Hal Newhouser
Hal Newhouser Pitcher Born: (1921-05-20)May 20, 1921 Detroit, Michigan Died: November 10, 1998(1998-11-10) (aged 77) Detroit, Michigan Batted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut September 29, 1939 for the Detroit Tigers Last MLB appearance May 3, 1955 for the Cleveland Indians Career statistics Win–loss record 207–150 Earned run average 3.06 Strikeouts 1,796 Teams Detroit Tigers (1939–1953) Cleveland Indians (1954–1955) Career highlights and awards 7× All-Star (1942–1948) World Series champion (1945) 2× AL MVP (1944, 1945) Triple Crown (1945) 4× AL wins champion (1944–1946, 1948) 2× AL ERA champion (1945, 1946) 2× AL strikeout champion (1944, 1945) Detroit Tigers #16 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1992 Election Method Veteran's Committee Harold "Prince Hal" Newhouser (May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons from 1939 to 1955 for the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians. Newhouser was considered to be the most dominating pitcher of the World War II era of baseball, winning a pitcher's triple crown for the Tigers in 1945. After his retirement from baseball, Newhouser was away from baseball for 20 years while he served as a bank vice president. He later worked as a scout for several MLB teams. While scouting for the Houston Astros, he was angered when the team did not listen to his recommendation to draft Derek Jeter and instead picked Phil Nevin. He quit shortly after. Newhouser was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992. He died several years later in a Michigan hospital.