Willie Mitchell (baseball)
Appearance
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Willie Mitchell | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, U.S. | December 1, 1889|
Died: November 23, 1973 Sardis, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 83)|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 22, 1909, for the Cleveland Naps | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 31, 1919, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 84–92 |
Earned run average | 2.88 |
Strikeouts | 921 |
Teams | |
William Mitchell (December 1, 1889 – November 23, 1973) born in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi,[1] was a pitcher for the Cleveland Naps/Indians (1909-1916) and Detroit Tigers (1916-1919).
In 11 seasons, he had an 84–92 record in 276 games pitched with 93 complete games, 16 shutouts, 4 saves, 1632 innings pitched, 605 walks allowed, 921 strikeouts, 75 hit batsmen, 48 wild pitches and a 2.88 ERA. He was the first pitcher to strike out Babe Ruth which happened at Fenway Park.
He died in Sardis, Mississippi, at the age of 83.
References
[edit]- ^ "William Mitchell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Panola County, Mississippi
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Mississippi
- Cleveland Naps players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Detroit Tigers players
- San Antonio Bronchos players
- Vernon Tigers players
- Topeka Kaws players
- Topeka Senators players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players
- American baseball pitcher, 1880s births stubs