Al Gerheauser
1943–1948 · bats L / throws L · Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
153G
.209AVG
.237OBP
.299SLG
More career statistics
44H
1HR
22RBI
0SB
25–50W–L
643.0IP
255K
4.13ERA
79GS
1SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · RBI | 22 | 19 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,847 | 2,845 |
| Pitching · p er | 295 | 294 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,929 | 1,930 |
| Pitching · p k | 255 | 257 |
| Pitching · p w | 224 | 226 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 221 | 211 | 12 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | .209 | .237 | .299 | .536 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643.0 | 149 | 79 | 27 | 25 | 50 | 1 | 726 | 347 | 295 | 25 | 224 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 | 1.477 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1946-05-29 to 1946-07-16
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1945-06-08 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1943-06-12 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | 1944-06-13 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 78 | 107 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 | .232 | .280 | .283 |
| Away | 75 | 114 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 37 | .188 | .184 | .312 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .133 | .235 | .267 |
| May | 27 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .267 | .303 | .367 |
| June | 27 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | .229 | .229 | .292 |
| July | 28 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .286 | .302 | .429 |
| August | 25 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .133 | .129 | .200 |
| September | 33 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .152 | .184 | .217 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 25 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .152 | .152 | .196 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .182 |
| chicago-cubs | 22 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .346 | .357 | .423 |
| boston-braves | 22 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .260 | .302 | .340 |
| new-york-giants | 18 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .233 | .250 | .433 |
| cincinnati-reds | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .125 | .333 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 71 | 8 | – | 6 | – | .113 | 215 | 93 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 65 | 15 | 1 | 5 | – | .231 | 182 | 66 |
| 1945 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 48 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .250 | 140 | 56 |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 21 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 81 | 32 |
| 1948 |  St. Louis Browns | 14 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | 23 | 10 |