- Willie Sudhoff
John William (Wee Willie) Sudhoff (
September 17 ,1874 -May 25 ,1917 ) was astarting pitcher inMajor League Baseball who played in theNational League for the St. Louis Browns (1897-1898),Cleveland Spiders (1899 ["start"] ), St. Louis Perfectos (1899 ["end"] ) andSt. Louis Cardinals (1900-1901), and with the St. Louis Browns (1902-1905) and Washington Senators (1906) of theAmerican League . Sudhoff batted and threw right handed. He was born inSaint Louis, Missouri .Predictably, Sudhoff created a controversy when he jumped from the National League Cardinals to the American League Browns, becoming the first to play for all St. Louis clubs. At 5' 7", 165 lb he was a consistent pitcher who averaged 247 innings and 24
complete games in eight full seasons, with career-highs of 315 and 35 in 1898. He was at his best in 1903, going 21-15 with a 2.27earned run average and fiveshutout s. His highlights include a pitching duel withChief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1904, during ten innings, without either team scoring. The game ended in a 0–0 tie after being suspended by poor light conditions.In a ten-season career, Sudhoff posted a 103-135 record with 520
strikeout s and a 3.56 ERA in 2086-1/3 innings.Sudhoff died in Saint Louis, Missouri, at age 42.
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* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=sudhowi01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Sudhoff_Willie.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sudhowi01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.die-waldmanns.de/emigrant/ee436.htm Biography written by Craig Carter]
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