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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1902 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1902 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 24	PHA	@	BLA	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	0	2	1	3	1
2	5 (2)	Apr 29	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	8 (2)	May 2	PHA		WSH	L,6-7	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
4	11 (2)	May 6	PHA		WSH	W,11-0	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
5	16 (4)	May 12	PHA		BOS	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
6	18 (1)	May 15	PHA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
7	21 (2)	May 20	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	24 (2)	May 23	PHA		CLE	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
9	25	May 24	PHA		CLE	L,9-15	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	27 (1)	May 28	PHA		DET	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
11	29 (1)	May 30 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,7-11	CG	0	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	33 (3)	Jun 3	PHA		CHW	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
13	37 (3)	Jun 8	PHA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
14	40 (2)	Jun 11	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	49 (8)	Jun 24	PHA	@	BLA	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
16	53 (3)	Jun 28	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	55 (1)	Jul 2	PHA		BLA	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
18	59 (3)	Jul 7	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
19	67 (7)	Jul 16	PHA		CHW	L,4-9	GS	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	71 (3)	Jul 21	PHA		CLE	W,11-10		0	4.0	0	2	0	2	0
21	73 (1)	Jul 23	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	79 (5)	Aug 2	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
23	82 (2)	Aug 5	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
24	85 (2)	Aug 9	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
25	93 (7)	Aug 15 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
26	95 (1)	Aug 18	PHA		CHW	W,12-5	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
27	98 (2)	Aug 21	PHA		SLB	W,12-5	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
28	102 (3)	Aug 26	PHA		CLE	W,13-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
29	106 (3)	Aug 29	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
30	109 (2)	Aug 31 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	114 (4)	Sep 3	PHA	@	DET	W,5-3	GF	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	121 (6)	Sep 11 (1)	PHA		BLA	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
33	124 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
34	128 (3)	Sep 18	PHA		WSH	W,6-2	GF	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	130 (1)	Sep 20	PHA		BOS	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
36	133 (2)	Sep 23	PHA		BLA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							36gm		300.0	18	74	5	97	2