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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay (34) in action against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia.
The Phillies defeated the Mets 10-0 with Halladay pitching a three hit complete game shutout, striking out six and improving his record for the season to 5-1.
A few weeks later, Halladay pitched a perfect game May 29, 2010, against the Florida Marlins retiring 27 consecutive batters and later in the year, on October 6, 2010, in his first postseason appearance, Halladay pitched a no-hitter (his second of the season), against the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of the National League Division Series
Halladay would go on to win his second Cy Young award that season (his first was in 2003 with the Toronto Blue Jays) and became only the fifth pitcher in major league history to win the award in both the American and National leagues.
Halladay was inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 2019 having been killed in a plane crash in 2017 at the age of forty.
The Toronto Blue Jays retired his uniform number 32 in his honor, and the Phillies retired his number 34 on May 29, 2020, the 10th anniversary of his perfect game
Photo by Bruce Adler
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The Los Angeles Angels were a Minor League Baseball team based in Los Angeles that played in the "near-major league" Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1957. From 1903 through 1957, the Los Angeles Angels, a PCL team, were one of the mainstays of the Pacific Coast League, winning the PCL pennant 12 times. From 1903 through 1925, the team played at 15,000-seat Washington Park (also known as Chutes Park), just south of downtown Los Angeles. Both the team and the park were founded by James Furlong "Jim" Morley (1869–1940). During this time, the Angels (or Looloos or Seraphs as they were sometimes called), won pennants in 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1916, 1918, and 1921.
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Jimmy Agnew
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)
Born: 22 May 1889 in Portland, OR us
Died: February 25, 1953 at age 63 in Seattle, WA
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA
Full Name: James William Agnew
Nicknames - Toots, Jim
James was born to James and Elizabeth Dickerson Agnew in Portland, OR. James played two years of professional baseball as a pitcher for Los Angeles, Vancouver and Portland. His spouse was Jeanne Balency Agnew (1891–1985).
Link to his minor league stats - www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=agnew-...
Jimmy "Toots" Agnew was a pitcher on the 1907 Seattle High School team. He was born in Portland and moved to Seattle when he was a year old. The son of P.J. Agnew, an early-day King County auditor, “Toots” launched his pro career in 1911 when he joined Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League. He had such a poor debut season, going 5-20, that Los Angeles sold him in 1912 to Vancouver of the Northwestern League. A year later, Vancouver traded him to Portland, where he injured his arm and never pitched again. Agnew finished his pro career with a 19-34 record and served as a lieutenant with the 20th Engineers Regiment in France during World War I (where he met his wife, Jano). He spent the 30 years following World War I as a pharmaceutical sales representative, and then went to work for the King County engineer’s office. Jimmy Agnew died on Feb. 26, 1953, in Seattle at the age of 63 following a short illness.
In 1912, Tacoma traded Schmutz, now nicknamed King, to Vancouver for five players, including former Seattle High teammate Jimmy Agnew.
From Bob Lemke's Blog (10 December 2009) - Jimmy "Toots" Agnew was born in Portland, Ore., in 1890, and never left the West Coast during his injury-shortened career in professional baseball. When the sporting press first took notice of him, he was described as a "college pitcher from Seattle." According to the SABR Minor League Database, Agnew's first pro gig was in the Pacific Coast League, with Los Angeles, in 1911. However, he appears in the 1910 Obak cigarette card set with L.A., so either SABR dropped a stitch or Obak jumped the gun. Considering that his 1911 Obak card says his pitching record for 1910 was "unavailable," it's more than likely that Agnew was Angels' property in 1910, but never actually played. In 1911, Agnew lost 20 games, winning only five. That caused him to be sold to Vancouver (Class B, Northwestern League) for the 1912 season. He was reported traded to Tacoma (without any record that he actually pitched for them), then to Portland (NWL). With Portland again in 1913, he injured his arm in May. According to the baseball custom of that era, he was paid for two weeks at his regular salary ($200 per month), then for another two weeks at half-pay, per the standard injury clause of the day's contracts. The team then put him on as a gatekeeper, and we hear no more of Jimmy Agnew. Besides his 1910 and 1911 Obak cards, Agnew appeared in 1911 sets from Pacific Coast Biscuit and Zeenuts candy.
This is the reason why Jimmy "Toots" Agnew appeared in the 1910 T212 OBAK Baseball card set. (Clipped from - The San Francisco Examiner newspaper - San Francisco, California - 17 April 1910) - Jimmy Agnew, the young Santa Clara College pitcher, was In uniform on the Angel bench Friday, and Captain Dillon planned to take him south for a tryout, but James Agnew, the former owner of the Seattle club, the boy's father, telegraphed from the north that he didn't want Jimmy to play professional baseball.
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(Morning Oregonian, June 12, 1907) - SCHOOL TEAM TO GO EAST - Baseball Nine of Seattle High School Will Play Games in New York. SEATTLE, Wash., June 11. (Special.) Though none of the commercial bodies of Seattle considered the venture profitable, Seattle business men have advanced money enough to enable the Seattle High School baseball team to make a tour of Eastern cities this Summer and fill a schedule of 45 games that has been arranged for the team. Harold Stewart, the son of Assistant Chief Engineer Alexander Stewart of the Great Northern, who raised the funds to bring the Chicago High School and Lick school of San Francisco football teams here last Winter, financed the Eastern tour of the local school boys. Jimmy Agnew, son of County Auditor James P. Agnew, a figure in Coast League baseball up to this year, and young Charley Schmutz, the high school lad who shut out Dugdale's league team in a practice game, will do all the pitching. Others in the team are: Charley Mullen, first base; Smith, second; Hilton, third; McGuire, shortstop; Hickingbotham, left field; William Jennings “Wee” Coyle, center; Ten Million, right, and Hemingway, captain and catcher. The first game will be played In St. Paul, where new uniforms advertising the 1909 fair will meet the team. The boys have games scheduled with high schools as far east as New York. They are to leave Friday.
(Lewiston Evening Teller, July 16, 1907) - HIGH TEAM LOSES AGAIN - WASHINGTON, D. C., July 16.— Because "Toots" Agnew was over worked, the Seattle High school baseball team went down to defeat Friday by a score of 9 to 3. The Westerners have gained a host of friends here who were disappointed at their defeat. Both teams were blanked until the fifth session when Agnew became affected with the heat and the All-Stars gathered five tallies. "Toots" Agnew was spiked in the ankle, which proved a severe handicap to the tourists.
(Lewiston Evening Teller, July 20, 1907) - SEATTLE HIGH WINS AGAIN - CHARLOTTSVILLE, Va,, July 20.— The Seattle High School baseball team played an errorless game and, aided by the masterly pitching of "Toots” Agnew, defeated Charlottsvllle by a score of 5 to 1 yesterday. The locals escaped a shutout because a long foul was called fair and it counted for a triple. A single scored the runner. Thirty men faced Agnew. He fanned 10, hit one, walked one and allowed but five hits.
(San Francisco Call, 22 January 1910) - SANTA CLARA. Jan. 21. — Santa Clara opens its college baseball schedule for 1910 tomorrow afternoon with the Stanford team at Palo Alto. All eyes will be focused on the competing teams, as the result will be a "feeler" of the relative strength of Stanford and Santa Clara. The beginning of this season show a bunch of players here who can meet the bait on the nose, something Kelly or any other coach rejoices in. One of the best, if not the best batters Santa Clara can boast this year is first baseman Thornton, formerly with the Barney Frankels of San Francisco. The boy has surely shown his worth with the stick and as an all around Good player. The thinning down going on here the last few days has been carried on with these words in mind. The pitchers for this years team are Barry, "Toots" Agnew and Allegaert.
(San Francisco Call, 9 March 1910) - COLLEGE TWIRLER HAS GOOD RECORD - Santa Clara Slab Artist Has Won All But Two of the Games Played (Special Dispatch to The Call) SANTA CLARA, March 8.— "Toots" Agnew, the former Seattle high school player, has more than made good in the Santa Clara varsity, nine this season. Agnew has pitched two-thirds of the games and came out with a record of only two defeats. Sunday he held the Barney Frankels of San Francisco down to two hits and did not allow a man to reach first base before the seventh inning. Agnew is one of those pitchers who never lose their heads, even with the bases full and the bleachers "hollering" themselves hoarse.
(San Francisco Call, 10 April 1910) - ST. MARY'S TAKES THE CHAMPIONSHIP - Oaklanders Down Santa Clara in Big League Exhibition of Baseball - by WILL SCARLET - St. Mary's college won the intercollegiate baseball championship from Santa Clara yesterday afternoon at Freeman's park, Oakland, by taking the second game in this year's series by the score of 1 to 0. The biggest surprise to the fans who have been following the work of the Catholic college boys was the fine showing made by the southern twirler, "Toots" Agnew. For seven and a half innings the spectators of yesterday's diamond conflict were treated to the sort of ball we get when the Seals and the Beavers start one of those 15 inning rackets that result in a no score game. The St. Mary's men connected with Agnew a trifle more frequently than the southerners hit Leonard, but there seemed little prospect of anybody scoring unless something unexpected should happen. But something did happen. Wilkinson, St. Mary's first baseman, connected with one of Agnew's benders and sent the ball soaring skyward. The bleachers woke up and the rooters on both sides yelled. Little Zarick, the Santa Clara left fielder, dug madly after the fly, but the ball cleared the left field fence and Wilkie serenely trotted home. That homer was the first and only run of the game.
