John Ewing Notable

b. June 1, 1863 · St. Louis Browns 1883, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 1884, Washington Nationals 1884, Louisville Colonels 1888–1889, New York Giants 1890–1891

John Ewing played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1883 and closing with the New York Giants in 1891.

He went 53 and 63 with a 3.68 earned run average, pitching 1,058.7 innings in 129 games. He struck out 525, completed 113 of his 121 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 133 games he batted .192, with 87 hits and 47 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 6 doubles and 18 stolen bases.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on June 1, 1863, and died on April 23, 1895. 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
1883	STL	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1884	COR/WHS	2	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111
1888	LOU	21	79	6	16	1	1	0	5	1	15	7	.203
1889	LOU	41	134	12	23	2	0	0	6	9	30	5	.172
1890	NYI	35	114	18	24	2	1	2	17	5	35	2	.211
1891	NYG	33	113	10	23	1	0	0	8	3	14	4	.204
Career	—	133	454	47	87	6	3	2	36	18	94	18	.192

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1888	LOU	8	13	21	21	0	191.0	175	60	34	87	2.83
1889	LOU	6	30	40	39	0	331.0	407	179	147	155	4.87
1890	NYI	18	12	35	31	2	267.1	294	126	104	145	4.24
1891	NYG	21	8	33	30	0	269.1	237	68	105	138	2.27
Career	—	53	63	129	121	2	1058.2	1113	433	390	525	3.68

On this day & linked events

1863

Born June 1, 1863

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1895

Died April 23, 1895

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