Doc White Notable

b. April 9, 1879 · Philadelphia Phillies 1901–1902, Chicago White Sox 1903–1913

Doc White divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Phillies from 1901, then the Chicago White Sox through 1913.

He went 189 and 156 with a 2.39 earned run average, pitching 3,041 innings in 427 games. He struck out 1,384, completed 262 of his 363 starts and threw 45 shutouts. Across 547 games he batted .217, with 278 hits and 147 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 22 doubles and 32 stolen bases.

He led the league in wins once, in 1907, with 27.

He was born in Washington, DC, USA on April 9, 1879, and died on February 19, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1901	PHI	31	98	15	27	3	1	1	10	2	12	1	.276
1902	PHI	61	179	17	47	3	1	1	15	11	23	5	.263
1903	CHW	38	99	10	20	3	0	0	5	19	22	1	.202
1904	CHW	33	76	7	12	2	0	0	2	10	19	3	.158
1905	CHW	37	90	7	15	4	1	0	7	4	23	3	.167
1906	CHW	29	65	11	12	1	1	0	3	13	10	3	.185
1907	CHW	48	90	12	20	1	0	0	2	12	16	2	.222
1908	CHW	51	109	12	25	1	0	0	10	12	7	4	.229
1909	CHW	72	192	24	45	1	5	0	7	33	27	7	.234
1910	CHW	56	126	14	25	1	2	0	8	14	22	2	.198
1911	CHW	39	78	12	20	1	1	0	6	7	6	1	.256
1912	CHW	32	56	5	7	1	1	0	0	7	7	0	.125
1913	CHW	20	25	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	.120
Career	—	547	1283	147	278	22	13	2	75	147	195	32	.217

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1901	PHI	14	13	31	27	0	236.2	241	84	56	132	3.19
1902	PHI	16	20	36	35	1	306.0	277	86	72	185	2.53
1903	CHW	17	16	37	36	0	300.0	258	71	69	114	2.13
1904	CHW	16	12	30	30	0	228.0	201	45	68	115	1.78
1905	CHW	17	13	36	33	0	260.1	204	51	58	120	1.76
1906	CHW	18	6	28	24	0	219.1	160	37	38	95	1.52
1907	CHW	27	13	46	35	1	291.0	270	73	38	141	2.26
1908	CHW	18	13	41	37	0	296.0	262	84	69	126	2.55
1909	CHW	11	9	24	21	0	177.2	149	34	31	77	1.72
1910	CHW	15	13	33	29	1	236.2	219	70	50	111	2.66
1911	CHW	10	14	34	29	2	214.1	219	71	35	72	2.98
1912	CHW	8	10	32	19	0	172.0	172	62	47	57	3.24
1913	CHW	2	4	19	8	0	103.0	106	40	39	39	3.50
Career	—	189	156	427	363	5	3041.0	2738	808	670	1384	2.39

On this day & linked events

1879

Born April 9, 1879

Washington, DC, USA

1969

Died February 19, 1969

1901

Major-league debut: Doc White

Doc White made a major-league debut on April 22, 1901.

1913

Final major-league game: Doc White

Doc White played a final major-league game on October 4, 1913.

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