Happy Foreman

Happy Foreman
Happy Foreman
	Pitcher
	Born: July 20, 1897; Memphis, Tennessee
	Died: February 13, 1953 (aged 55); New York, New York
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 3, 1924, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	June 25, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	3.18
Strikeouts	4
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1924); Boston Red Sox (1926);

August G. Foreman (July 20, 1899 – February 13, 1953) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1924 and 1926 for the Chicago White Sox (1924) and Boston Red Sox (1926). Listed at 5' 7", 160 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. He attended Chamberlain-Hunt Academy in Port Gibson, Mississippi.^[1]

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Foreman was Jewish, and the last of 16 major leaguers nicknamed ″Happy″.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In a two-season career, Foreman posted a 3.18 ERA in six appearances, including four strikeouts, nine walks, three games finished, and 11⅓ innings of work. He did not have a decision.^[1]

Foreman died in New York, New York at the age of 55.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Happy Foreman Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.
^ The Jewish Week^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Baseball Reference – Happy Foreman Statistics". Retrieved June 8, 2008.

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