Win–loss record 29-29 Role Baseball player Name Bill Stemmyer | Strikeouts 295 Earned run average 3.67 | |
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Died May 3, 1945, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | ||
William Stemmyer (May 6, 1865 – May 3, 1945) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Blues. He was nicknamed "Cannon Ball".
In 1886 – his first and only full season in the majors – Stemmyer led the National League in strikeouts/9IP (6.17) and wild pitches (63). The 63 wild pitches is still the highest single-season total in MLB history.
Stemmyer died in his hometown three days before his 80th birthday.
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