1889
Born December 1, 1889
Pleasant Grove, MS, USA
Willie Mitchell Notable
b. December 1, 1889 · Cleveland Naps 1909–1914, Cleveland Indians 1915–1916, Detroit Tigers 1916–1919
Willie Mitchell played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Naps in 1909 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1919.
He went 84 and 92 with a 2.88 earned run average, pitching 1,632 innings in 276 games. He struck out 921, completed 93 of his 190 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 279 games he batted .130, with 69 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Pleasant Grove, MS, USA on December 1, 1889, and died on November 23, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | CLE | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1910 | CLE | 35 | 63 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .159 |
| 1911 | CLE | 32 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .109 |
| 1912 | CLE | 29 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .113 |
| 1913 | CLE | 35 | 70 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .143 |
| 1914 | CLE | 39 | 81 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0 | .086 |
| 1915 | CLE | 36 | 79 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .127 |
| 1916 | CLE/DET | 35 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .191 |
| 1917 | DET | 31 | 59 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .119 |
| 1918 | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1919 | DET | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 279 | 530 | 29 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 138 | 0 | .130 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23.0 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1.57 |
| 1910 | CLE | 12 | 8 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 183.2 | 155 | 53 | 55 | 102 | 2.60 |
| 1911 | CLE | 7 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 177.1 | 190 | 74 | 60 | 78 | 3.76 |
| 1912 | CLE | 5 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 163.2 | 149 | 51 | 56 | 94 | 2.80 |
| 1913 | CLE | 14 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 217.0 | 153 | 46 | 88 | 141 | 1.91 |
| 1914 | CLE | 12 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 1 | 257.0 | 228 | 91 | 124 | 179 | 3.19 |
| 1915 | CLE | 11 | 14 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 236.0 | 210 | 74 | 84 | 149 | 2.82 |
| 1916 | CLE/DET | 9 | 10 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 171.1 | 174 | 72 | 67 | 84 | 3.78 |
| 1917 | DET | 12 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 185.1 | 172 | 45 | 46 | 80 | 2.19 |
| 1918 | DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 1919 | DET | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13.2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5.27 |
| Career | — | 84 | 92 | 276 | 190 | 4 | 1632.0 | 1464 | 522 | 605 | 921 | 2.88 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Died November 23, 1973
1909
Major-league debut: Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell made a major-league debut on September 22, 1909.
1919
Final major-league game: Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell played a final major-league game on May 31, 1919.
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