Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Player. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was a right-handed pioneer 19th-century baseball player famed for his pitching prowess over a career of fifteen seasons. He made his debut on on May 22, 1875 with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, for whom he pitched for the remainder of that season. He played with the Buffalo Bisons (1879-85), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1886-89), Pittsburgh Burghers in 1890, and Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-92). He pitched a total of 649 complete games, including two no-hitters (1880, 1884), and was baseball's first 300-game winner. He ended his career with a record of 365 wins, 310 losses, 57 shutouts, 2 saves, 1,807 strikeouts, and a 2.85 earned run average. He died at age 45 due to chronic gastritis in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1965.
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Player. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was a right-handed pioneer 19th-century baseball player famed for his pitching prowess over a career of fifteen seasons. He made his debut on on May 22, 1875 with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, for whom he pitched for the remainder of that season. He played with the Buffalo Bisons (1879-85), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1886-89), Pittsburgh Burghers in 1890, and Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-92). He pitched a total of 649 complete games, including two no-hitters (1880, 1884), and was baseball's first 300-game winner. He ended his career with a record of 365 wins, 310 losses, 57 shutouts, 2 saves, 1,807 strikeouts, and a 2.85 earned run average. He died at age 45 due to chronic gastritis in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1965.
Biografie von: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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First professional to pitch a perfect game (August 17, 1876) and the first to win 300 major league games. A fan favorite, he mainly pitched with the Buffalo Bisons and here with the Alleghenys/Pirates. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965.
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