Softball Pitcher Billy "Lucky" Patterson Has 120 Strike-Outs, August 1939 Year 1939 Month August Rights Held By Donated by the Ann Arbor News. © The Ann Arbor News. Copyright Copyright Protected Related Softball Pitcher Billy "Lucky" Patterson Leads League in Strike-Outs, August 1939 Photo Subjects Softball Black American Athletes Old News Ann Arbor News Billy Patterson Attributed to Eck Stanger