1874
Born May 7, 1874
Westport, NY, USA
Casey Patten Notable
Casey Patten divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Washington Senators from 1901, then the Boston Red Sox through 1908.
He went 106 and 128 with a 3.36 earned run average, pitching 2,062.3 innings in 270 games. He struck out 757, completed 206 of his 238 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 273 games he batted .127, with 94 hits and 44 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 5 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1904, with 3.
He was born in Westport, NY, USA on May 7, 1874, and died on May 31, 1935. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | WSH | 32 | 96 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .135 |
| 1902 | WSH | 39 | 125 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 0 | .096 |
| 1903 | WSH | 36 | 106 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .132 |
| 1904 | WSH | 45 | 126 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .127 |
| 1905 | WSH | 42 | 103 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .155 |
| 1906 | WSH | 38 | 94 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 1 | .117 |
| 1907 | WSH | 36 | 87 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 1 | .126 |
| 1908 | BOS/WSH | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 273 | 743 | 44 | 94 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 32 | 204 | 3 | .127 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | WSH | 18 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 254.1 | 285 | 111 | 74 | 109 | 3.93 |
| 1902 | WSH | 18 | 17 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 299.2 | 331 | 135 | 89 | 92 | 4.05 |
| 1903 | WSH | 11 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 300.0 | 313 | 120 | 80 | 133 | 3.60 |
| 1904 | WSH | 14 | 23 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 357.2 | 367 | 122 | 79 | 150 | 3.07 |
| 1905 | WSH | 14 | 21 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 309.2 | 300 | 108 | 86 | 113 | 3.14 |
| 1906 | WSH | 19 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 282.2 | 253 | 68 | 79 | 96 | 2.17 |
| 1907 | WSH | 12 | 16 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 237.1 | 272 | 94 | 63 | 58 | 3.56 |
| 1908 | BOS/WSH | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21.0 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5.14 |
| Career | — | 106 | 128 | 270 | 238 | 4 | 2062.1 | 2154 | 770 | 557 | 757 | 3.36 |
On this day & linked events
1935
Died May 31, 1935
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