Ed Linke

Edward Karl Linke (Babe)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 9, 1911 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1933
Teams (by GP): Senators/Browns 1933-1938
Final Game: September 4, 1938
Died: June 21, 1988 in Chicago, IL
Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1933 21 WSH AL 1 0 1.000 5.06 3 2 0 0 0 0 16.0 15 10 9 0 11 6 0 0 1 72 83 1.625 8.4 0.0 6.2 3.4 0.55
1934 22 WSH AL 2 2 .500 4.15 7 4 2 2 0 0 34.2 38 20 16 1 9 9 0 0 0 149 104 1.356 9.9 0.3 2.3 2.3 1.00
1935 23 WSH AL 11 7 .611 5.01 40 22 8 10 1 3 178.0 211 111 99 6 80 51 1 0 4 808 86 1.635 10.7 0.3 4.0 2.6 0.64
1936 24 WSH AL 1 5 .167 7.10 13 6 4 1 0 0 52.0 73 46 41 4 14 11 0 0 3 240 67 1.673 12.6 0.7 2.4 1.9 0.79
1937 25 WSH AL 6 1 .857 5.60 36 7 18 0 0 3 128.2 158 89 80 11 59 61 4 1 2 591 79 1.687 11.1 0.8 4.1 4.3 1.03
1938 26 SLB AL 1 7 .125 7.94 21 2 12 0 0 0 39.2 60 37 35 6 33 18 0 0 1 206 63 2.345 13.6 1.4 7.5 4.1 0.55
6 Seasons 22 22 .500 5.61 120 43 44 13 1 6 449.0 555 313 280 28 206 156 5 1 11 2066 80 1.695 11.1 0.6 4.1 3.1 0.76
162 Game Avg. 9 9 .500 5.61 50 18 18 5 0 3 187 232 131 117 12 86 65 2 0 5 862 80 1.695 11.1 0.6 4.1 3.1 0.76
WSH (5 yrs) 21 15 .583 5.39 99 41 32 13 1 6 409.1 495 276 245 22 173 138 5 1 10 1860 82 1.632 10.9 0.5 3.8 3.0 0.80
SLB (1 yr) 1 7 .125 7.94 21 2 12 0 0 0 39.2 60 37 35 6 33 18 0 0 1 206 63 2.345 13.6 1.4 7.5 4.1 0.55

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1933 21 1 0 1.000 5.06 3 2 0 0 0 0 16.0 15 10 9 0 11 6 0 0 1 72 83 1.625 8.4 0.0 6.2 3.4 0.55 83
1934 22 3 2 .600 4.44 10 6 2 2 0 0 50.2 53 30 25 1 20 15 0 0 1 221 96 1.441 9.4 0.2 3.6 2.7 0.75 96
1935 23 14 9 .609 4.88 50 28 10 12 1 3 228.2 264 141 124 7 100 66 1 0 5 1029 88 1.592 10.4 0.3 3.9 2.6 0.66 88
1936 24 15 14 .517 5.29 63 34 14 13 1 3 280.2 337 187 165 11 114 77 1 0 8 1269 83 1.607 10.8 0.4 3.7 2.5 0.68 83
1937 25 21 15 .583 5.39 99 41 32 13 1 6 409.1 495 276 245 22 173 138 5 1 10 1860 82 1.632 10.9 0.5 3.8 3.0 0.80 82
1938 26 22 22 .500 5.61 120 43 44 13 1 6 449.0 555 313 280 28 206 156 5 1 11 2066 80 1.695 11.1 0.6 4.1 3.1 0.76 80

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1933 21 0 1 .000 4.24 17.0 15 9 8 0 11 6 0 1.529 7.9 5.8 3.2 0.55 0.0 3
1934 22 2 2 .500 3.89 37.0 38 18 16 1 9 10 0 1.270 9.2 2.2 2.4 1.11 0.2 7
1935 23 9 11 .450 4.50 188.0 210 104 94 6 80 54 1 1.543 10.1 3.8 2.6 0.68 0.3 40
1936 24 2 4 .333 5.62 56.0 69 39 35 4 13 12 0 1.464 11.1 2.1 1.9 0.92 0.6 13
1937 25 5 9 .357 4.94 133.0 154 81 73 11 58 63 4 1.594 10.4 3.9 4.3 1.09 0.7 36
1938 26 1 3 .250 5.93 44.0 56 32 29 6 31 20 0 1.977 11.5 6.3 4.1 0.65 1.2 21
6 Seasons 19 30 .388 4.83 475.0 542 283 255 28 202 165 5 1.566 10.3 3.1 0.82 0.5 120

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1935 AL  3 (8th)
1937 AL  3 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL  .303 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 AL  4 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1937 AL  18 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1933 AL  born 1911-11-09 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1718), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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