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[[File:MonteWeaverGoudeycard.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Monte Weaver 1933 [[Goudey]] baseball card.]]
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'''Montie Morton Weaver''' (June 15, 1906 in [[Helton, North Carolina]] - June 14, 1994 in [[Orlando, Florida]]) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player who played as a [[pitcher]] from 1931-1939. Professionally, his name is often listed as "Monte Weaver." Citations that claim his first name is "Montgomery" are incorrect, according to family members.
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|name=Monte Weaver
|image=MonteWeaverGoudeycard.jpg
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1906|6|15|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[[Helton, North Carolina]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1994|6|14|1906|6|15}}
|death_place=[[Orlando, Florida]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 20
|debutyear=1931
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|debutteam=Washington Senators
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 4
|finalyear=1939
|finalteam=Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=4.36
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=71–50
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=297
|teams=
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*[[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] (1931–1938)
*[[Boston Red Sox]] (1939)
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'''Montie Morton Weaver''' (professionally known as '''Monte Weaver'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Monte Weaver Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weavemo01.shtml |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>) (June 15, 1906 – June 14, 1994) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player who played as a [[pitcher]] from 1931 to 1939.


Weaver was born June 15, 1906, in [[Helton, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Monte Weaver – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/monte-weaver/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Weaver played for the [[Washington Senators (1901-1960)|Washington Senators]] and the [[Boston Red Sox]].

A 1927 graduate of [[Emory and Henry College]], Weaver went on to earn a master’s degree and teach mathematics at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Monte M. Weaver » Emory & Henry College Hall of Fame |url=http://hof.ehc.edu/members/monte-m-weaver/ |access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref> He played in the [[Minor League Baseball|minor leagues]] for the [[Durham Bulls]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]],<ref name=":1" /> and was called up by the [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|Washington Senators]] during the 1931 season.<ref name=":0" />

In [[1932 Washington Senators season|1932]], Weaver went 22-10 as a rookie in his first full season, but never won more than 12 games in any subsequent season.<ref name=":0" /> In 1939, his final season in the big leagues, he played for the [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref name=":0" />

In 1972, Emory and Henry College inducted him into its Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name=":1" />

Weaver died on June 14, 1994, one day before his 88th birthday.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Baseballstats|br=w/weavemo01}}
{{Baseballstats|br=w/weavemo01}}
*Interview with Monte Weaver conducted by [[Eugene Murdock]] on January 1, 1980, in [[Orlando, Florida]]: [https://cdm16014.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4014coll27/id/90/rec/66 Part 1], [https://cdm16014.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4014coll27/id/91/rec/67 Part 2]


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[[Category:People from Ashe County, North Carolina]]
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Latest revision as of 21:22, 7 July 2024

Monte Weaver
Pitcher
Born: (1906-06-15)June 15, 1906
Helton, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: June 14, 1994(1994-06-14) (aged 87)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 1931, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1939, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record71–50
Earned run average4.36
Strikeouts297
Teams

Montie Morton Weaver (professionally known as Monte Weaver[1]) (June 15, 1906 – June 14, 1994) was a Major League Baseball player who played as a pitcher from 1931 to 1939.

Weaver was born June 15, 1906, in Helton, North Carolina.[2]

A 1927 graduate of Emory and Henry College, Weaver went on to earn a master’s degree and teach mathematics at the University of Virginia.[3] He played in the minor leagues for the Durham Bulls in Durham, North Carolina,[3] and was called up by the Washington Senators during the 1931 season.[1]

In 1932, Weaver went 22-10 as a rookie in his first full season, but never won more than 12 games in any subsequent season.[1] In 1939, his final season in the big leagues, he played for the Boston Red Sox.[1]

In 1972, Emory and Henry College inducted him into its Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

Weaver died on June 14, 1994, one day before his 88th birthday.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Monte Weaver Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ admin. "Monte Weaver – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Monte M. Weaver » Emory & Henry College Hall of Fame". Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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