Otto Hess

Swiss baseball player (1878-1926)

This article is about the baseball player. For the mathematician, see Otto Hesse.

Baseball player

Otto Hess

Pitcher
Born: (1878-10-10)October 10, 1878
Bern, Switzerland
Died: February 25, 1926(1926-02-25) (aged 47)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut
August 3, 1902, for the Cleveland Bronchos
Last MLB appearance
June 13, 1915, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 70–90
Earned run average| 2.98
Strikeouts| 580
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Cleveland Bronchos/Naps (1902–1908)
* Boston Braves (1912–1915)

Career highlights and awards

* World Series champion (1914)

Otto C. Hess (October 10, 1878 - February 25, 1926) was a Swiss-born pitcher for the Cleveland Bronchos/Cleveland Naps (1902 and 1904–08) and Boston Braves (1912–15).

In 1914, Hess was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July.[1] Born in Bern, Hess was the first person born in Switzerland to play in Major League Baseball.

In 10 seasons he had a 70-90 win–loss record in 198 games, with 165 games started, 129 complete games, 18 shutouts, 5 saves, 1,418 innings pitched, 1,355 hits allowed, 663 runs allowed, 25 home runs allowed, 448 walks allowed, 580 strikeouts, 83 hit batsmen, 38 wild pitches and a 2.98 ERA. He died in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 47.

Hess was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .216 batting average (154-for-714) with 63 runs, 21 doubles, 9 triples, 5 home runs, 56 RBI and 27 bases on balls. He also played 51 games in the outfield and 6 games at first base.

## See also

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* List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
* List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders

## References

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1. ^ How Losing an Exhibition Sparked Miracle Braves, by Joseph M. Overfield, Baseball Digest, May 1961, Vol. 20, No. 4, ISSN 0005-609X

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
* Otto Hess at SABR (Baseball BioProject)

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