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	10-9 / in Starts: 7-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	29 (11-13-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-5)

Most Driven In
E Johnson	1
A Marsans	1
D Pratt	0
D Lavan	0

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	611	7 (6)	Apr 19	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.087	2.10	-0.14%	-1.26	P
2	612	14 (6)	Apr 29	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	613	18 (3)	May 6 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,8-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	614	20 (1)	May 8 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	615	31 (10)	May 18	SLB		WSH	L,2-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.04	-0.033	1.46	-0.03%	-0.29	P
6	616	35 (3)	May 24	SLB		BOS	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
7	617	38 (2)	May 27	SLB		BOS	T,1-1	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.33	0.022	.80	0.01%	0.34	P
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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	618	40 (1)	Jun 1	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.70	-0.032	.20	-0.01%	-0.25	P
9	619	54 (13)	Jun 20	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0		.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.13	-0.046	.37	-0.01%	0.08	P
10	620	58 (3)	Jun 24	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.125	.222	.125	.347	9	2.34	-0.086	.40	-0.01%	-0.58	P
11	621	63 (4)	Jun 28	SLB	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
12	622	65 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	SLB		DET	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.158	.238	.211	.449	9	1.29	0.045	.05	0.00%	0.49	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	623	72 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-5	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.143	.217	.190	.408	9	1.33	-0.063	.02	0.00%	-0.38	P
14	624	77 (4)	Jul 8	SLB		NYY	W,8-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.136	.208	.182	.390	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
15	625	79 (1)	Jul 10	SLB		NYY	L,5-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.130	.231	.174	.405	9	1.64	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
16	626	86 (6)	Jul 17	SLB		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.111	.200	.148	.348	9	1.48	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
17	627	91 (4)	Jul 22 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.103	.188	.138	.325	9	.41	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
18	628	96 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.118	.189	.147	.336	9	1.57	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-0.70	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	629	101 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.114	.184	.143	.327	9	1.05	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.64	P
20	630	104 (2)	Aug 6	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(11)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.108	.195	.135	.330	9	1.62	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
							10-9		45	37	0	4	1	0	0	2	3	0	10	1	4		1		0		.108	.195	.135	.330		1.25	-0.629	.42	-0.18%	-3.64

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