Giants’ Logan Webb makes San Francisco pitching history not done since 1944 originally appeared on The Sporting News
Logan Webb surely wishes he had a playoff game to pitch in.
But the right-handed ace certainly did everything he could this season for the San Francisco Giants, even if the campaign ended earlier than the team would’ve wanted.
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On Sunday, in Game 162, Webb made his final appearance of the season. He went 5.1 innings, allowing no runs and three hits while striking out eight.
In the process, Webb locked up two titles.
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He led the National League in innings pitched and in strikeouts. In doing so, he became the first Giants pitcher to lead the NL in both categories in the same season since 1944, according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic.
Webb concluded the season with 207.0 innings and 224 strikeouts. It’s the third season in a row he led the NL in innings, but it was by far a career-high in strikeouts.
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And now a quick trip in the time machine to 1944.
They were the New York Giants then, and the pitcher was the 6-foot-4 right-hander Bill Voiselle.
He was from Ninety-Six, South Carolina.
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And 1944 was by far his best season. He started 41 games, going 21-16. He pitched 312.2 innings. And he struck out 161 hitters while putting up a 3.02 ERA.
Voiselle lasted nine big league seasons overall, also pitching for the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs.
And now his name is back in mind just briefly here thanks to Webb, who had a special season of his own.
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