Catching Hall Of Fame Pitchers Vic Willis' Battery Mates

Willis pitcher for Boston (NL) 1898-1905, Pittsburgh (NL) 1906-1909, and St. Louis (NL) 1910. He pitched in 513 games, made 471 starts, had 388 complete games, and pitched 50 shutouts. One of Willis' shutouts was with more than one catcher.

CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT VIC WILLIS' STARTS George Gibson 126   Jack Clements 2 Pat Moran 90   Doc Marshall 2 Malachi Kittridge 74   Harry Smith 2 Marty Bergen 40   Jack Bliss 1 Boileryard Clarke 38   Kitty Bransfield 1 Tom Needham 28   Joe Connor 1 Ed Phelps 22   Billy Kelsey 1 Roger Bresnahan 12   Bud Sharpe 1 George Yeager 12   Gabby Street 1 Billy Sullivan Sr. 11   Fred Tenney 1 Heinie Peitz 5         CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT VIC WILLIS' SHUTOUTS George Gibson 16   Heinie Peitz 2 Malachi Kittridge 9   Roger Bresnahan 1 Pat Moran 9   Billy Sullivan Sr. 1 Boileryard Clarke 4   George Yeager 1 Ed Phelps 4   multiple catchers 1 Marty Bergen **2

HALL OF FAME CATCHERS are in RED

** Indicates 1 Shutout was a NO-HITTER

Source: Walt Wilson, Member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)
Coordinator: Lyle Spatz, Chairman SABR's Records Committee
Webpages by: Chuck Rosciam, Member of SABR

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