Lil Stoner

Lil Stoner
Lil Stoner
	Image from Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.
	Pitcher
	Born: February 28, 1899; Bowie, Texas
	Died: June 26, 1966 (aged 67); Enid, Oklahoma
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 15, 1922, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
	June 10, 1931, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	50–58
Strikeouts	299
Earned run average	4.76
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1922, 1924–1929); Pittsburgh Pirates (1930); Philadelphia Phillies (1931);

Ulysses Simpson Grant "Lil" Stoner (February 28, 1899 – June 26, 1966) born in Bowie, Texas, was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1922 and 1924–1929), Pittsburgh Pirates (1930) and Philadelphia Phillies (1931).^[1]

He was an avid grower of irises and was an accredited Judge of the American Iris Society.^[2]

He died in Enid, Oklahoma at the age of 67.

MLB statistics

SEASON	TEAM	GP	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	ERA
1922	DET	17	7	62.2	76	53	49	35	18	4	4	7.04
1924	DET	36	25	215.2	271	130	113	65	66	11	11	4.72
1925	DET	34	18	152.0	166	79	72	53	51	10	9	4.26
1926	DET	32	22	159.2	179	115	97	63	57	7	10	5.47
1927	DET	38	24	215.0	251	118	95	77	63	10	13	3.98
1928	DET	36	11	126.1	151	75	61	42	29	5	8	4.35
1929	DET	24	3	53.0	57	37	31	31	12	3	3	5.26
1930	PIT	5	0	5.2	7	3	3	3	1	0	0	4.76
1931	PHI	7	1	13.2	22	13	10	5	2	0	0	6.59
Total	--	229	111	1003.2	1180	623	531	374	299	50	58	4.76

Key

^ ^a ^b "Lil Stoner Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
^ Bulletin of the American Iris Society, Number 183, October 1966, Page 94.

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