1874
Born July 13, 1874
Blue Creek, OH, USA
Wiley Piatt Notable
b. July 13, 1874 · Philadelphia Phillies 1898–1900, Philadelphia Athletics 1901, Chicago White Sox 1901–1902, Boston Beaneaters 1903
Wiley Piatt played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1898 and closing with the Boston Beaneaters in 1903.
He went 86 and 79 with a 3.60 earned run average, pitching 1,390 innings in 182 games. He struck out 517, completed 139 of his 170 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 187 games he batted .239, with 130 hits and 66 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1898, with 6.
He was born in Blue Creek, OH, USA on July 13, 1874, and died on September 20, 1946. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | PHI | 41 | 122 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .262 |
| 1899 | PHI | 40 | 122 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .270 |
| 1900 | PHI | 22 | 68 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .250 |
| 1901 | CHW/PHA | 25 | 75 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .200 |
| 1902 | CHW | 32 | 85 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | .200 |
| 1903 | BSN | 27 | 71 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .225 |
| Career | — | 187 | 543 | 66 | 130 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 34 | 85 | 2 | .239 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | PHI | 24 | 14 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 306.0 | 285 | 108 | 97 | 121 | 3.18 |
| 1899 | PHI | 23 | 15 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 305.0 | 323 | 117 | 86 | 89 | 3.45 |
| 1900 | PHI | 9 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 160.2 | 194 | 83 | 71 | 47 | 4.65 |
| 1901 | CHW/PHA | 9 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 191.2 | 218 | 88 | 74 | 64 | 4.13 |
| 1902 | CHW | 12 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 246.0 | 263 | 96 | 66 | 96 | 3.51 |
| 1903 | BSN | 9 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 181.0 | 198 | 64 | 61 | 100 | 3.18 |
| Career | — | 86 | 79 | 182 | 170 | 1 | 1390.1 | 1481 | 556 | 455 | 517 | 3.60 |
On this day & linked events
1946
Died September 20, 1946
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