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Doc White 
Pitcher Born: April 9, 1879
Washington, D.C.Died: February 19, 1969 (aged 89)
Silver Spring, MarylandBatted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut April 22, 1901 for the Philadelphia Phillies Last MLB appearance October 4, 1913 for the Chicago White Sox Career statistics Win-loss record 189-156 Earned run average 2.39 Strikeouts 1384 Teams - Philadelphia Phillies (1901–1902)
- Chicago White Sox (1903–1913)
Career highlights and awards - World Series champion: 1906
- 16th-best career ERA (2.39) in Major League history
- American League ERA champion: 1906
- American League wins champion: 1907
- One 20-win season
- Four sub-2.00 ERA seasons
Guy Harris "Doc" White (April 9, 1879 – February 19, 1969) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for two teams, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox, during his career which lasted from 1901 to 1913.
Born in Washington, D.C., "Doc" White was a graduate of a dental school in Georgetown.[1] He started his professional baseball career in 1901 with the Phillies. In 1903, he jumped to the White Sox of the new American League.
From 1903 to 1906, White won at least 16 games each year; his earned run average was in the league's top four each year, as well. He led the league in ERA in 1906 with a 1.52 mark and went 18–6. That year, the White Sox won the pennant and their first World Series.
The following season, White set a career-high in wins with 27. He pitched effectively for Chicago until 1912, had an off-year in 1913, and then went to the Pacific Coast League from 1914 to 1915.[2]
White also gained some recognition as a composer, publishing at least four songs (such as bestseller "Little Puff of Smoke, Good Night" in 1910) with his co-writer Ring Lardner, who was a sportswriter in Chicago during that period.[1]
White died at age 89 in Silver Spring, Maryland, just eight months after witnessing Don Drysdale surpass his record of 45 consecutive scoreless innings on June 4, 1968.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career ERA
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
References
- ^ a b "Doc White". baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Doc White Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Five Consecutive Shutouts Record Still Held by White, by Harry Grayson, June 5, 1943
Preceded by
Rube WaddellAmerican League ERA Champion
1906Succeeded by
Ed WalshPreceded by
Al OrthAmerican League Wins Champion
1907
(with Addie Joss)Succeeded by
Ed WalshChicago White Sox 1906 World Series Champions Nick Altrock | George Davis | Jiggs Donahue | Patsy Dougherty | Ed Hahn | Frank Isbell | Fielder Jones | Ed McFarland | Bill O'Neill | Frank Owen | George Rohe | Billy Sullivan | Lee Tannehill | Babe Towne | Ed Walsh | Doc White
Manager Fielder JonesRegular season • Windy City Showdown Chicago White Sox Opening Day starting pitchers James Baldwin • Ken Brett • Mark Buehrle • Britt Burns • John Buzhardt • Nixey Callahan • Eddie Cicotte • José Contreras • Bill Dietrich • Richard Dotson • Ed Durham • Red Faber • Alex Fernandez • Patsy Flaherty • Al Gettel • Orval Grove • Joe Haynes • Ray Herbert • Joe Horlen • Ricky Horton • LaMarr Hoyt • Tommy John • Bart Johnson • Sad Sam Jones • Vern Kennedy • Dickey Kerr • Jerry Koosman • Ken Kravec • Thornton Lee • Eddie Lopat • Ted Lyons • Jack McDowell • Ray Moore • Jaime Navarro • Frank Owen • Roy Patterson • Mélido Pérez • Gary Peters • Billy Pierce • Juan Pizarro • Jerry Reuss • Johnny Rigney • Charlie Robertson • Saul Rogovin • Reb Russell • Jim Scott • Tom Seaver • Mike Sirotka • Eddie Smith • Frank Smith • Steve Stone • Tommy Thomas • Sloppy Thurston • Virgil Trucks • Ed Walsh • David Wells • Doc White • Bill Wight • Lefty Williams • John Whitehead • Wilbur Wood • Early Wynn
Navy Midshipmen head baseball coaches Unknown (1893–1895) • No team (1896–1898) • Unknown (1899–1900) • Art Hillebrand (1901–1902) • William J. Clarke (1903–1904) • Yale Murphy (1905) • Doc White (1906) • Dave Fultz (1907) • Unknown (1908–1900) • David A. Weaver (1910) • Fred H. Poteet (1911) • Edwin L. Breckenridge (1912–1913) • Unknown (1914) • Nick Altrock (1915–1916) • William L. Lush (1917–1922) • Blakeslee (1923) • C. A. Bender (1924–1928) • E. F. Mohler (1929–1932) • A. K. Doyle (1933) • F. W. Fenno (1934–1935) • Marty Karow (1936) • Max Bishop (1937–1961) • Joe Duff (1962–1993) • Bob MacDonald (1994–2000) • Steve Whitmyer (2001–2005) • Paul Kostacopoulos (2006– )
Categories:- 1879 births
- 1969 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- American League ERA champions
- American League wins champions
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Venice Tigers players
- Vernon Tigers players
- Dallas Giants players
- Navy Midshipmen baseball coaches
- Baseball players from Washington, D.C.
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