Wes Livengood
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939)
Wes Livengood was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1939 for the Cincinnati Reds. Across 5 career appearances, he went 0-0 with a 9.53 ERA and 4 strikeouts.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 172 lb
- Died
- 9/2/1996 in Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1939-05-30
- Last Game
- 1939-07-02
Full name: Wesley Amos Livengood
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9.53 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9.53 | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | CIN | NL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (10 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Away | 3 | 3.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13.50 |
Last 5 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-07-02 | CIN | CHC | — | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1939-06-23 | CIN | NY1 | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939-06-06 | CIN | NY1 | — | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1939-06-03 | CIN | BSN | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1939-05-30 | CIN | CHC | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 5 |
Wes Livengood: the record in brief
The profile opens with Wes Livengood's first major league game on May 30, 1939; the last one listed came on July 2, 1939. Livengood spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Cincinnati Reds. Listed as a pitcher, Livengood both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 172 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The birth record reads July 18, 1910, in Salisbury, NC, USA. Livengood died on September 2, 1996, in Winston-Salem, NC, USA. On the record, Wes Livengood was born Wesley Amos Livengood.
Livengood went 0-0 with a 9.53 ERA in 5 games, 0 of them starts. Also on Livengood's record: 4 strikeouts. The league ERA over Livengood's seasons was 4.28, so the 9.53 figure ran 122.4% worse than average. Livengood's only pitching season is 1939: 5 games, 4 strikeouts.
The game-log section draws on 10 games of Retrosheet box scores for Livengood.
Every defensive appearance on record for Livengood, 5 games, came at pitcher.
Frequently Asked Questions about Wes Livengood
- Was Wes Livengood a pitcher?
- Yes. Wes Livengood pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 4 strikeouts.
- What teams did Wes Livengood play for?
- Wes Livengood played for one team, the Cincinnati Reds (1939).
- What were Wes Livengood's career stats?
- In 5 games, Wes Livengood went 0-0 with a 9.53 ERA, 4 strikeouts, and 5.2 innings pitched.
- What position did Wes Livengood play?
- Wes Livengood played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Wes Livengood and how much did he weigh?
- Wes Livengood was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 172 pounds.
- What was Wes Livengood's career ERA?
- Wes Livengood finished with a 9.53 career ERA, going 0-0 with 4 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Wes Livengood have?
- Wes Livengood recorded 4 career strikeouts.
- Is Wes Livengood in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Wes Livengood has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.