What years did Bert Gallia play?

Bert Gallia played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920.

Was Bert Gallia a pitcher?

Yes. Bert Gallia pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 550 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bert Gallia hit?

Bert Gallia hit 1 career home runs with 69 hits.

What was Bert Gallia's career batting average?

Bert Gallia batted .167 over his career, with 69 hits in 412 at bats.

How many RBI did Bert Gallia have?

Bert Gallia drove in 26 runs in his career.

What was Bert Gallia's career ERA?

Bert Gallia finished with a 3.14 career ERA, going 66-68 with 550 strikeouts.

Bert Gallia

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1920)

Bert Gallia was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920 for the Washington Senators, the St. Louis Browns, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 9 seasons. Across 242 career appearances, he went 66-68 with a 3.14 ERA and 550 strikeouts. He also batted .167 with 1 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 66–68

ERA 3.14

WHIP 1.33

SO 550

Pitcher PIV -3281.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 165 lb
Born: 10/14/1891 in Beeville, TX, USA
Died: 3/19/1976 in Devine, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-04
Last Game: 1920-07-31

Full name: Melvin Allys Gallia

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bert Gallia — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
66	68	242	135	61	7	10	1277.0	1,210	445	21	494	550	3.14	-3281.5

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 3.00 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bert Gallia Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	WS1	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	3	0	0.00	—	0.0
1913	WS1	AL	1	5	31	4	0	0	3	96.0	85	44	46	46	4.12	3.07 (-35%)	-1183.6
1914	WS1	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	3	4	4	4.50	—	0.0
1915	WS1	AL	17	11	43	29	14	3	1	259.2	220	66	64	130	2.29	2.90 (+21%)	4099.8
1916	WS1	AL	17	12	49	31	13	1	2	283.2	278	87	99	120	2.76	2.78 (+1%)	-125.4
1917	WS1	AL	9	13	42	23	9	1	1	207.2	191	69	93	84	2.99	2.69 (-11%)	-1277.5
1918	SLA	AL	8	6	19	17	10	1	0	124.0	126	48	61	48	3.48	2.83 (-23%)	-1288.2
1919	SLA	AL	12	14	34	25	14	1	1	222.1	220	89	92	83	3.60	3.09 (-17%)	-3379.8
1920	SLA	AL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3.2	8	3	3	0	7.36	—	0.0
1920	PHI	NL	2	6	18	5	1	0	2	72.0	79	36	29	35	4.50	3.45 (-31%)	-126.7
Career · 10 seasons			66	68	242	135	61	7	10	1,277.0	1,210	445	494	550	3.14	—	-3,281

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Bert Gallia — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
245	412	27	69	10	2	1	26	3	20	132	.167	.206	.209	.415	-1,405

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career OBP .206 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 36.1% below league average.

Career SLG .209 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career OPS .415 vs. league average .663 across their career seasons — 37.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bert Gallia Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	WS1	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	WS1	AL	31	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	WS1	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	WS1	AL	43	85	3	14	3	0	0	2	1	5	25	.165	.250 (-34%)	.318 (-34%)	.332 (-40%)	.651 (-37%)	-463.4
1916	WS1	AL	49	93	8	18	3	1	0	7	1	3	34	.194	.248 (-22%)	.314 (-30%)	.326 (-24%)	.640 (-27%)	-387.8
1917	WS1	AL	44	67	6	14	3	1	0	4	0	5	23	.209	.248 (-16%)	.312 (-16%)	.323 (-12%)	.635 (-14%)	-144.3
1918	SLA	AL	19	46	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	SLA	AL	34	72	6	11	1	0	1	8	1	5	22	.153	.262 (-42%)	.322 (-36%)	.347 (-40%)	.670 (-38%)	-409.4
1920	SLA	AL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	PHI	NL	19	23	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	6	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			245	412	27	69	10	2	1	26	3	20	132	.167	—	—	—	—	-1,405

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bert Gallia — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	124	202	16	31	1	11	.153
Away	121	208	11	38	0	18	.183

Pitching — Home / Away

Bert Gallia — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	124	670.1	603	192	223	294	2.58
Away	118	603.2	594	246	278	258	3.67

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bert Gallia — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1920-07-31	PHI	CHC	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1920-07-28	PHI	PIT	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-27	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-23	PHI	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1920-07-15	PHI	CIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-10	PHI	PIT	W	4	0	1	2	0	0
1920-07-04	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-06-26	PHI	NY1	L	1	1	0	0	1	1
1920-06-24	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920-06-22	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bert Gallia — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1920-07-31	PHI	CHC	—	4.2	4	2	1	2	1	0
1920-07-28	PHI	PIT	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-27	PHI	PIT	—	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1920-07-23	PHI	CHC	W	4.0	3	2	1	3	3	0
1920-07-15	PHI	CIN	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-10	PHI	PIT	—	8.2	4	2	2	3	0	0
1920-07-04	PHI	BRO	—	1.2	5	5	5	1	2	0
1920-06-26	PHI	NY1	—	5.1	11	5	4	3	4	0
1920-06-24	PHI	CIN	—	4.0	3	1	1	1	3	0
1920-06-22	PHI	CIN	L	1.0	2	2	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bert Gallia — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	242	0	54	341	20	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bert Gallia — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	WS1	P	2	0	0	0	0
1913	WS1	P	31	5	39	3	0
1914	WS1	P	2	0	1	2	0
1915	WS1	P	43	11	66	3	2
1916	WS1	P	49	9	65	3	2
1917	WS1	P	42	5	54	3	3
1918	SLA	P	19	1	38	3	0
1919	SLA	P	34	18	63	2	4
1920	SLA	P	2	0	0	0	0
1920	PHI	P	18	5	15	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Bert Gallia Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	242

College History

Bert Gallia — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Mary's University	San Antonio	TX	1910

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Bert Gallia: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bert Gallia debuted on September 4, 1912 and played a final game on July 31, 1920. The season rows list, in order, the Washington Senators (1912 to 1917), the St. Louis Browns (1918 to 1920), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1920). Gallia played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on October 14, 1891, in Beeville, TX, USA, Gallia was listed at 6'0" and 165 pounds. The bio records the death on March 19, 1976, in Devine, TX, USA. Bert Gallia was the playing name; the full given name is Melvin Allys.

Gallia pitched in 242 games, starting 135, and finished with a 66-68 record and 3.14 ERA. The same table counts 550 strikeouts, 61 complete games, 7 shutouts, and 10 saves. Gallia's 3.14 ERA was close to the 3.00 league figure for those seasons. 1915 brought Gallia a season-high 17 wins. In 1915, one of the busiest seasons, Gallia posted a 2.29 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.90.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bert Gallia

What years did Bert Gallia play?: Bert Gallia played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920.
Was Bert Gallia a pitcher?: Yes. Bert Gallia pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 550 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bert Gallia hit?: Bert Gallia hit 1 career home runs with 69 hits.
What was Bert Gallia's career batting average?: Bert Gallia batted .167 over his career, with 69 hits in 412 at bats.
How many RBI did Bert Gallia have?: Bert Gallia drove in 26 runs in his career.
What was Bert Gallia's career ERA?: Bert Gallia finished with a 3.14 career ERA, going 66-68 with 550 strikeouts.