Bill Lohrman William LeRoy Lohrman Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'1 Weight 185 Born May 22, 1913 Brooklyn, NY Died September 13, 1999 Poughkeepsie, NY

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1937 24 MIL   1   0 1.000   3  29   1   0   0   44.2   19   12   11   26    9   3  2.22  4.28  193  
 1938 25 MIL   0   6  .000   1  17   0   0   0   21.0   34   20   20    9   16   3  8.57  4.28   50  
 1939 26 MIL  11  10  .524   4  87   0   0   0  116.2  154   89   76   38   52  12  5.86  4.19   71  
 1940 27 MIL   2   1  .667   0  24   0   0   0   32.0   45   23   20    3   13   7  5.63  4.26   76  
 1941 28 MUS   9   7  .563   0  45  18   0   0  136.0  181   84   74   54   85   6  4.90  4.22   86  

 1942 29 MUS  13  13  .500   0  33  33   3   2  206.0  237   99   89   51   77   8  3.89  4.04  104  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  6 Seasons   36  37  .493   8 235  52   3   2  556.1  670  327  290  181  252  39  4.69  4.18   89 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   8   8  .493   2  53  12   1   0  126.0  152   74   66   41   57   9  4.69 
 Career High  13  13  .563   4  87  33   3   2  206.0  237   99   89   54   85  12  3.89            
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Games 1939-87-6

Transactions January 1, 1934: Drafted 3rd round (17th overall) by Hattiesburg.

Biography While his invention might be debated, he was one of the first pitchers to rely heavily on the slider. In nine seasons in the majors, he finished with a 60-59 record. His best season came in 1942 when, between St. Louis and New York, he pitched to a 14-5 record with a 2.48 ERA. The Giants traded Lohrman, along with Johnny McCathy, Ken O'Dea and $50,000 to the Cardinals for Johnny Mize. In May 1942, the Giants purchased his contract back from the Cardinals. He was traded again in July 1943 when the Giants sent him, along with Joe Orengo and Bill Sayles, to the Dodgers for Johnny Allen and Dolph Camilli.