Born: February 7, 1899 in Cedar Rapids, IA
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Debut: September 15, 1923
Final Game: September 30, 1939
Died: October 22, 1954 in Omaha, NE
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Three reasons to love the Earl: (1) Tough, but classy. (2) Took no insults from Cobb. (3) Married to Violet Geissinger, the SunMaid Raisin girl.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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| 1923 | 24 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.73 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 142 | 1.121 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 1.27 | ||
| 1924 | 25 | DET | AL | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.86 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 233.0 | 260 | 125 | 100 | 8 | 79 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1030 | 106 | 1.455 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.82 | MVP-17 | |
| 1925 | 26 | DET | AL | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.66 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 239.1 | 267 | 135 | 124 | 13 | 88 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1042 | 92 | 1.483 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.94 | ||
| 1926 | 27 | DET | AL | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.99 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 252.1 | 271 | 136 | 112 | 7 | 79 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1099 | 102 | 1.387 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.38 | ||
| 1927 | 28 | DET | AL | 16 | 14 | .533 | 3.36 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 236.0 | 238 | 110 | 88 | 4 | 105 | 95 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1037 | 126 | 1.453 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.90 | ||
| 1928 | 29 | DET | AL | 11 | 16 | .407 | 4.31 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 196.1 | 214 | 131 | 94 | 8 | 78 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 890 | 96 | 1.487 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.19 | ||
| 1929 | 30 | DET | AL | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.62 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 245.1 | 267 | 147 | 126 | 16 | 96 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1076 | 93 | 1.480 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.07 | ||
| 1930 | 31 | DET | AL | 17 | 13 | .567 | 4.24 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 220.2 | 248 | 139 | 104 | 8 | 80 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 983 | 113 | 1.486 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.36 | ||
| 1931 | 32 | DET | AL | 13 | 16 | .448 | 4.08 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 271.1 | 287 | 152 | 123 | 22 | 118 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1197 | 113 | 1.493 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.69 | ||
| 1932 | 33 | DET | AL | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4.54 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 244.0 | 255 | 136 | 123 | 17 | 93 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1064 | 104 | 1.426 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.87 | ||
| 1933 | 34 | WSH | AL | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.33 | 39 | 37 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 270.0 | 271 | 112 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1149 | 126 | 1.374 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.96 | MVP-9 | |
| 1934 | 35 | WSH | AL | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.52 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 235.0 | 269 | 129 | 118 | 10 | 94 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1049 | 96 | 1.545 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1.02 | ||
| 1935 | 36 | WSH | AL | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.29 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 279.1 | 318 | 149 | 133 | 16 | 104 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1239 | 101 | 1.511 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.98 | ||
| 1936 | 37 | WSH | AL | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4.87 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 212.1 | 252 | 124 | 115 | 17 | 89 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 955 | 98 | 1.606 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.71 | ||
| 1937 | 38 | CLE | AL | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6.49 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 147.0 | 189 | 111 | 106 | 9 | 80 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 684 | 69 | 1.830 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.66 | ||
| 1938 | 39 | CLE | AL | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.56 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 160.1 | 187 | 109 | 99 | 18 | 83 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 746 | 84 | 1.684 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.72 | ||
| 1939 | 40 | CHC | NL | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.14 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89.1 | 102 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 50 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 416 | 77 | 1.701 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.84 | ||
| 17 Seasons | 218 | 185 | .541 | 4.36 | 541 | 473 | 46 | 226 | 16 | 11 | 3564.2 | 3917 | 2018 | 1726 | 192 | 1431 | 1350 | 101 | 6 | 43 | 15795 | 100 | 1.500 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.94 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 15 | 12 | .541 | 4.36 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 263 | 135 | 116 | 13 | 96 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1059 | 100 | 1.500 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.94 | |||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||
| DET (10 yrs) | 133 | 119 | .528 | 4.16 | 325 | 287 | 31 | 147 | 11 | 7 | 2171.1 | 2329 | 1225 | 1004 | 105 | 831 | 838 | 65 | 4 | 14 | 9557 | 104 | 1.455 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.01 | |||||
| WSH (4 yrs) | 64 | 43 | .598 | 4.21 | 133 | 130 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 996.2 | 1110 | 514 | 466 | 52 | 387 | 357 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 4392 | 104 | 1.502 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.92 | |||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 17 | 16 | .515 | 6.00 | 59 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 307.1 | 376 | 220 | 205 | 27 | 163 | 113 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1430 | 76 | 1.754 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 0.69 | |||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.14 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89.1 | 102 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 50 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 416 | 77 | 1.701 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.84 | |||||
| AL (16 yrs) | 214 | 178 | .546 | 4.34 | 517 | 462 | 41 | 224 | 15 | 10 | 3475.1 | 3815 | 1959 | 1675 | 184 | 1381 | 1308 | 96 | 6 | 39 | 15379 | 101 | 1.495 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.95 | |||||
