Clarence Mitchell Clarence Elmer Mitchell Bats Left Throws Left Height 5'11.5 Weight 190 Born February 22, 1891 Franklin, NE Died November 6, 1963 Grand Island, NE (Heart failure)

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1929 38 STL  11  11  .500   0  27  27  10      210.2        85   85   73   38      3.63  3.64  100  
 1930 39 STL   3   2  .600   9  39   4   0   0   57.1        30   30   17   23      4.71  4.27   91  
 1931 40 STL   5   9  .357   4  24  14   5   0  117.1  140   62   57   49   20      4.37  3.62   83  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  3 Seasons   19  22  .463  13  90  45  15   0  385.1  140  177  172  139   81      4.02  3.84   95
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   9  11  .463   6  43  22   7   0  185.2  239   85   83   67   39      4.02 
 Career High  11  11  .500   9  39  27  10   0  210.2  140   85   85   73   38      3.63        100 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Transactions January 1, 1928: Drafted 31st round (234th overall) by St Louis.

Biography Mitchell had the dubious distinction of being the only man in the history of the World Series ever to hit into an unassisted triple play. In the fifth game of the 1920 Series against Cleveland he relieved Burleigh Grimes, the Brooklyn starter, in the top of the fourth inning. In the last of the fourth, with Pete Kilduff on second base and Otto Miller on first, Mitchell hit a hard line drive that was caught by Bill Wambsganss, the Indian's second baseman. Wambsganss stepped on second base, doubling Kilduff, and then tagged Miller, completing the triple play. He began his major league career with Detroit in 1911 and ended it with the New York Giants in 1932. In between he was with Cincinnati, Brooklyn, the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, with time out for World War I service. His lifetime record was 125 victories and 139 defeats. The left hander also pitched for the Cardinals against the Yankees in the 1928 Series. He did not win or lose in Series competition. He credited his long time in the majors to the use of the spitball, which he said was easy on a pitcher's arm. "You never heard of a spitballer with a sore arm," he said. Mr. Mitchell had been a tavern operator in Aurora, Nebraska, and had been in poor health for five years before passing.