1881
Born March 7, 1881
Syracuse, NY, USA
Doc Scanlan Notable
b. March 7, 1881 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1903–1904, Brooklyn Superbas 1904–1907, 1909–1910, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911
Doc Scanlan played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1911.
He went 65 and 71 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 1,252 innings in 181 games. He struck out 584, completed 102 of his 149 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 181 games he batted .188, with 78 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 11 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was born in Syracuse, NY, USA on March 7, 1881, and died on May 29, 1949. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1904 | BRO/PIT | 17 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .122 |
| 1905 | BRO | 33 | 96 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 2 | .167 |
| 1906 | BRO | 38 | 97 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 1 | .186 |
| 1907 | BRO | 17 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .265 |
| 1909 | BRO | 19 | 44 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .273 |
| 1910 | BRO | 34 | 69 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .203 |
| 1911 | BRO | 22 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .121 |
| Career | — | 181 | 416 | 23 | 78 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 81 | 4 | .188 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 1904 | BRO/PIT | 7 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 126.0 | 115 | 37 | 60 | 50 | 2.64 |
| 1905 | BRO | 14 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 249.2 | 220 | 81 | 104 | 135 | 2.92 |
| 1906 | BRO | 18 | 13 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 288.0 | 230 | 102 | 127 | 120 | 3.19 |
| 1907 | BRO | 6 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 107.0 | 90 | 38 | 61 | 59 | 3.20 |
| 1909 | BRO | 8 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 141.1 | 125 | 46 | 65 | 72 | 2.93 |
| 1910 | BRO | 9 | 11 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 217.1 | 175 | 63 | 116 | 103 | 2.61 |
| 1911 | BRO | 3 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 113.2 | 101 | 46 | 69 | 45 | 3.64 |
| Career | — | 65 | 71 | 181 | 149 | 5 | 1252.0 | 1061 | 417 | 608 | 584 | 3.00 |
On this day & linked events
1949
Died May 29, 1949
Image: 1911 Gold Borders, public domain