Eppa Rixey: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1963

Born: May 3, 1891

He attended the University of Virginia

Debut: June 21, 1912 (Phillies).

1915: Phillies lose World Series to Red Sox

1916: Faced the minimum in 4-hit shutout of Giants

1920: Traded to Reds after several run-ins with Phillies management

1921: Allowed 1 home run in 301 innings pitched

Retired: 1933

1959: Held NL record for wins until 1959 when Warren Spahn passed him

1963: Elected to HOF

1963: Died

1986: Steve Carlton broke his record for most seasons by a LHP

Accomplishments:

NL Record for wins (266) upon retirement (since broken)

266-251

3.15 ERA

4494.2 IP

1350 Strikeouts

1.272 WHIP

Led league in wins (25): 1922

15+ wins: 8x

20+ wins: 4x

Sub 3 ERA: 7x

Led league GS: 2x

290 CG

10+ CG: 15x

15+ CG: 9x

20 CG: 7x

37 SHO

Led league in SHO (4): 1924

200+ IP: 12x

300+ IP: 3x

Led league (313.1 IP): 1922

Postseason: 0-1, 4.05 ERA, 0.900 WHIP, 2 strikeouts (1 start)