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Art Houtteman
Full name Arthur Joseph Houtteman Born August 7, 1927, Detroit, Michigan Died May 6, 2003, Rochester Hills, Michigan Buried at Guardian Angels Cemetery, Rochester, Michigan (Cremated) First Game: April 29, 1945 ; Final Game: September 22, 1957 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 188 Ejections: 1952 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1945 DET A Daily Splits 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1945 DET A
1946 DET A Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1946 DET A
1947 DET A Daily Splits 23 40 2 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .300 .300 .350 0.0 1947 DET A
1948 DET A Daily Splits 43 56 2 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .196 .196 .196 0.0 1948 DET A
1949 DET A Daily Splits 36 78 8 19 2 0 0 7 1 0 14 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 .244 .253 .269 0.0 1949 DET A
1950 DET A Daily Splits 41 93 5 14 4 1 0 3 5 0 20 0 11 0 1 3 0 0 .151 .194 .215 0.0 1950 DET A
1952 DET A Daily Splits 36 69 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 .101 .127 .101 0.0 1952 DET A
1953 DET A Daily Splits 16 19 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 .158 .158 .368 0.0 1953 DET A
1953 CLE A Daily Splits 23 34 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .147 .171 .176 0.0 1953 CLE A
1953 TOT A 39 53 7 8 2 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 .151 .167 .245 0.0 1953 TOT A
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 32 65 6 18 2 0 1 10 2 0 11 0 8 1 0 2 1 1 0 .277 .294 .354 0.0 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A Daily Splits 35 38 5 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .220 .158 0.0 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A Daily Splits 23 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 0.0 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1957 CLE A
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1957 BAL A
1957 TOT A 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1957 TOT A
Total (12 Years) Splits 330 513 37 99 12 1 2 37 14 0 77 0 38 1 0 11 15 2 1 .193 .214 .232 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1954 CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1954 CLE A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1950 AL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1945 DET A Daily Splits 13 0 0 0 9 0 25.1 27 116 1 17 15 11 1 9 4 0 1 0 4 1 1 5 0 2 5.33 - -0.4 1945 DET A
1946 DET A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 15 40 1 8 8 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 9.00 7.00 -0.4 1946 DET A
1947 DET A Daily Splits 23 9 7 2 9 0 110.2 106 469 6 51 42 36 0 58 2 0 1 0 16 4 10 11 7 2 3.42 5.22 0.4 1947 DET A
1948 DET A Daily Splits 43 20 4 0 15 10 164.1 186 716 11 101 85 52 3 74 15 3 2 0 37 8 16 9 2 16 4.66 3.35 -0.8 1948 DET A
1949 DET A Daily Splits 34 25 13 2 8 0 203.2 227 877 19 101 84 59 5 85 9 2 5 0 37 2 27 18 15 10 3.71 5.00 1.1 1949 DET A
1950 DET A Daily Splits 41 34 21 4 6 4 274.2 257 1147 29 112 108 99 5 88 17 2 8 1 42 3 27 15 19 12 3.54 5.21 3.7 1950 DET A
1952 DET A Daily Splits 35 28 10 2 5 1 221 218 945 19 116 107 65 6 109 13 3 5 0 41 13 10 17 8 20 4.36 3.11 -1.7 1952 DET A
1953 DET A Daily Splits 16 9 3 1 6 1 68.2 87 316 11 50 45 29 3 28 1 2 4 0 11 2 6 3 2 6 5.90 3.67 -1.4 1953 DET A
1953 CLE A Daily Splits 22 13 6 1 9 3 109 113 457 4 56 46 25 1 40 7 1 5 0 17 1 14 9 7 7 3.80 5.62 -0.4 1953 CLE A
1953 TOT A 38 22 9 2 15 4 177.2 200 773 15 106 91 54 4 68 8 3 9 0 28 3 20 12 9 13 4.61 4.82 -1.8 1953 TOT A
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 32 25 11 1 3 0 188 198 805 14 80 70 59 6 68 13 4 1 3 0 33 7 23 15 15 7 3.35 5.44 1.3 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A Daily Splits 35 12 3 1 12 0 124.1 126 529 15 63 55 44 1 53 5 3 0 2 0 20 4 16 9 10 6 3.98 4.00 0.1 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A Daily Splits 22 4 0 0 5 1 46.2 60 234 5 39 34 31 2 19 6 4 1 4 0 15 1 4 8 2 2 6.56 4.50 -1.0 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 20 1 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 - -0.1 1957 CLE A
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 5 1 0 0 2 0 6.2 20 42 0 13 13 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 17.55 6.00 -0.5 1957 BAL A
1957 TOT A 8 1 0 0 4 0 10.2 26 62 1 16 16 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 13.50 6.00 -0.6 1957 TOT A
Total (12 Years) Splits 325 181 78 14 91 20 1555 1646 6713 136 810 715 516 33 639 93 11 15 40 1 282 48 155 120 87 91 4.14 4.55 -0.1 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 - 1954 CLE A
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1950 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 - 1950 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1945 DET A Daily Splits P 13 0 0 25.1 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 DET A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 DET A Daily Splits P 23 9 7 110.2 4 17 2 2 0 2 3 3 0 .913
1948 DET A Daily Splits P 43 20 4 164.1 9 47 4 5 0 2 10 3 0 .933
1949 DET A Daily Splits P 34 25 13 203.2 14 59 2 7 0 0 2 3 7 .973
1950 DET A Daily Splits P 41 34 21 274.2 15 63 4 2 0 0 2 9 4 .951
1952 DET A Daily Splits P 35 28 10 221 16 40 1 3 0 2 13 5 2 .982
1953 DET A Daily Splits P 16 9 3 68.2 4 10 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .933
1953 CLE A Daily Splits P 22 13 6 109 7 18 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1.000
1953 TOT A P 38 22 9 177.2 11 28 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 .975
1954 CLE A Daily Splits P 32 25 11 188 17 38 2 3 0 1 5 4 0 .965
1955 CLE A Daily Splits P 35 12 3 124.1 14 27 1 4 1 1 4 5 0 .976
1956 CLE A Daily Splits P 22 4 0 46.2 3 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1.000
1957 CLE A Daily Splits P 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1957 BAL A Daily Splits P 5 1 0 6.2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
1957 TOT A P 8 1 0 10.2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits P 325 181 78 1555 105 339 17 28 1 10 47 37 14 .963
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1954 CLE A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1950 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-20-1952(2) BOX DET A Hank Soar Bench jockeying
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1945).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Owen Friend , Bill Wight and Joe Ginsberg to Cleveland
Indians in exchange for Ray Boone , Al Aber , Steve Gromek and Dick Weik (June 15,
1953 ).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles (May 20, 1957 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 14, 1958 ).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 14, 1958 ).
Released by Detroit Tigers (April 10, 1959 ).
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