Career
Number pitcher amassed as many losses in a winless season until Terry Felton went 0–13 for the Minnesota Twins in 1982. Gerkin was an unusually old rookie: He was 32 years old when he made his first big-league appearance.
Number pitcher amassed as many losses in a winless season until Terry Felton went 0–13 for the Minnesota Twins in 1982. Gerkin was an unusually old rookie: He was 32 years old when he made his first big-league appearance.
Although he pitched in the majors for only one year, Gerkin was the longtime holder of one of baseball’s least coveted records: In 1945, he recorded 12 losses without a single win. Gerkin is still tied for the record of most career games started without a win, a dubious distinction he shares with Paul Brown of the Philadelphia Phillies.