Willie Mitchell
American baseball player
Died when: 83 years 357 days (1007 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
William Mitchell (December 1, 1889 – November 23, 1973) born in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, was a pitcher for the Cleveland Naps/Indians (1909-1916) and Detroit Tigers (1916-1919).
In 11 seasons, he had an 84–92 record in 276 games pitched with 93 complete games, 16 shutouts, 4 saves, 1632 innings pitched, 605 walks allowed, 921 strikeouts, 75 hit batsmen, 48 wild pitches and a 2.88 ERA.
He was the first pitcher to strike out Babe Ruth which happened at Fenway Park.He died in Sardis, Mississippi, at the age of 83.
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