1899
Born April 29, 1899
Washington, DC, USA
Nip Winters Notable
b. April 29, 1899 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1921, New York Bacharach Giants 1922, Hilldale Club 1923–1927, 1931, New York Lincoln Giants 1928–1929, Homestead Grays 1928, Baltimore Black Sox 1929, Washington Pilots 1932
Nip Winters played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1921 and closing with the Washington Pilots in 1932. His longest stay was with the Hilldale Club, from 1923 to 1927.
He went 100 and 51 with a 3.64 earned run average, pitching 1,280 innings in 188 games. He struck out 662, completed 110 of his 149 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 280 games he batted .292, with 205 hits and 92 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 44 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins four times between 1923 and 1926, topping out at 20. He led the league in saves two times between 1923 and 1924, topping out at 3. He also led it in shutouts and strikeouts.
He was born in Washington, DC, USA on April 29, 1899, and died on December 12, 1971. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921* | AC | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1922* | NYB | 18 | 42 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1923 | HIL | 23 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 1924 | HIL | 35 | 89 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .292 |
| 1925 | HIL | 33 | 86 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| 1926 | HIL | 45 | 106 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 1 | .264 |
| 1927 | HIL | 39 | 95 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| 1928 | HG/NLG | 16 | 40 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1929 | BBS/NLG | 49 | 142 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| 1931* | HIL | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1932 | WAP | 13 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Major leagues | — | 253 | 640 | 84 | 185 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 107 | 49 | 22 | 7 | .289 |
| All seasons | — | 280 | 703 | 92 | 205 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 116 | 54 | 24 | 7 | .292 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921* | AC | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 39.0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 1.85 |
| 1922* | NYB | 7 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 98.2 | 80 | 47 | 46 | 77 | 4.29 |
| 1923 | HIL | 10 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 118.0 | 95 | 31 | 40 | 95 | 2.36 |
| 1924 | HIL | 20 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 214.0 | 174 | 60 | 61 | 125 | 2.52 |
| 1925 | HIL | 17 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 200.0 | 186 | 67 | 50 | 85 | 3.02 |
| 1926 | HIL | 17 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 175.2 | 148 | 59 | 58 | 72 | 3.02 |
| 1927 | HIL | 13 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 176.0 | 183 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 4.14 |
| 1928 | HG/NLG | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 96.1 | 128 | 67 | 31 | 43 | 6.26 |
| 1929 | BBS/NLG | 5 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 101.1 | 135 | 67 | 44 | 47 | 5.95 |
| 1931* | HIL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5.12 |
| 1932 | WAP | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 41.2 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 4.10 |
| Major leagues | — | 89 | 43 | 163 | 130 | 6 | 1123.0 | 1093 | 451 | 377 | 557 | 3.61 |
| All seasons | — | 100 | 51 | 188 | 149 | 8 | 1280.0 | 1221 | 517 | 445 | 662 | 3.64 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Nip Winters, that is 1921–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1971