#77 Willie Underhill, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs

#77 Willie Underhill, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Willie Underhill

9/6/1904
36
USA,TX,YOWELL
6"2
190

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Suffers
Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1940
13 Year(s), 168 Days (2404 total Days)
172 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	36	7	100	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	32	1	100
Versus RHB	39	12	100
Talent	5	3	8

Pitching Ratings
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Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

3
47
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	21	3	1	10
Versus LHP	1	21	3	1	10
Versus RHP	6	21	3	1	10
Talent	2	2	2	2	5

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
2
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/24	@PIT	W 4-0	*	9	5	0	0	4	0	W	PoG
8/28	@NY1	W 5-3	*	7.2	6	1	1	4	3	W	PoG
9/2	CIN	L 6-7	*	6.1	9	4	4	4	4
9/6	SLN	L 3-7	*	6	9	4	4	5	4	L
9/10	@BSN	W 10-3	*	5.2	6	3	3	4	6
9/14	SFN	W 12-8	*	0.1	3	5	5	3	0
9/19	BRO	L 4-7	*	5.2	7	2	2	5	2
9/23	BRO	L 3-5	*	7.2	12	5	5	2	1	L
9/27	@PIT	L 5-11	*	0.1	1	6	6	5	0	L
10/1	@LAN	W 4-3	*	5.1	3	2	1	8	3	W

Pitching Stats 1940

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	41	41	13	17	0	5.50	222.2	206	142	136	198	89	2	4.9	2	14	34.1
Projected	41	41	13	17	0	5.50	222.0	206	142	136	198	89

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	16.4	8.3	3.6	8.0	42	14	33.3	0	0	.0	5.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	396	97	14	6	6	61	74	100	41	0	0	2	.245	.392	.356	.748
vs. RHB	427	109	23	6	5	56	68	98	48	0	0	0	.255	.388	.372	.761

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	19	19	4	7	0	6.39	100.0	105	75	71	101	37
Road	22	22	9	10	0	4.77	122.2	101	67	65	97	52
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	2	2	0	5.14	35.0	24	20	20	36	15
May	6	6	3	2	0	4.63	35.0	30	21	18	29	17
June	6	6	3	2	0	5.97	31.2	30	22	21	27	7
July	7	7	2	3	0	5.40	40.0	29	25	24	40	13
August	7	7	2	5	0	4.74	43.2	43	23	23	30	17
Sept./Oct.	8	8	1	3	0	7.23	37.1	50	31	30	36	20

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1927	40	34	15	12	1	5.11	202.2	206	129	115	9	98	120	0	0	1.50	.296	CLE
1928	38	38	10	15	0	5.34	229.1	218	148	136	10	136	126	1	1	1.54	.287	CLE
1929	45	0	1	3	6	4.71	42.0	44	25	22	3	16	26	0	0	1.43	.308	CLE
1930	49	35	15	14	1	3.90	249.0	210	133	108	15	135	148	7	2	1.39	.252	CLE
1931	43	43	15	19	0	4.56	288.0	256	161	146	15	159	178	10	1	1.44	.267	CLE
1932	53	21	7	10	7	5.38	150.2	155	100	90	10	100	87	1	0	1.69	.298	CLE
1933	45	25	12	9	5	4.57	169.1	156	96	86	5	102	94	2	0	1.52	.282	CLE
1934	40	40	17	16	0	4.55	251.1	222	140	127	9	157	116	2	0	1.51	.261	CLE
1935	42	42	12	22	0	5.04	246.2	248	148	138	10	159	95	2	1	1.65	.286	SLA
1936	47	13	8	6	0	5.79	141.1	153	106	91	7	98	43	1	0	1.78	.291	SLA
1937	46	26	11	10	4	4.80	180.0	168	115	96	6	115	65	1	1	1.57	.261	SLA
1938	40	40	15	8	0	4.32	246.0	225	137	118	15	136	94	0	0	1.47	.258	SLA
1939	27	27	6	12	0	5.10	144.2	132	100	82	5	129	57	1	0	1.80	.270	SLA
1940	41	41	13	17	0	5.50	222.2	206	142	136	11	198	89	2	2	1.81	.270	BOS CHN
Total	596	425	157	173	24	4.86	2763.2	2599	1680	1491	130	1738	1338	30	8	1.57	.274

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1929, AAA	4	4	1	1	0	4.71	28.2	29	17	15	1	7	29	1	0	1.26	.326

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1927	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1928	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1929	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1930	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1931	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1932	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1933	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1934	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1935	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SLA
1936	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SLA
1937	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SLA
1938	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SLA
1939	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SLA
Total	555	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1940

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

222.2

1.46

Player History

Earned first career win on 4/10/1927...
Injured on 4/28/1927 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
1/26/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration...
8/1/1932: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,920,000 per year, for 2 years.
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/16/1935 to a 3-year deal worth $4,949,000 per year...
8/1/1937: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $820,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pitched NO-HITTER against Kansas City on 6/21/1939, striking out 3...
Injured on 7/14/1939 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 8-9 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/15/1940 to a 2-year deal worth $559,400 per year...
Released by Boston on 2/24/1940...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 4/3/1940 to a minor league contract...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1930 - 3.90 - 8th	Losses 1931 - 19 - 5th 1935 - 22 - 1st	IP 1931 - 288.0 - 9th	K's 1930 - 148 - 8th 1931 - 178 - 6th	BB 1928 - 136 - 2nd 1930 - 135 - 4th 1931 - 159 - 1st 1934 - 157 - 1st 1935 - 159 - 2nd 1938 - 136 - 9th 1939 - 129 - 5th
CG 1931 - 10 - 7th