Gus Weyhing
Gus Weyhing | |
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![]() 1888 baseball card of Weyhing | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Louisville, Kentucky | September 29, 1866|
Died: September 4, 1955 Louisville, Kentucky | (aged 88)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1887, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 21, 1901, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 264–232 |
Earned run average | 3.88 |
Strikeouts | 1,667 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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August Weyhing (September 29, 1866 – September 4, 1955) was an American pitcher in professional baseball. Nicknamed "Cannonball", "Rubber Arm Gun", and "Rubber-Winged Gus", he played for nine different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1887 to 1901. Weyhing had a career win–loss record of 264–232. He holds the record for most batters hit in a career, with 277.
Career[]
Weyhing was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1866. He was listed at 5 feet 10 inches tall and 145 pounds. He had a younger brother, John Weyhing, who also pitched in the major leagues.[1]
Gus Weyhing started his MLB career in 1887.[1] Though he never led his league in any major categories, he was a solid pitcher, especially early in his career. On July 31, 1888, he pitched a no-hitter against the Kansas City Cowboys. He walked one batter, and another reached base on an error. During one week in the 1888 season, he pitched three consecutive complete game victories against Brooklyn to eliminate that team from the pennant race.
During the first six years of his MLB career, Weyhing won over 25 games, capped by a 32-win season in 1892 for the Philadelphia Phillies. That season, he had 4692⁄3 innings pitched, completing 46 of his 49 starts with six shutouts. He had 216 wins in his first eight seasons. His performance declined after that, although he stayed in the majors until 1901. His adjusted ERA+ totals were over 100 every season from 1888 to 1892; they were below 100 for the rest of his career.[1]
Overall, Weyhing had 4,337 innings pitched, a 264–232 win–loss record, a 3.88 ERA, and 1,667 strikeouts.[1] He had a relatively long career for a 19th century pitcher and thus is still on the MLB career leaderboards in many pitching categories. He holds the MLB record for the most career hit batsmen, with 277.[2] No other pitcher in history has more than 219. Weyhing is also tied for fifth all-time in most career wild pitches.[1]
Weyhing was considered a poor hitter and suspect fielder. In 1,980 career plate appearances, he had a batting average of .166.[1]
Weyhing died in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1955.[1]
See also[]
- List of Major League Baseball career records
- List of Major League Baseball wins records
- List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career losses leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career batters faced leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career innings pitched leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career complete games leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls allowed leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career wild pitches leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
- List of Major League Baseball single-season wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball single-season losses leaders
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gus Weyhing Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Frank. "The Plunks of Hazard: Baseball's Order of the Purple Heart". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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