Eddie Plank
Edward Stewart Plank (August 31, 1875 – February 24, 1926), nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, Plank played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 through 1914, the St. Louis Terriers in 1915, and the St. Louis Browns in 1916 and 1917.
| Eddie Plank | |
|---|---|
Plank in 1905 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 31, 1875 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: February 24, 1926 (aged 50) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 31, 1901, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 6, 1917, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 326–194 |
| Earned run average | 2.35 |
| Strikeouts | 2,246 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Member of the National | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1946 |
| Election method | Old-Timers Committee |
Plank was the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories (13th all time) and first all-time in career shutouts by a left-handed pitcher with 66. Philadelphia went to the World Series five times while Plank played there, but he sat out the 1910 World Series due to an injury. Plank had only a 1.32 earned run average (ERA) in his World Series career, but he was unlucky, with a 2-5 win–loss record in those games.
Plank died of a stroke in 1926. He was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 by the Veterans Committee.