Baltimore Black Sox Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders

Team Names: Baltimore Black Sox, Baltimore Sox

Seasons: 10 (1923 to 1934)

Record: 235-207, .532 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 1

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Ben Taylor, 87-103, .458 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Laymon Yokely 11.7

2. Bob McClure 8.3

3. Joe Strong 6.8

4. Willis Flournoy 4.9

5. Bill Force 2.3

6. George Britt 1.9

Lefty Holmes 1.9

Herb Smith 1.9

9. Terris McDuffie 1.5

10. Jesse Hubbard 1.4

Earned Run Average

1. Laymon Yokely 4.09

2. Bob McClure 4.19

Wins

1. Laymon Yokely 45

2. Bob McClure 44

3. Bill Force 26

4. Joe Strong 25

5. George Britt 18

6. Willis Flournoy 14

7. Bun Hayes 12

8. Herb Smith 9

9. Red Ryan 8

10. Doc Sykes 7

Win-Loss %

1. Bob McClure .603

2. Laymon Yokely .529

3. Bill Force .510

4. Joe Strong .481

Walks & Hits per IP

1. Laymon Yokely 1.381

2. Bob McClure 1.421

Hits per 9 IP

1. Laymon Yokely 8.536

2. Bob McClure 9.284

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

1. Bob McClure 3.507

2. Laymon Yokely 3.897

Strikeouts per 9 IP

1. Laymon Yokely 4.352

2. Bob McClure 3.761

Games Played

1. Laymon Yokely 124

2. Bob McClure 112

3. Bill Force 90

4. Joe Strong 83

5. George Britt 43

6. Willis Flournoy 36

7. Bun Hayes 33

8. Arnett Mitchell 22

Doc Sykes 22

10. Lefty Holmes 19

Red Ryan 19

Saves

1. Joe Strong 5

2. Bob McClure 4

Laymon Yokely 4

4. Alex Albritton 1

Frank Blake 1

George Britt 1

Bill Force 1

Wilbert Pritchett 1

Talmadge Richardson 1

Roy Williams 1

Innings Pitched

1. Laymon Yokely 750.2

2. Bob McClure 603.0

3. Joe Strong 459.1

4. Bill Force 442.0

5. George Britt 265.0

6. Willis Flournoy 211.2

7. Bun Hayes 185.1

8. Doc Sykes 145.2

9. Lefty Holmes 125.0

10. Jesse Hubbard 119.2

Strikeouts

1. Laymon Yokely 363

2. Bob McClure 252

3. Bill Force 182

4. Joe Strong 162

5. George Britt 133

6. Willis Flournoy 86

7. Lefty Holmes 74

8. Slim Jones 65

9. Bun Hayes 64

10. Doc Sykes 63

Games Started

1. Laymon Yokely 88

2. Bob McClure 71

3. Joe Strong 53

4. Bill Force 49

5. George Britt 26

6. Willis Flournoy 23

7. Bun Hayes 21

Doc Sykes 21

9. Red Ryan 14

10. Wayne Carr 12

Jesse Hubbard 12

Roy Williams 12

Complete Games

1. Laymon Yokely 54

2. Bob McClure 37

3. Joe Strong 28

4. Bill Force 24

5. George Britt 17

6. Willis Flournoy 16

7. Bun Hayes 14

8. Jesse Hubbard 10

Doc Sykes 10

10. Wayne Carr 8

Lefty Holmes 8

Red Ryan 8

Roy Williams 8

Shutouts

1. Bob McClure 6

2. Laymon Yokely 5

3. Half Pint Allen 2

Willis Flournoy 2

Bill Force 2

Jesse Hubbard 2

Joe Strong 2

8. George Britt 1

Wayne Carr 1

Jimmy Cooke 1

Lefty Holmes 1

John Mungin 1

Wilbert Pritchett 1

Tom Richardson 1

Red Ryan 1

Herb Smith 1

Doc Sykes 1

Home Runs

1. Laymon Yokely 31

