| Kaiser Wilhelm | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher / Manager | |
| Born: January 26, 1874 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: May 22, 1936 (aged 62) Rochester, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1903, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 21, 1921, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 56–105 |
| Earned run average | 3.44 |
| Strikeouts | 444 |
| Managerial record | 108–199 |
| Winning % | .352 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
Irvin Key' "Kaiser" Wilhelm[nb 1] (January 26, 1874 – May 22, 1936)[nb 2] was an American pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball. Between 1903 and 1914, he moved between the major and minor leagues several times. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters, Brooklyn Superbas and Baltimore Terrapins. After 1914, Wilhelm spent time as a player, manager and scout for the minor leagues. In 1921, he became the manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and pitched in four games for the team.
Wilhelm held the minor league baseball pitching record for consecutive scoreless innings for 97 years, but was not recognized as the record holder by baseball officials until 2004.[2] Baseball officials declared Wilhelm the record holder a few days before Brad Thompson was thought to have broken the record. Two days after Wilhelm's streak was thought to have been broken, The New York Times reported a historian found three scoreless innings which were previously left off Wilhelm's streak, indicating his record had not actually been broken.[3] Wilhelm is still the current record holder.
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- ^ 1900 United States Census, Wooster, Ohio. Archived on Chesswanks.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Smokies pitcher sets new minor league mark for scoreless innings". USA Today. May 19, 2004. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ Luttrell, Jim (May 21, 2004). "Baseball: Minor League Report; Scoreless Streak Ends at 57 Innings". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2013.