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 Induction
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Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1946, Player
Born: May 14, 1881, in Plains, Pennsylvania
Died: May 26, 1959, in Pompano Beach, Florida
ML Debut: 5/7/1904
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R
Played For: Chicago White Sox (1904-1916), Boston Braves
(1917)
Managed: Chicago White Sox (1924)
Post-Season: 1906 World Series
Bio
Ed Walsh used a dominating spitball to average 24 victories a season
over a seven-year span (1906-‘12) for the Chicago White Sox. The
right-hander, who twice hurled over 400 frames in a season, is best
remembered for his 1908 campaign, when he finished with a 40-15
record, 42 complete games in 49 starts, 464 innings pitched, 11
shutouts, and 269 strikeouts. "Big Ed" finished his career with a
195-126 record and also coached, managed and umpired.
Quote
"Great big, strong, good-looking fellow. He threw a spitball -- I
think that ball disintegrated on the way to the plate and the
catcher put it back together again. I swear, when it went past the
plate it was just the spit went by."
— Sam Crawford
Did You Know... that Ed Walsh is credited with the lowest
career major league ERA of all time (1.82), but this number is
unofficial since ERA was not accepted as a statistic by the AL until
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