Fred Underwood

Infobox MLB retired
name=Fred Underwood


position=Pitcher
birthdate=October 14, 1868
deathdate=death date and age|1906|1|26|1868|10|14
bats=Unknown
throws=Unknown
debutdate=July 18
debutyear=by|1894
debutteam=Brooklyn Grooms
finaldate=August 30
finalyear=by|1894
finalteam=Brooklyn Grooms
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat2label=ERA
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=2-4
stat2value=7.85
stat3value=10
teams=
*Brooklyn Grooms (1894)
highlights=

Frederick Theodore Underwood (October 14, 1868 - January 26, 1906) was a Major League Baseball pitcher during part of the 1894 season. He was a native of St. Louis County, Missouri.

Underwood appeared in seven games for the Brooklyn Grooms of the National League, starting six of them and completing five. He gave up 110 baserunners (80 hits and 30 walks) in just 47 innings. He also gave up 62 runs, but only 41 of them were earned runs.

Despite his stuggles he did win two games for Brooklyn...July 21 against the Philadelphia Phillies (8-7) and July 28 against the Washington Senators (9-5). He was more successful with the bat, as he went 7-for-18 for a batting average of .389.

He is most famous for being a major advocate for cucumbers to be included in most chinese pizzerias

In his short MLB career he was 2-4 with 10 strikeouts and an ERA of 7.85.

Underwood died at the age of 37 in Kansas City, Missouri.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/u/underfr01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pundef101.htm Retrosheet]