Willis Hudlin

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Willis Hudlin
position=Pitcher


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=May 23 1906
city-state|Wagoner|Oklahoma
deathdate=death date and age|2002|8|5|1906|5|23
city-state|Little Rock|Arkansas
debutdate=August 15
debutyear=by|1926
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
finaldate=August 31
finalyear=by|1944
finalteam=St. Louis Browns
stat1label=Pitching Record
stat2label=Earned run average
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=158-156
stat2value=4.41
stat3value=677
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|1926-by|1940)
*Washington Senators (by|1940)
*St. Louis Browns (by|1940, by|1944)
*New York Giants (by|1940)
highlights=
*18 wins in 1927

George Willis Hudlin (May 23 1906 - August 5 2002) was born in Wagoner, Oklahoma and was a Major League Baseball pitcher for, most notably, the Cleveland Indians from by|1926 to by|1940. Hudlin didn't pitch more than 10 games with any other team, although he played with 3 others.

In 1940, Hudlin became one of the few players to compete on 4 different major league teams in the same year (Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and the New York Giants).

His career statistics include a 158-156 record, with a 4.41 ERA. He had 677 strikeouts in 2613 career innings pitched. Hudlin was the pitcher who gave up Babe Ruth's 500th home run.

His pitch selection included a well-known sinker, a fastball, curveball and a changeup. He occasionally threw sidearm or with an underhand "dip of the wrist," though he threw overhand most often. [The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Bill James and Rob Neyer. 2004.]

After Hudlin finished playing in the majors, he was a manager for the minor league Little Rock Travelers.

Hudlin died in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 96.

References

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins

External links

*baseball-reference|id=h/hudliwi01