Lil Stoner

Lil Stoner
Image from Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.
Pitcher
Born: (1899-02-28)February 28, 1899 Bowie, Texas
Died: June 26, 1966(1966-06-26) (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).

He was an avid grower of irises and was an accredited Judge of the American Iris Society. Source: Bulletin of the American Iris Society, Number 183, October 1966, Page 94.

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

MLB statistics

SEASON	TEAM	GP	GS	IP	ER	BB	SO	W	L	ERA
1922	DET	17	7	62.2	49	3	35	4	4	7.04
1924	DET	36	25	215.2	113	13	65	11	11	4.72
1925	DET	34	18	152.0	72	6	53	10	9	4.26
1926	DET	32	22	159.2	97	11	63	7	10	5.47
1927	DET	38	24	215.0	95	9	77	10	13	3.98
1928	DET	36	11	126.1	61	16	42	5	8	4.35
1929	DET	24	3	53.0	31	2	31	3	3	5.26
1930	PIT	5	0	5.2	3	2	3	0	0	4.76
1931	PHI	7	1	13.2	10	0	5	0	0	6.59
Total	--	229	111	1003.2	531	62	374	50	58	4.76

Key

• GP: Games Played
• GS: Games Starts
• IP: Innings Pitched
• ER: Earned Runs
• BB: Walks
• SO: Strike Outs
• W: Wins
• L: Losses
• ERA: Earn Run Average

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference