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Clarence Mitchell
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Birthdate: 2/22/1891
Died: 11/6/1963
Height / Weight: ' " / 190 lbs.
Place of Birth: Franklin, NE, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Clarence Mitchell, Brooklyn Dodgers, Phillies, Cardinals Pitcher - the well-traveled veteran was a starter and reliever and was the last National League player to legally throw the spitball. After pitching just five games with Detroit in 1911, Mitchell was out of the major leagues until Cincinnati signed him in 1916, and he ended that year with a 11-10 record, 3.14 ERA in 194 2/3 innings.

The left-handed knuckleballer was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in February of 1918. He registered a 5-2, 3 .09 ERA In 19 games in 1920 games to helped Brooklyn win the NL pennant. In the 1920 World Series, Clarence Mitchell pitched 4 2/3 innings in one relief game without surrendering an earned run. In 1921, he posted an 11-9 W/L record 2.89 ERA in 190 innings.

Although he had limited success with the second division Phillies from 1923-27, he completed 9-of-18 starts, going 8-9, 3.53 ERA for the pennant winning Cardinals in 1928. In the 1928 World Series he pitched 5 2/3 innings in relief, allowing just a single run.

A good-hitting pitcher, Mitchell hit .252 lifetime, 41 doubles, 10 triples, 7 homers, 133 RBIs in 1287 at-bats.

Clarence Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds 1916 Rookie Photo from Chicago Daily News Photo/Negative Collection


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1911 DET (AL) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.1 20 13 13 1 7 0 4 0 0 0 8.16
1916 CIN (NL) 29 24 11 10 0 17 1 194.2 211 87 68 4 45 0 52 3 10 0 3.14
1917 CIN (NL) 32 20 9 15 1 10 2 159.1 166 73 57 4 34 0 37 3 2 0 3.22
1918 BRO (NL) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108.00
1919 BRO (NL) 23 11 7 5 0 9 0 108.2 123 49 37 0 23 0 43 2 0 0 3.06
1920 BRO (NL) 19 7 5 2 1 3 1 78.2 85 35 27 1 23 0 18 0 0 1 3.09
1921 BRO (NL) 37 18 11 9 2 13 3 190.0 206 91 61 7 46 0 39 2 5 0 2.89
1922 BRO (NL) 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 12.2 28 24 20 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 14.21
1923 PHI (NL) 29 19 9 10 0 8 1 139.1 170 93 73 8 46 0 41 2 4 0 4.72
1924 PHI (NL) 30 26 6 13 1 9 1 165.0 223 113 103 10 58 0 36 9 6 0 5.62
1925 PHI (NL) 32 26 10 17 1 12 1 199.1 245 130 117 23 51 0 46 4 5 0 5.28
1926 PHI (NL) 28 25 9 14 1 12 0 178.2 232 111 91 7 55 0 52 3 4 0 4.58
1927 PHI (NL) 13 12 6 3 0 8 1 94.2 99 44 43 7 28 0 17 3 2 0 4.09
1928 PHI (NL) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 13 6 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9.53
1928 STL (NL) 19 18 8 9 0 9 1 150.0 149 59 55 8 38 0 31 0 3 1 3.30
1929 STL (NL) 25 22 8 11 0 16 0 173.0 221 89 82 13 60 0 39 4 5 1 4.27
1930 NYG (NL) 24 16 10 3 0 5 0 129.0 151 68 57 10 36 0 40 1 1 0 3.98
1930 STL (NL) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.00
1931 NYG (NL) 27 25 13 11 0 13 0 190.1 221 103 86 12 52 0 39 1 3 1 4.07
1932 NYG (NL) 8 3 1 3 2 1 0 30.1 41 21 14 1 11 0 7 0 1 0 4.15
20 years   390 278 125 139 9 145 12 2217.0 2613 1215 1016 116 624 0 543 38 52 4 4.12
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1911 DET (AL) 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 SLG
1916 CIN (NL) 56 117 11 28 2 1 0 11 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 .239 .264 SLG
1917 CIN (NL) 47 90 13 25 3 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278 .316 SLG
1918 BRO (NL) 10 24 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 SLG
1919 BRO (NL) 34 49 7 18 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .415 SLG
1920 BRO (NL) 55 107 9 25 2 2 0 11 8 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .287 SLG
1921 BRO (NL) 46 91 11 24 5 0 0 12 5 7 3 1 0 2 0 0 .264 .316 SLG
1922 BRO (NL) 56 155 21 45 6 3 3 28 19 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 .290 .371 SLG
1923 PHI (NL) 53 78 10 21 3 2 1 9 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .305 SLG
1924 PHI (NL) 69 102 7 26 3 0 0 13 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 .255 .276 SLG
1925 PHI (NL) 52 92 7 18 2 0 0 13 5 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 .196 .237 SLG
1926 PHI (NL) 39 78 8 19 4 0 0 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .289 SLG
1927 PHI (NL) 18 42 5 10 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 .273 SLG
1928 PHI (NL) 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 SLG
1928 STL (NL) 19 56 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 .125 .125 SLG
1929 STL (NL) 26 66 9 18 3 1 0 9 4 6 1 0 0 0 6 0 .273 .314 SLG
1930 STL (NL) 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 SLG
1930 NYG (NL) 24 47 9 12 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255 .271 SLG
1931 NYG (NL) 27 73 5 16 2 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .240 SLG
1932 NYG (NL) 8 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 SLG
20 years   650 1287 138 324 41 10 7 133 72 92 9 1 0 4 30 0 .252 .293 .SLG



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