1884
Born March 7, 1884
Norfolk, VA, USA
Ed Willett Notable
Ed Willett divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1906, then the St. Louis Terriers through 1915.
He went 102 and 99 with a 3.08 earned run average, pitching 1,773.3 innings in 274 games. He struck out 600, completed 142 of his 202 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 279 games he batted .199, with 130 hits and 56 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 25 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Norfolk, VA, USA on March 7, 1884, and died on May 10, 1934. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | DET | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1907 | DET | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .077 |
| 1908 | DET | 30 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .164 |
| 1909 | DET | 42 | 112 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 0 | .196 |
| 1910 | DET | 38 | 83 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | .133 |
| 1911 | DET | 39 | 82 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 1 | .268 |
| 1912 | DET | 37 | 115 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 0 | .165 |
| 1913 | DET | 35 | 92 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .283 |
| 1914 | SLM | 28 | 64 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .234 |
| 1915 | SLM | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 279 | 652 | 56 | 130 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 26 | 207 | 1 | .199 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | DET | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 3.96 |
| 1907 | DET | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 48.2 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 3.70 |
| 1908 | DET | 15 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 197.1 | 186 | 50 | 60 | 77 | 2.28 |
| 1909 | DET | 21 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 292.2 | 239 | 76 | 76 | 89 | 2.34 |
| 1910 | DET | 16 | 11 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 224.1 | 175 | 59 | 74 | 65 | 2.37 |
| 1911 | DET | 13 | 14 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 231.1 | 261 | 94 | 80 | 86 | 3.66 |
| 1912 | DET | 17 | 15 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 284.1 | 281 | 104 | 84 | 89 | 3.29 |
| 1913 | DET | 13 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 242.0 | 237 | 83 | 89 | 59 | 3.09 |
| 1914 | SLM | 4 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 175.0 | 208 | 82 | 56 | 73 | 4.22 |
| 1915 | SLM | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52.2 | 61 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 4.61 |
| Career | — | 102 | 99 | 274 | 202 | 5 | 1773.1 | 1719 | 606 | 565 | 600 | 3.08 |
On this day & linked events
1934
Died May 10, 1934
1906
Major-league debut: Ed Willett
Ed Willett made a major-league debut on September 5, 1906.
1915
Final major-league game: Ed Willett
Ed Willett played a final major-league game on September 23, 1915.
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