1897
Born November 30, 1897
Mount Morgan, KY, USA
Win Ballou Notable
Win Ballou played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1925 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1929.
He went 19 and 20 with a 5.11 earned run average, pitching 329.7 innings in 99 games. He struck out 109. Across 99 games he batted .054, with 5 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was born in Mount Morgan, KY, USA on November 30, 1897, and died on January 29, 1963. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | WSH | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1926 | SLB | 43 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .048 |
| 1927 | SLB | 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .036 |
| 1929 | BRO | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .063 |
| Career | — | 99 | 93 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 0 | .054 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | WSH | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27.2 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4.55 |
| 1926 | SLB | 11 | 10 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 154.0 | 186 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 4.79 |
| 1927 | SLB | 5 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 90.1 | 105 | 48 | 46 | 17 | 4.78 |
| 1929 | BRO | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 57.2 | 69 | 43 | 38 | 20 | 6.71 |
| Career | — | 19 | 20 | 99 | 27 | 2 | 329.2 | 398 | 187 | 168 | 109 | 5.11 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Died January 29, 1963
Image: National Photo Company Collection, public domain