Jack Stivetts
Jack Stivetts | |
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Pitcher / Outfielder | |
Born: Ashland, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 31, 1868|
Died: April 18, 1930 Ashland, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 62)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 26, 1889, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 12, 1899, for the Cleveland Spiders | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 203–132 |
Earned run average | 3.74 |
Strikeouts | 1,223 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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John Elmer Stivetts (March 31, 1868 – April 18, 1930) was an American professional baseball
He led the AA in earned run average (ERA) in his first MLB season, and then in strikeouts two seasons later. In the years spanning from 1890 through 1896, he posted 20 or more victories in a season six times; two in which he won more than 30. In 1892, he won a career-high 35 games, and on August 6, he threw a no-hitter. During his seven seasons with the Beaneaters, he was part of four NL championships, and pitched alongside future Hall of Fame members John Clarkson and Kid Nichols. He was among the best hitting pitchers of his era, and was often used at other positions when he was not pitching. His season total of seven home runs in 1890 stood as the record for pitchers until 1931. He compiled a .298 lifetime batting average, hit 35 home runs, and delivered 357 runs batted in (RBIs).
In his last season in the major leagues, he played for the Spiders, widely considered to be one of the worst teams in MLB history. After his baseball career, he returned to his hometown of Ashland. He worked for the area coal mines as a brewery wagon driver and carpenter, and died there at 62 years of age.
Early life
John Elmer Stivetts was born on March 31, 1868 in Ashland, Pennsylvania.[3] His father, Adam, a coal worker, and mother, Amelia (née Cooper), were both German immigrants.[4] He was raised in a family of Lutherans, receiving his baptism one month after his birth,[5] and his confirmation on April 2, 1882 at the age of 14 from Christ's United Lutheran Church in Ashland.[6] He attended public schools for eight years, before following his father in the coal trade.[4][7] He married Margaret Ann "Maggie" Thomas in June 1896, and together they had one son, John, and five daughters, Ida, Mary, Leona, Margaret, and Gladys.[8][9][10]
In June 1897, at the age of 19, Stivetts began his professional baseball career with the Ashland representative of the
Career
St. Louis
1889 season
When Stivetts joined the Browns, he became their third starting pitcher in the rotation behind Silver King and Ice Box Chamberlain.[14] He made his major league debut on June 26, 1889 against the Cincinnati Reds.[3] He pitched a complete game and struck out nine batters, but lost the game by the score of 6–1 behind several errors made by his teammates. His performance was noted in the press to have "made a good impression."[15]
In his 26
1890 season
During the off-season, an up-start league was created, the
The Browns opened the regular season on April 18 with a four-game series on the road versus the Louisville Colonels, and Stivetts started games two and four.[21] In game two, he recorded 13 strikeouts, but lost the game 5–3 on a tenth-inning, two run double by Tim Shinnick.[22] In game four on April 21, Stivetts was again credited with the loss by allowing 17 runs to score, seven of which were earned.[23] He fared better in his third start however, allowing just one run as the Browns defeated the Solons by a 14–1 score. He struck out 12 batters, including the first seven he faced, and hit the first home run of his career.[24][25]
On June 10, against
1891 season
On January 25, 1891, it was reported that he had re-signed with the Browns for the up-coming season.
Stivetts won each of his next three starts, hitting a home run in the third game, on June 6, against the Boston Reds.[25][35] He hit two more in a game on August 6, against Gus Weyhing of the Athletics, the second two-homer game of his career.[25] He connected for another off of Weyhing in a game on September 16, during a four-run ninth inning that gave the Browns a 10–7 victory.[25][42] This was his seventh home run of the season, fourth as a pitcher, adding to three that he hit while playing right field.[25] Again, he was among the best pitchers in the AA, and among the league leaders in many pitching categories. His 259 strikeouts led the league, while his 33 victories were third, and his 2.86 ERA ranked fifth.[1] St. Louis completed the season second in the AA among the nine teams, 8.5 games behind the champion Reds.[43]
Boston
1892 season
Though Stivetts initially denied it, it was reported on September 28, 1891 that he signed with the
With Stivetts now established, Clarkson became expendable and was released from the team on June 30, leaving Boston with a solid three-man pitching rotation for the remainder of the season.
