Doc Ayers

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Yancey Wyatt "Doc" Ayers (May 21, 1891 – May 26, 1968) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who specialized in throwing the spitball pitch. He played nine seasons in the American League with the Washington Senators (1913-19) and Detroit Tigers (1919-21). Born in Snake Creek, Virginia, he batted and threw right-handed.

Ayers was a noted spitball pitcher who was allowed to throw the pitch after it had been banned in the major leagues after the 1919 season, having received special permission to do so. In 1920, he struck out 103 batters and led the American League in strikeouts per nine innings (4.44). In 299 career games, Ayers posted a 65-79 win-loss record with a 2.84 ERA and 109 games finished.

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference