Eddie Plank

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 31, 1875 in Gettysburg, PA us

Died: February 24, 1926 in Gettysburg, PA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA

High School: Gettysburg Academy (Gettysburg, PA)

School: Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)

Debut: May 13, 1901 (Age 25-255d, 2,272nd in major league history)
vs. BLA 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: August 6, 1917 (Age 41-340d)
vs. WSH 10.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Eddie Plank's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Edward Stewart Plank

Nicknames: Gettysburg Eddie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

90.9

326

194

ERA

2.35

623

529

4495.2

2246

WHIP

1.119

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-19 / in Starts: 13-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games

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1908 Batting Game Log

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1908 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	271	8 (7)	Apr 22	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.333	.667	1.000	9			P
2	272	13 (4)	Apr 28	PHA		WSH	L,4-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.500	.750	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
3	273	23 (9)	May 12	PHA		CHW	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.286	.375	.571	.946	9			P
4	274	29 (5)	May 20	PHA		SLB	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.273	.333	.455	.788	9			P
5	275	34 (4)	May 26	PHA		DET	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.231	.333	.385	.718	9			P
6	276	37 (2)	May 29 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.286	.375	.500	.875	9			PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
7	277	39 (1)	Jun 1	PHA		WSH	W,6-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.294	.368	.471	.839	9			P
8	278	42 (2)	Jun 6	PHA	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.238	.304	.381	.685	9			P
9	279	46 (3)	Jun 10	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.296	.360	.656	9			P
10	280	51 (4)	Jun 16	PHA	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.231	.286	.346	.632	9			P
11	281	55 (3)	Jun 22	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-2	0-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.310	.407	.718	9			P
12	282	58 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.313	.400	.713	9			P
13	283	63 (4)	Jun 30	PHA		WSH	W,3-1	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.242	.286	.364	.649	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
14	284	67 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,3-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.222	.263	.333	.596	9			P
15	285	71 (3)	Jul 9	PHA		SLB	L,3-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.205	.244	.308	.552	9			P
16	286	74 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	0-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.214	.250	.310	.560	9			P
17	287	78 (3)	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.239	.271	.326	.597	9			P
18	288	81 (2)	Jul 20	PHA		DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.224	.255	.306	.561	9			P
19	289	85 (3)	Jul 25	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-12	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.216	.245	.294	.539	9			P
20	290	88 (2)	Jul 28	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.204	.232	.278	.510	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
21	291	93 (4)	Aug 2	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.196	.224	.268	.492	9			P
22	292	96 (2)	Aug 7	PHA	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.217	.242	.283	.525	9			P
23	293	101 (4)	Aug 11 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.242	.283	.525	9			P
24	294	103 (1)	Aug 14	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.210	.234	.274	.509	9			P
25	295	107 (3)	Aug 19	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.210	.234	.274	.509	9			P
26	296	113 (5)	Aug 28 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-1	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.224	.262	.485	9			P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
27	297	121 (7)	Sep 2	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.188	.211	.246	.458	9			P
28	298	126 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.183	.205	.239	.445	9			P
29	299	130 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.187	.208	.240	.448	8			P
30	300	132 (1)	Sep 12	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.184	.205	.237	.442	9			P
31	301	137 (4)	Sep 18 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.182	.203	.234	.436	4			PH
32	302	139 (1)	Sep 20	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.175	.195	.225	.420	9			P
33	303	142 (2)	Sep 24	PHA	@	DET	T,4-4	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.175	.195	.225	.420	4			P
34	304	145 (2)	Sep 26	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.181	.200	.229	.429	9			P
35	305	150 (4)	Oct 1	PHA		BOS	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.186	.205	.233	.437	9			P
36	306	157 (6)	Oct 7 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				1		.180	.198	.225	.423	9			P
							16-19		92	89	4	16	4	0	0	4	2		8	0	1		0		1		.180	.198	.225	.423

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