finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date death_place finaldate image statlabel debutteam name throws caption birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1935 13 june 1987 1920 61-68 3.93 323 boston braves 18 february 1897 millsboro , delaware september 27 huckbettsgoudeycard.jpg win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts philadelphia phillies huck betts right huck betts 1934 goudey baseball card millsboro , delaware april 26 right pitcher huck betts

huck betts

walter mckinley `` huck '' betts -lrb- february 18 , 1897 -- june 13 , 1987 -rrb- , born in millsboro , delaware , was a pitcher for the philadelphia phillies -lrb- 1920 -- 25 -rrb- and boston braves -lrb- 1932 -- 35 -rrb- .
in 10 seasons he had a 61 -- 68 win -- loss record , 307 games , 125 games started , 53 complete games , 8 shutouts , 128 games finished , 16 saves , innings pitched , 1,581 hits allowed , 716 runs allowed , 596 earned runs allowed , 83 home runs allowed , 321 walks , 323 strikeouts , and a 3.93 era .
he threw a fastball , a curveball , and a screwball .
in 1980 , betts was inducted into the delaware sports museum and hall of fame .
he died in his hometown at the age of 90 .
