Eddie Plank

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Edward Stewart Plank (Gettysburg Eddie)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Weight 175 lb.
• School Gettysburg College
• Debut May 13, 1901
• Final Game August 6, 1917
• Born August 31, 1875 in Gettysburg, PA USA
• Died February 24, 1926 in Gettysburg, PA USA

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1946

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Contents 1 Biographical Information 2 Notable Achievements 3 Records Held 4 Related Sites

[edit] Biographical Information

• Eddie Plank would often take off his hat, readjust it, tighten his belt, unbutton and then re-button his uniform and wipe his head with his sleeve in order to make the batter nervous.

• Whenever Eddie was pitching in Philadelphia fans wouldn't come due to his tactic of making the players nervous. (it took forever!)

• 326 career wins.

Plank's brother Ira Plank was a minor league pitcher, manager, and a college coach for 38 years.

Plank was inducted into the Gettysburg College Hall of Honor in 1978 [1]

Quote: "Plank was not the fastest, not the trickest and not the possessor of the most stuff. He was just the greatest." Eddie Collins.

[edit] Notable Achievements

• AL Winning Percentage Leader (1906)
• AL Games Pitched Leader (1903)
• AL Saves Leader (1911)
• AL Complete Games Leader (1905)
• 2-time AL Shutouts Leader (1907 & 1911)
• 15 Wins Seasons: 15 (1901-1907 & 1909-1916)
• 20 Wins Seasons: 8 (1902-1905, 1907, 1911, 1912 & 1915)
• 25 Wins Seasons: 2 (1904 & 1912)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 15 (1901-1913, 1915 & 1916)
• 300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 5 (1902-1905 & 1907)
• 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 2 (1904 & 1905)
• Won three World Series with the Philadelphia Athletics (1910, 1911 & 1913) (he did not play in the 1910 World Series)
• Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1946

[edit] Records Held

• Complete games, left-hander, career, 410
• Shutouts, left-hander, career, 69

[edit] Related Sites