Hiram Bithorn
Hiram Gabriel (Sosa) Bithorn "Hi"
Born: March 18, 1916
Santurce, PR
Deceased: December 29, 1951
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas MX
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Career: 1936-1949
Major League Statistics
Hiram (Sosa) Bithorn compiled a career record of 83 wins and 69 losses and a 3.66 ERA in his 215-game pitching career with the Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Newark Bears, Oakland Oaks, Hollywood Stars, Grand Rapids Jets, Oklahoma City Indians and Nashville Vols. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 16 | 9 | .640 | 4.22 | 35 | 211.0 | 233 | 115 | 99 | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 10 | 1 | .909 | 0.00 | 11 | 93.0 | 57 | 21 | 42 | |||||||||||||
| 1937 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.99 | 21 | 88.0 | 98 | 51 | 39 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.33 | 12 | 54.0 | 65 | 30 | 26 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.64 | 35 | 30 | 210.0 | 211 | 90 | 85 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.38 | 43 | 24 | 181.0 | 185 | 102 | 88 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 17 | 15 | .531 | 3.59 | 41 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 228.0 | 196 | 103 | 91 | 99 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 | 63 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1949 | A | CENL5 | Grand Rapids Jets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 83 | 69 | .546 | 3.66 | 215 | 85 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1132.0 | 1143 | 561 | 460 | 0 | 536 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 36 | 77 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .169 | .169 | .208 | .377 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 13 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .250 | .469 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 21 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .212 | .242 | .455 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 12 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .316 | .579 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 36 | 68 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .206 | .382 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 43 | 58 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .172 | .345 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 42 | 89 | 77 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .286 | .345 | .299 | .644 | 23 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .294 | .471 | .765 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 215 | 393 | 381 | 17 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .213 | .227 | .244 | .471 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 41 | 19 | 50 | 1 | 3 | .986 | 1.683 |
| 1949 | A | CENL5 | Grand Rapids Jets | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.167 |
| Totals | 137 | 31 | 52 | 2 | 3 | .976 | .606 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1937 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1937 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1938 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1938 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1939 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1940 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | |||
| 1941 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | NY1 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | CHA | ||
| 1949 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1949 | A | Central League | Grand Rapids Jets | |||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | CLE |
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