Carl Weilman | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 29 November 1889 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | August 24 |
Debutyear: | 1912 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Browns |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 29 |
Finalyear: | 1920 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Browns |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 536 |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 84–93 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 2.67 |
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Carl Woolworth Weilman (November 29, 1889 – May 25, 1924), was a professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from –. He played for the St. Louis Browns. At the time, he was the tallest pitcher in the American League at .[1] Weilman is one of the few players in baseball history to strike out six times in one game, and the first player recorded to have done so.[2] [3]
Weilman died on May 25, 1924 in Hamilton, Ohio of tuberculosis caused by an episode of the flu in Spring Training 1924 while working as a scout for the Browns.[4]