Dike Varney
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Lawrence Delano "Dike" Varney (August 9, 1880 - April 23, 1950) was a Major League Baseball pitcher during part of the 1902 season. The left-hander was born in Dover, New Hampshire.
Varney started three games for the Cleveland Bronchos, all in the month of July. He gave up 31 baserunners (14 hits, 12 walkswalks, and 5 hit batsmen) and 10 earned runs in just 14.2 total innings. His lone win came against the Detroit Tigers, and his only loss was to the Baltimore Orioles.
Famous teammates of his on the American League club included Hall of Famers Addie Joss and Nap Lajoie.
In Varney's short MLB career he won 1, lost 1, had 7 strikeouts, and an ERA of 6.14.
He died at the age of 69 in Long Island City, New York.
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Retrosheet
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