Stover McIlwain
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1939 – 1966
Who was Stover McIlwain?
Stover William McIlwain, nicknamed "Smokey," was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in two games for the 1957–58 Chicago White Sox, making his Major League debut just three days after his 18th birthday. The native of Savannah, Georgia, batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 195 pounds. He attended J. M. Tate High School in Gonzalez, Florida.
In McIlwain's two MLB games, one each in September 1957 and 1958, he pitched five full innings, did not record a win or a loss, and gave up one earned run and six hits, with four strikeouts and one base on balls. His earned run average was 1.80. His minor league pitching career, all in the White Sox farm system, extended from 1957 through 1963, with 1961–62 spent in military service.
McIlwain died in Buffalo, New York, from cancer at the age of 26 and was interred in Spruell Memorial Cemetery, Cantonment, Florida.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 22, 1939
Savannah - Profession
- Lived in
- Savannah
- Died
- Jan 15, 1966
Buffalo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Stover McIlwain." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/stover-mcilwain/m/06rkhxl>.
Discuss this Stover McIlwain biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In