1854
Born October 11, 1854
Caton, NY, USA
Will White Notable
b. October 11, 1854 · Boston Red Caps 1877, Cincinnati Reds 1878–1880, Detroit Wolverines 1881, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882–1886
Will White's 229 wins are tied for the 64th most anyone has.
He played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Caps in 1877 and closing with the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1886.
He won 229 games against 166 losses, with a 2.28 earned run average over 3,542 innings. He struck out 1,041, completed 394 of his 402 starts and threw 36 shutouts. Across 403 games he batted .183, with 271 hits and 167 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 28 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts three times between 1882 and 1884, topping out at 8. He led the league in wins two times between 1882 and 1883, topping out at 43.
He was born in Caton, NY, USA on October 11, 1854, and died on August 31, 1911. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | BSN | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1878 | CIN | 52 | 197 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 0 | .142 |
| 1879 | CIN | 76 | 294 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 0 | .136 |
| 1880 | CIN | 62 | 207 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 0 | .169 |
| 1881 | DTN | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1882 | CIN | 54 | 207 | 28 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| 1883 | CIN | 65 | 240 | 38 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| 1884 | CIN | 52 | 184 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| 1885 | CIN | 34 | 118 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .169 |
| 1886 | CIN | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Career | — | 403 | 1478 | 167 | 271 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 111 | 56 | 128 | 0 | .183 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | BSN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 1878 | CIN | 30 | 21 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 468.0 | 477 | 93 | 45 | 169 | 1.79 |
| 1879 | CIN | 43 | 31 | 76 | 75 | 0 | 680.0 | 676 | 150 | 68 | 232 | 1.99 |
| 1880 | CIN | 18 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 517.1 | 550 | 123 | 56 | 161 | 2.14 |
| 1881 | DTN | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 1882 | CIN | 40 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 480.0 | 411 | 82 | 71 | 122 | 1.54 |
| 1883 | CIN | 43 | 22 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 577.0 | 473 | 134 | 104 | 141 | 2.09 |
| 1884 | CIN | 34 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 456.0 | 479 | 168 | 74 | 118 | 3.32 |
| 1885 | CIN | 18 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 293.1 | 295 | 115 | 64 | 80 | 3.53 |
| 1886 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4.15 |
| Career | — | 229 | 166 | 403 | 402 | 0 | 3542.2 | 3440 | 896 | 496 | 1041 | 2.28 |
On this day & linked events
1911
Died August 31, 1911
1877
Major-league debut: Will White
Will White made a major-league debut on July 20, 1877.
1886
Final major-league game: Will White
Will White played a final major-league game on July 5, 1886.
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