
Born: November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KS
High School: Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators in 1907.
(All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1907
Final Game: September 30, 1927
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (189/226 ballots).
Died: December 10, 1946 in Washington, DC
About biographical information
Honoring Baseball's Hall of Famers sponsor(s) this page.
A legendary pitcher for the Washington Senators. He won 417 games in his career and has the all-time career record for shutouts with 110. Nicknamed "The Big Train"
| Rk | Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Finish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1929 | Washington Senators | AL | 153 | 71 | 81 | .467 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1930 | Washington Senators | AL | 154 | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1931 | Washington Senators | AL | 156 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1932 | Washington Senators | AL | 154 | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 | ||
|   | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1933 | Cleveland Indians | AL | 3rd of 3 | 99 | 48 | 51 | .485 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1934 | Cleveland Indians | AL | 154 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 1935 | Cleveland Indians | AL | 1st of 2 | 96 | 46 | 48 | .489 | 3 | |
| Washington Senators | 4 years | 617 | 350 | 264 | .570 | 3.3 | ||||
| Cleveland Indians | 3 years | 349 | 179 | 168 | .516 | 3.3 | ||||
| Total | 7 years | 966 | 529 | 432 | .550 | 3.3 |