herman, besse, herman, besse, august, 1911, august, 1972, american, major, league, baseball, left, handed, pitcher, played, philadelphia, athletics, during, five, seasons, interrupted, service, world, after, major, league, career, besse, moved, angeles, became. Herman A Besse August 16 1911 August 13 1972 was an American Major League Baseball left handed pitcher He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during five seasons interrupted by service in World War II 1 After his major league career Besse moved to Los Angeles and became a newspaper dealer citation needed Herman BessePitcherBorn 1911 08 16 August 16 1911St Louis Missouri U S Died August 13 1972 1972 08 13 aged 60 Los Angeles California U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 19 1940 for the Philadelphia AthleticsLast MLB appearanceMay 22 1946 for the Philadelphia AthleticsMLB statisticsWin loss record5 15Earned run average6 79Strikeouts118TeamsPhiladelphia Athletics 1940 1943 1946 References edit Herman Besse ESPN com nbsp Biography portal nbsp Baseball portalCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herman Besse amp oldid 1208489288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,