1890
Born March 20, 1890
Albany, NY, USA
Mellie Wolfgang Notable
b. March 20, 1890 · Chicago White Sox 1914–1918
Mellie Wolfgang played 1914 to 1918 for the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher.
He went 15 and 14 with a 2.18 earned run average, pitching 326 innings in 77 games. He struck out 111 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 79 games he batted .184, with 19 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Albany, NY, USA on March 20, 1890, and died on June 30, 1947. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CHW | 24 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .175 |
| 1915 | CHW | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .118 |
| 1916 | CHW | 28 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .225 |
| 1917 | CHW | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1918 | CHW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 79 | 103 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CHW | 9 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 119.1 | 96 | 25 | 32 | 50 | 1.89 |
| 1915 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 53.2 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 1.84 |
| 1916 | CHW | 4 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 127.0 | 103 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 1.98 |
| 1917 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5.09 |
| 1918 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 15 | 14 | 77 | 27 | 0 | 326.0 | 268 | 79 | 95 | 111 | 2.18 |
On this day & linked events
1947
Died June 30, 1947
Image: The Sporting News, public domain