The AA had dissolved following the 1891 season, with several teams merging with the NL, re-establishing itself as the lone "major league". The NL devised a post-season series to determine a champion between the two half-season victors.[55] This series pitted the Beaneaters (the first-half champions) against the Cleveland Spiders (the second-half champions). The first game occurred on October 17; Stivetts started for Boston, and future Hall of Famer Cy Young pitched for Cleveland. The pitching duel lasted eleven scoreless innings before the game was brought to end by darkness.[56] After Boston won game two behind Staley on October 18, Stivetts started and gained the victory in the game on October 19.[57][58] The Beaneaters were declared the NL champion after winning five straight after the opening tie game; Stivetts gained victories in three.[59] This playoff scheme was abandoned after the season.[55]
1893 season
On January 21, 1893, it was reported that Stivetts re-signed with Boston for the up-coming season.
Stivetts struggled with the new distance initially; his first four starts of the season were largely ineffective.
His troubles adjusting to the new rules, and his athletic conditioning during June and July, prompted the team to sign
1894 season
With the previous season's inconsistencies behind him, Stivetts was re-signed and was the team's starting pitcher for Boston's season-opening game on April 19; a 13–2 victory versus the Bridegrooms of Brooklyn.[67][68] He then lost his next eight starts, however, before beginning a ten-game winning streak that lasted into mid-July.[68] On August 21, he started and gained complete game victories in both ends of a doubleheader versus the Cincinnati Reds.[68] Two days later, on August 23, he pitched Boston to a 12–10 victory against the Spiders. That same day in Ashland, his father was killed in a coal mining accident when a load of coal fell on top on him.[69][70]
Boston finished in third place among the 12 NL teams in 1894, and Stivetts won 26 games, though most of his numbers in important statistical categories failed to improve or became worse.[71] His ERA rose to 4.90, and his K/9 moved up slightly to 2.0 when he struck out 76 in 338 innings pitched.[3] He issued 127 bases on balls, and surrendered a league-leading 27 home runs.[1] His biggest success in 1894 was his skill as a hitter. Beginning on July 5, Boston played a three-game series against Cleveland. While alternating game to game from pitching and playing in right field, Stivetts hit one home run in each game, the last one coming in the sixth inning off of Cy Young, completing the sweep.[25] He hit a career-high season total of eight home runs. He also achieved career-highs with 64 RBIs, seven triples, and 55 runs scored, while batting .328 in 68 games played.[1]
1895 season
In early November, due to the threat that a new American Association was near formation, the National League clubs were quick to sign their players without much negotiating. Many of the players' salary demands were met, including Stivetts'.[72] In March, shortly before the 1895 season began, Stivetts claimed he was in "excellent physical condition", and that he was "many pounds lighter than he was at this period last year".[73] The season opener was on April 19 against Brooklyn, and Stivetts got the start over Nichols for the second consecutive season.[74] Despite being down early in the game, Boston won the game 11–6 behind a seven-run seventh inning. Stivetts scored thrice and gathered two hits in the game, including a double.[75]
During the 1893 season, Stivetts involved himself in a dispute between two catholic players, Tommy Tucker and Hugh Duffy, and their manager Frank Selee. The resulting rift occasionally caused strife among team members. Factions formed, with Duffy, Tucker, and Tommy McCarthy on one side; Herman Long, Bobby Lowe, and Stivetts on the other. These disagreements, in part, led to an incident in a Louisville, Kentucky hotel dining room between Stivetts and McCarthy. In response to something Stivetts had said, McCarthy retaliated by punching him once in the face and then calmly left the restaurant.[76][77]
