Claude Willoughby Notable

b. November 14, 1898 · Philadelphia Phillies 1925–1930, Pittsburgh Pirates 1931

Claude Willoughby divided seven seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1925, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1931.

He went 38 and 58 with a 5.84 earned run average, pitching 841 innings in 219 games. He struck out 175, completed 33 of his 100 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 219 games he batted .143, with 39 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.

He was born in Buffalo, KS, USA on November 14, 1898, and died on August 14, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1925	PHI	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000
1926	PHI	47	52	4	11	1	2	3	11	.212
1927	PHI	35	26	1	2	0	1	2	9	.077
1928	PHI	35	40	1	6	1	2	4	11	.150
1929	PHI	49	91	6	13	1	5	6	25	.143
1930	PHI	41	48	1	5	0	0	5	13	.104
1931	PIT	9	7	1	2	0	2	0	1	.286
Career	—	219	272	14	39	3	13	20	73	.143

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1925	PHI	2	1	3	3	0	23.0	26	5	11	6	1.96
1926	PHI	8	12	47	18	1	168.0	218	111	71	37	5.95
1927	PHI	3	7	35	6	2	97.2	126	71	53	14	6.54
1928	PHI	6	5	35	13	1	130.2	180	77	83	26	5.30
1929	PHI	15	14	49	34	4	243.1	288	135	108	50	4.99
1930	PHI	4	17	41	24	1	153.0	241	129	68	38	7.59
1931	PIT	0	2	9	2	0	25.2	32	18	12	4	6.31
Career	—	38	58	219	100	9	841.1	1111	546	406	175	5.84

On this day & linked events

1898

Born November 14, 1898

Buffalo, KS, USA

1973

Died August 14, 1973

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