Willis Hudlin
[edit] Biography
Born on May 23, 1906 in Wagoner, Oklahoma, Willis Hudlin (George Willis Hudlin) played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and New York Giants over the course of his 16 year career. Hudlin broke into the bigs on August 15, 1926 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 4.01 ERA in 264.2 innings pitched in 1927, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Willis Hudlin's best season was 1929, when he posted a 3.34 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 60 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 2.78
| 6
| 13
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 32.1
| 25
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 30
| 18
| 12
| 4.01
| 65
| 132
| 118
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 264.2
| 291
| 3
| 83
| 0
| 6
| 11
|
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 26
| 14
| 14
| 4.04
| 62
| 114
| 99
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 220.1
| 231
| 7
| 90
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 33
| 17
| 15
| 3.34
| 60
| 122
| 104
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 280.1
| 299
| 7
| 73
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 33
| 13
| 16
| 4.57
| 60
| 131
| 110
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 216.2
| 255
| 12
| 76
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| 44
| 34
| 15
| 14
| 4.60
| 83
| 155
| 130
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 254.1
| 313
| 14
| 88
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 21
| 12
| 8
| 4.71
| 65
| 108
| 95
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 181.2
| 204
| 10
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 17
| 5
| 13
| 3.97
| 44
| 85
| 65
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 147.1
| 161
| 7
| 61
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 26
| 15
| 10
| 4.75
| 58
| 109
| 103
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 195
| 210
| 8
| 65
| 0
| 7
| 5
|
| 1935
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 29
| 15
| 11
| 3.69
| 45
| 107
| 95
| 14
| 3
| 5
| 231.2
| 252
| 8
| 61
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1936
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 9.00
| 20
| 74
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 112
| 1
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| 35
| 23
| 12
| 11
| 4.10
| 31
| 106
| 80
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 175.2
| 213
| 8
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 15
| 8
| 8
| 4.89
| 27
| 80
| 69
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 127
| 158
| 13
| 45
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 20
| 9
| 10
| 4.91
| 28
| 85
| 78
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 143
| 175
| 6
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 6.51
| 9
| 33
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 37.1
| 50
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11.12
| 4
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 19
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| NY
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.80
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 4.94
| 8
| 13
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 23.2
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| Total
|
| 19
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 6.98
| 22
| 68
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 77.1
| 109
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1940
| TOT
| A
| 18
| 11
| 3
| 4
| 6.72
| 21
| 62
| 54
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 72.1
| 100
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.50
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.80
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 490
| 327
| 158
| 155
| 4.40
| 676
| 1485
| 1275
| 155
| 11
| 31
| 2608.1
| 3002
| 117
| 845
| 0
| 41
| 44
|
| Total
|
|
| 491
| 328
| 158
| 156
| 4.41
| 677
| 1491
| 1281
| 155
| 11
| 31
| 2613.1
| 3011
| 118
| 846
| 0
| 41
| 44
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 80
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 60
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 88
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 67
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 65
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 47
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 48
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 62
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1935
| CLE
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 48
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1936
| CLE
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 51
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 29
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1940
| NY
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| Total
|
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1940
| TOT
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 491
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 734
| 38
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .222
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 96
| 12
| 24
| 1
| 6
| .250
| .258
| .354
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 72
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 5
| .194
| .247
| .250
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 97
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 4
| .196
| .212
| .227
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 73
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .219
| .287
| .233
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| 44
| 100
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 13
| .200
| .245
| .300
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 64
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 10
| .203
| .292
| .234
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 41
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .146
| .205
| .220
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 68
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 2
| .206
| .270
| .309
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 86
| 10
| 24
| 1
| 8
| .279
| .326
| .395
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .200
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| 35
| 59
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .169
| .234
| .203
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 43
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .116
| .174
| .163
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 48
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 4
| .188
| .250
| .271
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1940
| WAS
| A
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| NY
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| Total
|
| 19
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .182
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| TOT
| A
| 18
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .150
| .190
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 491
| 893
| 76
| 180
| 5
| 69
| .202
| .252
| .269
| 39
| 3
| 52
| 228
| 8
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 492
| 894
| 76
| 180
| 5
| 69
| .201
| .252
| .268
| 39
| 3
| 52
| 228
| 8
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Released by Cleveland Indians (May 13, 1940).
- Signed by Washington Senators (May 18, 1940).
- Released by Washington Senators (@July 13, 1940).
- Signed by New York Giants (July 15, 1940).
- Released by New York Giants (July 28, 1940).
- Signed by St. Louis Browns (August 3, 1940).
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