Augie Prudhomme

 ( 1902 Births ) 

John Olgus "Augie" Prudhomme (November 20, 1902 – October 4, 1992) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1929. "Augie Prudhomme Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-30.

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Career Prudhomme was born in Frierson, Louisiana. He started his professional baseball career in 1926, with the New England League's Lawrence Merry Macks. That season, he went 19–11 with a 4.79 earned run average and led the league in wins and innings pitched. "1926 New England League Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-03. Prudhomme then played in the International League for a few seasons. "Augie Prudhomme Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-03. In 1928, he went 19–15 with a 3.02 ERA, and this earned him a spot on the Detroit Tigers' roster.

1929 was Prudhomme's only season in the major leagues. He pitched in 34 games, including 6 starts, and went 1–6 with a 6.22 ERA. He returned to the minors in 1930 and his career petered out from there, as he never posted another ERA total under 4.50.

Prudhomme retired with 95 career minor league wins to go along with his lone major league victory. He died in 1992 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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