Bernard Anthony Boland (January 21, 1892 – September 12, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1915-20) and St. Louis Browns (1921). Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Boland was a reliable pitcher for five years before suffering a broken arm. Using his sharp breaking curve, Boland once struck out Babe Ruth three times in one game. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of
Born in Rochester, New York, Boland made his major league debut in 1915 with the Detroit Tigers. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Baseball 1915 World Series - Boston Red Sox defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 Football The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Boland was 13-7 with a 3. 11 ERA in his rookie season and came within one batter of throwing a no hitter. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting On August 16, 1915, Boland retired the first 26 Cleveland Indians batters he faced, only to give up a hit to Ben Paschal. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Benjamin Edwin Paschal ( October 13, 1895 - November 10, 1974) born in Enterprise Alabama was an Outfielder for the Ironically, Pashcal's hit off Boland was his only hit of the 1915 season. Boland and the Tigers went on to win the game 3-1. The Tigers won 100 games but finished second in the American League in 1915, finishing 2-1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.
In 1916, Boland had another good year. His . 769 win percentage (10 wins, 3 losses) was the best in the American League.
The 1917 season may have been Boland's best. Boland started 28 games for the Tigers, had 13 complete games, 3 shutouts, and went 16-11 on the season with a 2. 68 ERA.
Boland broke his arm in 1919 and was never the same. In 1920, Boland was 0-2 in only 4 games. The 1921 season was Boland's last, as he went 1-4 for the St. Louis Browns. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Boland finished his career with a record of 68-53 and a 3. 25 ERA.
Ty Cobb was Boland's teammate for six years with the Tigers. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians According to some accounts from players and family, Boland and Cobb were often at odds, as they came from different background and carried very different beliefs.
In 1926, Boland returned to the news for comments he made concerning a scandal involving allegations of gambling and/or game fixing against Ty Cobb. Boland, then a paving contractor in Detroit, was the Tigers pitcher in a 1919 game against Cleveland that Cobb had reportedly agreed to fix. In December 1926, Boland was interviewed by the Detroit News and denied having anything to do with fixing the game. The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the US However, Boland surprised the public by acknowledging that there were a lot of "friendship games" at the end of a season. Boland went on to say: "The way I figure it, about one in every 300 games is crooked, and those at the tail end of the season. " Boland said he was glad that "some of them are getting justice at last. " (Al Stump, "Cobb: The Life and Times of the Meanest Man Who Ever Played Baseball" (1994), pp. 373-374. )
Bernie Boland died in Detroit, Michigan, on September 12, 1973 at the age of 81.
Teams
- Detroit Tigers (1915-1920)
- St. Louis Browns (1921)
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