(The Seattle Star, January 12, 1911) - Toots Agnew, baseball player, son of the former county auditor, is being sought by Angeles.
(The Seattle Star, January 19, 1911) - Toots Agnew will go with Los Angeles for 1911.
(Los Angeles Herald, 23 January 1911) - Agnew, a rah-rah twirler from Seattle, is one of the late additions to the ranks of the Angels, and although he has had little, if any, experience in the professional line his rating in the amateur ranks shows exceptional promise.
(San Francisco Call, 16 February 1911) - AGNEW AT SANTA CLARA - SANTA CLARA, Feb.. 15.—James "Toots" Agnew, last years star slabster of the Santa Clara varsity, is visiting the college. Agnew has signed a contract with Hen Berry's Los Angeles club. But for parental objection, Agnew would have been In the coast league last season. "Toots" as he was popularly known on the campus during his college days will remain at college until February 20, when he will depart for the south to report to the Los Angeles team.
(Los Angeles Herald, 28 March 1911) - Agnew is not to be dropped from the Angel roster merely because he has a sore arm and has been unable to show himself in the practice games. Berry said last night that he had a lot of confidence in the ability of Agnew to pitch winning ball for the Angels this season and will keep him until he recovers from the sore arm affliction, and send him in to make good, as he believes the Northwestern leaguer surely will do.
(Los Angeles Herald, 9 April 1911) - Agnew, a new recruit for the mound department, has had little or no experience in the line of professional ball, but is a Santa Clara college twirler. His home is in Seattle. He comes highly recommended and will probably be held for a year or two before given any great leeway in regular work.
(Los Angeles Herald, 20 April 1911) - Agnew is so good that he is afraid he will be heaving no-hit games and get drafted. He wants to stay on the coast.
(San Francisco Call, 30 April 1911) - VERNON TRIMS ANGELS AGAIN - Pitcher Agnew Makes Professional Debut and Impresses Fans Favorably - LOS ANGELES, April 29, Jimmy Agnew, a former Santa Clara college boy, pitched his first professional game of baseball today and made an impressive debut, even though Vernon again trimmed the Angels 5 to 3. He held the Villagers to six hits and really outpitched Brackenridge, but poor support in the field, especially by his battery partner, Hughey Smith, turned these six hits into five runs. Brackenridge was especially effective with men on bases, and killed off several rallying efforts by the Angels. The latter got away poorly in the ninth, but put up a rattling finish and got to the point where a hit would have tied the score, but Wheeler was not equal to the occasion and retired the side with his easy poke to Patterson.
(Los Angeles Herald, 30 April 1911) - Hogan says that Agnew is a wonder and will make a winner for Dillon. Nearly 5000 fans who saw him work yesterday think the same way. Few youngsters can show as much in their first professional game. This is the second season he has tried to catch on with the Angels, and it looks like he had made a permanent place on regular call for himself.
(Los Angeles Herald, 21 May 1911) - JIMMY AGNEW, the Santa Clara boy, who has been kept on the Angels’ bench for several days while the other heavers were getting the everlasting stuffing thumped out of them by the Villagers, went onto the hill for Cap Dillon’s rickety old Angel machine yesterday afternoon and pitched such dandy ball that the Hogans had to take the short end of the 9 to 6 count. Agnew had one bad inning, the second, before he settled down to the job ahead of him, and the Villagers piled up four runs before he could pull himself together. After that round he was so effective that the suburban outfit could make the circuit of the bags only twice more, while the Angels seemed to have some sort of a hunch that Agnew could hold the enemy down the balance of the time and gave him winning support In the field and at bat.
(Los Angeles Herald, 28 August 1911) - Jimmy Agnew out pitched Pernoll yesterday morning, winning his game by a 6 to 4 score. The Santa Clara boy is going to be some classy twirler next year and when Berry gets a stronger team behind him it looks like he might be one of the Angels’ winning regulars.
(The Seattle Star, April 26, 1912) - Toots Agnew pitched the Vancouver champions to victory yesterday, beating Spokane 5 to 3. Agnew allowed only 5 hits.
(The Tacoma Times, May 30, 1912) - Morning Game Lost By Tacoma Tigers - The Tigers lost to Vancouver in the first game today at Seattle, scoring but 1 against the Beavers' 8. Hunt and Crittenden worked well but the Vancouver batters found Hunt for 10 hits. The Tigers got seven scattered hits off Toots Agnew.
(The Tacoma Times, July 27, 1912) - "Toots" Agnew Is expected to show up for tomorrow's game. He was still fiddling yesterday with that job with Twohy Bros., but his father wants him to finish out the season at least, with the Tigers.
(Morning Oregonian, August 22, 1912) - Tacoma has sold Jimmy Agnew to the Portland Colts. Agnew was pitching swell ball for Vancouver when traded to Tacoma In the Schmutz deal, but he refused to report to Watkins. Tacoma Is said to have owed McCredie some money on the La Longe sale, hence the dicker for Agnew. He Is a Seattle boy.
(The Seattle Star, August 23, 1912) - PORTLAND COLTS GET AGNEW - Toots Agnew, the former Seattle high school twirler, traded to Tacoma along with Butch Belford and Outfielder Persons by Vancouver in exchange for Charley Schmutz and who refused to join the Tigers, has picked up with Portland. Portland is here with Victoria this week. Agnew will probably pitch today.
(The Tacoma Times, June 14, 1913) - Probably Toots Agnew will
never pitch again. He has been here taking treatment for his sore arm from Dr. Barritt, and the latter declares he has pitched his last game. Toots has been troubled with a lame wing most of this season, and apparently it is permanent. Agnew is well liked around the circuit and has always been a good pitcher. Fans all along the coast will sympathize with him. He was formerly with Broadway High school, and later with the Los Angeles team in the Coast league.
(Morning Oregonian, November 14, 1913) - Jimmy Agnew is a grateful sort of chap. When his arm failed him, Nick Williams gave him full pay for two weeks and half pay for two weeks more and sent Jim home to Seattle to rest. Agnew laid low until the close of the season and then slipped a bill for $650 into the minor leagues arbitration board. Jimmy got turned down good and hard.
(The Sunday Oregonian, May 10, 1914) - Another game that is entitled to a place in Pacific Northwest Marathon battles, but which appears to have been overlooked, is that 21 inning affair in which Fort Casey defeated Joe Schlumpf's Websters, of Seattle, 1 to 0. The game was played at Fort Casey about five years ago. "Toots Agnew, formerly of the Portland Colts, pitched for Schlumpf's team and Johnny McManus, the oldtime University of Washington sprinter and ballplayer, did the catching. Byrd and Clark were the battery for the soldiers. Each pitcher struck out 21 and each issued three bases on balls. The Websters got eight hits off Byrd and the Soldiers got seven hits off Agnew.
(The Seattle Star, May 22, 1917) - "Toots" Agnew pitched good
ball, only allowing three hits, two of them counting for runs,
which lost the game, and Skinner & Eddy won, 2 to 0.
(The Tacoma Times, August 2, 1917) - SEATTLE TO SEND FAST
SEMI-PROS - "Toots" Agnew, former Northwestern league pitcher, who is managing the Ames team in the Seattle Shipbuilding league, agreed to bring his classy club to Tacoma for the first Sunday game with Hall's Tacoma All-Stars. The Ames team is one of the best semi-pro clubs In Seattle, and is really composed chiefly of former professionals.
(Morning Oregonian, August 12, 1919) - "Toots" Agnew Home From France. SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 11. Lieutenant James W. (Toots) Agnew, former baseball player in the Pacific northwest,
arrived here today after two years service with the American army in Franco. With him was his bride, who is Mademoiselle Jeanne J. Ballency of Dix, Landes, France.
St. Joseph's Martin Mitev threw a 2-hit complete game shutout to lead the Cadets to a 4-0 win over New Canaan Tuesday.
Illinois GK Michelle Denley took a chance to stop this one, and successfully pulled it in in a 1-0 shutout over Illinois State.
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One more (for now!) from the Pens last game on Wednesday night. Every game during the playoffs is a "White Out", where all fans are encouraged to where (you guess it!) white shirts and are given rally towels. I took this one in the last 10 seconds or so of the game with someone in front of me waving their towel. I don't do a lot of silhouette work, but I like how this one turned out.
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On Wednesday 9th October 19, in their Southwest Conference opener, the Cerritos College wrestling team opened with a 34-10 home win over Santa Ana College.
125 Pounds - #1 Jonathan Prata (CERR) def. Hector Camarena (SA), 19-2 (technical fall)
Maintaining his undefeated record, freshman Jonathan Prata (Downey HS) got to work quickly against Hector Camarena. After getting a quick takedown, he followed it with a two-point near fall and after a second takedown in the period, added a four-point near fall before the end of the period. A pair of two-point near falls in the second period was followed by a four-pointer, which ended the match at the buzzer to end the second period.
133 Pounds - Jose Mata (SA) def. #5 (125 pounds) Jose Lozano (CERR), 12-0 (major decision)
Competing in his first match at 133 pounds this season, freshman Jose Lozano (North Torrance HS) had a solid first period, where the match remained scoreless. However, in the second period, Jose Mata got Lozano on his back and scored a pair of four-point near falls, with the second coming at the end of the period. After escaping in the third period, Mata added a last-second takedown and went on to record the shutout.
