Hal White

Who was Hal White?

Harold George White was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Utica, New York, he was listed at 5 ft 10 in and 165 lb. White served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

In twelve seasons, he had a 46–54 win-loss record, 336 games, 23 complete games, 7 shutouts, 144 games finished, 25 saves, 920⅓ innings pitched, 875 hits allowed, 443 runs allowed, 387 earned runs allowed, 47 home runs allowed, 450 walks allowed, 349 strikeouts, 14 hit batsmen, 20 wild pitches, 3,986 batters faced, 2 balks, and a 3.78 ERA.

He died in Venice, Florida at the age of 82.