Whitey Wilshere Stats

Whitey Wilshere was born on Saturday, August 3, 1912, in Poplar Ridge, New York. Wilshere was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 24, 1934, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Whitey Wilshere baseball stats page.

"At Indiana University, Whitey Wilshere once struck out 57 batters in 22 innings of a doubleheader. In the spring of 1934 the Hoosiers were in Philadelphia to play Temple. With Connie Mack in attendance, Wilshere struck out 18 Owls and was signed by the Athletics. He reported directly to Philadelphia, but saw little action in 1934. Acting on a tip from Jimmie Foxx, in the spring of 1935 Wilshere changed his delivery from sidearm to overhand. In his first start of the season, he threw a 2-hit shutout at the Washington Senators, and by the end of July his record stood at 9-5. But on August 10 he was called into a game before he was properly warmed up. Wilshere felt something in his arm pop, and it was never the same. He saw his last major league action with the A's in 1936 but later spent time with the Yankees and Sox." - Sporting News Publishing Company. Conlon Collection Baseball Card. 1994.

Birth Name:	Vernon Sprague Wilshere
Nickname:	Whitey
Born On:	08-03-1912 (Leo)
Born In:	Poplar Ridge, New York
Died On:	05-23-1985 (500 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Cooperstown, New York
Cemetery:	Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York

High School:	Skaneateles High School (Skaneateles, NY)
College:	Indiana University
Bats:	Left	Throws:	Left
Height:	6-00	Weight:	180
First Game:	06-24-1934 (Age 21)
Last Game:	05-31-1936
Draft:	Not Applicable

Whitey Wilshere Whitey Wilshere Pitching Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HB	BK	HLD
1934	22	Athletics	9	2	2	0	1	.000	12.05	0	0	0	21.2	117	39	29	30	0	15	1	19	1	1	0	-
1935	23	Athletics	27	18	5	9	9	.500	4.05	7	3	1	142.1	638	136	64	69	8	78	3	80	1	10	3	-
1936	24	Athletics	5	3	0	1	2	.333	6.87	0	0	0	18.1	94	21	14	17	1	19	0	4	1	0	1	-
Career			G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HB	BK	HLD
3 Years			41	23	7	10	12	.455	5.28	7	3	1	182.1	849	196	107	116	9	112	4	103	3	11	4	-

Whitey Wilshere Whitey Wilshere Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1934	22	Athletics	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1935	23	Athletics	27	43	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	20	5	0	0	0	.093	.170	.093
1936	24	Athletics	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000
Career			G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
3 Years			41	50	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	24	5	0	0	0	.080	.164	.080

Whitey Wilshere Whitey Wilshere Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1934 Athletics	P	9	2	65	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1935 Athletics	P	27	18	427	27	1.0	27	2	25	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.71
1936 Athletics	P	5	3	55	5	1.0	4	1	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.800	1.96
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
P Totals		41	23	547	32	0.8	31	3	28	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	1.53
3 Years		41	23	547	32	0.8	31	3	28	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	1.53

Whitey Wilshere Whitey Wilshere Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1934 Athletics	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	1.5	0.0	1.27	7.89	6.23
1935 Athletics	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	2.2	43.0	1.03	5.06	4.93
1936 Athletics	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.21	1.96	9.33
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
3 Years	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	2.1	50.0	0.92	5.08	5.53

Whitey Wilshere Whitey Wilshere Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1934 Philadelphia Athletics	26	$2,500.00	-	-
1935 Philadelphia Athletics	24	$3,000.00	-	-
1936 Philadelphia Athletics	24	$3,000.00	-	-
Whitey Wilshere Stats by Baseball Almanac

Vernon Sprague Wilshere was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics (1934-1936). When Whitey, his nickname, made his big league debut on June 24, 1934, he became the first player from the tiny hamlet of Poplar Ridge (New York).

WHITEY WILSHERE ROOKIE CARD

Whitey Wilshere Rookie Card | 1994 Conlon Baseball Card (#1314)
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In 1935, Whitey Wilshere took the mound in twenty-seven games, completed seven of them, and threw three shutouts — tied for the most in the American League by a left-handed pitcher!

That same season (1935), Wilshere plunked the most batters (10) in the majors! Did you know that Whitey is the last Athletics lefty, in franchise history — through today, to lead the league in hit batsmen?

When Whitey Wilshere passed away, the first former major leaguer to do so in Cooperstown (New York), The Post-Star wrote the following: "Vernon S. Wilshere. A former professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Athletics, died Thursday (May 23, 1985) at his home. He was 72. A Cooperstown resident since 1953, he was a drive education teacher and baseball coach for the Cooperstown Central School district until he retired in 1980. Prior to 1953 he worked as a salesman for a national firm in Indiana, and was a member of both the Blue Key (a national honor fraternity) and the Theta Chi Fraternity. He entered the Navy in 1942 and received officers training. Mr. Wilshere was born in Poplar Ridge Aug. 3, 1912, the son of Coral and Blanche Sprague Wilshere, and received his early education in Skaneateles schools. He attended Indiana University until joining the Philadelphia team in 1934. He received a master's in education degree from Indiana University in 1939."