 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1969, Player
Born: July 13, 1889, in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Died: March 20, 1984, in South Bend, Indiana
ML Debut: 9/10/1912
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R
Played For: Philadelphia A's (1912), Cleveland Indians
(1916-1924), Washington Senators (1925-1927), New York Yankees
(1928)
Post-Season: 1920 World Series, 1925 World Series
Bio
A product of the Pennsylvania coal mines, Stan Coveleski learned
control as a youngster by throwing rocks at tin cans that swung from
a tree. Though he pitched a shutout in his first big league start
with the Athletics in 1912, it was the spitball he later learned in
the minor leagues that helped make him a star. A five-time 20-game
winner with Cleveland and Washington en route to 215 career
victories, he emerged as the hero in the 1920 World Series, with
three complete-game wins against Brooklyn while yielding only two
runs.
Quote
"I've seen Covelski throw that spitball to a right-handed hitter
and he'd fall to the ground and that ball would break over the
plate. It would break from your head down to the ground, like
hitting a butterfly."
— Joe Sewell
Did You Know... that on May 24, 1918, Stan Coveleski
pitched a 19-inning complete game victory for the Cleveland Indians
over the New York Yankees, 3-2? |
