Dick Strahs

Dick Strahs
Pitcher
Born: December 4, 1923(1923-12-04) Evanston, Illinois
Died: May 26, 1988(1988-05-26) (aged 64) Las Vegas, Nevada
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 1954 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 6, 1954 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	0–0
Earned run average	5.65
Innings pitched	14⅓
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1954)

Richard Bernard Strahs (December 4, 1923 — May 26, 1988) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in nine games for the 1954 Chicago White Sox. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Strahs stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 192 pounds (87 kg).

Strah was 30 years old and in his ninth season in the White Sox farm system when he was recalled from the Triple-A Charleston Senators in mid-1954. All of Strah's Major League appearances came as a relief pitcher. In his MLB debut, he retired the Boston Red Sox' Billy Consolo, Jimmy Piersall and Ted Williams in order in the eighth inning of a 5–2 loss at Fenway Park.^[1] On August 26, he was credited with his only save in the Majors when he retired the Philadelphia Athletics in order in the final inning of an 8–1 win at Connie Mack Stadium.^[2] Overall, Strahs appeared in 14⅓ innings, surrendering 16 hits, nine earned runs and eight bases on balls. He also had eight strikeouts.

Strah's 11-season professional career lasted into the 1956 season. He posted a 107–88 record in 311 minor league games, all but 19 of them played in the White Sox system.^[3]

References

1. ^ 1954-7-24 box score from Retrosheet
2. ^ 1954 pitching log from Retrosheet
3. ^ Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Strahs, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	December 4, 1923
Place of birth	Evanston, Illinois
Date of death	May 26, 1988
Place of death	Las Vegas, Nevada