141 Pounds - #3 (133 pounds) Andres Gonzalez (CERR) def. #5 Ali Kaveh (SA), 6-3
Ranked #3 in the state at 133 pounds, sophomore Andres Gonzales (Capistrano Valley HS) made a good impression in his first match at 141 pounds this season. Taking on #5-ranked Ali Kavez, Gonzales picked up a pair of points with a takedown with :38 seconds left in the first period. Kaveh earned an escape point before the end of the first and added another to start the second period, before Gonzalez produced another takedown with 1:24 left in the second period. Holding on to a 4-3 lead with 2:00 left, Gonzalez added an escape point and riding time to round out his victory.
149 Pounds - Richard Gurule (CERR) win by forfeit
157 Pounds - #5 Benji Navarette (SA) def. #6 (149 pounds) V'ante Moore (CERR), 8-2
Taking on #5-ranked Benji Navarette, freshman V'ante Moore (Lawndale HS) suffered his first loss at 157 pounds on the year. Ranked #6 at 149 pounds, Moore found himself trailing, 7-0 after the second period and was nearly pinned, but the clock ran out and had to absorb a four-point near fall. The match was scoreless after the first period. He picked up his two points in the third period, when Navarette was penalized twice for stalling.
165 Pounds - #1 (157 pounds) Larry Rodriguez (CERR) win by forfeit
174 Pounds - Cobe Hatcher (CERR) win by forfeit
184 Pounds - Danny Serrano (SA) def. Jarrod Nunez (CERR), 7-5 (double OT)
In one of two matches that went into overtime, sophomore Jarrod Nunez (Mayfair HS) took a 4-0 lead over Danny Serrano in the first period after an aggressive takedown and two-point near fall. But Serrano started his comeback when he reversed Nunez before the end of the first period and added another early in the second period. Needing at least an escape to be in position to tie the match, Nunez received it with :57 seconds left in the third period, with Serrano earning a point due to riding time. The two completed their 1:00 overtime without scoring, as well as each of their :30 second periods where each wrestling tried to escape to earn a point and the win. In the second overtime, Serrano was able to score a takedown with :18 seconds left to pick up the win.
197 Pounds - #4 Hamzah Al-Saudi (CERR) def. Jean Karlos Navas (SA), 19-4 (technical fall)
Riding the momentum of winning the Santa Ana Tournament, #4-ranked Hamzah Al-Saudi (Palisades HS) got stronger and stronger as the match went on against Jean Karlos Navas. Al-Saudi led just 2-1 in the first period, but a pair of takedowns and a last-second four-point near fall put him in front, 10-2 after the first three minutes. Two more takedowns and subsequent near falls earned him a technical fall win with :14 seconds left on the clock in the second period.
285 Pounds - #3 Randy Arriaga (CERR) def. Joseph Nava (SA), 3-2 (OT)
The night was capped off with another overtime match, as #3-ranked Randy Arriaga (Capistrano Valley HS) was the beneficiary of two stall points, which aided him in his win. Trailing, 2-1 with time running out in the third period, Joseph Nava was penalized a point for stalling with :23 seconds left. Then, in overtime, another one-point stalling penalty with :48 seconds left gave Arriaga another point to secure the win.
On Thursday, 27 July the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers played a double header.
The Angels entered at 52-49, hoping to make a run for the playoffs with Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout still on the roster. The Tigers (46-55) sat near the middle of a weak American League Central.
Fans saw something spectacular. In the opening game, Ohtani pitched a one-hit complete game shutout.
In the second, he hit is league-leading 37th and 38th homeruns.
Walter Perry Johnson (b. November 6, 1887 – d. December 10, 1946 at age 59), nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907–1927). He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and for the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935.
One of the most celebrated and dominating players in baseball history, Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken nine decades after retiring from baseball. He remains by far the all-time career leader in shutouts with 110, second in wins with 417, and fourth in complete games with 531. He held the career record in strikeouts for nearly 56 years, with 3,508, from the 1927 end of his career until the 1983 season, when three players (Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan and Gaylord Perry) finally passed the mark.
Johnson was the only player in the 3,000 strikeout club (achieved 22 July 1923) for 51 years (less 5 days) when Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout on 17 July 1974. Johnson led the league in strikeouts a Major League record 12 times—one more than current strikeout leader Nolan Ryan—including a record eight consecutive seasons.
In 1936, Johnson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. His gentle nature was legendary, and to this day he is held up as an example of good sportsmanship, while his name has become synonymous with friendly competition.
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 417–279
Earned run average - 2.17
Strikeouts - 3,508
Shutouts - 110
Managerial record 529–432
Winning % - .550
Teams: As player
Washington Senators (1907–1927)
As manager:
Washington Senators (1929–1932)
Cleveland Indians (1933–1935)
Career highlights and awards:
World Series champion (1924)
2× AL MVP (1913, 1924)
3× Triple Crown (1913, 1918, 1924)
6× AL wins leader (1913–1916, 1918, 1924)
5× AL ERA leader (1912, 1913, 1918, 1919, 1924)
12× AL strikeout leader (1910, 1912–1919, 1921, 1923, 1924)
Pitched a no-hitter on July 1, 1920
MLB record 110 career shutouts
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Major League Baseball All-Time Team
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted 1936
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/2942/col/1/yea/0/Wal...
Victor Gazaway Willis (b. April 12, 1876 – d. August 3, 1947 at age 71) was a Major League Baseball pitcher during the 1890s and 1900s. In 14 seasons in the National League, he pitched for the Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburg Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. In 513 career games, Willis pitched 3,996 innings and posted a win–loss record of 249–205, with 388 complete games, 50 shutouts, and a 2.63 earned run average (ERA). Nicknamed the "Delaware Peach", he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
Over a 13-year career, Willis was known as a workhorse and completed 388 of his 471 starts. Willis also holds the post-1900 record for complete games (45, in 1902) in a single season. Despite being a Hall of Fame pitcher, Willis holds the post-1900 record for most losses in a single season (29, in 1905).
For the three seasons from 1903 to 1905, Willis compiled a dismal record with the Boston Beaneaters of 42 wins against 72 losses. However, his ERA during those three years averaged 3.02 and in two of those years his ERA was under 3.00.
When he changed teams to the Pittsburg Pirates for 1906, whose offense had a combined batting average of .256 over the four years Willis was with the team, Willis compiled a record of 88–46. His ERA for those four years was 2.08.
Willis was on one World Series championship team, the 1909 Pirates. He lost one game during the Series, pitching against Ty Cobb's Detroit Tigers.
His final major league season was 1910, with the St. Louis Cardinals. Next season Willis pitched for a semipro team in his hometown Newark, Delaware.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Vic Willis in 1995, as the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame had done in 1977. He was the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the 19th century.
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 249–205
ERA - 2.63
Strikeouts - 1651
Teams:
Boston Beaneaters (1898–1905)
Pittsburg Pirates (1906–1909)
St. Louis Cardinals (1910)
Career highlights and awards:
World Series champion (1909)
MLB ERA leader (1899)
MLB strikeout leader (1902)
Pitched a no-hitter on August 7, 1899
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/6324/col/1/yea/0/Vic...
The tobacco card set known as T206 was issued from 1909 to 1911 in cigarette and loose tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned by the American Tobacco Company. It is a landmark set in the history of baseball card collecting, due to its size, rarity, and the quality of its color lithographs. It is also known informally as the "White Border" set due to the distinctive white borders surrounding the lithographs on each card.
The T206 set consists of 524 cards. Over 100 of the cards picture minor league players. There are also multiple cards for the same player in different poses, different uniforms, or even with different teams after being traded (since the set was issued over a period of three years). The cards measure 1 7⁄16 by 2 5⁄8 inches (3.7 cm × 6.7 cm) which is considered by many collectors to be the standard tobacco card size.
The T206 Wagner is the most valuable baseball card in existence, and even damaged examples are valued at $100,000 or more. This is in part because of Wagner's place among baseball's immortals, as he was an original Hall of Fame inductee. More importantly, it is one of the scarcest cards from the most prominent of all vintage card sets.
Link to checklist - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_reglt.html
Link to - T206 checklist / Listing all the possible backs - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_scbklt.html
Link to - T206 Resource - t206resource.com/
Link to - Back Scarcity - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_scbklt.html
In Auschwitz, the patriarchal God was numbered with those in the pit for in those 'darkest places, in the depths' evoked by the Psalmist, God's patriarchal face disappeared and his power was extinguished. But the metapatriarchal God was also, differently, numbered with those in the pit for she never left their side. What is perceived as divine absence may, then, approximate more closely the displacement of a particular model of God which, being only fictive, had only fictive power.
-The Female Face of God in Auschwitz A Jewish feminist theology of the Holocaust Melissa Raphael
Fernando Valenzuela Jersey number 34
In 1981 at the age of 18, Valenzuela joined the Dodgers. He had five shutouts in his first eight games. Deemed unstoppable, "Fernandomania" took hold of Dodger fans. He was named Rookie of the year in 1981. He also won the Cy Young Award making him the only player in history to win both awards in one season.
