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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1946, Player
Born: August 31, 1875, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died: February 24, 1926, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
ML Debut: 5/13/1901
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: L Throws: L
Played For: Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1914), St. Louis
Terriers (1915), St. Louis Browns (1916-1917)
Post-Season: 1905 World Series, 1911 World Series, 1913
World Series, 1914 World Series
Bio
Eddie Plank's 326 victories rank third-most all-time among lefties
behind Warren Spahn and Steve Carlton, and he posted more shutouts
and completed more games than any other left-hander. A finesse
pitcher with a sidearm sweeping curveball, Plank never played
baseball before prep school and joined the Athletics after
graduating from Gettysburg College in 1901. He pitched in the majors
for 17 seasons, winning 20 games eight times and helping the A's to
six pennants in the new American League.
Quote
"Plank was not the fastest, not the trickiest, and not the
possessor of the most stuff; but he was just the greatest."
— Eddie Collins
Did You Know... that Eddie Plank, a native of Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, worked off-seasons at Gettysburg National Military
Park as a battlefield tour guide? |
