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Milt Watson Notable

b. January 10, 1890 · St. Louis Cardinals 1916–1917, Philadelphia Phillies 1918–1919

Milt Watson divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1916, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1919.

He went 21 and 30 with a 3.57 earned run average, pitching 424 innings in 90 games. He struck out 113 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 90 games he batted .115, with 16 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Flovilla, GA, USA on January 10, 1890, and died on April 10, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1916 STL 183207 000 1090 .219
1917 STL 415155 100 10150 .098
1918 PHI 234003 000 1090 .075
1919 PHI 81601 000 0040 .063
Career 90139516 100 30370 .115

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1916 STL 461813 0103.0109 3533273.06
1917 STL 10134120 0161.1149 6351453.51
1918 PHI 572311 0112.2126 4336293.43
1919 PHI 2484 047.051 2719125.17
Career 21309048 0424.0435 168139113 3.57

On this day & linked events

1890

Born January 10, 1890

Flovilla, GA, USA

1962

Died April 10, 1962