1900
Born June 7, 1900
Ashland, OH, USA
Ed Wells Notable
Ed Wells played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1923 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1934.
He went 68 and 69 with a 4.65 earned run average, pitching 1,232.3 innings in 291 games. He struck out 403, completed 54 of his 140 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 298 games he batted .215, with 93 hits and 50 runs. He finished with 11 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1926, with 4.
He was born in Ashland, OH, USA on June 7, 1900, and died on May 1, 1986. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | DET | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | DET | 29 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .212 |
| 1925 | DET | 35 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .279 |
| 1926 | DET | 36 | 73 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .205 |
| 1927 | DET | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1929 | NYY | 31 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .230 |
| 1930 | NYY | 29 | 58 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .259 |
| 1931 | NYY | 28 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| 1932 | NYY | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | SLB | 38 | 71 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .197 |
| 1934 | SLB | 33 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .045 |
| Career | — | 298 | 433 | 50 | 93 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 74 | 1 | .215 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | DET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.40 |
| 1924 | DET | 6 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 102.0 | 117 | 46 | 42 | 33 | 4.06 |
| 1925 | DET | 6 | 9 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 134.1 | 190 | 93 | 62 | 45 | 6.23 |
| 1926 | DET | 12 | 10 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 178.0 | 201 | 82 | 76 | 58 | 4.15 |
| 1927 | DET | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6.75 |
| 1929 | NYY | 13 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 193.1 | 179 | 93 | 81 | 78 | 4.33 |
| 1930 | NYY | 12 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 150.2 | 185 | 87 | 49 | 46 | 5.20 |
| 1931 | NYY | 9 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 116.2 | 130 | 56 | 37 | 34 | 4.32 |
| 1932 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 31.2 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4.26 |
| 1933 | SLB | 6 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 203.2 | 230 | 95 | 63 | 58 | 4.20 |
| 1934 | SLB | 1 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 92.0 | 108 | 49 | 35 | 27 | 4.79 |
| Career | — | 68 | 69 | 291 | 140 | 13 | 1232.1 | 1417 | 637 | 468 | 403 | 4.65 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died May 1, 1986
1923
Major-league debut: Ed Wells
Ed Wells made a major-league debut on June 16, 1923.
1934
Final major-league game: Ed Wells
Ed Wells played a final major-league game on September 17, 1934.
Image: Goudey, public domain