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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1946, Player
Born: March 19, 1871, in Rock Island, Illinois
Died: November 14, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York
ML Debut: 4/18/1899
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R
Played For: Baltimore Orioles (1899), Brooklyn Superbas
(1900), Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902), New York Giants (1902-1908)
Post-Season: 1905 World Series
Bio
Joe McGinnity was nicknamed "Iron Man" because he worked in a
foundry during the off-season, but the moniker eventually came to
describe the way he pitched. He was famous for starting both ends of
a doubleheader, and in 1903, he pulled off the feat three times in a
single month, winning all six games. McGinnity was a key cog of
pennant-winning teams with Brooklyn in 1900 and the New York Giants
in 1905. Following his major league career, he pitched in the minors
until he was 54 years old, retiring with nearly 500 wins as a
professional.
Quote
"I saw a pitcher named McGinnity strike out twenty-two members of
a girls' team at Van Buren, Arkansas last year. Get him for me. If
he can strike out twenty-two girls, perhaps he can strike but two
men. And I don't have any pitchers who can."
— John McCloskey
Did You Know... that Joe McGinnity, famed for winning both
ends of doubleheaders in his younger days in the big leagues, once
turned the trick at the age of 44 with Butte of the Northwestern
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