What years did Horace Lisenbee play?

Horace Lisenbee played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1945.

Was Horace Lisenbee a pitcher?

Yes. Horace Lisenbee pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 253 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Horace Lisenbee hit?

Horace Lisenbee hit 0 career home runs with 51 hits.

Horace Lisenbee

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1927-1945)

W–L 37–58

ERA 4.81

WHIP 1.43

SO 253

Pitcher PIV -10271.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 9/23/1898 in Clarksville, TN, USA
Died: 11/14/1987 in Clarksville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1927-04-23
Last Game: 1945-09-07

Full name: Horace Milton Lisenbee

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	58	207	107	48	4	1	969.0	1,076	518	74	314	253	4.81	-10271.3

Career ERA 4.81 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 12.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1927	WS1	AL	18	9	39	34	17	4	0	242.0	221	96	78	105	3.57	4.08 (+13%)	3397.9
1928	WS1	AL	2	6	16	9	3	0	0	77.0	102	52	32	13	6.08	4.13 (-47%)	-1423.5
1929	BOS	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	8.7	10	5	4	2	5.19	—	0.0
1930	BOS	AL	10	17	37	31	15	0	0	237.3	254	116	86	47	4.40	4.80 (+8%)	-3898.6
1931	BOS	AL	5	12	41	17	6	0	0	164.7	190	95	49	42	5.19	4.10 (-27%)	-2069.5
1932	BOS	AL	0	4	19	6	3	0	0	73.3	87	46	25	13	5.65	4.13 (-37%)	-2392.4
1936	PHA	AL	1	7	19	7	4	0	0	85.7	115	59	24	17	6.20	4.59 (-35%)	-1242.6
1945	CIN	NL	1	3	31	3	0	0	1	80.3	97	49	16	14	5.49	3.67 (-50%)	-2642.6
Career · 8 seasons			37	58	207	107	48	4	1	969.0	1,076	518	314	253	4.81	—	-10,271

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
207	301	16	51	3	1	0	17	0	18	98	.169	.219	.186	.405	-1,292

Career AVG .169 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Career OBP .219 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Career SLG .186 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 53.2% below league average.

Career OPS .405 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 45.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1927	WS1	AL	39	83	4	11	1	1	5	4	25	.133	.282 (-53%)	.344 (-47%)	.392 (-57%)	.736 (-52%)	-715.1
1928	WS1	AL	16	23	0	4	2	0	1	1	9	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	BOS	AL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	BOS	AL	37	75	5	20	0	0	8	5	20	.267	.293 (-9%)	.354 (-12%)	.429 (-38%)	.784 (-26%)	-314.6
1931	BOS	AL	41	53	4	12	0	0	1	3	13	.226	.276 (-18%)	.338 (-21%)	.388 (-42%)	.726 (-32%)	-262.4
1932	BOS	AL	19	21	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	PHA	AL	19	25	3	3	0	0	2	3	14	.120	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	CIN	NL	31	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			207	301	16	51	3	1	17	18	98	.169	—	—	—	—	-1,292

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	97	150	11	26	0	10	.173
Away	110	149	5	25	0	8	.168

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	97	521.2	523	226	154	134	3.90
Away	110	450.1	566	295	161	120	5.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1945-09-07	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1945-09-05	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1945-08-26	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1945-08-18	CIN	BSN	L	0	0
1945-08-15	CIN	BSN	L	0	0
1945-08-14	CIN	NY1	L	1	1
1945-08-11	CIN	BRO	L	0	0
1945-08-10	CIN	BRO	L	2	0
1945-08-01	CIN	STL	L	1	0
1945-07-31	CIN	STL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-09-07	CIN	PHI	—	0.1	3	3	2	0	0	0
1945-09-05	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1945-08-26	CIN	PIT	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1
1945-08-18	CIN	BSN	—	2.1	5	4	1	0	0	0
1945-08-15	CIN	BSN	—	1.0	4	5	5	0	0	2
1945-08-14	CIN	NY1	—	5.0	3	0	0	0	1	0
1945-08-11	CIN	BRO	—	1.0	2	2	1	0	0	0
1945-08-10	CIN	BRO	—	4.2	3	0	0	2	1	0
1945-08-01	CIN	STL	—	5.0	9	6	6	0	2	1
1945-07-31	CIN	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	207	0	29	168	17	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1927	WS1	P	39	11	45	4	2
1928	WS1	P	16	2	15	1	0
1929	BOS	P	5	0	3	0	0
1930	BOS	P	37	3	37	4	1
1931	BOS	P	41	7	30	5	0
1932	BOS	P	19	2	12	1	0
1936	PHA	P	19	2	15	2	0
1945	CIN	P	31	2	11	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	207

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Rhodes College	Memphis	TN	1921

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1927	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	5.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Horace Lisenbee

What years did Horace Lisenbee play?: Horace Lisenbee played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1945.
Was Horace Lisenbee a pitcher?: Yes. Horace Lisenbee pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 253 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Horace Lisenbee hit?: Horace Lisenbee hit 0 career home runs with 51 hits.