John
Weldon Wyckoff
Pitcher
6'1", 175 lbs.,
Batted Right, Threw Right
Born: February 19, 1892,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Died: May 8, 1961, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Debut: April 19, 1913
John Wyckoff began his baseball career at age 19 with Wilmington in the Tri-State League in 1911 and joined the Philadelphia Athletics two years later. His best season was 1914, when he won 11 games and pitched in Game One of the World Series. During his years in Philadelphia, he was usually called Weldon Wyckoff, but the Boston papers referred to him as John.
Wyckoff was prone to wildness, always walking more batters than he struck out. In 1915 he led the American League with 165 walks in 276 innings. He was sent to Boston during the 1916 season and over parts of three years, pitched in only 10 games. He was released by Boston on May 24, 1918 and retired to his taxicab business in Williamsport.
Pitching
Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA *lgERAa *ERA+
1913 21 PHA AL 2 4 17 7 4 0 0 61.2 56 30 1 46 31 4.38 2.76 63
1914 22 PHA AL 11 7 32 20 11 0 2 185.0 153 62 2 103 86 3.02 2.60 86
1915 23 PHA AL 10 22 43 34 20 1 0 276.0 238 108 1 165 157 3.52 2.93 83
1916 24 PHA AL 0 1 7 2 1 0 0 21.1 20 13 1 20 4 5.48 2.87 52
BOS AL 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 22.2 19 12 0 18 18 4.76 2.78 58
TOT AL 0 1 15 2 1 0 1 44.0 39 25 1 38 22 5.11 2.82 55
1917 25 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 0 4 1 1.80 2.52 140
1918 26 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 0 0 1 2 0.00 2.70 0
6 Yr WL% .404 23 34 109 63 36 1 3 573.2 494 226 5 357 299 3.55 2.79 79
Batting
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH HBP
1913 21 PHA AL 17 21 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 .190 .190 .238 5 0 0
1914 22 PHA AL 34 75 7 11 0 0 1 6 3 4 15 .147 .190 .187 14 1 0
1915 23 PHA AL 45 96 3 12 3 2 0 5 0 1 5 25 .125 .168 .198 19 3 0
1916 24 PHA AL 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .375 .375 .375 3 0 0
BOS AL 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 1 0 0
TOT AL 16 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 4 0 0
1917 25 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0
1918 26 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0
6 Seasons 114 208 13 31 4 2 1 12 4 1 9 50 .149 .184 .202 42 4 0
Fielding
Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RnF lgRnF GS Inn LF CF RF
1913 21 PHA AL P* 17 3 19 1 0 .957 .937 3.21 3.00 7 61.7
1914 22 PHA AL P* 32 4 31 4 0 .897 .936 1.70 2.96 20 185.0
OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .956 1.00 1.90 0 0 1
1915 23 PHA AL P* 43 11 85 10 2 .906 .937 3.13 3.01 34 276.0
1916 24 PHA AL P* 7 0 7 0 1 1.000 .945 2.96 3.00 2 21.3
BOS AL P* 8 0 2 0 0 1.000 .945 0.79 2.97 0 22.7
TOT AL P* 15 0 9 0 1 1.000 .947 1.84 2.99 2 44.0
1917 25 BOS AL P* 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .947 5.40 3.06 0 5.0
1918 26 BOS AL P* 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.00 2.70 0 2.0
Position Total P* 109 18 147 15 3 .917 .938 2.59 2.99 63 573.7
OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .956 1.00 1.90 0 0 1
Overall Total 110 19 147 15 3 .917 .938 1.51 1.75
World Series Pitching
Year Team G ERA W-L SV CG IP H ER BB SO 1914 PHA 1 2.45 0-0 0 0 3.2 3 1 1 2
World Series Batting
Year Team Opp G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB 1914 PHA BSN 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 0
Minor League Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA 1912 Williamsport TSL 1916 ??? 1917 Buffalo IL 6 11 20 2.76 TOTALS 6 11 20 2.76 Retired during 1917 season in Buffalo; rejoined Red Sox in 1918, but retired after refusing assignment to Minneapolis (AA).
Minor Leagues: TSL - Tri-State League; IL - International League; AA - American Association.