Ernie White

Ernest Daniel White
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Weight: 175 lb.
Born: September 5, 1916 in Pacolet Mills, SC
Died: May 22, 1974 in Augusta, GA

I am aware of only a handful of cards on which Met coach Ernie White ever appeared; two of them are obscure issues from the 1940s, and the others are from team tribute sets that didn't appear until after Ernie's death. This one is from the SSPC 1963 Mets set produced in 1976.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1940 StL NL   8  1  0  21.2  1  1 .500  29  13  10  15  14   0  0  4.15
1941 StL NL  32 25 12 210.0 17  7 .708 169  72  56 117  70   3  2  2.40
1942 StL NL  26 19  7 128.1  7  5 .583 113  57  36  67  41   1  2  2.52
1943 StL NL  14 10  5  78.2  5  5 .500  78  38  33  28  33   1  0  3.78
1946 Bos NL  12  1  0  23.2  0  1 .000  22  11  11   8  12   0  0  4.18
1947 Bos NL   1  1  0   4.0  0  0 ----   1   0   0   1   1   0  0  0.00
1948 Bos NL  15  0  0  23.0  0  2 .000  13   7   5   8  17   0  2  1.96
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CAREER TOTS 108 57 24 489.1 30 21 .588 425 198 151 244 188   5  6  2.78

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1976 SSPC The 1963 Mets

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"I had talked to his wife before the game and I asked her if she kept score when Ernie pitched. She said, 'I try. I start out keeping score, but if he stays in there for a few innings I chew up my pencil and I haven't got anything left to write with.' I saw her after the [1942 World Series] game in the Stadium--White pitched a 2-0 shutout-- and she smiled and said, 'I chewed up four pencils today.'"

-- Red Barber ¹