- Jack Stivetts
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jack Stivetts
position=Pitcher
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bgcolor2=#af0039
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
birthdate=March 31 ,1868
city-state|Ashland|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1930|4|18|1868|3|31
city-state|Ashland|Pennsylvania
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=June 26
debutyear=1889
debutteam=St. Louis Browns
finaldate=June 12
finalyear=1899
finalteam=Cleveland Spiders
stat1label=Pitching Record
stat2label=Earned run average
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=203-132
stat2value=3.74
stat3value=1223
teams=
*St. Louis Browns (1889-1891)
*Boston Beaneaters (1892-1898)
*Cleveland Spiders (1899)
highlights=
*American Association ERA champion: 1889
*American Association strikeout champion: 1891
*6 20-win seasons
*2 30-win seasonsJohn Elmer Stivetts (
March 31 1868 Ashland, Pennsylvania -April 18 1930 Ashland, PA) was apitcher with an 11-year career from 1889 to 1899. He played for theSt. Louis Cardinals of the American Association and the Boston Beaneaters andCleveland Spiders , both of theNational League . He also played other positions when not pitching, and hit well over his career with 35home run s.He led the American Association in
earned run average (ERA) in 1889 with 2.25 and in strikeouts in 1891 with 259.ee also
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MLB all-time leaders in home runs by pitchers
*List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
*List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
*List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
*List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions External links
*baseball-reference|id=s/stiveja01
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Stivetts.Jack.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
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