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.

1907 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1907 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
2	8 (4)	Apr 22	PHA		WSH	W,8-7	GS	0	6.1	1	3	0	4	0
3	14 (5)	Apr 30	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (3)	May 9	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	20 (1)	May 12	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-10	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	23 (2)	May 16	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
7	26 (2)	May 20	PHA	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
8	30 (3)	May 24	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	32 (1)	May 28	PHA		BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	11.0	0	2	0	2	0
10	37 (4)	May 31	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	40 (2)	Jun 4	PHA		CHW	L,6-10	CG	0	9.0	0	3	1	4	1
12	42 (1)	Jun 7	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
13	45 (2)	Jun 11	PHA		SLB	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
14	48 (2)	Jun 15	PHA		CLE	W,8-6	GS	0	6.0	1	2	0	3	0
15	52 (3)	Jun 20	PHA		DET	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
16	55 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
17	60 (4)	Jun 28	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	0	11.2	0	4	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	64 (3)	Jul 3	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
19	68 (3)	Jul 6	PHA	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG	0	13.0	2	4	0	6	0
20	72 (3)	Jul 10	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
21	76 (3)	Jul 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	81 (4)	Jul 22	PHA	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
23	85 (3)	Jul 26	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
24	88 (2)	Jul 31	PHA		SLB	W,8-7	GF	0	2.1	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	89	Aug 1	PHA		SLB	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
26	92 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
27	96 (3)	Aug 8	PHA		DET	L,3-5	GS	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	99 (2)	Aug 13	PHA	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
29	104 (4)	Aug 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-6	GS	0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	106 (1)	Aug 20	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
31	109 (2)	Aug 23	PHA	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
32	114 (4)	Aug 29	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	0	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	118 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
34	124 (5)	Sep 6 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
35	129 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	0	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
36	132 (2)	Sep 13	PHA		BOS	T,6-6	GF	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	135 (2)	Sep 16	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
38	138 (2)	Sep 21	PHA		SLB	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
39	140 (1)	Sep 25	PHA		CHW	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
40	142 (1)	Sep 27	PHA		DET	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
41	143	Sep 30	PHA		DET	T,9-9	GF	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
42	145 (1)	Oct 2	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
43	147 (1)	Oct 4 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
							43gm		344.0	33	88	2	123	4