Fred Mitchell (baseball)

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Fred Mitchell
Pitcher/Catcher
Born: June 5, 1878
Died: October 13, 1970 (aged 92)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 1901 for the Boson Americans
Final game
June 15, 1913 for the Boston Braves
Career statistics
Pitching record	31-49
Earned run average	4.10
Strikeouts	216
Teams
Boston Americans (1901-1902) Philadelphia Athletics (1902-1904) Brooklyn Superbas (1904-1905) New York Highlanders (1910) Boston Braves (1913)
Career highlights and awards

Frederick Francis Mitchell, born Frederick Francis Yapp (June 5, 1878 - October 13, 1970), was an American right-handed pitcher, catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. After pitching for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Brooklyn Superbas from 1901 to 1905, he returned to the major leagues as a catcher for the New York Highlanders in 1910. He was noted for relieving Hall of Famer Cy Young in the first-ever Red Sox game.

Mitchell was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1917, he joined the Chicago Cubs as team president, and was later hired as manager. In his second year at the helm, he won the 1918 National League pennant, losing to the Red Sox in the 1918 World Series. However, in the middle of the 1919 season, he was relieved of his president duties and one year later, he was out of a job. The Boston Braves hired him as manager for the 1921 season, but his success in Chicago did not follow him to his hometown Braves, where he lost 100 games twice. After he was fired by the Braves, he returned to Harvard University where he had previously coached baseball in 1916.

Mitchell died in Newton, Massachusetts at age 92.

[edit] External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record and playing statistics

Managerial jobs
Preceded by Joe Tinker Chicago Cubs Manager 1917-1920 Succeeded by Johnny Evers Preceded by George Stallings Boston Braves Manager 1921-1923 Succeeded by Dave Bancroft Preceded by Percy Haughton Harvard Baseball Head Coaches 1916 Succeeded by Hugh Duffy Preceded by Edward Mahan Harvard Baseball Head Coaches 1926-1938 Succeeded by Floyd Stahl

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