2. Bob McClure 26

3. Bill Force 25

4. Joe Strong 20

5. Willis Flournoy 12

6. Bun Hayes 11

7. George Britt 9

Roy Williams 9

9. Half Pint Allen 8

Jesse Hubbard 8

Bases on Balls

1. Laymon Yokely 325

2. Bob McClure 235

3. Bill Force 158

4. Joe Strong 153

5. George Britt 92

6. Willis Flournoy 73

7. Bun Hayes 56

8. Herb Smith 54

9. Lefty Holmes 53

10. Doc Sykes 46

Hits

1. Laymon Yokely 712

2. Bob McClure 622

3. Bill Force 487

4. Joe Strong 471

5. George Britt 272

6. Willis Flournoy 238

7. Bun Hayes 225

8. Doc Sykes 167

9. John Mungin 124

10. Jesse Hubbard 122

Arnett Mitchell 122

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

1. Laymon Yokely 1.117

2. Bob McClure 1.072

Home Runs per 9 IP

1. Laymon Yokely 0.372

2. Bob McClure 0.388

Losses

1. Laymon Yokely 40

2. Bob McClure 29

3. Joe Strong 27

4. Bill Force 25

5. George Britt 11

Bun Hayes 11

7. Willis Flournoy 10

8. Doc Sykes 9

9. Jesse Hubbard 8

10. Half Pint Allen 7

Arnett Mitchell 7

Wilbert Pritchett 7

Earned Runs

1. Laymon Yokely 341

2. Bob McClure 281

3. Bill Force 234

4. Joe Strong 195

5. George Britt 117

6. Bun Hayes 108

7. Willis Flournoy 86

8. Doc Sykes 82

9. Half Pint Allen 65

10. Jesse Hubbard 62

Wild Pitches

1. Bill Force 10

2. Bob McClure 8

3. Doc Sykes 7

4. Laymon Yokely 5

5. Cliff Carter 4

Arnett Mitchell 4

Joe Strong 4

8. George Britt 3

Wayne Carr 3

10. Slim Jones 2

Script Lee 2

Clarence Lindsay 2

Anthony Mahoney 2

Wilbert Pritchett 2

Hit By Pitch

1. Laymon Yokely 34

2. Joe Strong 22

3. Bob McClure 21

4. Bill Force 14

5. George Britt 9

6. Slim Jones 8

7. Bun Hayes 7

8. Script Lee 6

Doc Sykes 6

10. Jesse Hubbard 5

Wilbert Pritchett 5

Herb Smith 5

Batters Faced

1. Laymon Yokely 3305

2. Bob McClure 2658

3. Joe Strong 1999

4. Bill Force 1981

5. George Britt 1170

6. Willis Flournoy 911

7. Bun Hayes 833

8. Doc Sykes 649

9. Lefty Holmes 527

10. Jesse Hubbard 517

Games Finished

1. Bob McClure 29

2. Bill Force 28

3. Laymon Yokely 27

4. Joe Strong 25

5. George Britt 15

6. Arnett Mitchell 11

7. Willis Flournoy 9

8. Lefty Holmes 7

9. Talmadge Richardson 5

Herb Smith 5

Adjusted ERA+

1. Laymon Yokely 121

2. Bob McClure 111

Fielding Independent Pitching

1. Bob McClure 4.14

2. Laymon Yokely 4.15

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Laymon Yokely 66

2. Joe Strong 38

3. Bob McClure 34

4. Willis Flournoy 32

5. Herb Smith 12

6. George Britt 10

7. Lefty Holmes 9

8. Script Lee 8

Terris McDuffie 8

10. Jesse Hubbard 7

Red Ryan 7

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Laymon Yokely 6.2

2. Joe Strong 3.4

3. Bob McClure 3.2

4. Willis Flournoy 2.8

5. George Britt 1.1

6. Herb Smith 1.0

7. Lefty Holmes 0.9

8. Terris McDuffie 0.8

9. Script Lee 0.7

10. Jesse Hubbard 0.6

Red Ryan 0.6

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