William Francis Ludolph (January 21, 1900 – April 8, 1952), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher for one season (1924) with the

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. For his career, he recorded no decisions with a 4.76 earned run average, and 1

strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is deno ...

in innings pitched. An alumnus of

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, he was born in San Francisco, California and died in Oakland, California at the age of 52.

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