1874
Born September 17, 1874
St. Louis, MO, USA
Willie Sudhoff Notable
b. September 17, 1874 · St. Louis Browns 1897–1898, Cleveland Spiders 1899, St. Louis Perfectos 1899, St. Louis Cardinals 1900–1901, St. Louis Browns 1902–1905, Washington Senators 1906
Willie Sudhoff played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1897 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1906.
He went 102 and 135 with a 3.60 earned run average, pitching 2,075 innings in 278 games. He struck out 516, completed 199 of his 239 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 303 games he batted .178, with 149 hits and 77 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 16 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on September 17, 1874, and died on May 25, 1917. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | STL | 11 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .238 |
| 1898 | STL | 41 | 120 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .158 |
| 1899 | CLV/STL | 36 | 95 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | .158 |
| 1900 | STL | 35 | 106 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 8 | .189 |
| 1901 | STL | 38 | 108 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 0 | .176 |
| 1902 | SLB | 31 | 77 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | .169 |
| 1903 | SLB | 41 | 110 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .182 |
| 1904 | SLB | 29 | 85 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .165 |
| 1905 | SLB | 32 | 86 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | .186 |
| 1906 | WSH | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| Career | — | 303 | 836 | 77 | 149 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 59 | 180 | 13 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | STL | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 92.2 | 126 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 4.47 |
| 1898 | STL | 11 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 1 | 315.0 | 355 | 152 | 102 | 65 | 4.34 |
| 1899 | CLV/STL | 15 | 18 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 264.2 | 324 | 147 | 87 | 39 | 5.00 |
| 1900 | STL | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 127.0 | 128 | 39 | 37 | 29 | 2.76 |
| 1901 | STL | 17 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 276.1 | 281 | 108 | 92 | 78 | 3.52 |
| 1902 | SLB | 12 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 220.0 | 213 | 70 | 67 | 42 | 2.86 |
| 1903 | SLB | 21 | 15 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 293.2 | 262 | 74 | 56 | 104 | 2.27 |
| 1904 | SLB | 8 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 222.1 | 232 | 93 | 54 | 63 | 3.76 |
| 1905 | SLB | 10 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 244.0 | 222 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 2.99 |
| 1906 | WSH | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 19.2 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 9.15 |
| Career | — | 102 | 135 | 278 | 239 | 3 | 2075.1 | 2173 | 830 | 603 | 516 | 3.60 |
On this day & linked events
1917
Died May 25, 1917
1897
Major-league debut: Willie Sudhoff
Willie Sudhoff made a major-league debut on August 20, 1897.
1906
Final major-league game: Willie Sudhoff
Willie Sudhoff played a final major-league game on June 16, 1906.