Stump Wiedman
American baseball player
Died when: 44 years 13 days (528 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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George Edward "Stump" Weidman (February 17, 1861 – March 2, 1905) was an American professional baseball player from 1880 to 1893.He played nine years in Major League Baseball, principally as a pitcher and outfielder, for five different major league clubs.
He appeared in 379 major league games, 279 as a pitcher and 122 as an outfielder, and his longest stretches were with the Detroit Wolverines (288 games, 1881–1885, 1887) and the Kansas City Cowboys (51 games, 1886).
As a pitcher, Weidman compiled a 101–156 (.393) win–loss record with a 3.61 earned run average (ERA) in 2,318+1/3 innings pitched.He led the National League in 1881 with a 1.80 ERA and totaled 45 wins in the 1882 and 1883 seasons.
He pitched more innings for the Wolverines (1,654) than any other pitcher in the club's history.