Born on February 10, 1894 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Herb Pennock (Herbert Jefferis Pennock) played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees over the course of his 22 year career. Pennock broke into the bigs on May 14, 1912 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and put up a 4.50 ERA in 50 innings pitched in 1912, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Herb Pennock's best season was 1924, when he posted a 2.83 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 101 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1912
PHI
A
17
2
1
2
4.50
38
31
25
1
0
2
50
48
1
30
0
2
3
1913
PHI
A
14
3
2
1
5.13
17
24
19
1
0
0
33.1
30
4
22
0
1
0
1914
PHI
A
28
14
11
4
2.79
90
56
47
8
3
3
151.2
136
1
65
0
8
2
1915
PHI
A
11
8
3
6
5.32
24
34
26
3
1
1
44
46
2
29
0
2
2
1915
BOS
A
5
1
0
0
9.64
7
16
15
0
0
0
14
23
0
10
0
0
0
1915
TOT
A
16
9
3
6
6.36
31
50
41
3
1
1
58
69
2
39
0
2
2
1916
BOS
A
9
2
0
2
3.04
12
11
9
0
0
1
26.2
23
0
8
0
1
1
1917
BOS
A
24
5
5
5
3.31
35
42
37
4
1
1
100.2
90
2
23
0
0
3
1919
BOS
A
32
26
16
8
2.71
70
78
66
16
5
0
219
223
2
48
0
7
3
1920
BOS
A
37
31
16
13
3.68
68
108
99
19
4
2
242.1
244
9
61
0
2
4
1921
BOS
A
32
31
12
14
4.04
91
121
100
15
1
0
222.2
268
7
59
0
0
2
1922
BOS
A
32
26
10
17
4.32
59
108
97
15
1
1
202
230
7
74
0
7
1
1923
NY
A
35
27
19
6
3.13
93
86
83
21
1
3
238.1
235
11
68
0
1
2
1924
NY
A
40
34
21
9
2.83
101
104
90
25
4
3
286.1
302
13
64
0
4
1
1925
NY
A
47
31
16
17
2.96
88
117
91
21
2
2
277
267
11
71
0
3
2
1926
NY
A
40
33
23
11
3.62
78
133
107
19
1
2
266.1
294
11
43
0
6
4
1927
NY
A
34
26
19
8
3.00
51
89
70
18
1
2
209.2
225
5
48
0
0
2
1928
NY
A
28
24
17
6
2.56
53
71
60
18
5
3
211
215
2
40
0
3
0
1929
NY
A
27
23
9
11
4.92
49
101
86
8
1
2
157.1
205
11
28
0
2
3
1930
NY
A
25
19
11
7
4.32
46
95
75
11
1
0
156.1
194
8
20
0
4
0
1931
NY
A
25
25
11
6
4.28
65
96
90
12
1
0
189.1
247
7
30
0
3
1
1932
NY
A
22
21
9
5
4.60
54
94
75
9
1
0
146.2
191
8
38
0
4
0
1933
NY
A
23
5
7
4
5.54
22
46
40
2
1
4
65
96
4
21
0
4
0
1934
BOS
A
30
2
2
0
3.05
16
31
21
1
0
1
62
68
2
16
0
1
0
Total
617
419
240
162
3.60
1227
1692
1428
247
35
33
3571.2
3900
128
916
0
65
36
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1912
PHI
A
P
17
0
0
2
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.944
1913
PHI
A
P
14
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1914
PHI
A
P
28
0
0
9
37
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.939
1915
PHI
A
P
11
0
0
1
15
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.941
1915
BOS
A
P
5
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
1915
TOT
A
P
16
0
0
2
15
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.895
1916
BOS
A
P
9
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1917
BOS
A
P
24
0
0
1
30
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
.939
1919
BOS
A
P
32
0
0
13
45
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1920
BOS
A
P
37
0
0
6
53
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1921
BOS
A
P
32
0
0
11
59
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1922
BOS
A
P
32
0
0
8
56
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1923
NY
A
P
35
0
0
4
66
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1924
NY
A
P
40
0
0
10
61
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1925
NY
A
P
47
0
0
7
54
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
.938
1926
NY
A
P
40
0
0
2
73
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1927
NY
A
P
34
0
0
4
45
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1928
NY
A
P
28
0
0
5
59
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1929
NY
A
P
27
0
0
4
31
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1930
NY
A
P
25
0
0
3
26
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1931
NY
A
P
25
0
0
1
37
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1932
NY
A
P
22
0
0
4
29
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1933
NY
A
P
23
0
0
2
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.933
1934
BOS
A
P
30
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
P
617
0
0
101
824
26
45
0
0
0
0
0
.973
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1912
PHI
A
17
15
1
2
0
0
.133
.133
.200
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1913
PHI
A
14
9
0
1
0
0
.111
.200
.111
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1914
PHI
A
28
56
7
12
0
9
.214
.241
.286
0
2
2
11
0
1
0
0
0
1915
PHI
A
11
18
1
5
0
3
.278
.278
.333
1
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1915
BOS
A
5
6
1
1
0
0
.167
.167
.333
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1915
TOT
A
16
24
2
6
0
3
.250
.250
.333
2
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1916
BOS
A
11
8
0
1
0
0
.125
.222
.125
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1917
BOS
A
24
24
2
4
0
2
.167
.375
.167
0
0
7
5
1
1
0
0
0
1919
BOS
A
32
75
7
13
0
7
.173
.253
.227
4
0
6
12
2
6
0
0
0
1920
BOS
A
38
77
7
20
0
6
.260
.345
.299
3
0
9
18
1
7
0
0
0
1921
BOS
A
32
85
9
18
1
11
.212
.272
.341
8
0
6
10
1
4
0
0
0
1922
BOS
A
32
65
5
9
0
2
.138
.188
.185
1
1
4
9
0
2
0
0
0
1923
NY
A
35
83
11
16
0
7
.193
.272
.229
3
0
9
8
0
8
0
0
0
1924
NY
A
40
101
13
16
2
9
.158
.220
.238
2
0
7
13
1
10
0
0
0
1925
NY
A
47
99
6
20
0
7
.202
.218
.232
1
1
2
7
0
9
0
0
0
1926
NY
A
40
85
8
18
0
6
.212
.302
.235
2
0
10
8
1
16
0
0
0
1927
NY
A
34
69
6
15
0
6
.217
.250
.246
2
0
3
10
0
13
0
0
0
1928
NY
A
28
74
1
15
0
9
.203
.234
.203
0
0
3
7
0
7
0
0
0
1929
NY
A
27
51
4
9
0
1
.176
.236
.176
0
0
4
6
0
6
0
0
0
1930
NY
A
25
60
5
11
0
4
.183
.234
.183
0
0
4
12
0
1
0
0
0
1931
NY
A
25
66
8
10
1
6
.152
.253
.227
2
0
9
12
0
7
0
0
0
1932
NY
A
22
53
4
8
0
6
.151
.250
.189
2
0
7
5
0
5
0
0
0
1933
NY
A
23
21
0
5
0
1
.238
.238
.238
0
0
0
5
0
6
0
0
0
1934
BOS
A
30
14
2
3
0
1
.214
.214
.214
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
Total
620
1214
108
232
4
103
.191
.253
.235
33
4
94
172
7
111
0
0
0
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (May, 1912).
Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Philadelphia Athletics (June 6, 1915).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Camp Skinner, Norm McMillan, George Murray and $50000 (January 30, 1923).
