 Theodore Breitenstein
New Orleans (Minor League)
 1892-1896: Played with
St. Louis NL
1894-95: Started 50 games
completed 46 games each of the 2 seasons
1894: Pitched 447 innnings
(#2 all-time NL Record)
1895: Pitched in 30 losses
(#3 all-time major league record)
TED BREITENSTEIN
Breitenstein, Theodore P. "Theo"
b: 6/1/1869, St.Louis, Mo. d: 5/3/35, St.Louis, Mo.
BL/TL, 5'9", 167 lbs. Deb: 4/28/1891
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YEAR TM/L W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H HR BB
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1891 StL-a 2 0 1.000 6 1 1 1 1 28^2 15 2 14
1892 StL-N 9 19 .321 39 32 28 1 0 282^1 280 8 148
1893 StL-N 19 24 .442 48 42 38 1 1 382^2 359 8 156
1894 StL-N 27 23 .540 56 50 46 1 0 447^1 497 21 191
1895 StL-N 19 30 .388 54 50 46 1 1 429^2 458 16 178
1896 StL-N 18 26 .409 44 43 37 1 0 339^2 376 12 138
1897 Cin-N 23 12 .657 40 39 32 2 0 320^1 345 3 91
1898 Cin-N 20 14 .588 39 37 32 3 0 315^2 313 2 123
1899 Cin-N 13 9 .591 26 24 21 0 0 210^2 219 2 71
1900 Cin-N 10 10 .500 24 20 18 1 0 192^1 205 4 79
1901 StL-N 0 3 .000 3 3 1 0 0 15 24 1 14
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Total 11 160 170 .485 379 341 300 12 3 2964^1 3091 79 1203
Pitched a no-hitter for the Charles Comiskey-managed Browns in his first start as a rookie in 1891. He wasn't aware
of his feat until he was told after the game as his teammates feared he'd be jinxed. He pitched a total of 4 no-hitters
in his career. 'Breit' was considered a quality pitcher and desired by many clubs. He was purchased by the Reds
in 1897 for $10,000, an astronomical sum for that era. Ted has the distinction of being part of the famous 'Pretzel
Factory' battery along his catcher Peltz when both played for the 'old' St. Louis Browns and the Cincinnati Reds
of the 1890's. His career ended after a sub-par 1907 season with New Orleans as he had been kicked by a horse before
the season began and never fully recovered.
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