Happy Townsend Notable

b. April 9, 1879 · Philadelphia Phillies 1901, Washington Senators 1902–1905, Cleveland Naps 1906

Happy Townsend played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1901 and closing with the Cleveland Naps in 1906.

He went 34 and 82 with a 3.59 earned run average, pitching 1,137.7 innings in 153 games. He struck out 473, completed 107 of his 125 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 155 games he batted .166, with 71 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 14 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He was born in Townsend, DE, USA on April 9, 1879, and died on December 21, 1963. 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
1901	PHI	19	64	2	7	1	1	0	5	0	14	1	.109
1902	WSH	27	87	11	23	6	1	0	10	1	14	1	.264
1903	WSH	20	44	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	12	0	.045
1904	WSH	38	119	6	20	4	0	1	8	2	34	0	.168
1905	WSH	34	83	6	15	3	1	0	4	5	32	1	.181
1906	CLE	17	30	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	12	0	.133
Career	—	155	427	26	71	14	3	1	29	12	118	3	.166

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1901	PHI	9	6	19	16	143.2	118	55	64	72	3.45
1902	WSH	8	16	27	26	220.1	233	109	89	71	4.45
1903	WSH	2	11	20	13	126.2	145	67	48	54	4.76
1904	WSH	5	26	36	34	291.1	319	116	100	143	3.58
1905	WSH	7	16	34	24	263.0	247	77	84	102	2.63
1906	CLE	3	7	17	12	92.2	92	30	31	31	2.91
Career	—	34	82	153	125	1137.2	1154	454	416	473	3.59

On this day & linked events

1879

Born April 9, 1879

Townsend, DE, USA

1963

Died December 21, 1963

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