1896
Born August 17, 1896
Chicago, IL, USA
Doug McWeeny Notable
b. August 17, 1896 · Chicago White Sox 1921–1922, 1924, Brooklyn Robins 1926–1929, Cincinnati Reds 1930
Doug McWeeny played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1921 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1930.
He went 37 and 57 with a 4.17 earned run average, pitching 948 innings in 206 games. He struck out 386, completed 37 of his 118 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 206 games he batted .104, with 30 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1928, with 4.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on August 17, 1896, and died on January 1, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CHW | 27 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .032 |
| 1922 | CHW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | CHW | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .000 |
| 1926 | BRO | 42 | 64 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .109 |
| 1927 | BRO | 34 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .043 |
| 1928 | BRO | 42 | 81 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 0 | .173 |
| 1929 | BRO | 36 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .104 |
| 1930 | CIN | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 206 | 288 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 126 | 1 | .104 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CHW | 3 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 97.2 | 127 | 66 | 45 | 46 | 6.08 |
| 1922 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5.91 |
| 1924 | CHW | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 43.1 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 4.57 |
| 1926 | BRO | 11 | 13 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 216.1 | 213 | 73 | 84 | 96 | 3.04 |
| 1927 | BRO | 4 | 8 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 164.1 | 167 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 3.56 |
| 1928 | BRO | 14 | 14 | 42 | 32 | 1 | 244.0 | 218 | 86 | 114 | 79 | 3.17 |
| 1929 | BRO | 4 | 10 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 146.0 | 167 | 99 | 93 | 59 | 6.10 |
| 1930 | CIN | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25.2 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 37 | 57 | 206 | 118 | 6 | 948.0 | 980 | 439 | 450 | 386 | 4.17 |
On this day & linked events
1953
Died January 1, 1953
1921
Major-league debut: Doug McWeeny
Doug McWeeny made a major-league debut on April 24, 1921.
1930
Final major-league game: Doug McWeeny
Doug McWeeny played a final major-league game on June 17, 1930.
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