Worst Baseball Career Ever - Pitchers

Last week, we looked at the worst baseball careers ever, for batters. We defined that as coming up to only once, then whiffing.

So, how can we define something similar for pitchers? How about you get one shot in the bigs, and never record an out? Makes sense to me.

Notes:

• I eliminated any position players who were in just to mop up.  These had to be real honest-to-goodness hurlers
• I limited it to the modern era (1903 and after).
• I’m listing them from least disastrous to most disastrous (and using earned runs as way to do that)

BTW, no Walter Alstons in this group


Lou Bauer
Year:  1918
Team:  Philadelphia A’s
Earned runs:  1
Game notes:  Walked the 2 batters he faced
Player tidbits:  Only 1 season of minor league ball for his whole career


Gordie Sundin
Year:  1956
Team:  Baltimore Orioles
Earned runs:  1
Game notes:  18 years old
Player tidbits:  All state in high school for baseball, football & basketball

Bill Moore
Year:  1925
Team:  Detroit
Earned runs:  2
Game notes:  3 straight walks
Player tidbits:  Played one year in Williamsport PA (home of Little League)

Marty Walker
Year:  1928
Team:  Philadelphia Phillies
Earned runs:  2
Game notes:  Starter on the last day of the season; got the loss
Player tidbits:  Full name was Martin Van Buren Walker

Joe Brown
Year:  1927
Team:  Chicago White Sox
Earned runs:  3
Game notes:  Starter
Player tidbits:  With such a common name, it’s surprising to know that there’s only one other Joe Brown among the almost 20,000 players who have donned an MLB uniform

William Ford
Year:  1936
Team:  Boston Braves
Earned runs:  3
Game notes:  Starter
Player tidbits:  Gave up pitching & played OF for 4 years in the minors  

Mike Palagyi
Year:  1939
Team:  Washington Senators
Earned runs:  3
Game notes:  Faced 3 Hall of Famers: Joe Cronin, Jimmie Foxx, and Ted Williams
Player tidbits:  Lived to be 96

Jim Schelle
Year:  1939
Team:  Philadelphia A’s
Earned runs:  3
Game notes:  A's would end up losing 16-3
Player tidbits:  Never got above C league otherwise

Fred Bruckbauer
Year:  1961
Team:  Minnesota Twins
Earned runs:  3
Game notes:  Twins would end up losing 20-2
Player tidbits:  Slated to be a starter for the Twins that year, but blew his arms out in spring training

Doc Hamann
Year:  1926
Team:  Cleveland Indians
Earned runs:  6
Game notes:  No other professional baseball before (or after) his MLB debut
Player tidbits:  He and Bruckbauer were both from New Ulm, MN