Slow Joe Doyle
Encyclopedia
Judd Bruce "Slow Joe" Doyle (September 15, 1881 in Clay Center, Kansas
- November 21, 1947 in Tannersville, New York
) was a right-handed baseball pitcher who played from 1906 to 1910 for the New York Highlanders and Cincinnati Reds
. He threw a sinker, a "raise ball" and a spitter
(http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Joe_Doyle_1881).
The following season Doyle went 11-11 with a 2.65 ERA in 29 games (23 starts). He completed 15 games, and his three home runs allowed were the fifth most in the league. His 4.37 strikeouts per nine innings ratio was the sixth best in the league.
In 1908, Doyle was the Highlanders' opening day starter. However, for the rest of the season he appeared in only 11 more games, starting only four. He went 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA. He appeared in 17 games in 1909, making 15 starts. He went 8-6 with a 2.58 ERA, throwing three shutouts.
Doyle began the 1910 season with the Highlanders, appearing in three games, making two starts and going 0-2 with an 8.03 ERA. On May 31, he was purchased by the Reds for $2,000 (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/doylesl01.shtml). He made five relief appearances for the Reds, posting an 0-0 record with a 6.35 ERA. Overall that season, he went 0-2 with a 7.03 ERA in eight games (two starts). He played his final big league game on June 25, 1910.
Despite starting out as a promising young pitcher, Doyle won only 22 games in his five year career. He lost 21 games, and he posted an ERA of 2.85. In 75 appearances (50 starts), he walked 147 batters and struck out 209. As a batter, he hit .163 in 135 career at-bats. Statistically, he is most similar to pitcher Alex Main
, according to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference.com.
After his death, Doyle was buried in Evergreen Cemetery
in Tannersville, New York.
Clay Center, Kansas
Clay Center is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,334.-Geography:Clay Center is located at...
- November 21, 1947 in Tannersville, New York
Tannersville, New York
Tannersville is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The village is in the east-central part of the town of Hunter on Route 23A. The population was 539 at the 2010 census.- History :...
) was a right-handed baseball pitcher who played from 1906 to 1910 for the New York Highlanders and Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
. He threw a sinker, a "raise ball" and a spitter
Spitball
A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of saliva, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance....
(http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Joe_Doyle_1881).
Career
He made his major league debut on August 25, 1906. His career got off to a good start as he threw shutouts in each of his first two starts. He was the first 20th century pitcher to accomplish that feat (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/Doyle_Slow_Joe.stm), and it had been accomplished only twice before he did it. Since he did it, it has been accomplished 11 times (http://books.google.com/books?id=QLZCJcgKdY0C&printsec=frontcover#PPA275,M1). However, perhaps more impressive is those two starts were also his first two big league appearances. Only three AL pitchers have thrown shutouts in their first two big league appearances since Doyle did it (http://books.google.com/books?id=xEohYBGQfEgC&pg=RA1-PA354&dq=%22Slow+Joe+Doyle%22&sig=ACfU3U21DEipP0WMWIhiyHbIl7_cshFqqw). In his first season, he went 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA in nine games (six starts).The following season Doyle went 11-11 with a 2.65 ERA in 29 games (23 starts). He completed 15 games, and his three home runs allowed were the fifth most in the league. His 4.37 strikeouts per nine innings ratio was the sixth best in the league.
In 1908, Doyle was the Highlanders' opening day starter. However, for the rest of the season he appeared in only 11 more games, starting only four. He went 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA. He appeared in 17 games in 1909, making 15 starts. He went 8-6 with a 2.58 ERA, throwing three shutouts.
Doyle began the 1910 season with the Highlanders, appearing in three games, making two starts and going 0-2 with an 8.03 ERA. On May 31, he was purchased by the Reds for $2,000 (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/doylesl01.shtml). He made five relief appearances for the Reds, posting an 0-0 record with a 6.35 ERA. Overall that season, he went 0-2 with a 7.03 ERA in eight games (two starts). He played his final big league game on June 25, 1910.
Despite starting out as a promising young pitcher, Doyle won only 22 games in his five year career. He lost 21 games, and he posted an ERA of 2.85. In 75 appearances (50 starts), he walked 147 batters and struck out 209. As a batter, he hit .163 in 135 career at-bats. Statistically, he is most similar to pitcher Alex Main
Alex Main
Miles Grant "Alex" Main was a professional baseball pitcher who played from 1914 to 1915 and in 1918 for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Packers and Philadelphia Phillies....
, according to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference.com.
After his death, Doyle was buried in Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery (Tannersville, New York)
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery located in Tannersville, New York. One person of note buried here is Slow Joe Doyle, who played professional baseball....
in Tannersville, New York.