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{{Short description|American baseball player (1879–1969)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Doc White
|image=T206 Doc White.jpg
|caption=Baseball card of White
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1879|4|9}}
|birth_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|1969|2|19|1879|4|9}}
|death_place=[[Silver Spring, Maryland]], U.S.
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 22
|debutyear=1901
|debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 4
|finalyear=1913
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=189–156
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=2.39
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=1,384
|teams=
*[[Philadelphia Phillies]] (1901&ndash;1902)
*[[Chicago White Sox]] (1903&ndash;1913)
|highlights=
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1906}})
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders|MLB wins leader]] (1907)
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders|AL ERA leader]] (1906)
}}

'''Guy Harris''' "'''Doc'''" '''White''' (April 9, 1879 &ndash; February 19, 1969) was an American left-handed [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. He played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] and the [[Chicago White Sox]] during his career, which lasted from 1901 to 1913.

==Early life==
Born in [[Washington, D.C.]], White was a graduate of the [[Georgetown University]] School of Dentistry, hence his nickname "Doc".<ref name="library">[https://baseballbiography.com/doc-white-1879 Doc White] - Baseballbiography.com</ref>

==Baseball career==
White started his professional baseball career in 1901 with the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]'s Philadelphia Phillies. In 1903, he jumped to the Chicago White Sox of the [[American League]].

From 1903 to 1906, White won at least 16 games each year; his [[earned run average]] was in the league's top four each year, as well. In 1906, he went 18&ndash;6 and led the AL with a 1.52 ERA and a 167 [[ERA+]]. The White Sox won the pennant and their first [[World Series]]. In the series, White made two starts and one relief appearance. He went 1&ndash;1 with a 1.80 ERA, and in game 5, he recorded the first save in series history.

In 1907, White led the league with 27 wins, which was also his career-high. He pitched effectively for Chicago until 1912, had an off-year in 1913, and then played in the [[Pacific Coast League]] from 1914 to 1915.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=white-001guy "Doc White Minor League Statistics & History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-10-23.</ref>

White finished his MLB career with a 189&ndash;156 [[Win–loss record (pitching)|win–loss record]], a 2.39 ERA, a 113 ERA+, and 1,384 [[strikeout]]s in 3,041 innings pitched. He was a good-hitting pitcher, posting a .217 [[Batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with 2 [[home run]]s, 147 [[run (baseball)|runs scored]], and 75 [[runs batted in]]. White also played 85 games in the outfield and several games at first base and second base.

==Music==
White gained some recognition as a composer, publishing at least four songs (such as bestseller "Little Puff of Smoke, Good Night" in 1910) with his co-writer [[Ring Lardner]], who was a sportswriter in Chicago during that time.<ref name="library"/>

==Death==
White died at age 89 in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]], just eight months after witnessing [[Don Drysdale]] surpass his record of 45 consecutive scoreless innings on June 4, 1968. He was the last surviving member of the 1906 World Series champion White Sox.

==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball career ERA leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Baseballstats|br=w/whitedo01|brm=white-001guy}}
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A_ouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8tsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4265,1124428&dq=grayson+played+the+game&hl=en Five Consecutive Shutouts Record Still Held by White], by [[Harry Grayson]], June 5, 1943

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