1891
Born February 19, 1891
Williamsport, PA, USA
Weldon Wyckoff Notable
Weldon Wyckoff divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1913, then the Boston Red Sox through 1918.
He went 23 and 34 with a 3.55 earned run average, pitching 573.7 innings in 109 games. He struck out 299, completed 36 of his 63 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 114 games he batted .149, with 31 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 4 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was born in Williamsport, PA, USA on February 19, 1891, and died on May 8, 1961. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | PHA | 17 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .190 |
| 1914 | PHA | 34 | 75 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | .147 |
| 1915 | PHA | 45 | 96 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .125 |
| 1916 | BOS/PHA | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 |
| 1917 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1918 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 114 | 208 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 4 | .149 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | PHA | 2 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 61.2 | 56 | 30 | 46 | 31 | 4.38 |
| 1914 | PHA | 11 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 185.0 | 153 | 62 | 103 | 86 | 3.02 |
| 1915 | PHA | 10 | 22 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 276.0 | 238 | 108 | 165 | 157 | 3.52 |
| 1916 | BOS/PHA | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 44.0 | 39 | 25 | 38 | 22 | 5.11 |
| 1917 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.80 |
| 1918 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 23 | 34 | 109 | 63 | 3 | 573.2 | 494 | 226 | 357 | 299 | 3.55 |
On this day & linked events
1961
Died May 8, 1961
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