Matt Kilroy
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Matthew Aloysius Kilroy (Matches)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut April 17, 1886
- Final Game August 17, 1898
- Born June 21, 1866 in Philadelphia, PA USA
- Died March 2, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Matt Kilroy is best known as the pitcher with the most strikeouts in a single season, striking out 513 batters in 1886.
Kilroy pitched with the Baltimore Orioles (AA) from 1886 to 1889 where he won 121 games, including 46 games in the 1887 season.
He left the Orioles in 1890 to join the Boston Reds of the ill-fated Players League, where he went 9-15 with a 4.26 ERA in 30 games. After the Players League folded, Kilroy returned to the American Association in 1891 playing with the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers appearing in just 7 games, going 1-4 with a 2.98 ERA. Kilroy moved to the Washington Senators (AA) in 1892, where injuries continued to take a toll on Kilroy, as he appeared in just 4 games, going 1-1 with a 2.39 ERA.
Kilroy jumped to the Louisville Colonels in 1893, where he spent two seasons with going 3-7 with an 6.37 ERA in 13 games. He finished his career with the Chicago Orphans in 1898 going 6-7 with an 4.31 ERA in 13 games, in which was his best season since 1890 in terms of workload, if not in ERA+.
After retiring, Kilroy ran a saloon in Philadelphia near Shibe Park until his death in 1940.
[edit] Records Held
- Strikeouts, season, 513, 1886
[edit] Further Reading
- Ted Patterson, "The Baltimore Orioles: Four Decades of Magic from 33rd Street to Camden Yards", Taylor Publishing, 2000, pp.3