His W–L record slid to 17–17, while his ERA improved slightly to 4.64 in 291 innings pitched, as Boston fell to fifth place, 16.5 games behind the NL champions from Baltimore.[78] His hitting suffered as well; his batting average dropped to a career-low .190, and he failed to hit a home run for the first time since his rookie season.[3] Shortly after Boston completed its schedule, Stivetts re-signed for the 1896 season.[79]
1896 season
During the off-season, trade talks were conducted, but not completed, between the Beaneaters and the
Though he lost his first start of season, he rebounded to win six starts in succession from April 25 though May 20, including a 7–0 shutout victory on May 8 versus Louisville.[83] On June 12, he pitched Boston to a 15–3 victory over the Reds at home, and connected for two home runs against Chauncey Fisher.[25][83] This was the third, and last, time he hit two home runs in a single game.[25] He hit three home runs total for the season and improved his batting average to .347 in 222 at bats. He increased his win total to 22, and his 4.10 ERA was the lowest since 1892.[3]
On October 3, it was reported that he was retained by Boston under the reserve clause.[84] When interviewed during the off-season, Stivetts claimed that he would like to quit pitching and play first, that is if a team would give him the opportunity. Selee, Boston's manager, disagreed and claimed that the team needed Stivetts in the pitching rotation instead.[85] It was also likely that he would have received less salary playing at first.[86]
1897 season
Boston re-signed Stivetts for $2,100 despite the view of some in the press who believed Boston would continue to sink in the standings if they didn't rid themselves of him and the team's manager.[87][88] Shortly after Stivetts' first start of the season, a 10–5 loss on April 23 in Baltimore, Selee commented that Stivetts will not be pitching much into the future, saying that "he is growing rather stiff, and will not let himself out as he did when he was at his best, some years ago."[89][90] His weight was now at 217 lbs, so as the team departed on May 10 for a western road trip, Selee sent him back to Ashland to get back into proper game condition.[91] Although he was told not to report back to the team until his weight was below 200 lbs, he had re-joined the team and played right field in the second game of a doubleheader on May 15.[92][93] His place in the rotation fell behind Nichols, Fred Klobedanz, and Ted Lewis.[94] He made a relief appearance on May 18, before having to take some time off for a sore arm.[95][96] His next start occurred on May 31, when Boston defeated St. Louis by a 25–5 score.[89] He earned his second consecutive victory on June 11, a 12–4 win over Louisville.[89]
While he only pitched 129 1/3 innings in 18 games during the season, he fared well, and helped Boston re-claim the NL championship, with an 11–4 W–L record, and 3.41 ERA.[3][97] As a hitter, he continued to flourish, with a .367 batting average, hit a career-high nine triples, and added two more home runs. At the conclusion of the regular season, Boston faced the second place Orioles in a post-season series, the Temple Cup.[98] Created after the 1893 season by Pittsburgh Pirates owner William Chase Temple, the winner of the best-of-seven game series was awarded possession of a silver ornate cup, and 65% of the proceeds to be distributed to the players.[99] Boston players were fatigued by their championship run, especially their games against second-place Baltimore, and now were facing the Orioles again, in the Temple Cup.[98] Because of the fatigue, and an agreed upon even-split of the proceeds, the series was played without much enthusiasm from either team.[100] Boston won game one, but then lost the next four games, giving Baltimore the cup. Stivetts pitched in game four, losing 12–11 to Jerry Nops.[101] Due to McCarthy's sloppy play in center field throughout the series, he was benched in the final game in favor of Stivetts.[100] After four seasons, the series lacked popular support and was discontinued.[101]
1898 season
Stivetts was again reserved by Boston, and later re-signed for $2000. Due to the Beaneaters' solid, four-man starting pitching rotation of Nichols, Klobedanz, Lewis, and rookie Vic Willis, his role with the team was expected to be as an extra outfielder.[102][103][104] Stivetts claimed that he had never felt better in his life and his outlook on the up-coming season was positive.[105]
