Eddie Kolb

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Edward William Kolb

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Debut October 15, 1899
• Final Game October 15, 1899
• Born July 20, 1880 in Cincinnati, OH USA
• Died October 1, 1949 in Calgary, AB CAN

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Eddie Kolb was the youngest pitcher on the worst major league team ever, the 1899 Spiders who went 20-134. He pitched eight innings on the last day of the Spiders' season.

Kolb was the captain of an amateur team in Cincinnati who also worked at a hotel where the Spiders sometimes stayed. Kolb managed to convince the manager to let him pitch the last game of the season.

• One of the best stat lines ever. See BR page to believe it.

Eddie later managed a number of years at independent leagues in Ohio and West Virginia and for minor league teams in Vincennes and Brockton as well as for a semi-pro team. In some cases he also played for his team. He tried to buy the team in Montreal in 1908.

He worked for a couple railroads and later ran a restaurant in Calgary for many years. Then he moved into the oil industry.

Main source: SABR biography

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