Bill Stemmeyer Baseball player

William "Cannon Ball" Stemmeyer (May 6, 1865 – May 3, 1945) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Blues.In 1886 - his first and only full season in the majors - Stemmeyer led the National League in strikeouts/9IP (6.17) and wild pitches (63). The 63 wild pitches is still the highest single-season total in MLB history.Stemmeyer died in his hometown three days before his 80th birthday.

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Bill Stemmeyer
Birth dateMay 06, 1865
Birth place
Cleveland
Date of deathMay 03, 1945
Place of death
Cleveland

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Baseball player

Career startOctober 03, 1885
Career endJune 15, 1888
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Cleveland Spiders
position
Pitcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Cleveland Spiders
throwing sideRight

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