Fred Heimach
Born: 1/27/1901 in Camden, NJ, USA
Died: 6/1/1973 in Fort Myers, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1920-10-01 | Final Game: 1933-08-30
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 175 lbs
Full name: Frederick Amos Heimach
Biography
Fred Heimach was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1920 to 1933. Born in 1901, Heimach made his mark in the Major Leagues during an era characterized by a transition in the game, where pitching strategies began evolving and teams started to rely more on specialized roles. Over the course of his career, he compiled a win-loss record of 62-69 and posted an earned run average (ERA) of 4.46. His ability to strike out hitters was evidenced by his total of 334 strikeouts, and he contributed to his teams with 7 saves.
Heimach's playing style was representative of the early 20th-century pitchers who had to adapt to a changing game, where offense was becoming increasingly prominent. Despite facing challenges, including fierce competition and the demands of a growing league, he established himself as a reliable option on the mound. His contributions to the teams he played for during his career left a lasting impression, and he remains a notable figure in the history of baseball pitching.
Negro Leagues Career Statistics
Batting
| PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.0 | 37.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.216 | 0.237 | 0.243 | 0.480 |
Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.261 | 0.292 | 0.304 | 0.596 |
| 1931 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 |
| 1931 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 69 | 296 | 127 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 1288.7 | 1510 | 639 | 64 | 360 | 334 | 4.46 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | AL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14.40 | 0.0 |
| 1921 | PHA | AL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1922 | PHA | AL | 7 | 11 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.7 | 220 | 96 | 63 | 47 | 5.03 | -4069.6 |
| 1923 | PHA | AL | 6 | 12 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 208.3 | 238 | 100 | 69 | 63 | 4.32 | -1598.8 |
| 1924 | PHA | AL | 14 | 12 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 243 | 104 | 60 | 60 | 4.73 | 2640.6 |
| 1925 | PHA | AL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3.98 | -482.3 |
| 1926 | BOS | AL | 2 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 119 | 64 | 42 | 17 | 5.65 | -1388.6 |
| 1926 | PHA | AL | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2.84 | 500.1 |
| 1928 | NYY | AL | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 66 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 3.31 | - |
| 1929 | NYY | AL | 11 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 134.7 | 141 | 60 | 29 | 26 | 4.01 | - |
| 1930 | BRO | NL | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.91 | 0.0 |
| 1931 | BRO | NL | 9 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 135.3 | 145 | 52 | 23 | 43 | 3.46 | 1868.4 |
| 1932 | BRO | NL | 9 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 167.7 | 203 | 74 | 28 | 30 | 3.97 | 1591.6 |
| 1933 | BRO | NL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 49 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 10.01 | -530.3 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368 | 542 | 58 | 128 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 28 | 98 | 0.236 | 0.274 | 0.299 | 0.573 | -1588.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1921 | PHA | AL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 1922 | PHA | AL | 37 | 60 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0.250 | -158.2 |
| 1923 | PHA | AL | 63 | 118 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0.254 | -400.8 |
| 1924 | PHA | AL | 58 | 90 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0.322 | -16.0 |
| 1925 | PHA | AL | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1926 | BOS | AL | 26 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.295 | 0.0 |
| 1926 | PHA | AL | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.100 | 0.0 |
| 1928 | NYY | AL | 18 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1929 | NYY | AL | 36 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.184 | -299.5 |
| 1930 | BRO | NL | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 1931 | BRO | NL | 39 | 61 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.197 | -368.3 |
| 1932 | BRO | NL | 37 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0.164 | -345.3 |
| 1933 | BRO | NL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 6 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| P | 296 | 0 | 67 | 378 | 13 | 20 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PHA | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | PHA | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | PHA | P | 37 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 4 |
| 1923 | PHA | P | 40 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 4 | 2 |
| 1923 | PHA | 1B | 6 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1924 | PHA | P | 40 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 2 | 1 |
| 1925 | PHA | P | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1926 | BOS | P | 20 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 3 |
| 1926 | PHA | P | 13 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NYA | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 1929 | NYA | P | 35 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 1930 | BRO | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1931 | BRO | P | 31 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 3 |
| 1932 | BRO | P | 36 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 1933 | BRO | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 296 |
| First Base | 6 |