Herman Besse

Herman Anthony Besse
Born: August 16, 1911
St. Louis, MO US
Deceased: August 13, 1972
Los Angeles, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Career: 1936-1954
Major League Statistics

Herman Besse compiled a career record of 140 wins and 149 losses and a 3.86 ERA in his 405-game pitching career with the Jackson Senators, Jackson Mississippians, Memphis Chickasaws, Greenville Bucks, Cedar Rapids Raiders, Memphis Chicks, Atlanta Crackers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Seattle Rainiers, Los Angeles Angels, Springfield Cubs, Sacramento Solons and Tri-City Braves. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.

Atlanta Crackers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Seattle Rainiers

Sacramento Solons

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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	C	CSTL	Jackson Senators	8	12	.400	4.86	30						155.7	167	103	84		84
1937	B	SEAL3	Jackson Mississippians	7	7	.500	3.68	21						132.0	116	65	54		78
1938	C	CSTL	Greenville Bucks	12	7	.632	3.12	23						147.0	126	65	51		72
1939	A1	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	17	11	.607	2.48	33	27					229.0	209	71	63		66
1940	A1	SOUA	Atlanta Crackers	6	2	.750	4.76	12	10					70.0	75	38	37		27
1941	AA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	15	.400	4.12	25			22	0		203.0	206	108	93		85		110	0	0	5
1946	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	7	.562	3.86	21	17		10	2		133.0	132	60	57		48		79	2	0	3
1947	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	11	8	.579	3.23	23			12	0		167.0	156	68	60		77		95	2	0	0
1948	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	16	12	.571	4.38	36			17	3		232.0	232	118	113		92		117	1	0	3
1949	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	8	19	.296	3.90	33			11	0		196.0	203	94	85		85		83	0	0	5
1950	AAA	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	11	14	.440	5.12	35	32		13	3		195.0	222	114	111		95		95	3	15	6
1951	AAA	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	8	5	.615	3.67	27	12		6	0		98.0	101	45	40		53		54	2	0	4
1952	AAA	IL	Springfield Cubs	8	13	.381	3.02	24	22		8	2		149.0	149	56	50		59		53	1	0	4
1952	Open	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	0	1	.000	18.00	3	0		0	0		1.0	1	2	2		4		1	0	0	0
1953	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	6	10	.375	3.41	33	19		8	2		142.7	143	48	54	3	55		52	1	0	1
1954	A	NORW	Tri-City Braves	2	2	.500	6.94	6	5					46.7	65	42	36	3	19
1954	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	1	4	.200	2.74	20	2		0	0		42.7	39	20	13	4	20		13	1	0	1
Totals				140	149	.484	3.86	405	146	0	107	12	0	2339.7	2342	1117	1003	10	1019	0	752	13	15	32	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	C	CSTL	Jackson Senators	67	188	188		53	16	3	1						.282	.282	.415	.697	78
1937	B	SEAL3	Jackson Mississippians	53	117	117		37	9	0	2						.316	.316	.444	.761	52
1938	C	CSTL	Greenville Bucks	30	64	64		21	4	0	0						.328	.328	.391	.719	25
1939	A1	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	47	104	104		28	7	0	0						.269	.269	.337	.606	35
1940	A1	SOUA	Atlanta Crackers	16	31	31		12	2	2	0						.387	.387	.581	.968	18
1941	AA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	44	104	96	10	20	2	1	2	12	0		7	17	.208	.262	.312	.575	30		0	1
1946	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	22	50	40	3	6	3	0	0	3	0	0	7	7	.150	.277	.225	.502	9	1	0	3
1947	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	27	69	66	5	12	2	0	1	5	0		2	7	.182	.206	.258	.463	17		0	1
1948	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	37	94	91	9	22	2	0	0	5	1		3	11	.242	.266	.264	.530	24		0	0
1949	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	33	65	61	1	6	1	0	0	8	0		3	12	.098	.154	.115	.269	7		1	0
1950	AAA	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	35	72	68	0	9	2	0	0	2	0		2	12	.132	.157	.162	.319	11		0	2
1951	AAA	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	27	37	33	3	5	0	0	1	5	0		2	9	.152	.200	.242	.442	8		0	2
1952	AAA	IL	Springfield Cubs	24	48	38	1	3	0	0	0	2	0		2	7	.079	.125	.079	.204	3		0	8
1953	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	34	50	46	1	7	2	0	0	7	0		2	7	.152	.188	.196	.383	9	2	0	2
1954	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	20	8	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	2	.286	.375	.429	.804	3	0	0	0	0
1954	A	NORW	Tri-City Braves	8	19	19											.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals				524	1120	1069	33	243	53	6	7	49	1	0	31	91	.227	.250	.308	.558	329	3	1	19	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1936	C	CSTL	Jackson Senators	P	30						.000
1937	B	SEAL3	Jackson Mississippians	P	21						.000
1938	C	CSTL	Greenville Bucks	P	23						.000
1939	A1	SOUA	Memphis Chicks	P	33						.000
1940	A1	SOUA	Atlanta Crackers	P	12						.000
1941	AA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	25	8	30	2	2	.950	1.520
1946	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	21	5	18	0	1	1.000	1.095
1947	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	23	8	35	1	8	.977	1.870
1948	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	36	3	32	2	1	.946	.972
1949	AAA	PCL	Seattle Rainiers	P	33	3	30	1	0	.971	1.000
1950	AAA	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	P	35	1	32	1	2	.971	.943
1951	AAA	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	P	27	0	17	0	0	1.000	.630
1952	Open	PCL	Los Angeles Angels	P	3	0	0	0	0		.000
1952	AAA	IL	Springfield Cubs	P	24	7	33	2	2	.952	1.667
1953	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	33	9	23	0	1	1.000	.970
1953	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	1B	1	7	0	0	3	1.000	7.000
1954	A	NORW	Tri-City Braves	P	6						.000
1954	Open	PCL	Sacramento Solons	P	20	4	7	1	1	.917	.550
Totals					406	55	257	10	21	.969	.768

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1936	C	Cotton States League	Jackson Senators	DET
1937	B	Southeastern League	Jackson Mississippians	NYA
1937	A1	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1938	C	Cotton States League	Greenville Bucks
1938	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Cedar Rapids Raiders	NY1
1938	A1	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1939	A1	Southern Association	Memphis Chicks	BRO
1940	A1	Southern League	Atlanta Crackers
1941	AA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs	PHA
1946	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs	PHA
1947	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers
1947	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs	BOS
1948	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers
1949	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers
1950	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Los Angeles Angels	CHN
1951	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Los Angeles Angels	CHN
1952	AAA	International League	Springfield Cubs	CHN
1952	Open	Pacific Coast League	Los Angeles Angels	CHN
1953	Open	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons
1954	A	Western International League	Tri-City Braves
1954	Open	Pacific Coast League	Sacramento Solons

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