Win–loss record 89–86 Role Baseball player Name Sloppy Thurston | Strikeouts 306 Earned run average 4.24 | |
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Died September 14, 1973, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Hollis John Thurston (June 2, 1899 – September 14, 1973) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, and Brooklyn Robins between 1923 and 1933. He batted and threw right-handed.
Biography
Thurston was born in Fremont, Nebraska, and graduated from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. He played his first professional game on April 19, 1923, with the St. Louis Browns.
On August 22, 1923, Thurston struck out three batters on nine pitches in the 12th inning of a 3–2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics. He became the second American League pitcher and the sixth pitcher in major league history to accomplish the "immaculate inning". He is also the first pitcher to achieve the feat in extra innings.
Thurston was a screwball pitcher. He played his last game on October 1, 1933.
Thurston died on September 14, 1973, in Los Angeles. He is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum in Culver City, California.