Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Emerald, Wisconsin, he was a right handed pitcher noted for his unhittable spitball. On September 10, 1916, he made his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates and for 19 seasons (1916-34), he played for the Pittsburg Pirates, Brooklyn Robins, New York Giants, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and new York Yankees. He lead the National League in strikeouts in 1921, with wins (1921, 1928), was a member of the 1931 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals and had five or more twenty win seasons. He ended his playing career with a record of 270 wins, 212 loss, 314 complete games, 35 shutouts, 18 saves, 1512 strikeouts and a 3.53 earned run average. He also managed the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-38) and International League Toronto Leafs, (1942-44), 1952-53), winning the pennant in 1943. In 1954, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. He died ftom cancer at age 92 in Clear Lake, Wisconsin.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Emerald, Wisconsin, he was a right handed pitcher noted for his unhittable spitball. On September 10, 1916, he made his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates and for 19 seasons (1916-34), he played for the Pittsburg Pirates, Brooklyn Robins, New York Giants, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and new York Yankees. He lead the National League in strikeouts in 1921, with wins (1921, 1928), was a member of the 1931 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals and had five or more twenty win seasons. He ended his playing career with a record of 270 wins, 212 loss, 314 complete games, 35 shutouts, 18 saves, 1512 strikeouts and a 3.53 earned run average. He also managed the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-38) and International League Toronto Leafs, (1942-44), 1952-53), winning the pennant in 1943. In 1954, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. He died ftom cancer at age 92 in Clear Lake, Wisconsin.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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