Biggs Wehde
| Wilbur "Biggs" Wehde | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: November 23, 1906 Holstein, Iowa, U.S. | |||
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Died: September 21, 1970 (aged 63) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 15, 1930, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 3, 1931, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-loss record | 1-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 7.66 | ||
| Strikeouts | 6 | ||
| Teams | |||
Wilbur "Biggs" Wehde (November 23, 1906 – September 21, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1930 and 1931 with the Chicago White Sox. He batted and threw right-handed.
Biggs was born and grew up on an eleven acre dairy farm on the edge of Holstein, IA where is father operated a small creamery. He was the eldest of nine children born to Gus and Anna Wehde.[1] His twin brothers Ray and Roy were basketball players at Holstein High and Iowa State University. He played minor league baseball for the Sioux City Cowboys[2] and the Dubuque Tigers of the Mississippi Valley League[3] before joining the White Sox in September 1930.
Biggs served as Specialist 3 in the US Navy during World War II.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.mocavo.com/1930-United-States-Census/126213/004950811/703#row-26
- ↑ http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/columnists/allspach/what-a-life-for-wehde/article_07469064-ce0a-5cb8-82ef-c3cb6ae6f189.html
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19310121&id=caNQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=syEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3846,4783762&hl=en
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=51951004
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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