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George Winter

George Winter Notable

b. April 27, 1878 · Boston Americans 1901–1907, Boston Red Sox 1908, Detroit Tigers 1908

George Winter played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Americans in 1901 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1908.

He went 83 and 102 with a 2.87 earned run average, pitching 1,656 innings in 220 games. He struck out 568, completed 146 of his 182 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 223 games he batted .193, with 114 hits and 56 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 5 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He was born in New Providence, PA, USA on April 27, 1878, and died on May 26, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1901 BOS 28100719 001 60271 .190
1902 BOS 2061510 000 13200 .164
1903 BOS 246677 200 11250 .106
1904 BOS 234375 000 05150 .116
1905 BOS 35921224 000 55214 .261
1906 BOS 2969817 100 43211 .246
1907 BOS 3594621 100 03253 .223
1908 BOS/DET 2967411 100 30140 .164
Career 22359256114 501 20201689 .193

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1901 BOS 16122828 0241.0234 7566632.80
1902 BOS 1192020 0168.1149 5653512.99
1903 BOS 982419 0178.1182 6137643.08
1904 BOS 842016 0135.2126 3527312.32
1905 BOS 16173527 0264.1249 87541192.96
1906 BOS 6182922 2207.2215 9538724.12
1907 BOS 12153527 1256.2198 5961882.07
1908 BOS/DET 5192923 1204.0199 6041802.65
Career 83102220182 41656.01552 528377568 2.87

On this day & linked events

1878

Born April 27, 1878

New Providence, PA, USA

1951

Died May 26, 1951

Image: 1906 Fan Craze (American), public domain