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)