In a game versus the Reds on June 9, the score was tied 5–5 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Stivetts connected for a pinch-hit, walk-off solo home run. This was his second career walk off home run, his third as a pinch hitter, and the last home run of his career.[25] It was reported on July 22 that a deal had been agreed upon to trade Stivetts to the St. Louis Browns of the NL for Kid Carsey and cash.[106] The deal was contingent upon the acceptance of Stivetts.[107] In early August, the Boston manager Selee sent Stivetts home, commenting that the team did not have use of his services any longer.[108] Tim Hurst, now managing St. Louis, planned on using Stivetts in center field.[109] Stivetts refused to accept the move to St. Louis, and a sale was officially conducted on August 14 that sent him to St. Louis for $2000 and an unnamed player.[3][107][110] True to his word, Stivetts did not report, or play a single game for St. Louis that season.[3] Due to his objection to being sold to St. Louis, he claimed that he would remain in Ashland and return to coal mining.[7]
St. Louis/Cleveland
1899 season
During the off-season, the owners of the Cleveland Spiders purchased the St. Louis Browns from Chris von der Ahe. They changed the team name to Perfectos, and inherited their players. In early 1899, Stivetts claimed interest in playing for the St. Louis franchise if his salary were equal to what he was paid with Boston.[111] The new owners, to maximize their assets, transferred all the best players to St. Louis, while sending the rest, including Stivetts, to Cleveland. The Spiders released Stivetts on June 13, and he subsequently retired from playing baseball.[3][112] In 18 games for the Spiders, Stivetts had a .205 batting average and a 0–4 W–L record.[3] He was claimed by St. Paul of the Western League a few days later, but did not play a game for the team.[113] In his 11-season career, Stivetts won 203 games against 132 losses, a 3.74 ERA, and 1223 strikeouts in 28872⁄3 innings pitched. In addition to his 35 career home runs as a hitter, he collected 593 hits in 1992 at bats for a .298 batting average, and had 357 RBIs.[3]
Post-baseball/Legacy
After his retirement from professional baseball, he worked for the coal industry in various capacities. He was listed as a carpenter in both the 1910 and 1920 Federal Census.[10][114] He operated a brewery wagon for a coal company in his hometown of Ashland.[115] In April 1912, he was working as a carpenter for the Black Ridge mine in Conyngham, Pennsylvania.[116] He occasionally played on small clubs around the Ashland area, and in May 1902, he survived a bout of smallpox.[117][118] By 1930, he was no longer working.[119] He died on April 18, 1930, at the age of 62 in Ashland, and is interred at Brock Cemetery.[3]
He was described by sportswriters of the time as one of the fastest pitchers in the league, comparable to Amos Rusie and Ted Breitenstein.[120] Kid Nichols remarked in 1902 that Stivetts' speed was as fast as Rusie, and could have extended his career much longer had he taken better care of his body.[121] Baseball writer O. P. Caylor wrote that Stivetts' issues were entirely his own, blaming his hard-drinking lifestyle and his inability to remain in good condition.[65]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
- List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball all-time leaders in home runs by pitchers
- List of St. Louis Cardinals team records
Notes
- ^ Although the box score of the game shows the Browns's scoring line first, it was the custom for the home team to bat second.[28] Eventually, this practice became codified as an official rule on December 21, 1949 during the Professional Baseball Official Playing Rules Committee meeting.[29]
- ^ Stivetts' .298 batting average finished second among Boston's hitters behind Hugh Duffy's .302.[45]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Smiles, Jack (2005). Ee-Yah: The Life And Times Of Hughie Jennings, Baseball Hall Of Famer. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-78648-428-7.
- Vincent, David (2009). Home Run's Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of Monumental Dingers, Prodigious Swingers, and Everything Long-Ball. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59797-192-8.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Obit for Jack Stivetts at The Deadball Era