Mickey Welch: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1973

Born: July 4, 1859

1880: Signed with Troy Trojans

Debut: May 1, 1880 (Trojans)

July 6, 1880: One-hit Cleveland Blues

1882: Trojans disbanded

1883: Signed with New York Gothams

1884: Struck out 9 straight to start a game (Record still stands, but Tom Seaver set record for consecutive strikeouts with 10 in 1970)

1884: 39-21 record, 345 strikeouts

1885: 44-11 record, 1.66 ERA, 258 strikeouts

1889: Became first pinch hitter in history

1890: Got into an argument with an umpire who declared the game forfeit to the opposition

1890: Won his 300^th game

Died: July 30, 1941

1973: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)               

Accomplishments:

307-210 record

2.71 ERA

565 games-549 starts

525 CG

41 SHO

4802 IP

Won 20+ Games: 9x

Won 30+ Games: 4x

44 wins (1885)

Sub 2 ERA: 2x

10+ CG: 12x

20+ CG: 11x

30+ CG: 11x

40+ CG: 7x

50+ CG: 4x

60+ CG: 2x

300+ IP: 9x

400+ IP: 6x

500+ IP: 3x

200+ Strikeouts: 3x

345 strikeouts (1884)

Led league win %: .800 (1885)

Postseason: 1-2 record, 4.09 ERA, 22 IP, 3 strikeouts, 1.500 WHIP (3 games)