

Galehouse led the American League in fewest bases on balls allowed per nine innings pitched (2.482) in 1947, and finished fifth in shutouts in the American League (with three) that season.[2]

In 15 seasons, Galehouse had a 109–118 win–loss record, pitched 375 games (258 starts), 100 complete games, 17 shutouts, 13 saves, 851 strikeouts, and a 3.97 ERA.

Galehouse started a one-game winner-take-all playoff for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland in October 1948 to determine who would win the AL pennant. The Sox lost that game and Cleveland went on to win the World Series that year. Galehouse remained in baseball after his playing career as a scout for both the Red Sox and Indians, as well as the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres. He died in Doylestown, Ohio, at the age of 86.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Denny Galehouse | Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  2. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galehde01.shtml


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