New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana (57) in action against the Florida Marlins during the penultimate game at Shea Stadium and of the 2008 season and with the Mets in a must win situation to extend the season with the team battling for a wild card playoff berth.
Santana pitched one of his best games as a Met to date, pitching nine shutout innings and striking out nine Marlins for his sixteenth win of the season.
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On Wednesday 9th October 19, in their Southwest Conference opener, the Cerritos College wrestling team opened with a 34-10 home win over Santa Ana College.
125 Pounds - #1 Jonathan Prata (CERR) def. Hector Camarena (SA), 19-2 (technical fall)
Maintaining his undefeated record, freshman Jonathan Prata (Downey HS) got to work quickly against Hector Camarena. After getting a quick takedown, he followed it with a two-point near fall and after a second takedown in the period, added a four-point near fall before the end of the period. A pair of two-point near falls in the second period was followed by a four-pointer, which ended the match at the buzzer to end the second period.
133 Pounds - Jose Mata (SA) def. #5 (125 pounds) Jose Lozano (CERR), 12-0 (major decision)
Competing in his first match at 133 pounds this season, freshman Jose Lozano (North Torrance HS) had a solid first period, where the match remained scoreless. However, in the second period, Jose Mata got Lozano on his back and scored a pair of four-point near falls, with the second coming at the end of the period. After escaping in the third period, Mata added a last-second takedown and went on to record the shutout.
141 Pounds - #3 (133 pounds) Andres Gonzalez (CERR) def. #5 Ali Kaveh (SA), 6-3
Ranked #3 in the state at 133 pounds, sophomore Andres Gonzales (Capistrano Valley HS) made a good impression in his first match at 141 pounds this season. Taking on #5-ranked Ali Kavez, Gonzales picked up a pair of points with a takedown with :38 seconds left in the first period. Kaveh earned an escape point before the end of the first and added another to start the second period, before Gonzalez produced another takedown with 1:24 left in the second period. Holding on to a 4-3 lead with 2:00 left, Gonzalez added an escape point and riding time to round out his victory.
149 Pounds - Richard Gurule (CERR) win by forfeit
157 Pounds - #5 Benji Navarette (SA) def. #6 (149 pounds) V'ante Moore (CERR), 8-2
Taking on #5-ranked Benji Navarette, freshman V'ante Moore (Lawndale HS) suffered his first loss at 157 pounds on the year. Ranked #6 at 149 pounds, Moore found himself trailing, 7-0 after the second period and was nearly pinned, but the clock ran out and had to absorb a four-point near fall. The match was scoreless after the first period. He picked up his two points in the third period, when Navarette was penalized twice for stalling.
165 Pounds - #1 (157 pounds) Larry Rodriguez (CERR) win by forfeit
174 Pounds - Cobe Hatcher (CERR) win by forfeit
184 Pounds - Danny Serrano (SA) def. Jarrod Nunez (CERR), 7-5 (double OT)
In one of two matches that went into overtime, sophomore Jarrod Nunez (Mayfair HS) took a 4-0 lead over Danny Serrano in the first period after an aggressive takedown and two-point near fall. But Serrano started his comeback when he reversed Nunez before the end of the first period and added another early in the second period. Needing at least an escape to be in position to tie the match, Nunez received it with :57 seconds left in the third period, with Serrano earning a point due to riding time. The two completed their 1:00 overtime without scoring, as well as each of their :30 second periods where each wrestling tried to escape to earn a point and the win. In the second overtime, Serrano was able to score a takedown with :18 seconds left to pick up the win.
197 Pounds - #4 Hamzah Al-Saudi (CERR) def. Jean Karlos Navas (SA), 19-4 (technical fall)
Riding the momentum of winning the Santa Ana Tournament, #4-ranked Hamzah Al-Saudi (Palisades HS) got stronger and stronger as the match went on against Jean Karlos Navas. Al-Saudi led just 2-1 in the first period, but a pair of takedowns and a last-second four-point near fall put him in front, 10-2 after the first three minutes. Two more takedowns and subsequent near falls earned him a technical fall win with :14 seconds left on the clock in the second period.
285 Pounds - #3 Randy Arriaga (CERR) def. Joseph Nava (SA), 3-2 (OT)
The night was capped off with another overtime match, as #3-ranked Randy Arriaga (Capistrano Valley HS) was the beneficiary of two stall points, which aided him in his win. Trailing, 2-1 with time running out in the third period, Joseph Nava was penalized a point for stalling with :23 seconds left. Then, in overtime, another one-point stalling penalty with :48 seconds left gave Arriaga another point to secure the win.
Newtown's Maddie Thoesen delivers a pitch against Pomperaug Monday. Thoesen threw 6 shutout innings in the Nighthawk's 13-1 victory.
Stephen Robert Blass (b. April 18, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and a current broadcast announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960, he made his major league debut in 1964 and joined the team permanently in 1966. He won 18 games in 1968, including a 2.12 ERA with seven shutouts, both career highs, and he finished particularly strong, winning the NL Player of the Month award for September with a 5-1 record, 1.65 ERA, and 46 SO. In 1969 he won 16 games with a career-high 147 strikeouts. From 1969 to 1972 he won 60 games, with a career-high 19 victories in 1972. In that season, he made the National League All-Star team.
In the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles, Blass pitched two complete game wins, allowing only seven hits and two runs in 18 innings, and was the winning pitcher in the 7th and deciding game. He finished second in the voting for World Series MVP behind teammate Roberto Clemente.
Besides his Series performance, Blass is best known for his sudden and inexplicable loss of control after the 1972 season. His ERA climbed to 9.85 in the 1973 season. He walked 84 batters in 88 2⁄3 innings, and struck out only 27, laboring through the 1973 season. After spending most of 1974 in the minor leagues, he retired from baseball in March 1975. Two months later writer Roger Angell chronicled Blass's travails in an essay in The New Yorker.
A condition referred to as "Steve Blass disease" has become a part of baseball lexicon. The "diagnosis" is applied to talented players who inexplicably and permanently seem to lose their ability to throw a baseball accurately. The fielder's variant of "Steve Blass disease" is sometimes referred to in baseball terminology as "Steve Sax syndrome".
Notable victims of "Steve Blass disease" include Rick Ankiel, Mark Wohlers, Dontrelle Willis, Ricky Romero and Daniel Bard.
MLB debut - May 10, 1964, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance - April 17, 1974, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 103–76
ERA - 3.63
Strikeouts - 896
Teams:
Pittsburgh Pirates (1964, 1966–1974)
Career highlights and awards:
All-Star (1972)
World Series champion (1971)
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/519/col/1/yea/0/Stev...
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Wow. What an opening game to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Marc Andre Fleury last night. The Pens won, 3-0, as the Flower looked solid, stopping all 32 shots he faced, some in dramatic fashion. He certainly looked as good as I've ever seen him, and if he keeps playing at this level, the Pens are going to make a very serious run at the Cup. This is one I took of Fleury a few months back in warm ups. You know it was a while ago because you can see Evgeni Malkin in the background, who has been out for months following knee surgery.
Game 2 tomorrow, let's go Pens!!
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Final inning walk to Forest City All Star player. Forest City loaded the bases but Rutherfordton held on for the shutout to win 14-0.
On Thursday, 27 July the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers played a double header.
The Angels entered at 52-49, hoping to make a run for the playoffs with Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout still on the roster. The Tigers (46-55) sat near the middle of a weak American League Central.
Fans saw something spectacular. In the opening game, Ohtani pitched a one-hit complete game shutout.
In the second, he hit is league-leading 37th and 38th homeruns.
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team goalie Hope Solo before recording her 50th shutout with a 3-0 win over the national team from Sweden at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, July 17, 2010.
A old family photo. The man on the left is my great great Grandfather James M. Harper. The other people are not identified. Dated May 1923. Photo most likely taken in or around the Monmouth, Illinois area.
Historical Events for May 1923.
May 2nd - Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0
May 3rd - 1st nonstop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed
May 4th - Bloody street battles between nazis, socialist & police in Vienna
May 4th - NY state revokes Prohibition law
May 7th - Mine strike at Belgian Borinage railroad
May 8th - Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116* v Somerset at Bath
May 11th - 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cards
May 12th - 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6
May 13th - Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours)
May 15th - Cooperation of Dutch Molen forms
May 17th - Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC)
May 19th - 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4
May 19th - KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies
May 20th - Stanley Baldwin, becomes PM of UK
May 22nd - Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier
May 23rd - Launch of Belgium's SABENA airline: first flight from Brussels to Lympne, England
May 25th - Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader
May 26th - 1st Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance is run
May 26th - Socialist Workers Youth International forms in Hamburg
May 28th - Attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere
May 28th - US unemployment has nearly ended
May 30th - Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic" premieres
May 30th - Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton wins in 5:31:19.618 (145.718 km/h)
May 31st - China & USSR exchange diplomats
May 31st - The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) forms in Durban, South Africa, with Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri as President.
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"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day."
~John A. Wheeler (Thanks for the quote Dani!)
Now I'm not saying that Arron Asham is strange, however what is strange is that he is the leading scorer for the Pens in the playoffs so far. Asham missed big parts of the regular season due to injury, but he has come back with a vengeance now!
You can see more pictures of Asham and other Pens on my blog!
Game 5 at noon today! Let's go Pens!
