Carl Lundgren
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Carl Leonard Lundgren
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Debut June 19, 1902
- Final Game April 23, 1909
- Born February 16, 1880 in Marengo, IL USA
- Died August 21, 1934 in Marengo, IL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Carl Lundgren spent his entire major league career with the Chicago Cubs. A top pitcher, the most similar pitcher according to the similarity scores method is Babe Ruth. Lundgren won 62% of his games.
In spite of that, Lundgren was overshadowed by other pitchers on the rotation. The Cubs had one of the best pitching staffs of all time, and all the starters won copious games. In 1907, when Lundgren was second in the league in ERA, teammates Jack Pfiester, Mordecai Brown, Orval Overall, and Ed Reulbach were first, third, fifth, and sixth, respectively.
Lundgren was the first major league player to come out of the University of Illinois, although Cy Falkenberg and Jake Stahl, who had been at the University while Lundgren was there, broke in the following year and had substantial careers.
Lundgren was the head coach at the University of Michigan in 1914-1916 and 1918-1920, then returned to Illinois as head coach from 1921 to 1934.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- NL Saves Leader (1903)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 3 (1904, 1906 & 1907)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (1904, 1906 & 1907)
- Won two World Series with the Chicago Cubs (1907 & 1908) (he did not play in either World Series)
