Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball as a pitcher for eleven seasons (1914 to 1915, 1917 to 1922, 1924 to 1926) with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals. He was one of a handful of pitchers still allowed to throw a spitball after it was abolished after the 1919 season. After attending Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania and Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, he started his professional career in 1912 in the minor leagues. After stints with six different minor league teams his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Browns, for whom he made his debut on September 17, 1914. He was returned to the minors for the 1915 and 1916 seasons, making a breakthrough in 1916 when he won 15 straight games for Portland of the Pacific Coast League. He was brought back to the Browns in 1917, and started thirty-two games, winning 14 and losing 19. He had his best year in the majors was 1919 when he won 20 and finished with a 3.31 ERA. Sothoron left the Browns just as they were starting to become one of the American Leagues top teams, being selected off waivers by the Red Sox on May 20, 1921. His stay in Boston did not last long as on June 7 he was sent to the minor league team in Columbus, Ohio, from whom the Indians eventually picked up his contract. Sothoron's stay with Cleveland lasted until his release to Louisville of the American Association on December 7, 1922. The Cardinals took a chance on him in 1924, and it was with St. Louis of the National League that he briefly revived his career , going 10-16 and 10-10 over the next 2 seasons. In 1926, Sothoron went 3-3 in 15 appearances, and was on the Cardinals post-season roster, although he did not appear in the World Series, which saw the Cardinals defeat the Yankees in seven games. He retired from playing after the season, and joined the Cardinals as a Coach in 1927, replacing Otto Williams. With his release Sothoron's career record stood at 91 Wins, 100 Losses with a respectable 3.31 ERA. He remained as a coach with the Cardinals until May 31, 1928 when he signed with the Boston Braves in the same capacity. He later managed in the minors with Louisville from 1929 to 1931 and with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1934 to 1938. In between he coached for and was interim manager for the Cardinals in 1933. While in the minors he began to gain a reputation as a keen judge of talent. By 1939 however, his health began to take a serious turn for the worse. Affected by alcoholism, he came down with hepatitis as a direct result from his years of drinking. In late May he entered a St. Louis hospital for treatment, and it was here that he would spend the last 4 weeks of his life. He died at 10:30 pm on June 17, 1939 at the St. John's Hospital, leaving his wife of two years, wealthy New York Socialite Dorothy Clemens. His body was brought back to New York for burial, with services conducted on June 20. For 65 years, it was not known exactly where he made his final resting place. It was not until the Fall of 2004 it was discovered that he was resting in anonymity in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, New York.