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From left, Jasper's Dillon Wagner, Moises Valenciano, Nathan Leibering, Tyler Carie, Colby Krodel, Jon Thomas and Devon Traylor celebrated as they joked around with one another in the locker room after a 56-0 shutout against Princeton in the first half Friday night at Jerry Brewer Alumni Stadium. The Wildcats went on to beat the Tigers 63-9.
Well band conditions were horrible again today & I got shutout.
Lately I have been the recipient of some extremely heavy chirp by the pictured critter & his partner in a very nearby pine tree anytime I get near my car in the parking lot.
Today I was strafed for the first time once I turned my back & beat a hasty retreat back into cover...critters.
72/73
Daryll
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Well, I went to the Pens game last night (which they won, awesome 2-0 shutout over the New York Rangers) but the other story of the night was the Civic Arena. Another leaf of the iconic roof was brought as the demolition of the longtime Pittsburgh landmark continues. This is the view from the Brew House in the new home of the Pens, the CONSOL Energy Center, located just across the street. You can see that not much is left inside but part of the seating, some wires and concrete and one lone banner hanging.
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Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (b. August 12, 1880 – d. October 7, 1925 at age 45), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "The Gentleman's Hurler" was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top ten in several key pitching categories, including wins, shutouts, and ERA. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, as one of its first five members.
Mathewson grew up in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, and began playing semiprofessional baseball when he was 14 years old. He played in the minor leagues in 1899, recording a record of 21 wins and two losses. He pitched for the New York Giants the next season but was sent back to the minors. He would eventually return to the Giants and go on to win 373 games in his career, a National League record. He led the Giants to victory in the 1905 World Series by pitching three shutouts. Mathewson never pitched on Sundays, owing to his Christian beliefs. Mathewson served in the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service in World War I, and was accidentally exposed to chemical weapons during training. His respiratory system was weakened from the exposure, causing him to contract tuberculosis, from which he died in Saranac Lake, New York. in 1925.
He is famous for his 25 pitching duels with Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, who won 13 of the duels against Mathewson's 11, with one no-decision.
By 1908, Mathewson was back on top as the league's elite pitcher. Winning the most games of his career, 37, coupled with a 1.43 ERA and 259 strikeouts, he claimed a second Triple Crown.
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 373–188
ERA - 2.13
Strikeouts - 2,502
Managerial record 164–176
Winning % .482
Teams - As player:
New York Giants (1900–1916)
Cincinnati Reds (1916)
As manager:
Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918)
Career highlights and awards:
2× World Series champion (1905, 1921)
2× Triple Crown (1905, 1908)
4× NL wins leader (1905, 1907, 1908, 1910)
5× NL ERA leader (1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913)
5× NL strikeout leader (1903–1905, 1907, 1908)
Pitched two no-hitters
Name honored by the Giants
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted 1936
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/3727/col/1/yea/0/Chr...
On Wednesday 9th October 19, in their Southwest Conference opener, the Cerritos College wrestling team opened with a 34-10 home win over Santa Ana College.
125 Pounds - #1 Jonathan Prata (CERR) def. Hector Camarena (SA), 19-2 (technical fall)
Maintaining his undefeated record, freshman Jonathan Prata (Downey HS) got to work quickly against Hector Camarena. After getting a quick takedown, he followed it with a two-point near fall and after a second takedown in the period, added a four-point near fall before the end of the period. A pair of two-point near falls in the second period was followed by a four-pointer, which ended the match at the buzzer to end the second period.
133 Pounds - Jose Mata (SA) def. #5 (125 pounds) Jose Lozano (CERR), 12-0 (major decision)
Competing in his first match at 133 pounds this season, freshman Jose Lozano (North Torrance HS) had a solid first period, where the match remained scoreless. However, in the second period, Jose Mata got Lozano on his back and scored a pair of four-point near falls, with the second coming at the end of the period. After escaping in the third period, Mata added a last-second takedown and went on to record the shutout.
141 Pounds - #3 (133 pounds) Andres Gonzalez (CERR) def. #5 Ali Kaveh (SA), 6-3
Ranked #3 in the state at 133 pounds, sophomore Andres Gonzales (Capistrano Valley HS) made a good impression in his first match at 141 pounds this season. Taking on #5-ranked Ali Kavez, Gonzales picked up a pair of points with a takedown with :38 seconds left in the first period. Kaveh earned an escape point before the end of the first and added another to start the second period, before Gonzalez produced another takedown with 1:24 left in the second period. Holding on to a 4-3 lead with 2:00 left, Gonzalez added an escape point and riding time to round out his victory.
149 Pounds - Richard Gurule (CERR) win by forfeit
157 Pounds - #5 Benji Navarette (SA) def. #6 (149 pounds) V'ante Moore (CERR), 8-2
Taking on #5-ranked Benji Navarette, freshman V'ante Moore (Lawndale HS) suffered his first loss at 157 pounds on the year. Ranked #6 at 149 pounds, Moore found himself trailing, 7-0 after the second period and was nearly pinned, but the clock ran out and had to absorb a four-point near fall. The match was scoreless after the first period. He picked up his two points in the third period, when Navarette was penalized twice for stalling.
165 Pounds - #1 (157 pounds) Larry Rodriguez (CERR) win by forfeit
174 Pounds - Cobe Hatcher (CERR) win by forfeit
184 Pounds - Danny Serrano (SA) def. Jarrod Nunez (CERR), 7-5 (double OT)
In one of two matches that went into overtime, sophomore Jarrod Nunez (Mayfair HS) took a 4-0 lead over Danny Serrano in the first period after an aggressive takedown and two-point near fall. But Serrano started his comeback when he reversed Nunez before the end of the first period and added another early in the second period. Needing at least an escape to be in position to tie the match, Nunez received it with :57 seconds left in the third period, with Serrano earning a point due to riding time. The two completed their 1:00 overtime without scoring, as well as each of their :30 second periods where each wrestling tried to escape to earn a point and the win. In the second overtime, Serrano was able to score a takedown with :18 seconds left to pick up the win.
197 Pounds - #4 Hamzah Al-Saudi (CERR) def. Jean Karlos Navas (SA), 19-4 (technical fall)
Riding the momentum of winning the Santa Ana Tournament, #4-ranked Hamzah Al-Saudi (Palisades HS) got stronger and stronger as the match went on against Jean Karlos Navas. Al-Saudi led just 2-1 in the first period, but a pair of takedowns and a last-second four-point near fall put him in front, 10-2 after the first three minutes. Two more takedowns and subsequent near falls earned him a technical fall win with :14 seconds left on the clock in the second period.
285 Pounds - #3 Randy Arriaga (CERR) def. Joseph Nava (SA), 3-2 (OT)
The night was capped off with another overtime match, as #3-ranked Randy Arriaga (Capistrano Valley HS) was the beneficiary of two stall points, which aided him in his win. Trailing, 2-1 with time running out in the third period, Joseph Nava was penalized a point for stalling with :23 seconds left. Then, in overtime, another one-point stalling penalty with :48 seconds left gave Arriaga another point to secure the win.
Juan Ramon Pizarro Cordova - a.k.a. "Terín" (b: February 7, 1937) is a former MLB pitcher. He played for 18 seasons on 9 teams, from 1957 through 1974. In 1964, he won 19 games (19-9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox. He also was an All-Star in 1963 and 1964.
Pizarro enjoyed his greatest success as a member of the Chicago White Sox. In 1961, despite being the youngest pitcher in the starting rotation, Pizarro emerged as the staff's ace, leading the Chisox with fourteen wins, 188 strikeouts and 194.2 innings pitched.
Pizarro's best season was 1964, when he went 19–9 with a 2.56 ERA and four shutouts. Coincidentally, it was also his best season with the bat, as he batted .211 with a career high three home runs and career high 15 RBI.
MLB debut - May 4, 1957, for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance - September 26, 1974, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics:
Win–loss record 131–105
ETRA - 3.43
Strikeouts - 1,522
Teams:
Milwaukee Braves (1957–1960)
Chicago White Sox (1961–1966)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–1968)
Boston Red Sox (1968–1969)
Cleveland Indians (1969)
Oakland Athletics (1969)
Chicago Cubs (1970–1973)
Houston Astros (1973)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1974)
Career highlights and awards:
2× All-Star (1963, 1964)
World Series champion (1957)
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/4669/col/1/yea/0/Jua...
The Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Pacific Coast League during several periods (1903, 1905, 1909–1914, 1918–1960, 1974–1976).
The team derived its name from Sacramento's status as capital of California. Solon was an early Greek lawmaker and the term "solons" was often used by journalists as a synonym for "senators." The team was also known at times as the Sacramento Sacts, an abbreviation of the name of the city, and the Sacramento Senators.
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Jimmy / James Whalen
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Unknown • Throws: Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lbs (in 1900 he was 5' 11", Weight 170 lbs)
Born: 1880 in San Francisco, California
Died: January 12, 1915 in Sacramento, California (On the California death index his name is - W.L. Whalen with gender unknown)
Full Name: William Lester Whalen
Nicknames: Chimmie der Whale, Chimmie, Jimmy der Whale, The Whale,
Wife's Name - Alice Whalen b. c. 1883 - d. 12 February 1914 at age 31 - they were married c. 1899
Link to his minor league stats - www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=whalen...
