Addie Joss: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Born: April 12, 1880

1890: Father died of alcoholism

1896: Graduated High School

Between 1896-1902: Attended University of Wisconsin

1896-1902: Semi-pro ball

1902: Signed with Cleveland Bronchos (Indians)

Debut: April 26, 1902 (Indians)

1902: Threw one-hitter in MLB debut

1904: Malaria limited his season

1905: Missed starts due to back injury

1907: Threw two one-hitters

1907-09: Sportswriter

1908: Perfect Game against White Sox

1909: Indians shut Joss down early because of fatigue

1909: Completed designs on an electric scoreboard (The Joss Indicator)

1910: No-Hit the White Sox

1910: Tore a ligament in his arm

1911: Died of Pleurisy

1911: All Star benefit held to help Joss’ family

1978: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

2006: Inducted into Indians Hall of Fame


Accomplishments:
160-97

1.89 ERA

286 Games-260 Starts

234 CG

45 SHO

Perfect Game

No-Hitter

2327 IP

920 Strikeouts

15+ wins: 6x

20+ wins: 3x

Sub 3 ERA: 9x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 8x

Sub 2 ERA: 5x

20+ CG: 8x

30+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 7x

300+ IP: 2x

1.0 WHIP: 7x

Led League in wins (27): 1907

Led League in ERA: 2x

Led League in SHO (5): 1902

Led League in WHIP: 2x

Tom Connolly: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1953

Born: December 31, 1870 (England)

Minor League Ump: 1894-1897

Major League Umpire: 1898-1931

1901: Umpired first American League game

1903: Worked first World Series

Worked 8 World Series

1908: Umpire for Addie Joss’ Perfect Game

Umpired a total of four no-hitters

1931: First supervisor of Umpires

1954: Retired

1961: Died

1999: Larry Barentt broke his record for most seasons as an AL Umpire (31)