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| Born: January 20, 1859 County Cork, Ireland |
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| Died: April 25, 1944 (aged 85) Chicago, Illinois |
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| August 27, 1881 for the Detroit Wolverines |
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| July 26, 1894 for the Cleveland Spiders |
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| W-L | 284–220 | |
| ERA | 3. 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 Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Champions National League: Chicago White Stockings National League final standings Statistical leaders The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century Baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit Michigan. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Champions Temple Cup: New York Giants defeated Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 0 National League: Baltimore The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland Ohio. 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 05 | |
| Strikeouts | 1,803 | |
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Anthony John Mullane (January 20, 1859–April 25, 1944) was a Major League Baseball player in the late 19th Century. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century Baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit Michigan. The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league Baseball team in Toledo Ohio in 1883. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland Ohio. 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 Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar He was nicknamed "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box". He is best known as a pitcher that could throw left-handed and right-handed, and for having one of the highest career win totals of pitchers not in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Career
Born in County Cork, Ireland, Mullane emigrated to the United States in 1864. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year He made his major league debut with the Detroit Wolverines on August 27, 1881, picking up his first career win in a 9–1 victory over the Chicago White Stockings. The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century Baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit Michigan. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Like the present-day pitcher Billy Wagner, Mullane suffered an injury to his right arm and managed to teach himself to throw left-handed. William "Billy" Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, Virginia) is an American professional Baseball Unlike Wagner, however, Mullane resumed throwing right-handed once the injury healed, and he would even alternate throwing right-handed and left-handed in the same game, which was easy for him since he did not wear a glove. Mullane would face the batter with both hands on the ball, and then use either one to throw a pitch. (Another ambidextrous pitcher of recent years, Greg A. Harris, even used a specially made ambidextrous glove, but he was prohibited by the Red Sox from pitching left-handed; Harris did get to switch-pitch in one game shortly before he retired with the Montreal Expos, becoming the only such pitcher in the 20th Century). Greg A Harris (born November 2 1955 in Lynwood California) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of
In 1882, Mullane moved to the American Association and joined the Louisville Eclipse, where he started 55 of the team's 80 games and compiled a record of 30–24 with a 1. This article refers to the former Baseball major league that existed from 1882 to 1891 The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 88 ERA, the first of five consecutive thirty-win seasons. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched On September 11, he pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Red Stockings. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul 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 The Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869 were Baseball 's first openly all-professional team He recorded 35 victories with the 1883 St. Louis Browns. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St
Mullane attempted to sign with the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association, a new independent league, even though under the reserve clause the Browns still had rights to his services. The St Louis Maroons were a professional Baseball club based in St The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. Threatened with banishment for defying his contract, Mullane relented. The Browns then sold Mullane to the expansion Toledo Blue Stockings, with whom Mullane won a career-high 36 games. The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league Baseball team in Toledo Ohio in 1883. The Browns attempted to reclaim Mullane after the 1884 season when both the Union Association and the Blue Stockings folded, but before the Browns could re-sign him under the rules, Mullane managed to sign with Cincinnati. For this action, the American Association suspended Mullane for the entire 1885 season. Coming in the midst of his string of consecutive 30-win seasons, this likely cost Mullane a 300-win career.
Following the suspension, Mullane joined the Cincinnati Red Stockings for the 1886 season and remained there for the next seven and a half years, over which he won 163 games. At the plate, in 1889 he recorded career-highs with 24 stolen bases, a . In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate 296 batting average, and a slugging percentage of . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. 418 in 196 at-bats.
The 1893 season brought several rules changes, most notably the moving of the pitcher's mound an additional five feet from home plate. Mullane began the season a mediocre 6–6, and was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on June 16. The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. He staggered to an 18–25 record with the Orioles in a little more than one full season over 1893 and 1894. Mullane set a dubious record on June 18, 1894, by allowing 16 runs in the first inning of a game with the Boston Beaneaters. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A month later he was traded once again, this time to the Cleveland Spiders, for whom he played only four games. The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland Ohio.
Mullane retired after the 1894 season with a record of 284–220 and an 3. 05 ERA over a 13-year career. He also worked five games as an umpire. In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making His 284 wins tie him with Ferguson Jenkins for 27th on the all-time list; he is fourth among eligible pitchers not in the Hall of Fame, behind only Bobby Mathews (297), Tommy John (288), and Bert Blyleven (287). Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former Robert T Mathews ( November 21, 1851 – April 17, 1898) was a Right-handed professional Baseball Pitcher for Thomas Edward John Jr (born May 22 1943 in Terre Haute Indiana) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 Rik Aalbert "Bert" Blyleven (born April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher
After his career, Mullane went on to join the Chicago Police Department, from which he retired in 1924. The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of the City of Chicago, Illinois
Tony Mullane died in Chicago in 1944, aged 85 years. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Alsip, Illinois. Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19725 at the 2000 census
Career highlights
- Helped the Orioles to win the 1894 NL Pennant.
- Led the American Association in Games (55), Strikeouts (170), Games Started (55) and Walks Allowed (78) in 1882.
- Led the American Association in Won-Loss Percentage (. 700) and Saves (1)in 1883.
- Led the American Association in Shutouts (7) in 1884.
- Led the American Association in Home Runs Allowed (11), Hits Allowed (501), Earned Runs Allowed (218), Wild Pitches (51) and Games Finished (7) in 1886.
- Led the American Association in Shutouts (6) in 1887.
- Led the American Association in Saves (1) in 1888.
- Led the American Association in Saves (5) and Games Finished (9) in 1889.
- Led the National League in Hits Allowed per 9 Innings Pitched (6. 77) in 1892.
- Led the National League in Saves (2), Wild Pitches (29) and Games Finished (10) in 1893.
- Led the National League in Saves (4) in 1894.
- Holds Cincinnati Reds single season record for most Hits Allowed (501 in 1886).
- Holds Cincinnati Reds single season record for Losses (27 in 1886).
- Holds Cincinnati Reds single season record for most Earned Runs Allowed (218 in 1886).
- Holds Cincinnati Reds single season record for most Wild Pitches (51 in 1886).
- Holds Cincinnati Reds single season record for most Walks Allowed (187 in 1891).
- Cincinnati Reds Career Leader in Complete Games (264) and Wild Pitches (126).
- Ranks 27th on the MLB All-Time Wins List (284).
- Ranks 24th on the MLB All-Time Innings List (4,531 ⅓)
- Ranks 79th on the MLB All-Time Strikeouts List (1,803).
- Ranks 40th on the MLB All-Time Games Started List (504).
- Ranks 10th on the MLB All-Time Complete Games List (468).
- Ranks 15th on the MLB All-Time Walks Allowed List (1,408).
- Ranks 29th on the MLB All-Time Hits Allowed List (4,195).
- Ranks 26th on the MLB All-Time Losses List (220).
- Ranks 30th on the MLB All-Time Earned Runs Allowed List (1,537).
- Ranks 17th on the MLB All-Time Wild Pitches List (165).
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
- Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time
- List of players from Ireland in Major League Baseball
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Playing statistics at Retrosheet
- BaseballLibrary.com profile
- Mullane's obituaries in The New York Times and Chicago Daily News
- Tony Mullane at Find-A-Grave
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