Link to - Marysville B.B.C. / Area: Yuba (Marysville) / Year: 1900 - www.goodoldsandlotdays.com/gallery/marysville-yuba-city/m... (Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States)
Jimmy Whalen was a minor league pitcher who won almost 300 games. Whalen, who never came to the majors, played most of his professional career in California.
Whalen debuted in 1898, going 7-12 in the California League and Pacific Coast League. The next year, he had a 17-22 record in 335 innings in the Cal League. With the 1900 Stockton Wasps, he was 17-18 with a 1.80 ERA. He moved to the San Francisco Wasps in 1901 and would win at least 29 games the next five years for them.
Whalen was 36-23 with a 2.08 ERA in 537 innings and 67 games for San Francisco in 1901. Amazingly, he failed to lead the California League in wins, one behind leader Ham Iburg. Jimmy was 30-26 in 1902, 29-21 in 443 innings in 1903 and 32-23 in 492 innings in 1904. In 1905, he was 32-25 for San Francisco and also won one outing with Stockton. He finally led the PCL in wins, as well as innings (512). He also threw a no-hitter. During 1904-1905, he ran up a steak of 47 consecutive shutout innings.
Moving to the Montreal Canucks in 1906, his first trip east, he sputtered at 12-17 and led the Eastern League with 333 hits allowed (in 246 innings). In 1907, he was 14-8 for the Williamsport Millionaires and 1-1 for the Oakland Commuters.
He joined the Sacramento Senators in 1908 and was 31-8 for them, again dominating out west. He was second in the California League in wins. He was 23-18 for Sacramento in 1908 and 14-22 in 1910, then missed 1911 due to a broken leg. He was 2-4 for the 1912 Vernon Tigers, then retired with a career record of 297-248 in 609 games.
His 7 seasons of 20 wins ties him for 4th in minor league history, behind Spider Baum (9), Tony Freitas (9) and Dick Barrett (8).
While with Sacramento, he was a teammate of youngsters Harry Hooper and Jack Fournier.
The Sporting Life of February 24, 1906, reported that pitcher Jimmy Whalen sent in a contract to the New York Highlanders, although it is unclear if Whalen made the team's active roster once the season was underway. Whalen never appeared in a major league game, although he won over 250 games in the minors.
The same publication, in its issue of January 29, 1916 called him a noted California pitcher, and said he had died of Bright's disease in San Francisco, CA in 1915 in his 34th year.
PCL Pitching Records:
Complete games 55 - Jimmy Whalen 1904 San Francisco Seals (he pitched 510 innings in 1904)
Shutouts 14 - Jimmy Whalen 1905 San Francisco Seals
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE NO-HIT GAMES
16 July 1905 - Jimmy Whalen - San Francisco vs Seattle - Won 2-0 in 7 innings.
Jimmy Whalen of the San Francisco Seals set a Pacific Coast League record when he completed his fifth straight shutout, spanning the 1904-05 seasons, with a victory over the Portland Beavers. Including two innings from his previous outing, Whalen would compile a total of 47 consecutive scoreless frames, also a PCL record. Whelan's standard of four shutouts in a single season would be equaled that same year by Bill Tozer of Los Angeles, whose 44 shutout innings is the PCL's single-season mark.
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(Los Angeles Herald, 8 October 1900) - Jimmy Whalen, the clever Stockton twirler who was slated for slab duty on Jim Woolley's Los Angeles club this winter, was stricken with appendicitis last week. An operation was performed Saturday and it Is unlikely he will play any ball this winter.
(San Francisco Call, 21 June 1901) - James Whalen, who is lovingly called "Chimmy der Whale" by his youthful admirers, forgot the "Charley-horse" in his ankle and toed the slab for the local nine. Jeems was given a jovial reception by the fans and he modestly accepted the plaudits, Whalen's "gigs" were a trifle off color, and he frequently missed the rubber with his shoots. Nevertheless he held the Beaux down to three hits up to the seventh, and then slackened up, as his arm was a bit stiff after his long rest. Whaien's record for the game was seven walks, one man hit by him, three strike outs and five hits off his delivery. Final Score - San Francisco 9 - Oakland 3.
(Los Angeles Herald, 16 December 1901) - Jimmy Whalen's services are sought by nearly every team in the National league, but he has not said which club he will go with. Rogers of Philadelphia wired Iberg the other day to "see" Jimmy and invite him to send on his terms. Jimmy was not long writing Rogers that he would pitch for his club for the same salary he was giving Iberg, which is $2200. An answer is expected from Rogers any hour.
(San Francisco Call, 23 June 1902) - Chimmie der Whale, otherwise James Whalen, broke up the Ponies winning combination at Oakland yesterday morning by presenting the Angela with their initial victory since arriving from the balmy climes of the south. Chimmie did not yield until after a gallant struggle and the score shows the defeat was an honorable one. The score: Los Angeles 2 - San Francisco -1.
(Los Angeles Herald, 29 December 1902) - Jimmy Whalen came to Harris today and asked to be released from his 1903 contract, as he had a $2400 offer from the St. Louis Americans and wanted to accept. Harris showed him where it would be a foolish move and Jimmy promised not to jump. The same thing happened to Thomas. He was offered a like salary from the same club, but made up his mind to live up to his written agreement with Fisher.
(Los Angeles Herald, 17 August 1905) - PORTLAND UNABLE TO HIT JIMMY WHALEN - San Francisco Defeats the Local Team by the Score of 2 to 0 - By Associated Press. PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 16. - Jlmmy Whalen's pitching was too much for the locals today and the visitors came out victorious by shutting the local club out without a run. It was Whalen also who delivered the necessary hit that scored the two runs acquired by the visitors. He came to bat In the seventh with the sacks full and two men out and laced one to right field scoring Nealon and Spencer.
(Los Angeles Herald, 12 November 1905) - Whalen Wants Car Fare! Jimmy Whalen of the Seals, who was sold to the New York Nationals, is kicking on the terms. He is satisfied with the salary question, but avers that he will not budge an inch toward the metropolis of the western hemisphere until the genial Clark Griffith comes across with a round-trip ticket between 'Frisco and New York. Griffith turned down Jimmy's application for a one way ticket and now Whalen insists upon a round-trip punch-out.
In 1905, the San Francisco Examiner published an exposé of gambling at Recreation Park. While the facts deal with 1905, one can assume that the 1903 season had many of the same types of things going on. "Frequently when a stranger goes up to bet he is told that all the money is taken on the side on which he wishes to bet. No matter how he offers to increase or diminish the odds, he is not permitted to place his money. Then the game results just as the bookmakers knew it would. They and their friends reap their harvest accordingly. And now Jimmy Whalen freely confesses that he was offered $400 to throw a game. "'Yes, I was offered $400 to lose a game,' said Whalen yesterday. 'I refused to consider the proposition. The man who made me the offer was a man I played for about six years ago [probably Ed Struve, who "owned" Watsonville, but secretly financed by Harris]. The game upon which the attempted bribe was based was played earlier in the season of this year.'"
(San Francisco Call, 25 February 1905) - HART CAN HAVE ANY SEAL FOR ONE SILVER DOLLAR - Uncle Hank Offers Chicago Magnate Pick of His Players for Releasing Jimmy Whalen. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.— President. Hart of the Chicago National League Club will have the best baseball investment on record at the opening of the 1906 season. He will have his choice of one player of the entire baseball club of San Francisco for $1. It all came about this way: Chicago drafted Pitcher Whalen from San Francisco. Manager Harris of the coast club recently came to the realization that he was much in need of a twirler for this season. Accordingly he asked Hart for Whalen's release, returning the draft price. As Chicago had eight pitchers, Hart consented to the release. Harris then notified the Chicago magnate that he could have his choice of any player on the San Francisco team next fall for $1. All the Cubs will leave to-morrow night for California, where they will train for a month.
(Morning Press, 21 November 1905) - TOZER OUT FOR THE WORLD'S RECORD - Ralph Tozer of the Seraphs will attempt to break the world’s pitching record Wednesday afternoon. To break the record of the Pacific coast It will be necessary for him to pitch three innings without allowing a score. To break the world's record he will have to pitch six. Tozer’s present record is forty-three Innings pitched without a run, Jimmy Whalen's coast record is two innings better, and Chesbro of the New York Americans has one three innings better than that. Tozer would have made the effort yesterday had it not been that he had pitched the game the day before and was afraid of his arm. Whalen made his record the first of the present season by pitching five nine-innings games without a run. Chesbro set the record at forty-eight when he was with the Pittsburg Nationals in 1903.—Los Angelts Express.
(December 2, 1905 Sporting News) - Whalen Has a Grievance
Special to the Sporting News. New York, November 29.— Jimmy Whalen, one of Griffin’s new twisters from the Pacific Coast, has announced that he will go to the “bush” leagues next season unless the New York Club pays his expenses both ways from and back to California. He has signed for a good salary and it has never been the custom for major league teams to pay travelling expenses until after the players report, Whalen will have to buy his own ticket.
(San Francisco Call, 3 August 1907) - Byrnes says that all the Californians in the tristate league rare playing like real champions. Jimmy Whalen and Rube Vickers are pitching for Williamsport, the leading nine of the league. Both men have wonderful records and the fans go crazy every time they start.
