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William Mitchell (December 1, 1889 – November 23, 1973) born in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, was a pitcher for the Cleveland Naps/Indians (-) and
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(-). In 11 seasons, he had an 84–92 record in 276 games pitched with 93 complete games, 16 shutouts, 4 saves, 1632 innings pitched, 605 walks allowed, 921 strikeouts, 75 hit batsmen, 48 wild pitches and a 2.88 ERA. He was the first pitcher to strike out
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which happened at Fenway Park. He died in
Sardis, Mississippi Sardis is a town in Panola County, Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,703. Sardis is one of two county seats for Panola County; the other is Batesville, on the south side of the Tallahatchie River. Geography Accordi ...
, at the age of 83.


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1889 births 1973 deaths People from Panola County, Mississippi Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Mississippi Cleveland Naps players Cleveland Indians players Detroit Tigers players San Antonio Bronchos players Vernon Tigers players Topeka Kaws players Topeka Senators players Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub