Monday, March 11, 2013

Red Faber: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1964


Born: September 6, 1888

1909: Drafted by Pirates

1910: Pitched Perfect Game in minors

1912: Purchased by De Moines from Pirates

1913: Purchased by White Sox

Debut: April 17, 1914 (White Sox)

1915: Threw 67 pitches in a complete game 3-hitter

1917: Won 3 games in 2 days

1917: Set record with 4 decisions in a single World Series (3-1 record)

1917: White Sox won World Series

1918: World War I service

1919: Suffered from flu much of the season, which cost the Sox the World Series

1919: Black Sox throw World Series.

1920: Spitball banned; Faber is grandfathered in

1921: Won 25 games for a team that won 62. (25-15, 2.48 ERA, 1.149 WHIP)

1929: Pitched a 1-hitter at age 40

1934: Released by White Sox

1934: Retired the last spitball pitcher in AL

He worked as a coach and later on the Cook County highway survey team into his late 70s.

1964: Elected to Hall of Fame

Died: 1976

Accomplishments:

1917 World Champion

254-213

3.15 ERA

483 starts-283 CG

4086 IP

1471 strikeouts

1.302 WHIP

29 Shutouts

Won 15+ Games: 7x

Won 20+ games: 4x

Led league in ERA: 2x

Sub 3.50 ERA: 8x

Sub 3 ERA: 7x

Sub 2.50 ERA: 3x

1.92 ERA (1917)

Led league in games (50): 1915

Led league in GS (39): 1920

Led league in CG: 2x

10+ CG: 13x

15+ CG: 10x

20+ CG: 4x

30+ CG: 2x

Led league in saves (4): 1914

200+ IP: 10x

250+ IP: 4x

300+ IP: 3x

Led league in IP (352): 1922

Led league in WHIP: 2x

Postseason: 3-1, 2.33 ERA, 0.889 WHIP, 27 IP, 2 CG, 9 Ks (1917 World Series)

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