Willie Sudhoff

John William Sudhoff was a starting pitcher in Major [League Baseball] who played in the National League for the St. Louis [Browns (NL)|St. Louis Browns], Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos and St. Louis Cardinals, and with the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators of the American League. Sudhoff batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
Predictably, Sudhoff created a controversy when he jumped from the National League Cardinals to the American League Browns, becoming the first to play for all St. Louis clubs. At, 165 lb he was a consistent pitcher who averaged 247 innings and 24 complete games in eight full seasons, with career-highs of 315 and 35 in 1898. He was at his best in 1903, going 21–15 with a 2.27 earned run average and five shutouts. His highlights include a pitching duel with Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1904, during ten innings, without either team scoring. The game ended in a scoreless tie after being suspended by poor light conditions.
In his ten-season career, Sudhoff had a 103–135 record with 520 strikeouts and a 3.56 ERA in 2086.1 innings.
After being in the St. Louis city sanitarium since August 1, 1913, Sudhoff died of paralysis on May 25, 1917.