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Roy Witherup

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Full Name: Foster Leroy Witherup Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: May 14, 1906
Birthdate: July 26, 1886 Final Game: September 6, 1909
Birthplace: North Washington, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: December 23, 1941
Deathplace: New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on July 26, 1886 in North Washington, Pennsylvania, Roy Witherup (Foster Leroy Witherup) played for the Boston Beaneaters and Washington Senators over the course of his 3 year career. Witherup broke into the bigs on May 14, 1906 with the Boston Beaneaters, and put up a 4.24 ERA in 68 innings pitched in 1909, his rookie year.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1906 BOS N 8 3 0 3 6.26 14 37 32 3 0 0 46 59 2 19 0 0 1
1908 WAS A 6 6 2 4 2.98 31 23 16 4 0 0 48.1 51 0 8 0 0 1
1909 WAS A 12 8 1 5 4.24 26 41 32 5 0 0 68 79 1 20 0 3 0
Total NL 8 3 0 3 6.26 14 37 32 3 0 0 46 59 2 19 0 0 1
Total AL 18 14 3 9 3.71 57 64 48 9 0 0 116.1 130 1 28 0 3 1
Total 26 17 3 12 4.44 71 101 80 12 0 0 162.1 189 3 47 0 3 2

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1906 BOS N P 8 0 0 0 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1908 WAS A P 6 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1909 WAS A P 12 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
Total P 26 0 0 1 42 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .915

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1906 BOS N 8 15 1 2 0 0 .133 .133 .133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1908 WAS A 6 18 0 3 0 2 .167 .167 .167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1909 WAS A 12 19 0 1 0 0 .053 .053 .053 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total NL 8 15 1 2 0 0 .133 .133 .133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 18 37 0 4 0 2 .108 .108 .108 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 26 52 1 6 0 2 .115 .115 .115 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Akron (Ohio State) to Boston Beaneaters (April, 1906).
  • Selected by Washington Senators from Uniontown (POM) in the Rule 5 major league draft (@September 17, 1907).
  • Returned to Des Moines (Western) (1908).
  • Sold by Des Moines (Western) to Washington Senators (August 18, 1908).

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