Weyhing was one of 19th-century baseball's outstanding pitchers, having his best years before the mound was moved from 50' away from home plate to 60'6" in 1893. He won 30 or more games in four seasons, more than 20 in three others; he was also a seven-time 20-game loser. In 1888, he pitched a no-hitter for Philadelphia against Kansas City (American Association). Weyhing holds the career record for hit batsmen, 286. His younger brother John Weyhing pitched briefly in the AA in 1888-89. (AL)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»July 26, 1900: Gus Weyhing is released by the Cardinals but does not get the 10 days pay he's entitled to. He gets a deputy sheriff to seize the St. Louis share of the gate at Brooklyn, but it comes to less than the $100 he's claiming. Weyhing will pitch briefly in 1901 before calling it quits, the last gloveless pitcher in the majors.
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