Rube Marquard: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: October 9, 1886

1906-08: Minor Leagues

1908: Purchased by New York Giants

Debut: September  25, 1908

1911-13: Giants win Pennant

1915: Threw no-hitter vs. Brooklyn

1915: Selected off waivers by Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers)

1916: Brooklyn wins Pennant

1920: Brooklyn wins Pennant

1920: Traded to Reds

1922: Traded to Braves

1925: Retired the NL all-time strikeout leader for left-handed pitchers (1,593)

1925-33: Pitched and managed in minors

1966: Appears in the book, The Glory of Their Times. His stories, mostly false, may have resulted in his Hall of Fame election.

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

1980: Died

Accomplishments:

Retired all-time NL left-handed strikeout leader

No-Hitter

1911 Strikeout champ (237)

201-177

3.08

536 games-407 starts-197 CG

30 SHO

3306.2 IP

1593 Strikeouts

1.237 WHIP

Won 15+ Games: 5x

Won 20+ Games: 3x

Led league in wins (26): 1912

Led league in win % (.774): 1911

1.58 ERA (1916)

10+ CG: 11x

15+ CG: 8x

20+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 9x

250+ IP: 5x

1.010 WHIP (1916)

Postseason: 2-5, 3.07 ERA, 1.142 WHIP, 58.2 IP, 35 Strikeouts,11 games, 8 GS (5 World Series)