During his six-year tenure with the Phillies, Betts was an ordinary pitcher at best, compiling 18 wins against 27 losses, and a 4.40 ERA. He spent 1926 in the low minors, and then was out of baseball for the next five years.
Returning to the big leagues in 1932 with the Boston Braves, at the age of 35 Betts unexpectedly became one of the National League's best pitchers. He finished the season 13–11 with a 2.80 ERA, which was the third best ERA in the NL. He also did well in 1933, going 11–11 with a 2.79 ERA, which again put him in the top 10 of pitchers who qualified for the ERA crown. His ERA went up to 4.06 in 1934, but his won–loss record was the best of his career at 17–10.
^James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (June 15, 2004). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p. 134. ISBN9780743261586. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
^"Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1980". www.desports.org.
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huck, betts, walter, mckinley, huck, betts, february, 1897, june, 1987, pitcher, philadelphia, phillies, 1920, boston, braves, 1932, 1934, goudey, baseball, cardpitcherborn, 1897, february, 1897millsboro, delaware, died, june, 1987, 1987, aged, millsboro, dela. Walter McKinley Huck Betts February 18 1897 June 13 1987 was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1920 25 and Boston Braves 1932 35 Huck BettsHuck Betts 1934 Goudey baseball cardPitcherBorn 1897 02 18 February 18 1897Millsboro Delaware U S Died June 13 1987 1987 06 13 aged 90 Millsboro Delaware U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 26 1920 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 27 1935 for the Boston BravesMLB statisticsWin loss record61 68Earned run average3 93Strikeouts323TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1920 1925 Boston Braves 1932 1935 During his six year tenure with the Phillies Betts was an ordinary pitcher at best compiling 18 wins against 27 losses and a 4 40 ERA He spent 1926 in the low minors and then was out of baseball for the next five years Returning to the big leagues in 1932 with the Boston Braves at the age of 35 Betts unexpectedly became one of the National League s best pitchers He finished the season 13 11 with a 2 80 ERA which was the third best ERA in the NL He also did well in 1933 going 11 11 with a 2 79 ERA which again put him in the top 10 of pitchers who qualified for the ERA crown His ERA went up to 4 06 in 1934 but his won loss record was the best of his career at 17 10 Betts career ended the following year going 2 9 for the woeful 1935 Boston Braves often identified as one of the worst major league baseball teams of all time In 10 seasons Betts had a 61 68 win loss record 307 games 125 games started 53 complete games 8 shutouts 128 games finished 16 saves 1 366 1 3 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 Betts threw a fastball a curveball and a screwball 1 In 1980 Betts was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame 2 He died in his hometown at the age of 90 References edit James Bill Neyer Rob June 15 2004 The Neyer James Guide to Pitchers An Historical Compendium of Pitching Pitchers and Pitches Simon and Schuster p 134 ISBN 9780743261586 Retrieved October 3 2012 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington Delaware 1980 www desports org External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Huck Betts amp oldid 1213828994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