(San Francisco Call, 14 October 1907) - SHUTS OUT SAN FRANCISCO - Jimmy Whalen Pitches Clever Game - and Only Allows Four Hits - ALAMEDA, Oct. 13.— James Whalen, better known as "Jimmy the Whale," twirled for the Oaklands of the state league in their game this afternoon at Recreation park with San Francisco and what he did to the opposing batsmen made them act foolish and feel the same way. James shut out the San Franciscos, allowed four hits and sent six of the club swingers back to the bench by the atmosphere route. The victors made three runs in the first inning and after that the San Franciscos played a game that resembled pushball more than baseball. The score: San Francisco 0 - Oakland 8.
(Sacramento Union, 13 June 1908) - Has Jimmy Whalen jumped to the Pacific Coast league? This was the question that was worrying the management and players of the Sacramento baseball team yesterday. Whalen lives in San Francisco and played with the Seals In the Pacific Coast league until he was drafted by the New York Nationals in 1906. Whalen did not do any work for the New Yorks, but was farmed out to Montreal in 1906, and last year was again farmed to Williamsport, Pa. This year he came to California and joined Sacramento and has been doing great work in the box. If “The Whale” has jumped it will be because a liberal advance in salary has been given him, and a desire to play with the home team, in the city where he has a friend in nearly every fan attending the games there. Unless the salary offered is much higher than Sacramento could pay him, he will be condemned for jumping, and many patrons of the game think he should have given the local management a chance to come to the figures before handing them a “cold bunch” on the eve of departure to fill dates.
(Sacramento Union, 18 June 1908) - Jimmy Whalen, Senators’ Star Twirler, Who Has Turned Down the Seals. WHALEN SAYS HE Will REMAIN Capricious Twirler Again Experiences Change of Mind and Decides to Stay. Jimmy Whalen has again changed his mind and will remain with the Sacramento baseball club. This is the latest report, and “The Whale’’ is expected to stand by the latest switch. He has told Manager Curtin that he will finish out the season with him according to contract, which runs until November 15th, and all thoughts of “jumping” are behind him now. This is good news.
(Sacramento Union, 26 September 1908) - Jimmy Whalen After San Francisco Globe Prize - Jimmy Whalen, who is equally as well known as “Jimmy de Whale,” is presented this morning as a candidate for votes. Jimmy is not running for office, but he counts his friends by hundreds, and as a popular baseball player and pitcher he is a topnotcher. Just to show how popular he is, he has been entered in the San Francisco Globe prize contest, and after its close “de Whale” expects to own the “chug car'' or have one of the “round-the-world” trip tickets stowed away in his “jeans." Whalen is a native son, born in San Francisco. He has been in the baseball “limelight” several years, and is considered the real goods in the State league. He is now pitching for the Sacramento baseball team, and his work has been great throughout the season. Whalen went East a few years ago in the fast company, and while he was in the running made good, and could have remained there. California looked too good for the native son to remain so far away, and Bill Curtin signed him with the Senators. Whalen is one of the most popular players in the business, and should poll one of the top votes when the ballots are counted.
(Sacramento Union, 12 November 1908) - All other members of the team are natives of California. Of the real native sons, four hail from San Francisco—Jimmy Byrnes, Jimmy Whalen (known to society as William Whalen), Joe Nealon, and Heinie Jansing all being from the Golden Gate burg, and from the Mission district. Fred Raymer, a native of Missouri, having been born in Kansas City, is the exception.
(Sacramento Union, 11 April 1909) - THE WHALE TURNS DOWN OUTLAW OFFER - “Yes, I have received a telephone offer from the state league to join the Oakland team, and a salary of $3000 has been placed before me,” said Jimmy Whalen last night, when asked if the rumor was true that he had received such an offer. “I’ll remain with the Sacramento team, and you can put that in black type. Curtin and Graham have been the real thing with me and I’ll stand with them. No Oakland for me.”
(Sacramento Union, 14 April 1910) - JIMMY WHALEN MAY OUIT SENATORS - Applies to Chico Team for Job After Being Fined and Suspended. - Word was received from Chico last night that Jimmy Whalen, who was suspended from the Coast league for two weeks without pay, and fined $50 for having assaulted Umpire Finney last Saturday, had applied to several well-known baseball men of Chico for a position as manager of the baseball team of that city. Whether Whalen wanted to play with Chico during the time that he is under the suspension or is going to quit organized ball, could not be ascertained last night. Manager Charley Graham of the Senators said that he had heard nothing regarding Whalen’s leaving the Sacramento team. President Thomas Graham of the Coast league announced his decision in Whalen’s case on Tuesday night and devotees of the game consider that Jimmy was let off very light. Under the rules of the National and American leagues a player who assaults an umpire is immediately suspended for the entire season.
(San Francisco Call, 16 April 1910) - JIMMY WHALEN OUT OF THE GAME - President Graham Refuses to Reinstate Sacramento Twirler Who Hit Umpire - [Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO, April l5.— The efforts made by the Sacramento baseball club to have President Graham of the Coast league remove a suspension order against Jimmy Whalen, who was punished for striking Umpire Finney, have proved a failure. President Graham wired the club today that he would not modify or change the ruling in the case. With Whalen out of the game the Senators are shy, on twirlers.
(San Francisco Call, 8 May 1911) - Poor Jimmy Whalen, who was recently injured while working out in Tacoma, looks to be through with the game for good. His doctors have advised him that he can never play ball again, so the league managers have got together and decided to give Jimmy a monster benefit on some open date during the present month or next month. All teams of the league will lend talent and the affair promises to be a great one. Whalen was one of the best ball players San Francisco ever turned out. He has been pitching ball for 16 years, and just 10 years ago he helped the San Francisco Wasps win the pennant. Whalen was released by Sacramento to the Tacoma club this season.
(Los Angeles Herald, 19 May 1911) - This is "Whalen day” in the Coast league, and the three games on the schedule will be played for the benefit of Jimmy Whalen one of the most popular boys who ever wore a Coast league uniform. A percentage of the gross receipts at Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington park will be turned into the fund being raised for the benefit of Whalen, the exact percentage to be determined at a confernce of the magnates after the total receipts are known. Whalen will get the lion's share of the receipts, regardless of the amount, but will get a larger percentage if the amount is small, as the magnates are determined that a substantial sum shall be raised. Whalen broke his ankle in four places while sliding into the home plate recently in a game at Tacoma and the injury terminated his diamond career. Like most ball players, Whalen had not set aside a rainy day fund, and the accident leaves him in poor financial condition. The league magnates and Players agreed that a benefit game would be the most substantial manner of showing their appreciation of the former Coast leaguer and the suggestion was instantly approved. Today was selected as the day for splitting the receipts. It is expected that a fund of $5000 or $6000 will be realized, and this will be sufficient for Whalen to set himself up in some sort of business.
(San Francisco Call, 24 June 1911) - JIMMY WHALEN IS OUT [Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO. June, 23.— Jimmy Whalen, former coast league pitcher and hero of many a hard fought battle on the ball diamond, has discarded the crutches he has been using for several weeks and is now about town with a cane. Whalen says he will be back in the harness again and tends to sign with one of the Coast league teams. He broke his leg in a game at Tacoma in the Northwest league a few weeks ago and was released at once by Tacoma.
(San Francisco Call, 28 July 1911) - Happy Hogan Signs Up Jimmy Whalen - [Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO, July 27.—Happy Hogan announced today that he had the signature of Jimmy Whalen, former Sacramento pitcher, to a Vernon contract. Whalen will appear in uniform here tomorrow and will pitch as soon as he is in condition. Hogan believes Whalen will round into old time form soon. Whalen is able to use his leg again after being on crutches for some time as the result, of an accident at Tacoma early in the season. Whalen has pitched in the coast league for years, but early this year was traded to Tacoma by Sacramento. He sustained a broken leg in the first game he pitched.
(San Bernardino News, 20 January 1912) - Last year (1911) Jimmy Whalen signed with Tacoma, but broke his leg during spring practice and was out of the game during the season.
(Sacramento Union, 18 July 1912) - WHALEN RELEASED BY HAPPY HOGAN AND VETERAN SEEKS PLACE - LOS ANGELES, July 17. — Jimmy Whalen, veteran pitcher on the Pacific coast was unconditionally released today by Happy Hogan, manager of the Vernon Coast League club and one of the best known players in the western country Is now looking for a berth. Whalen was successively a member of the San Francisco, Fresno, Tacoma, Sacramento and Vernon teams. He was a conspicuous figure on the San Francisco team which won the pennant in 1901. Whalen pitching almost every other day was the potent factor that enabled the San Francisco club to win. Whalen was carried by the Vernon club this season in the hope that he would be able to show something, but it was evident from the start that Jim had lost his former effectiveness as far as the Pacific Coast league is concerned. Hogan, who wanted him more than anything else to stop a batting rally, found him powerless to act when called upon. Whalen has not decided what he will do.
(Sacramento Union, 29 July 1912) - JIMMY WHALEN HAS DEEEAT PASSED HIM BY GALTS - Dutch Auer Is Feature of Hern’s Team in 3-1 Victory Over Stockton Outfit. - Special to the Union. STOCKTON, July 28.—Galt took the lead in the State league today by defeating Stockton by a 3 to 1 score. Jimmy Whalen was on the mound for Stockton, and pitched a good game, but had one bad inning in the seventh, and all his good work went for naught. Dutch Auer, the San Francisco Coast League catcher, working behind the plate for Galt, drove In two runs In the seventh, scoring Greenlaw and Johnson with a three-bagger.
