William Walter White (October 11, 1854 - August 31, 1911) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who made his debut on July 20, 1877 with the Boston Red Caps at the age of 23. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Champions National League: Boston Red Caps International Association London‚ Ontario‚ Canada Tecumsehs League

He also played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1878-1880, the Detroit Wolverines 1881 and the Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882-1888. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions National League: Boston Red Caps International Association Buffalo Bisons Pacific Coast Athletics Champions National League: Chicago White Stockings National League final standings Statistical leaders The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century Baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit Michigan. Champions National League: Chicago White Stockings National League final standings Statistical leaders The Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869 were Baseball 's first openly all-professional team Champions NOTE Chicago White Stockings played the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a 2-game post-season series Champions World Series: New York Giants 6 St Louis Browns 4 National League: New York Giants

The brother of catcher and third baseman Deacon White, Will White pitched with his right hand, but he was also a switch hitter. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of James Laurie "Deacon" White ( December 7 1847 - July 7 1939) was an American professional Baseball player in the In Baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate He was born in Caton, New York. Caton is a Town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 2097 at the 2000 census He died in Port Carling, Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec

Trivia

• Holds the major league record for most games started in a single season, for a pitcher, with Pud Galvin each with 75. James Francis "Pud" Galvin ( December 25, 1856 &ndash March 7, 1902) an American professional Baseball
• Holds the Major League record for innings pitched in a season with 680. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners 0 in 1879 at the age of 24 with the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA
• Has 229 career wins and 166 losses.
• Nickname was "Whoop-La".
• Was the first major league player to wear glasses on the field.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of Major League Baseball ERA champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Will White at the Baseball Almanac.com