Jimmy Lavender Notable

b. March 26, 1884 · Chicago Cubs 1912–1916, Philadelphia Phillies 1917

Jimmy Lavender divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago Cubs from 1912, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1917.

He went 63 and 76 with a 3.09 earned run average, pitching 1,207 innings in 224 games. He struck out 547, completed 65 of his 142 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 224 games he batted .144, with 54 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 12 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He threw a no-hitter in 1915.

He was born in Barnesville, GA, USA on March 26, 1884, and died on January 12, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	CHC	42	87	6	13	3	0	5	5	34	0	.149
1913	CHC	40	68	2	8	1	0	1	0	30	0	.118
1914	CHC	37	63	8	11	3	1	5	6	25	2	.175
1915	CHC	41	67	1	9	3	0	0	1	31	0	.134
1916	CHC	36	53	1	8	1	0	0	2	21	0	.151
1917	PHI	28	36	1	5	1	0	2	2	14	0	.139
Career	—	224	374	19	54	12	1	13	16	155	2	.144

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1912	CHC	16	13	42	31	3	251.2	240	85	89	109	3.04
1913	CHC	10	14	40	20	2	204.0	206	83	98	91	3.66
1914	CHC	11	11	37	28	0	214.1	191	73	87	87	3.07
1915	CHC	10	16	41	24	4	220.0	178	63	67	117	2.58
1916	CHC	10	14	36	25	2	188.0	163	59	62	91	2.82
1917	PHI	6	8	28	14	1	129.1	119	51	44	52	3.55
Career	—	63	76	224	142	12	1207.1	1097	414	447	547	3.09

On this day & linked events

1884

Born March 26, 1884

Barnesville, GA, USA

1960

Died January 12, 1960

1915

Jimmy Lavender's No-Hitter

Jimmy Lavender threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Giants on August 31, 1915, winning 2–0.

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