Weldon Wyckoff
Weldon Wyckoff | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Williamsport, Pennsylvania | February 19, 1893|
Died: May 8, 1961 Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin | (aged 69)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 19, 1913, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 8, 1918, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 23-34 |
Earned run average | 3.55 |
Strikeouts | 299 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John Weldon Wyckoff (February 19, 1893 – May 8, 1961) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics (1913–16) and Boston Red Sox (1917-18). Wyckoff batted and threw right-handed. In some baseball resources, he is referred as John Wyckoff.
Wyckoff attended
In 1916, he led the league with 22 losses, 165 walks and 14 wild pitches. He was sent to the Boston Red Sox in the 1916 midseason. Over parts of two seasons he appeared in only nine games and was released in 1917. He ended the year with the
In his major league career, Wyckoff posted a 23–34 record with 299 strikeouts and a 3.55 ERA in 573.2 innings pitched.
Wyckoff died in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, at the age of 69.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
- Weldon Wyckoff at Find a Grave