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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Team Record in Appearances: 20-16 / in Starts: 14-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 6, Entered with runners on base: 2

1916 Pitching Game Log

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1916 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	567	4	Apr 16	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-5		W(1-0)	99	2.1	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	3.86	7.89	12					7					0
2	568	9	Apr 22	SLB		CLE	T,1-1			5	7.0	2	0	0	2	7	0	0	0.96	2.85	24					22					0
3	569	14	Apr 29	SLB		CHW	L,1-3	CG	L(1-1)	6	9.0	8	3	1	3	4	0	0	0.98	2.64	36	64	2	2	0	32	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.36	-0.18%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	570	16	May 2	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	6-7	H(1)	2	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.35	2.62	7		2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	0.03%
5	571	18	May 5	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	W(2-1)	2	9.0	7	4	3	3	1	0	0	1.86	2.76	37	57				32	0	0			0
6	572	21	May 10	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-1	GS-	L(2-2)	4	7.0	3	1	1	4	2	0	0	1.75	2.90	28	65				24					0
7	573	25	May 15	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	L(2-3)	4	8.0	9	5	5	2	7	0	1	2.45	2.68	32	49				29	0	2			0
8	574	30	May 22	SLB	@	NYY	W,9-5	GS-8	W(3-3)	6	7.0	11	5	4	3	3	0	0	2.82	2.69	36	37	3	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.90	-0.27%
9	575	37	May 29(2)	SLB	@	DET	L,6-17	GS-	L(3-4)	6	2.0	7	6	6	1	1	0	0	3.74	2.69	13	18				12					0
10	576	38	May 30(1)	SLB		CLE	W,5-4		W(4-4)	0	5.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.41	2.70	19					17					0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
11	577	42	Jun 1(2)	SLB		CLE	W,6-5		S(1)	1	3.0	5	2	1	0	1	0	0	3.39	2.64	13					13					0
12	578	46	Jun 7	SLB		NYY	W,6-5	GS-		5	6.1	6	5	2	3	3	0	1	3.34	2.70	28	47				24					0
13	579	49	Jun 12	SLB		BOS	W,4-3		W(5-4)	4	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	2.69	8					8					0
14	580	52	Jun 15	SLB		WSH	L,0-1	CG	L(5-5)	2	9.0	8	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.97	2.66	35	67				32	0	1			0
15	581	55	Jun 20	SLB		CHW	L,2-4	GS-	L(5-6)	4	5.1	6	3	3	2	1	0	0	3.11	2.69	25	43				22					0
16	582	59	Jun 24	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	GS-5	L(5-7)	3	4.2	5	4	4	3	2	0	0	3.35	2.72	22	37	1	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.09%
17	583	65	Jun 28	SLB		DET	W,5-3	CG	W(6-7)	3	9.0	5	3	2	2	4	0	0	3.23	2.66	32	69				29	0	0			0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
18	584	68	Jul 1	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-5		L(6-8)	2	4.0	7	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.19	2.64	19					18					0
19	585	72	Jul 4(2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-7		L(6-9)	2	2.1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.20	2.66	9					8					0
20	586	74	Jul 7	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-0	SHO	W(7-9)	2	9.0	5	0	0	4	4	0	0	2.95	2.67	34	77				30	0	0			0
21	587	78	Jul 12(1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	W(8-9)	4	9.0	10	3	1	1	3	0	0	2.80	2.62	41	61	2	0	0	39	1	1	0	0	0	2	.07	0.01%
22	588	84	Jul 17	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-	L(8-10)	4	2.0	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	2.83	2.61	10	38				10					0
23	589	99	Jul 30(2)	SLB		NYY	W,2-0	SHO	W(9-10)	12	9.0	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.64	2.52	31	84				31	0	0			0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
24	590	103	Aug 4	SLB		BOS	W,6-1	CG	W(10-10)	4	9.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2.54	2.61	30	80				28	0	0			0
25	591	109	Aug 8(2)	SLB		WSH	W,9-1	CG	W(11-10)	3	9.0	1	1	1	3	5	0	0	2.44	2.59	31	83				28	1	0			0
26	592	113	Aug 11(2)	SLB		CLE	W,3-1		S(2)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.41	2.57	6					6					0
27	593	114	Aug 12	SLB		CLE	W,11-0	SHO	W(12-10)	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.28	2.53	28	85				28	1	0			0
28	594	116	Aug 17(1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-	L(12-11)	4	9.1	7	4	3	2	2	1	0	2.31	2.61	39	60				34					0
29	595	123	Aug 23(2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	L(12-12)	5	7.0	10	4	3	2	3	0	2	2.37	2.63	33	44				28	1	0			0
30	596	127	Aug 26	SLB	@	NYY	L,6-10	5-6	BL(12-13)	2	1.2	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	2.40	2.64	10		0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	2	1	6.06	-0.95%
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
31	597	135	Sep 4(2)	SLB		CHW	L,1-2	CG	L(12-14)	8	9.0	6	2	1	2	3	0	0	2.33	2.63	33	70				29	1	0			0
32	598	137	Sep 7	SLB	@	DET	W,6-5		S(3)	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.31	2.61	8					8					0
33	599	140	Sep 10	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	W(13-14)	2	10.0	12	2	2	2	1	0	0	2.28	2.62	40	59				37	0	2			0
34	600	144	Sep 14	SLB		BOS	W,6-1	CG	W(14-14)	3	9.0	4	1	1	4	2	0	0	2.23	2.64	33	73				29	1	0			0
35	601	148	Sep 18	SLB		WSH	L,0-1	GS-	L(14-15)	3	8.0	7	1	1	2	4	0	0	2.19	2.62	31	66				27					0
36	602	152	Sep 22	SLB		PHA	W,6-3	CG	W(15-15)	3	9.0	11	3	2	2	4	0	0	2.18	2.60	37	57				35	0	0			0
37	603	158	Oct 1	SLB		DET	W,6-3	CG	W(16-15)	8	9.0	13	3	3	3	4	0	0	2.21	2.60	42	50				39	3	0			0
							20-16		W-L:16-15,Sv:3,BSv:1,Hld:1	3.4	236.0	203	78	58	66	88	2	6	2.21	2.60	952	59	10	2	0	859	14	7	0	0	2	4	1.68	-1.46%

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