Major league baseball player 1894-1902. Position player for the Washington Senators, New York Giants and the Detroit Tigers.
Cause of death: suicide - inhaled gas
As a teenager he pitched so well for the town's pottery factory teams that he acquired the nickname "Winner." This was quickly shortened to "Winnie" and then "Win." The nickname became so much a part of him that by the time he reached the majors many sportswriters assumed "Win" was a diminutive of Winifred. (source: Akin, William E., "George Barclay Mercer," in Frederick Ivor-Campbell, Robert L. Tieman and Mark Rucker (eds.), Baseball's First Stars. Cleveland: SABR, 1996, p. 111.)
NOTE: all resources show his dob as 6/20/1874 and his dod as 1/12/1903.∼George Barclay "Win" Mercer (June 20, 1874 – January 12, 1903) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, he played primarily with the National League Washington Senators (1894–1899), winning 20 games twice with the club. He also played with the New York Giants (1900), the American League Washington Senators (1901), and the Detroit Tigers (1902). Mercer led the National League in games started (41), shutouts (3), and saves (3) in 1897. He holds the interesting record of most stolen bases (nine) by a pitcher in one season. His career record of 251 complete games ranks No. 77 in Major League history.
Cause of death: suicide - inhaled gas
As a teenager he pitched so well for the town's pottery factory teams that he acquired the nickname "Winner." This was quickly shortened to "Winnie" and then "Win." The nickname became so much a part of him that by the time he reached the majors many sportswriters assumed "Win" was a diminutive of Winifred. (source: Akin, William E., "George Barclay Mercer," in Frederick Ivor-Campbell, Robert L. Tieman and Mark Rucker (eds.), Baseball's First Stars. Cleveland: SABR, 1996, p. 111.)
NOTE: all resources show his dob as 6/20/1874 and his dod as 1/12/1903.∼George Barclay "Win" Mercer (June 20, 1874 – January 12, 1903) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, he played primarily with the National League Washington Senators (1894–1899), winning 20 games twice with the club. He also played with the New York Giants (1900), the American League Washington Senators (1901), and the Detroit Tigers (1902). Mercer led the National League in games started (41), shutouts (3), and saves (3) in 1897. He holds the interesting record of most stolen bases (nine) by a pitcher in one season. His career record of 251 complete games ranks No. 77 in Major League history.
Major league baseball player 1894-1902. Position player for the Washington Senators, New York Giants and the Detroit Tigers.
Cause of death: suicide - inhaled gas
As a teenager he pitched so well for the town's pottery factory teams that he acquired the nickname "Winner." This was quickly shortened to "Winnie" and then "Win." The nickname became so much a part of him that by the time he reached the majors many sportswriters assumed "Win" was a diminutive of Winifred. (source: Akin, William E., "George Barclay Mercer," in Frederick Ivor-Campbell, Robert L. Tieman and Mark Rucker (eds.), Baseball's First Stars. Cleveland: SABR, 1996, p. 111.)
NOTE: all resources show his dob as 6/20/1874 and his dod as 1/12/1903.∼George Barclay "Win" Mercer (June 20, 1874 – January 12, 1903) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, he played primarily with the National League Washington Senators (1894–1899), winning 20 games twice with the club. He also played with the New York Giants (1900), the American League Washington Senators (1901), and the Detroit Tigers (1902). Mercer led the National League in games started (41), shutouts (3), and saves (3) in 1897. He holds the interesting record of most stolen bases (nine) by a pitcher in one season. His career record of 251 complete games ranks No. 77 in Major League history.
Cause of death: suicide - inhaled gas
As a teenager he pitched so well for the town's pottery factory teams that he acquired the nickname "Winner." This was quickly shortened to "Winnie" and then "Win." The nickname became so much a part of him that by the time he reached the majors many sportswriters assumed "Win" was a diminutive of Winifred. (source: Akin, William E., "George Barclay Mercer," in Frederick Ivor-Campbell, Robert L. Tieman and Mark Rucker (eds.), Baseball's First Stars. Cleveland: SABR, 1996, p. 111.)
NOTE: all resources show his dob as 6/20/1874 and his dod as 1/12/1903.∼George Barclay "Win" Mercer (June 20, 1874 – January 12, 1903) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, he played primarily with the National League Washington Senators (1894–1899), winning 20 games twice with the club. He also played with the New York Giants (1900), the American League Washington Senators (1901), and the Detroit Tigers (1902). Mercer led the National League in games started (41), shutouts (3), and saves (3) in 1897. He holds the interesting record of most stolen bases (nine) by a pitcher in one season. His career record of 251 complete games ranks No. 77 in Major League history.
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