He joined the Tigers in 1927 and made his major league debut on August 17, becoming the third youngest player in the American League that season. In 1927, he pitched in ten games and 67 innings for the Tigers, and was credited with five wins against four losses. His earned run average (ERA) of 4.87 was worse than the league average. He had more than twice as many walks (39) as strikeouts (18).[1]
Despite his underwhelming statistics in 1927, Billings was the Tigers Opening Day starting pitcher in 1928.[7] The Tigers lost that game by a score of 4–1 to the St. Louis Browns at Briggs Stadium.[7] In total, Billings pitched in 21 games and 1102⁄3 innings for the Tigers in 1928.[1] He was once again credited with five wins, this time against ten losses.[1] Once again, he had a worse than league average earned run average of 5.12.[1] And once again he had more walks (59) than strikeouts (48).[1] He also had the fourth highest number of wild pitches in the American League, with seven.[1] As a 20-year-old, he was still the eighth youngest player in the American League in 1928.[1]
1929 was Billings's last season in the Major Leagues. As a 21-year-old, he only pitched in eight games and 191⁄3 innings for the Tigers. He had no wins and one loss. His earned run average was again 5.12, again worse than league average. He surrendered nine walks against a single strikeout. He played in his final game on August 5, 1929.[1]
For his career, Billings pitched in 39 games and 197 innings. He won 10 games against 15 losses. His career earned run average was 5.03, and he had 107 walks and 67 strikeouts. As a batter, he had 17 hits in 68 at bats for a batting average of .250. He also was credited with three doubles, one triple, 11 runs scored and six runs batted in.[1]
josh, billings, pitcher, haskell, clark, josh, billings, september, 1907, december, 1983, american, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, detroit, tigers, josh, billingspitcherborn, 1907, september, 1907new, york, york, died, december, 1983, 1983, aged, gr. Haskell Clark Josh Billings September 27 1907 December 26 1983 was an American Major League Baseball MLB pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers 1 Josh BillingsPitcherBorn 1907 09 27 September 27 1907New York New York U S Died December 26 1983 1983 12 26 aged 76 Greenbrae California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 17 1927 for the Detroit TigersLast MLB appearanceAugust 5 1929 for the Detroit TigersMLB statisticsWin loss record10 15Earned run average5 02Strikeouts67TeamsDetroit Tigers 1927 1929 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 References 4 External linksAmateur career editBillings was born in New York City New York and played college baseball at Brown University 2 While at Brown he pitched for the Falmouth town team in the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summers of 1925 to 1927 Named team MVP in 1925 Billings was described as studious and persevering and a brilliant player 3 4 5 6 Professional career editHe joined the Tigers in 1927 and made his major league debut on August 17 becoming the third youngest player in the American League that season In 1927 he pitched in ten games and 67 innings for the Tigers and was credited with five wins against four losses His earned run average ERA of 4 87 was worse than the league average He had more than twice as many walks 39 as strikeouts 18 1 Despite his underwhelming statistics in 1927 Billings was the Tigers Opening Day starting pitcher in 1928 7 The Tigers lost that game by a score of 4 1 to the St Louis Browns at Briggs Stadium 7 In total Billings pitched in 21 games and 1102 3 innings for the Tigers in 1928 1 He was once again credited with five wins this time against ten losses 1 Once again he had a worse than league average earned run average of 5 12 1 And once again he had more walks 59 than strikeouts 48 1 He also had the fourth highest number of wild pitches in the American League with seven 1 As a 20 year old he was still the eighth youngest player in the American League in 1928 1 1929 was Billings s last season in the Major Leagues As a 21 year old he only pitched in eight games and 191 3 innings for the Tigers He had no wins and one loss His earned run average was again 5 12 again worse than league average He surrendered nine walks against a single strikeout He played in his final game on August 5 1929 1 For his career Billings pitched in 39 games and 197 innings He won 10 games against 15 losses His career earned run average was 5 03 and he had 107 walks and 67 strikeouts As a batter he had 17 hits in 68 at bats for a batting average of 250 He also was credited with three doubles one triple 11 runs scored and six runs batted in 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Josh Billings Baseball Reference Sports Reference LLC Retrieved March 2 2009 Martha Mitchell 1993 Baseball Encyclopedia Brunoniana brown edu Retrieved January 9 2020 Billings Most Valuable Player Falmouth Enterprise Falmouth MA September 12 1925 p 9 Falmouth Baseball Falmouth Enterprise Falmouth MA August 14 1926 p 6 Base Ball and Billings Falmouth Enterprise Falmouth MA September 8 1927 p 4 James H Ellis Cape Cod League a Talent Showcase sabr org Retrieved August 5 2019 a b The 1928 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Game Log Retrosheet Retrieved March 2 2009 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josh Billings pitcher amp oldid 1215942471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
