Denny Sothern
1926–1931 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, MLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
357G
.280AVG
.325OBP
.394SLG
More career statistics
379H
19HR
115RBI
38SB
4Rare feats
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 · Runs | 219 | 221 |
| Batting · RBI | 115 | 117 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 38 | 37 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | 1,467 | 1,355 | 219 | 379 | 80 | 9 | 19 | 115 | 83 | 136 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 534 | .280 | .325 | .394 | .719 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1928-07-09 to 1928-07-26
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1930-06-06 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1930-06-06 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1930-06-06 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 187 | 765 | 195 | 10 | 61 | 49 | 64 | .278 | .319 | .373 |
| Away | 170 | 702 | 184 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 72 | .282 | .311 | .417 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 22 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .265 | .339 | .327 |
| May | 52 | 192 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | .270 | .297 | .371 |
| June | 79 | 368 | 105 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 28 | .308 | .348 | .434 |
| July | 87 | 408 | 114 | 8 | 42 | 18 | 38 | .300 | .324 | .434 |
| August | 58 | 234 | 50 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 18 | .233 | .274 | .335 |
| September | 59 | 209 | 49 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 22 | .255 | .297 | .349 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 59 | 244 | 55 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 23 | .242 | .283 | .322 |
| cincinnati-reds | 53 | 226 | 57 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 15 | .273 | .301 | .416 |
| chicago-cubs | 52 | 221 | 65 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 30 | .316 | .353 | .413 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 51 | 223 | 62 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | .298 | .336 | .389 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 51 | 203 | 49 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 15 | .263 | .296 | .376 |
| boston-braves | 47 | 186 | 48 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 13 | .277 | .312 | .410 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 39 | 145 | 40 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 17 | .312 | .345 | .492 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .222 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 10 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Phillies | 141 | 579 | 165 | 5 | 39 | 16 | .285 | – | – |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Phillies | 76 | 294 | 90 | 5 | 29 | 13 | .306 | – | – |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 107 | 398 | 106 | 6 | 39 | 8 | .266 | – | – |
| 1931 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | 31 | 5 | – | – | – | .161 | – | – |