Doc Ayers Notable

b. May 21, 1891 · Washington Senators 1913–1919, Detroit Tigers 1919–1921

Doc Ayers divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Washington Senators from 1913, then the Detroit Tigers through 1921.

He went 65 and 79 with a 2.84 earned run average, pitching 1,428.7 innings in 299 games. He struck out 622, completed 58 of his 140 starts and threw 17 shutouts. Across 299 games he batted .171, with 72 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 10 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Snake Creek, VA, USA on May 21, 1891, and died on May 26, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1913	WSH	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1914	WSH	49	83	6	14	0	2	2	3	22	1	.169
1915	WSH	40	63	3	12	0	0	3	3	9	0	.190
1916	WSH	43	43	2	6	1	0	4	0	8	0	.140
1917	WSH	40	63	2	13	1	0	5	1	13	0	.206
1918	WSH	40	66	4	10	3	0	4	3	10	0	.152
1919	DET/WSH	35	36	1	8	1	0	2	1	3	0	.222
1920	DET	46	59	2	9	4	0	3	2	6	0	.153
1921	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	299	420	20	72	10	2	23	13	72	1	.171

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1913	WSH	1	1	4	2	1	17.2	12	3	4	17	1.53
1914	WSH	12	15	49	32	3	265.1	221	75	54	148	2.54
1915	WSH	14	9	40	16	3	211.1	178	52	38	96	2.21
1916	WSH	5	9	43	17	2	157.0	173	66	52	69	3.78
1917	WSH	11	10	40	15	1	207.2	192	50	59	78	2.17
1918	WSH	10	12	40	24	3	219.2	215	69	63	67	2.83
1919	DET/WSH	5	9	35	10	1	137.1	140	42	48	44	2.75
1920	DET	7	14	46	23	1	208.2	217	90	62	103	3.88
1921	DET	0	0	2	1	0	4.0	9	4	2	0	9.00
Career	—	65	79	299	140	15	1428.2	1357	451	382	622	2.84

On this day & linked events

1891

Born May 21, 1891

Snake Creek, VA, USA

1968

Died May 26, 1968

1917

Boston Red Sox Combined No-Hitter, 1917

Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore threw a combined no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Washington Senators on June 23, 1917, winning 4–0.

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