Major league baseball player 1885-1888. Pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters and the Cleveland Blues.∼Bill Stemmyer pitched in the minor leagues during most of the 1885 season, holding batters to a combined 1.28 earned run average.
He made his debut as a major league pitcher on October 3, 1885. He pitched briefly that year but allowed no earned runs.
He seemed to hit his stride in 1886. Although he sometimes had control problems, he was fourth best in the league in fewest hits per 9 innings and led the league in most strikeouts per 9 innings.
He couldn't recapture that magic in 1887, and only tied for the league lead in saves.
He struggled even more severely in 1888, pitching his last big league game on June 15, 1888, and never returned to the majors after that.
He holds the record for most lifetime starts by a pitcher who was never relieved, 59 starts and 59 complete games.
It seems as if his last name is misspelled StemmEyer more often than it is spelled correctly.
He made his debut as a major league pitcher on October 3, 1885. He pitched briefly that year but allowed no earned runs.
He seemed to hit his stride in 1886. Although he sometimes had control problems, he was fourth best in the league in fewest hits per 9 innings and led the league in most strikeouts per 9 innings.
He couldn't recapture that magic in 1887, and only tied for the league lead in saves.
He struggled even more severely in 1888, pitching his last big league game on June 15, 1888, and never returned to the majors after that.
He holds the record for most lifetime starts by a pitcher who was never relieved, 59 starts and 59 complete games.
It seems as if his last name is misspelled StemmEyer more often than it is spelled correctly.
Major league baseball player 1885-1888. Pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters and the Cleveland Blues.∼Bill Stemmyer pitched in the minor leagues during most of the 1885 season, holding batters to a combined 1.28 earned run average.
He made his debut as a major league pitcher on October 3, 1885. He pitched briefly that year but allowed no earned runs.
He seemed to hit his stride in 1886. Although he sometimes had control problems, he was fourth best in the league in fewest hits per 9 innings and led the league in most strikeouts per 9 innings.
He couldn't recapture that magic in 1887, and only tied for the league lead in saves.
He struggled even more severely in 1888, pitching his last big league game on June 15, 1888, and never returned to the majors after that.
He holds the record for most lifetime starts by a pitcher who was never relieved, 59 starts and 59 complete games.
It seems as if his last name is misspelled StemmEyer more often than it is spelled correctly.
He made his debut as a major league pitcher on October 3, 1885. He pitched briefly that year but allowed no earned runs.
He seemed to hit his stride in 1886. Although he sometimes had control problems, he was fourth best in the league in fewest hits per 9 innings and led the league in most strikeouts per 9 innings.
He couldn't recapture that magic in 1887, and only tied for the league lead in saves.
He struggled even more severely in 1888, pitching his last big league game on June 15, 1888, and never returned to the majors after that.
He holds the record for most lifetime starts by a pitcher who was never relieved, 59 starts and 59 complete games.
It seems as if his last name is misspelled StemmEyer more often than it is spelled correctly.
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