Biggs Wehde

Wilbur "Biggs" Wehde
Pitcher
Born: (1906-11-23)November 23, 1906
Holstein, Iowa, U.S.
Died: September 21, 1970(1970-09-21) (aged 63)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1930, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 3, 1931, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average7.66
Strikeouts6
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Wilbur "Biggs" Wehde (November 23, 1906 – September 21, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1930 and 1931 with the Chicago White Sox.[1] He batted and threw right-handed.

Biography

Wehde was born November 23, 1906, and grew up on an eleven-acre dairy farm on the edge of Holstein, Iowa,[2] where is father operated a small creamery. He was the eldest of five children born to Gus and Frieda Suiter Wehde.[3] His half brothers, twins Ray and Roy Wehde, the youngest of four children born to Gus and Anna Christopherson Wehde, were basketball players at Holstein High School and Iowa State University.[4]

He played minor league baseball for the Sioux City Cowboys[4] and the Dubuque Tigers of the Mississippi Valley League[5] before joining the White Sox on September 15, 1930, at the age of 23. Wehde would go on to make twelve appearances for Chicago, all in relief, during 1930 and 1931.[2]

Biggs served as a specialist 3 in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He died on September 21, 1970, at the age of 63, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Iowans who have played in the majors". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Biggs Wehde Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "1930 United States Census". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "What a life for Wehde". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Milwaukee Journal". Google News Archive Search. The Milwaukee Journal. January 21, 1931. Retrieved November 19, 2018.


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