Pud Galvin: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1965

Born: December 25, 1856

Debut: May 22, 1875 (St  Louis Brown Stockings)

1879: Signed with Buffalo Bisons

1880: Became first pitcher to throw a no-hitter on the road

1884: Pitched his second no-hitter

1885: Purchased by Pittsburgh Alleghenys

1889: Admitted to using performance enhancing drugs (monkey testosterone)

1890: Jumped to Pittsburgh Burghers

1891-2: Pittsburgh Pirates

1892: Traded to St Louis Browns

1892: Retired

1894: Returned to play in minors for a time

1902: Died

1965: Elected to Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:

1875 Pitching Title

365-310 record

2.85 ERA

688 GS-646 CG

57 SHO

6003.1 IP

1.191 WHIP

1807 Strikeouts

20+ wins: 10x

30+ wins: 3x

40+ wins: 2x

Sub-2 ERA: 2x

Led league in ERA (1.16): 1875

Sub 2.50 ERA: 4x

Led league in games (76) and GS (75): 1883

Led league in CG (72): 1883

40+ CG: 11x

Led league in SHO: 2x

12 SHO (1884)

Led league in IP (656.1): 1883

400+ IP: 9x

200+ Strikeouts: 2x

369 strikeouts (1884)

1.000Whip or lower: 2x