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: 10-9 / in Starts: 7-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 3

1917 Pitching Game Log

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1917 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	604	7	Apr 19	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	7	2	1	0	3	0	0	1.00	1.60	34	70	0	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.63	0.05%
2	605	14	Apr 29	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-5	8-8	BS(1)	9	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.96	1.94	3		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.90	-0.78%
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
3	606	18	May 6(1)	SLB		CHW	W,8-4	6-7	H(1)	6	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	1.99	6		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.34	0.57%
4	607	20	May 8(1)	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.75	2.26	3		0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	0.05%
5	608	31	May 18	SLB		WSH	L,2-8	GS-7	L(1-1)	9	7.0	10	8	3	3	2	0	0	1.89	2.53	36	34	2	0	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	5	1.02	-0.41%
6	609	35	May 24	SLB		BOS	L,3-4	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	2.51	4		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.02%
7	610	38	May 27	SLB		BOS	T,1-1	CG(11)		2	11.0	8	1	1	2	2	0	0	1.45	2.49	42	77	1	2	0	40	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.13	0.23%
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
8	611	40	Jun 1	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	GS-8		4	8.0	6	2	2	1	3	0	0	1.62	2.36	29	64	1	2	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.01%
9	612	54	Jun 20	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	W(2-1)	18	9.0	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	1.69	2.41	34	64	0	1	0	31	2	1	0	0	0	0	.53	0.06%
10	613	58	Jun 24	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-6	L(2-2)	3	6.0	8	4	4	3	1	1	0	2.17	2.76	28	38	1	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	1	.21	-0.03%
11	614	63	Jun 28	SLB	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS-2		3	2.0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.09	2.85	12	46	0	0	0	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	.07	0.00%
12	615	65	Jun 30(1)	SLB		DET	W,4-3	CG	W(3-2)	1	9.0	9	3	1	5	3	0	1	1.94	2.95	40	59	0	1	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	1	.07	0.00%
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
13	616	72	Jul 4(2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-5	3-GF	L(3-3)	3	7.0	7	3	3	4	3	0	0	2.13	2.97	29		3	1	0	22	1	1	2	2	0	1	.02	0.00%
14	617	77	Jul 8	SLB		NYY	W,8-2	6-GF	S(1)	3	3.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.02	2.92	11		0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
15	618	79	Jul 10	SLB		NYY	L,5-7	GS-6		1	6.0	6	5	5	1	3	1	0	2.42	3.00	25	42	0	0	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
16	619	86	Jul 17	SLB		BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(4-3)	6	9.0	5	2	2	0	3	0	0	2.38	2.86	32	72	0	0	0	29	1	1	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
17	620	91	Jul 22(1)	SLB		WSH	W,4-0	SHO	W(5-3)	4	9.0	7	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.17	2.86	35	71	0	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
18	621	96	Jul 28(1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(12)	L(5-4)	5	11.2	9	3	1	5	0	0	0	2.02	2.94	47	68	3	2	0	38	1	1	0	1	2	1	.00	0.00%
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
19	622	101	Aug 2(2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-7	L(5-5)	4	7.0	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	2.05	2.95	29	57	0	0	0	24	0	0	1	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
20	623	104	Aug 6	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(11)	L(5-6)	3	10.1	5	1	1	3	3	0	0	1.96	2.92	38	79	1	1	0	35	0	0	1	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							10-9		W-L:5-6,Sv:1,BSv:1,Hld:1	4.0	128.2	105	39	28	38	29	2	1	1.96	2.92	517	60	12	13	0	458	10	6	6	7	4	12	.48	-0.23%

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