John Arthur Halla (May 13, 1884 – September 30, 1947) was a professional baseball pitcher from 1902 to 1917. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps. Halla was 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds.[1]
| John Halla | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 13, 1884 St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Died: September 30, 1947 (aged 63) El Segundo, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 18, 1905, for the Cleveland Naps | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 29, 1905, for the Cleveland Naps | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 2.84 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
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Halla was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1884.[1] He started his professional baseball career in 1902 with the Jefferson City Convicts of the Missouri Valley League. In 1904, he had a win–loss record of 20-19 for the MVL's Pittsburg Coal Diggers. The following season, he went 15–11 in the Western Association and was sold to the Cleveland Naps in August.[2][3]
Halla made three relief appearances for Cleveland, pitching 12.2 innings and giving up four earned runs. That was the only major league experience of his career.[1] He began the 1906 season with the Ohio–Pennsylvania League's Sharon Steels but then joined the Western Association's Topeka White Sox after losing four of his first five decisions.[2][4]
With Topeka, Halla went 10-3 for the rest of the season. In 1907, he stayed with the same club and went 24–9 to set a career-high in victories.[2] He pitched a no-hitter on August 1 of that year.[5]
Halla was then purchased by the American Association's Louisville Colonels and stayed with them for the next three seasons.[2][6] In 1908, Halla had a win-loss record of 23-16 while pitching 336 innings, and in 1909, he went 17–12.[2] However, he then went 10–23 in 1910 to lead the league in losses.[7] He went to the Pacific Coast League for two seasons after that and posted two more losing records.[2]
Halla bounced around various minor leagues until 1917. In his final season, he went 18-15 for the Western League's Lincoln Links. He finished his professional baseball career with 195 wins and 166 losses, all in the minors.[2]
Halla died in El Segundo, California, in 1947 and was buried in Pacific Crest Cemetery.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "John Halla Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "John Halla Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Western Association". Sporting Life. August 26, 1905. p. 16.
- ^ "Western Association". Sporting Life. July 28, 1906. p. 14.
- ^ "The Western Association". Sporting Life. August 17, 1907. p. 25.
- ^ "The Reserves". Sporting Life. October 12, 1907. p. 14.
- ^ "1910 American Association Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)