Roy_Mahaffey

Roy Mahaffey

Roy Mahaffey

American baseball player

Lee Roy Mahaffey (February 9, 1904 – July 23, 1969) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics, and St. Louis Browns.[1] His key pitch was a fast-breaking curveball.[2]

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In nine seasons, Mahaffey posted a 67-49 record with a 5.01 earned run average in 1,056 innings pitched with 365 strikeouts.

As a hitter, Mahaffey posted a .184 batting average (73-for-396) with 28 runs, 4 home runs and 33 RBI in 224 games pitched.

References

  1. [1]
    "Roy Mahaffey Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. [2]
    James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (Simon & Schuster, 2004), pp. 289–290.


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