Roy Mitchell Notable

b. April 19, 1885 · St. Louis Browns 1910–1914, Chicago White Sox 1918, Cincinnati Reds 1918–1919

Roy Mitchell played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1910 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1919.

He went 32 and 37 with a 3.42 earned run average, pitching 675.3 innings in 122 games. He struck out 204, completed 47 of his 67 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 123 games he batted .187, with 44 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 7 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He led the league in saves once, in 1914, with 4.

He was born in Belton, TX, USA on April 19, 1885, and died on September 8, 1959. 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
1910	SLB	6	19	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	.211
1911	SLB	29	49	4	11	2	0	3	6	5	0	.224
1912	SLB	13	19	5	6	1	0	1	7	1	1	.316
1913	SLB	33	88	5	13	2	1	3	6	13	1	.148
1914	SLB	28	34	4	7	1	0	0	2	7	1	.206
1918	CHW/CIN	7	16	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.188
1919	CIN	7	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	.000
Career	—	123	235	22	44	7	1	7	22	33	3	.187

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1910	SLB	4	2	6	6	0	52.0	43	15	12	23	2.60
1911	SLB	4	8	28	12	0	133.1	134	57	45	40	3.85
1912	SLB	3	4	13	7	0	62.0	81	32	17	22	4.65
1913	SLB	13	16	33	27	1	245.1	265	82	47	59	3.01
1914	SLB	4	5	28	9	4	103.1	134	50	38	38	4.35
1918	CHW/CIN	4	1	7	5	0	48.1	45	13	9	12	2.42
1919	CIN	0	1	7	1	0	31.0	32	8	9	10	2.32
Career	—	32	37	122	67	5	675.1	734	257	177	204	3.42

On this day & linked events

1885

Born April 19, 1885

Belton, TX, USA

1959

Died September 8, 1959

1910

Major-league debut: Roy Mitchell

Roy Mitchell made a major-league debut on September 10, 1910.

1919

Final major-league game: Roy Mitchell

Roy Mitchell played a final major-league game on July 14, 1919.

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