1894
Born October 1, 1894
San Quentin, CA, USA
Duster Mails Notable
b. October 1, 1894 · Brooklyn Robins 1915–1916, Cleveland Indians 1920–1922, St. Louis Cardinals 1925–1926
Duster Mails played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Robins in 1915 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1926.
He went 32 and 25 with a 4.10 earned run average, pitching 516 innings in 104 games. He struck out 232, completed 29 of his 59 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 104 games he batted .133, with 22 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He was born in San Quentin, CA, USA on October 1, 1894, and died on July 5, 1974. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BRO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1916 | BRO | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1920 | CLE | 9 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1921 | CLE | 34 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 0 | .094 |
| 1922 | CLE | 26 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .161 |
| 1925 | STL | 21 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .133 |
| 1926 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 104 | 165 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 0 | .133 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3.60 |
| 1916 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3.63 |
| 1920 | CLE | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 63.1 | 54 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 1.85 |
| 1921 | CLE | 14 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 194.1 | 210 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 3.94 |
| 1922 | CLE | 4 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 104.0 | 122 | 61 | 40 | 54 | 5.28 |
| 1925 | STL | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 131.0 | 145 | 67 | 58 | 49 | 4.60 |
| 1926 | STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 32 | 25 | 104 | 59 | 2 | 516.0 | 554 | 235 | 220 | 232 | 4.10 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Died July 5, 1974
1915
Major-league debut: Duster Mails
Duster Mails made a major-league debut on September 28, 1915.
1926
Final major-league game: Duster Mails
Duster Mails played a final major-league game on April 29, 1926.
Image: Bain News Service, public domain