Fritz Ostermueller
1934–1948 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
399G
.234AVG
.270OBP
.274SLG
175H
0HR
63RBI
0SB
114–115W–L
2,067IP
783K
3.99ERA
246GS
15SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399 | 823 | 749 | 60 | 175 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 35 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 205 | .234 | .270 | .274 | .544 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,066.7 | 390 | 246 | 112 | 114 | 115 | 15 | 2,169 | 1,059 | 917 | 102 | 840 | 783 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 | 1.456 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1944-09-24 to 1945-08-19
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1934-08-11 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1934-06-08 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1935-07-30 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 197 | 387 | 89 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 33 | .254 | .274 | .309 |
| Away | 202 | 436 | 86 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 48 | .216 | .239 | .243 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 32 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .366 | .410 |
| May | 69 | 131 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | .200 | .237 | .235 |
| June | 64 | 123 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 | .333 | .309 | .387 |
| July | 86 | 178 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 19 | .212 | .247 | .248 |
| August | 80 | 194 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 16 | .215 | .232 | .266 |
| September | 68 | 156 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 14 | .204 | .237 | .218 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 47 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | .167 | .211 | .198 |
| new-york-yankees | 45 | 82 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .286 | .305 | .312 |
| cleveland-guardians | 44 | 99 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | .163 | .182 | .196 |
| st-louis-browns | 36 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .281 | .284 | .328 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 34 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | .178 | .200 | .205 |
| detroit-tigers | 31 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | .356 | .385 | .511 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 27 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .257 | .353 |
| chicago-white-sox | 27 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .194 | .184 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  Boston Red Sox | 33 | 78 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .167 | 198 | 75 |
| 1935 | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 49 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .286 | 137 | 41 |
| 1936 | Boston Red Sox | 43 | 64 | 15 | – | 7 | – | .234 | 181 | 90 |
| 1937 | Boston Red Sox | 25 | 33 | 11 | – | 6 | – | .333 | 86 | 30 |
| 1938 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 73 | 16 | – | 9 | – | .219 | 176 | 46 |
| 1939 | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 56 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .161 | 159 | 61 |
| 1940 | Boston Red Sox | 33 | 54 | 17 | – | 1 | – | .315 | 143 | 80 |
| 1941 |  St. Louis Browns | 16 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | .214 | 46 | 20 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Browns | 10 | 16 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .188 | 43 | 21 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Browns | 19 | 18 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 56 | 21 |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 93 | 22 | – | 6 | – | .237 | 246 | 105 |
| 1945 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 28 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .321 | 80 | 29 |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 65 | 21 | – | 2 | – | .323 | 193 | 56 |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 64 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .188 | 183 | 67 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 44 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .182 | 134 | 41 |