What years did Red Oldham play?

Red Oldham played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1926.

Was Red Oldham a pitcher?

Yes. Red Oldham pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 267 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Red Oldham hit?

Red Oldham hit 2 career home runs with 64 hits.

What teams did Red Oldham play for?

Red Oldham played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1914–1915, 1920–1922) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–1926).

What were Red Oldham's career stats?

In 176 games, Red Oldham went 39-48 with a 4.15 ERA, 267 strikeouts, 854.1 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 64 hits and 2 home runs.

What position did Red Oldham play?

Red Oldham played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Red Oldham and how much did he weigh?

Red Oldham was listed at 6 feet and 176 pounds.

What was Red Oldham's career ERA?

Red Oldham finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 39-48 with 267 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Red Oldham have?

Red Oldham recorded 267 career strikeouts.

Is Red Oldham in the Hall of Fame?

No. Red Oldham has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Red Oldham

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1926)

Red Oldham was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1926 for the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 13 seasons. Across 176 career appearances, he went 39-48 with a 4.15 ERA and 267 strikeouts. He also batted .226 with 2 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 25, 2026

W–L 39–48

ERA 4.15

WHIP 1.49

SO 267

Pitcher PIV -5210.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 176 lb
Born: 7/15/1893 in Zion, MD, USA
Died: 1/28/1961 in Costa Mesa, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1914-08-19
Last Game: 1926-07-08

Full name: John Cyrus Oldham

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Career Pitching Statistics

Red Oldham — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
39	48	176	92	38	2	12	854.1	978	394	35	292	267	4.15	-5210.0

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 3.69 across their career seasons — 12.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Red Oldham Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1914	DET	AL	2	4	9	7	3	0	0	45.1	42	17	8	23	3.38	2.93 (-15%)	534.1
1915	DET	AL	3	0	17	2	1	0	4	57.2	52	18	17	17	2.81	2.90 (+3%)	-359.1
1920	DET	AL	8	13	39	22	10	1	1	215.1	248	92	91	62	3.85	3.45 (-12%)	-2291.0
1921	DET	AL	11	14	40	28	12	1	1	229.1	258	108	81	67	4.24	4.02 (-5%)	-1851.7
1922	DET	AL	10	13	43	27	9	0	3	212.0	256	110	59	72	4.67	4.18 (-12%)	-982.8
1925	PIT	NL	3	2	11	4	3	0	1	53.0	66	23	18	10	3.91	4.55 (+14%)	-391.6
1926	PIT	NL	2	2	17	2	0	0	2	41.2	56	26	18	16	5.62	4.11 (-37%)	132.1
Career · 7 seasons			39	48	176	92	38	2	12	854.1	978	394	292	267	4.15	—	-5,210

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

Red Oldham — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
178	283	35	64	9	6	2	30	1	22	65	.226	.282	.322	.604	-733

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 17.2% below league average.

Career OBP .282 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 16.2% below league average.

Career SLG .322 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 13.9% below league average.

Career OPS .604 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 15.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Red Oldham — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1914	DET	AL	9	15	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	DET	AL	17	14	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	DET	AL	39	69	7	12	0	1	0	7	0	6	13	.174	.271 (-36%)	.331 (-28%)	.363 (-44%)	.694 (-36%)	-381.9
1921	DET	AL	42	85	12	19	1	3	2	7	0	5	23	.224	.286 (-22%)	.344 (-23%)	.395 (-5%)	.739 (-13%)	-211.5
1922	DET	AL	43	73	11	19	4	1	0	13	1	6	10	.260	.285 (-9%)	.345 (-9%)	.397 (-14%)	.743 (-11%)	-139.6
1925	PIT	NL	11	18	2	6	0	1	0	1	0	2	4	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	PIT	NL	17	9	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			178	283	35	64	9	6	2	30	1	22	65	.226	—	—	—	—	-733

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Red Oldham — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Red Oldham — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1925	WS	PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Red Oldham — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Red Oldham — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1925	WS	PIT	0	0	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Red Oldham — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	86	130	21	31	0	17	.238
Away	92	156	15	33	2	13	.212

Pitching — Home / Away

Red Oldham — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	84	403.2	466	196	130	116	4.37
Away	92	449.2	512	207	167	154	4.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Red Oldham — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
1926-07-08	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1926-07-05	PIT	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1926-06-28	PIT	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1926-06-25	PIT	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1926-06-21	PIT	STL	W	2	1	0	0	1
1926-06-17	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1926-06-11	PIT	PHI	L	3	0	1	1	0
1926-06-10	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1926-05-31	PIT	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1926-05-29	PIT	CHC	W	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Red Oldham — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1926-07-08	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1926-07-05	PIT	CHC	—	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0
1926-06-28	PIT	CIN	—	1.0	4	2	2	1	1	0
1926-06-25	PIT	CIN	L	3.1	6	2	2	2	2	0
1926-06-21	PIT	STL	W	3.2	3	1	1	2	1	0
1926-06-17	PIT	NY1	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1926-06-11	PIT	PHI	—	5.2	7	2	2	3	2	1
1926-06-10	PIT	PHI	—	0.2	3	2	2	2	0	0
1926-05-31	PIT	CIN	—	0.1	2	4	3	1	0	0
1926-05-29	PIT	CHC	SV	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Red Oldham — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	176	0	24	253	20	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Red Oldham — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1914	DET	P	9	1	10	4	0
1915	DET	P	17	0	18	3	0
1920	DET	P	39	6	78	4	1
1921	DET	P	40	6	66	4	2
1922	DET	P	43	7	57	3	1
1925	PIT	P	11	1	15	1	1
1926	PIT	P	17	3	9	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Red Oldham — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	176

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Red Oldham: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 19, 1914 and the final game on July 8, 1926, Red Oldham built the record summarized on this page. Oldham played for the Detroit Tigers (1914 to 1922) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925 through 1926). Oldham played primarily as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 15, 1893, in Zion, MD, USA and a listed size of 6'0" and 176 pounds. Oldham died on January 28, 1961, in Costa Mesa, CA, USA. Red Oldham was the playing name; the full given name is John Cyrus.

Oldham's career pitching line is 39 wins, 48 losses and a 4.15 ERA over 176 appearances. Oldham had 267 strikeouts, 38 complete games, and 12 saves. The league ERA over Oldham's seasons was 3.69, so the 4.15 figure ran 12.4% worse than average. No season topped the 11 wins of 1921. The strikeout high was 72 in 1922.

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Oldham

What years did Red Oldham play?: Red Oldham played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1926.
Was Red Oldham a pitcher?: Yes. Red Oldham pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 267 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Oldham hit?: Red Oldham hit 2 career home runs with 64 hits.
What teams did Red Oldham play for?: Red Oldham played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1914–1915, 1920–1922) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–1926).
What were Red Oldham's career stats?: In 176 games, Red Oldham went 39-48 with a 4.15 ERA, 267 strikeouts, 854.1 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 64 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Red Oldham play?: Red Oldham played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Red Oldham and how much did he weigh?: Red Oldham was listed at 6 feet and 176 pounds.
What was Red Oldham's career ERA?: Red Oldham finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 39-48 with 267 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Red Oldham have?: Red Oldham recorded 267 career strikeouts.
Is Red Oldham in the Hall of Fame?: No. Red Oldham has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.