Question: Facts: - finalteam: detroit tigers - finalyear: 1920 - death place: napa , california - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts - position: pitcher - statvalue: 0 -- 1 9.00 4 - throws: left - debutteam: detroit tigers - bats: right - debutdate: april 17 - death date: 9 september 1981 - birth date: 1 december 1894 - finaldate: june 30 - name: ernie alten - birth place: avon , ohio - debutyear: 1920 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ernie alten .
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ernest matthias '' ernie '' alten -lrb- december 1 , 1894 -- september 9 , 1981 -rrb- , nicknamed '' lefty '' , was a major league baseball pitcher .alten played for the detroit tigers in the 1920 season .in 14 career games , he had a 0 -- 1 record with a 9.00 era .he batted right and threw left-handed .