| NL (1 yr) | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.14 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 89.1 | 102 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 50 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 416 | 77 | 1.701 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.84 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1923 | 24 | DET | AL | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .364 | .780 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 1 | /1 | ||||
| 1924 | 25 | DET | AL | 37 | 99 | 89 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .213 | .286 | .247 | .533 | 39 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | MVP-17 | |||
| 1925 | 26 | DET | AL | 36 | 98 | 87 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .218 | .284 | .230 | .514 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1926 | 27 | DET | AL | 36 | 100 | 91 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .253 | .299 | .330 | .629 | 63 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1927 | 28 | DET | AL | 41 | 90 | 78 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .205 | .262 | .256 | .518 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1928 | 29 | DET | AL | 31 | 75 | 67 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .194 | .250 | .194 | .444 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1929 | 30 | DET | AL | 38 | 100 | 90 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .256 | .302 | .378 | .680 | 74 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1930 | 31 | DET | AL | 34 | 87 | 83 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .193 | .221 | .205 | .426 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1931 | 32 | DET | AL | 34 | 104 | 97 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .155 | .180 | .175 | .355 | -7 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1932 | 33 | DET | AL | 33 | 99 | 90 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .244 | .277 | .289 | .565 | 44 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1933 | 34 | WSH | AL | 40 | 119 | 108 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .222 | .263 | .259 | .522 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1/O | MVP-9 | |||
| 1934 | 35 | WSH | AL | 35 | 102 | 85 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .200 | .292 | .259 | .550 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1935 | 36 | WSH | AL | 34 | 116 | 104 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .183 | .241 | .221 | .462 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1936 | 37 | WSH | AL | 28 | 90 | 77 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .169 | .247 | .195 | .442 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1937 | 38 | CLE | AL | 33 | 60 | 49 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .224 | .296 | .245 | .541 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1938 | 39 | CLE | AL | 26 | 63 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | -10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1939 | 40 | CHC | NL | 24 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .103 | .161 | .103 | .265 | -28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 17 Seasons | 548 | 1446 | 1291 | 107 | 264 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 216 | .204 | .261 | .242 | .503 | 31 | 313 | 1 | 1 | 57 | |||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 427 | 382 | 32 | 78 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 64 | .204 | .261 | .242 | .503 | 31 | 93 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| DET (10 yrs) | 328 | 865 | 783 | 63 | 170 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 136 | .217 | .265 | .259 | .524 | 35 | 203 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||
| WSH (4 yrs) | 137 | 427 | 374 | 37 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 53 | .195 | .260 | .235 | .496 | 30 | 88 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 59 | 123 | 105 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .171 | .256 | .181 | .437 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 24 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .103 | .161 | .103 | .265 | -28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| AL (16 yrs) | 524 | 1415 | 1262 | 106 | 261 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 209 | .207 | .263 | .246 | .509 | 32 | 310 | 1 | 57 | ||||||||
| NL (1 yr) | 24 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .103 | .161 | .103 | .265 | -28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | LF-CF-RF | Awards |
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| 1923 | DET | AL | 24 | P | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1.00 | .970 | 1.49 | ||||||
| 1924 | DET | AL | 25 | P | 35 | 71 | 14 | 53 | 4 | 3 | .944 | 1.91 | .959 | 1.32 | MVP-17 | |||||
| 1925 | DET | AL | 26 | P | 35 | 70 | 13 | 52 | 5 | 2 | .929 | 1.86 | .961 | 1.40 | ||||||
| 1926 | DET | AL | 27 | P | 36 | 68 | 12 | 54 | 2 | 2 | .971 | 1.83 | .956 | 1.39 | ||||||
| 1927 | DET | AL | 28 | P | 41 | 59 | 5 | 47 | 7 | 3 | .881 | 1.27 | .963 | 1.40 | ||||||
| 1928 | DET | AL | 29 | P | 31 | 58 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 1.84 | .955 | 1.37 | ||||||
| 1929 | DET | AL | 30 | P | 38 | 68 | 15 | 49 | 4 | 0 | .941 | 1.68 | .959 | 1.29 | ||||||
| 1930 | DET | AL | 31 | P | 34 | 41 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1.18 | .944 | 1.18 | ||||||
| 1931 | DET | AL | 32 | P | 34 | 84 | 20 | 62 | 2 | 5 | .976 | 2.41 | .952 | 1.19 | ||||||
| 1932 | DET | AL | 33 | P | 33 | 55 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 1.61 | .958 | 1.21 | ||||||
| 1933 | WSH | AL | 34 | P | 39 | 66 | 8 | 51 | 7 | 2 | .894 | 1.51 | .962 | 1.18 | MVP-9 | |||||
| 1933 | WSH | AL | 34 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 0-0-1 | MVP-9 | ||||||
| 1934 | WSH | AL | 35 | P | 32 | 50 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 1.53 | .954 | 1.11 | ||||||
| 1935 | WSH | AL | 36 | P | 34 | 76 | 13 | 60 | 3 | 4 | .961 | 2.15 | .949 | 1.12 | ||||||
| 1936 | WSH | AL | 37 | P | 28 | 47 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 1.61 | .955 | 1.04 | ||||||
| 1937 | CLE | AL | 38 | P | 33 | 44 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | .955 | 1.27 | .955 | 1.09 | ||||||
| 1938 | CLE | AL | 39 | P | 26 | 32 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .938 | 1.15 | .953 | 1.12 | ||||||
| 1939 | CHC | NL | 40 | P | 24 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.63 | .960 | 1.09 | ||||||
| 17 Seasons | P | 541 | 914 | 166 | 701 | 47 | 31 | .949 | 1.60 | .956 | 1.23 | |||||||||
| 1 Season | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||||
| 17 Seasons | TOT | 542 | 914 | 166 | 701 | 47 | 31 | .949 | 1.60 | .905 | 1.23 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Pitching - 2 (727), Average HOFer ≈ 40 |
| Gray Ink | Pitching - 111 (183), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 32 (404), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 20 (293), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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December 14, 1932: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Washington Senators for Carl Fischer and Firpo Marberry.
December 10, 1936: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Washington Senators to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent Jack Salveson to the Washington Senators. The Cleveland Indians sent Thornton Lee to the Chicago White Sox.
February 1, 1939: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
February 14, 1939: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
October 18, 1939: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
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