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 Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1964, Player

Born: September 6, 1888, in Cascade, Iowa
Died: September 25, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois

ML Debut: 4/17/1914
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: B   Throws: R   Primary Uniform #: 18

Played For: Chicago White Sox (1914-1933)

Post-Season: 1917 World Series

Bio
Urban "Red" Faber won 254 games, despite pitching for the White Sox, a club that finished in the second division in 16 of his 20 seasons. The durable right-hander mixed a spitball with a strong fastball to induce batters into hitting groundballs.He defeated the Giants three times in the 1917 World Series and enjoyed his biggest year in 1921, when he won 25 games for a seventh-place team.

Quote
"That fellow has a lot of stuff. He's got the best drop curve that I've seen along the line for some time. And his spitter is a pippin too."   — John McGraw

Did You Know... that Red Faber pitched and won three games in the 1917 World Series as he paced the Chicago White Sox to the World Championship?


YEAR TEAM Lg W L PCT G SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA
1914 CHI AL 10 9 .526 40 2   181 154 77 54 88 64 2.69
1915 CHI AL 24 14 .632 50 2   300 264 118 85 182 99 2.55
1916 CHI AL 17 9 .654 35 3   205 167 67 46 87 61 2.02
1917 CHI AL 16 13 .552 41 3   248 224 92 53 84 85 1.92
1918 CHI AL 4 1 .800 11 1   81 70 23 11 26 23 1.22
1919 CHI AL 11 9 .550 25 0   162 185 92 69 45 45 3.83
1920 CHI AL 23 13 .639 40 2   319 332 136 106 108 88 2.99
1921 CHI AL 25 15 .625 43 4   331 293 107 91 124 87 2.47
1922 CHI AL 21 17 .553 43 4   352 334 128 110 148 83 2.81
1923 CHI AL 14 11 .560 32 2   232 233 114 88 91 62 3.41
1924 CHI AL 9 11 .450 21 0   161 173 78 69 47 58 3.86
1925 CHI AL 12 11 .522 34 1   238 266 117 100 71 59 3.78
1926 CHI AL 15 9 .625 27 1   185 203 84 73 65 57 3.55
1927 CHI AL 4 7 .364 18 0   111 131 64 56 39 41 4.54
1928 CHI AL 13 9 .591 27 2   201 223 98 84 43 68 3.76
1929 CHI AL 13 13 .500 31 1   234 241 119 101 68 61 3.88
1930 CHI AL 8 13 .381 29 0   169 188 101 79 62 49 4.21
1931 CHI AL 10 14 .417 44 1   184 210 96 78 49 57 3.82
1932 CHI AL 2 11 .154 42 0   106 123 61 44 26 38 3.74
1933 CHI AL 3 4 .429 36 0   86 92 41 33 18 28 3.45
      254 213 .544 669 29   4086 4106 1813 1430 1471 1213 3.15
YEAR TEAM Lg W L PCT G SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA