| Jack Chesbro | ||
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| Starting Pitcher | ||
| Born: June 5, 1874 | ||
| Died: November 6, 1931 (aged 57) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 12, 1899 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Final game | ||
| October 2, 1909 for the Boston Red Sox |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Pitching record | 198-132 | |
| Earned run average | 2. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 68 | |
| Strikeouts | 1265 | |
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| Member of the National | ||
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| Elected | 1946 | |
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | |
John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was a Major League Baseball pitcher at the turn of the 20th century. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The following is a list of Major League Baseball wins champions. The following is a list of Major League Baseball wins champions. In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the 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 twentieth century of the Common Era began on He was nicknamed "Happy Jack".
Chesbro, a spitballer (spitballs were legal until 1920), broke into the majors in 1899 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of Saliva, Petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance Baseball (Major League World Series - Cleveland Indians defeat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 January 3 Baseball The Brooklyn Superbas Finish 1st in the National League with many of the original Baltimore Orioles stars including The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He pitched for the Pirates until 1902 and in his final year went an astonishing 28-6 with a 2. Association football Spain Real Madrid founded on March 10 England First Division - 17 ERA. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched
In 1903 Chesbro moved to the newly formed New York Highlanders (soon to be New York Yankees) and pitched the franchise's first game. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. In 1904, he had one of the finest years in the history of pitching, starting 51 games and finishing 48 while posting a 1. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on 82 ERA, struck out 239 batters, and 41 wins over 454. 7 innings pitched. He nearly led the Highlanders to the 1904 American League pennant over the Boston Americans, but lost the last game of the season when one of his spitballs got away from him in the top of the ninth. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Boston scored on the resulting wild pitch, and the Highlanders were shut out in the bottom frame. In Baseball, a wild pitch (abbreviated WP) is charged against a Pitcher when his pitch is too high too short or too wide of Home
His 41 wins are the most ever for a modern-era baseball season. It is one of the oldest major records in baseball, or in any other sport. Like many of the pitching records set in baseball's first half century, it is virtually unbreakable under current pitching practices. In addition to his 51 starts, he also made 4 relief appearances, getting a decision in 96% of them, for a record of 41-12. Today, complete games are a rarity. The most recent pitcher to have even as many as 40 starts in a season was Charlie Hough in 1987. Charles Oliver (Charlie Hough (rhymes with "tough" or "rough" (born January 5, 1948 in Honolulu Hawaii) is a former Knuckleball
Chesbro retired in 1909, having accumulated a 198-132 career record and been part of two pennant-winning teams (in 1901 and 1902). Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Baseball The "American League War" The AL leaves the National Agreement and competes with the National League
Chesbro was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. The 1946 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame marked a dramatic revision of the methods used one year earlier
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
| Preceded by Bill Donovan |
National League Wins Champion 1902 |
Succeeded by Joe McGinnity |
| Preceded by Cy Young |
American League Wins Champion 1904 |
Succeeded by Rube Waddell |
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