Raleigh Aitchison Explained

Raleigh Aitchison
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:5 December 1887
Birth Place:Tyndall, South Dakota
Death Place:Columbus, Kansas
Bats:Right
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 19
Debutyear:1911
Debutteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 20
Finalyear:1915
Finalteam:"Brooklyn Robins".
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:12–12
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.01
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:101
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Raleigh Leonidas Aitchison (December 5, 1887 – September 26, 1958), nicknamed "Redskin"[1] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1915. He continued to pitch in the minor leagues through 1923 with an assortment of teams.

After his retirement from baseball he worked for 18 years for the Columbus, Kansas police department and was a deputy sheriff for Cherokee County, Kansas.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: So. Dakota Born. usfamily.net.