(Sacramento Union, 9 June 1913) - JIMMY WHALEN IS DRIVEN OFF SLAB BY DEMON OLIVES - Marysville Tailenders Left on Short End of Sand Lot Score Marked by Hits Galore. Special to the Union. OROVILLE (Butte Co.), June 8.— Jimmy Whalen, one time star coast twirler, tried to come back today as chief hurler for the Marysville Giants, but after he had allowed eleven hits and seven runs in five innings he was derricked and passed into baseball oblivion. Harris succeeded him and did somewhat better. Orovllle won, 12 to 8.
(Sacramento Union, 20 November 1913) - Burglar Gets a Base on Balls - Diamond instinct of Capitol Policeman Proves Undoing in Robber Chase. Jimmy Whalen, Capitol policeman, (former Pacific Coast star) almost caught a burglar last night. But for the fact that he forgot that he had a “smoke wagon” on his hip he might have winged the prowler. But he fell into his old habits of the diamond and thereby lost his quarry. It was this about midnight Jimmy was standing in the shade of one of the sheltering palms and saw the figure of a man flit across the walk. The figure did not look good to Jimmy. “Where are you going ‘bo'?” he lilted in flute-like tones. “Bo” started down the walk on a run when Whalen called to him, and Jimmy started to sprint after his man. The gardeners are fixing a walk in the park and left a pile of stones standing by. Jimmy forgot all about his ”44” when he saw the pile of stones and, picking up an armful of rocks, started hurling at the fleeing man. “Bam” went a spitter. “Whang” went one high and on the inside. Then Jimmy shot a fast one, but missed and Mister Burglar overran third and heat it out N street towards Ninth. “Guess I’ve lost my control or I would have got that bird,” said Jimmy after the chase was ended.
(Sacramento Union, 13 February 1914) - MRS. JIMMY WHALEN SUCCUMBS TO OPERATION - Mrs. Jimmy Whalen, wife of Jimmy Whalen, formerly one of the most popular pitchers of the Sacramento baseball club, died yesterday in a San Francisco hospital as a result of an operation on her head. Up to the time of the operation she was In excellent health, and appeared to be doing well up to yesterday morning when a relapse was suffered that proved fatal.
(Los Angeles Herald, 12 January 1915) - Jim Whalen, Once Coast League Star, Dies in Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12 - Jimmy Whalen, former Coast league pitcher for San Francisco, Sacramento and the old Tacoma team, died here today, following an operation in a local hospital. Whalen was popular with Coast league fans and was at one time a leading pitcher. “Hank" Harris, the manager who developed Whalen, died yesterday in San Francisco.
(Morning Press, 13 January 1915) - Jimmy Whalen, Ball Player - SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12. Jimmy Whalen, for years a member of the pitching staff of the San Francisco Pacific coast league club, died early today at a local hospital. He had been ill for about a month with Bright’s Disease. Whalen also played with the Tacoma team and had been up in one of the major leagues for a short time. Whalen survived by one day Henry Harris, one time manager of the San Franclsco Seals, who was for much of Whalen’s success as a pitcher. Harris died yesterday In San Francisco.
The Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Pacific Coast League during several periods (1903, 1905, 1909–1914, 1918–1960, 1974–1976).
The team derived its name from Sacramento's status as capital of California. Solon was an early Greek lawmaker and the term "solons" was often used by journalists as a synonym for "senators." The team was also known at times as the Sacramento Sacts, an abbreviation of the name of the city, and the Sacramento Senators.
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Jimmy / James Whalen
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Unknown • Throws: Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lbs (in 1900 he was 5' 11", Weight 170 lbs)
Born: 1880 in San Francisco, California
Died: January 12, 1915 in Sacramento, California (On the California death index his name is - W.L. Whalen with gender unknown)
Full Name: William Lester Whalen
Nicknames: Chimmie der Whale, Chimmie, Jimmy der Whale, The Whale,
Wife's Name - Alice Whalen b. c. 1883 - d. 12 February 1914 at age 31 - they were married c. 1899
Link to his minor league stats - www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=whalen...
Link to - Marysville B.B.C. / Area: Yuba (Marysville) / Year: 1900 - www.goodoldsandlotdays.com/gallery/marysville-yuba-city/m... (Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States)
Jimmy Whalen was a minor league pitcher who won almost 300 games. Whalen, who never came to the majors, played most of his professional career in California.
Whalen debuted in 1898, going 7-12 in the California League and Pacific Coast League. The next year, he had a 17-22 record in 335 innings in the Cal League. With the 1900 Stockton Wasps, he was 17-18 with a 1.80 ERA. He moved to the San Francisco Wasps in 1901 and would win at least 29 games the next five years for them.
Whalen was 36-23 with a 2.08 ERA in 537 innings and 67 games for San Francisco in 1901. Amazingly, he failed to lead the California League in wins, one behind leader Ham Iburg. Jimmy was 30-26 in 1902, 29-21 in 443 innings in 1903 and 32-23 in 492 innings in 1904. In 1905, he was 32-25 for San Francisco and also won one outing with Stockton. He finally led the PCL in wins, as well as innings (512). He also threw a no-hitter. During 1904-1905, he ran up a steak of 47 consecutive shutout innings.
Moving to the Montreal Canucks in 1906, his first trip east, he sputtered at 12-17 and led the Eastern League with 333 hits allowed (in 246 innings). In 1907, he was 14-8 for the Williamsport Millionaires and 1-1 for the Oakland Commuters.
He joined the Sacramento Senators in 1908 and was 31-8 for them, again dominating out west. He was second in the California League in wins. He was 23-18 for Sacramento in 1908 and 14-22 in 1910, then missed 1911 due to a broken leg. He was 2-4 for the 1912 Vernon Tigers, then retired with a career record of 297-248 in 609 games.
His 7 seasons of 20 wins ties him for 4th in minor league history, behind Spider Baum (9), Tony Freitas (9) and Dick Barrett (8).
While with Sacramento, he was a teammate of youngsters Harry Hooper and Jack Fournier.
The Sporting Life of February 24, 1906, reported that pitcher Jimmy Whalen sent in a contract to the New York Highlanders, although it is unclear if Whalen made the team's active roster once the season was underway. Whalen never appeared in a major league game, although he won over 250 games in the minors.
The same publication, in its issue of January 29, 1916 called him a noted California pitcher, and said he had died of Bright's disease in San Francisco, CA in 1915 in his 34th year.
PCL Pitching Records:
Complete games 55 - Jimmy Whalen 1904 San Francisco Seals (he pitched 510 innings in 1904)
Shutouts 14 - Jimmy Whalen 1905 San Francisco Seals
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE NO-HIT GAMES
16 July 1905 - Jimmy Whalen - San Francisco vs Seattle - Won 2-0 in 7 innings.
Jimmy Whalen of the San Francisco Seals set a Pacific Coast League record when he completed his fifth straight shutout, spanning the 1904-05 seasons, with a victory over the Portland Beavers. Including two innings from his previous outing, Whalen would compile a total of 47 consecutive scoreless frames, also a PCL record. Whelan's standard of four shutouts in a single season would be equaled that same year by Bill Tozer of Los Angeles, whose 44 shutout innings is the PCL's single-season mark.
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(Los Angeles Herald, 8 October 1900) - Jimmy Whalen, the clever Stockton twirler who was slated for slab duty on Jim Woolley's Los Angeles club this winter, was stricken with appendicitis last week. An operation was performed Saturday and it Is unlikely he will play any ball this winter.
(San Francisco Call, 21 June 1901) - James Whalen, who is lovingly called "Chimmy der Whale" by his youthful admirers, forgot the "Charley-horse" in his ankle and toed the slab for the local nine. Jeems was given a jovial reception by the fans and he modestly accepted the plaudits, Whalen's "gigs" were a trifle off color, and he frequently missed the rubber with his shoots. Nevertheless he held the Beaux down to three hits up to the seventh, and then slackened up, as his arm was a bit stiff after his long rest. Whaien's record for the game was seven walks, one man hit by him, three strike outs and five hits off his delivery. Final Score - San Francisco 9 - Oakland 3.
(Los Angeles Herald, 16 December 1901) - Jimmy Whalen's services are sought by nearly every team in the National league, but he has not said which club he will go with. Rogers of Philadelphia wired Iberg the other day to "see" Jimmy and invite him to send on his terms. Jimmy was not long writing Rogers that he would pitch for his club for the same salary he was giving Iberg, which is $2200. An answer is expected from Rogers any hour.
(San Francisco Call, 23 June 1902) - Chimmie der Whale, otherwise James Whalen, broke up the Ponies winning combination at Oakland yesterday morning by presenting the Angela with their initial victory since arriving from the balmy climes of the south. Chimmie did not yield until after a gallant struggle and the score shows the defeat was an honorable one. The score: Los Angeles 2 - San Francisco -1.
(Los Angeles Herald, 29 December 1902) - Jimmy Whalen came to Harris today and asked to be released from his 1903 contract, as he had a $2400 offer from the St. Louis Americans and wanted to accept. Harris showed him where it would be a foolish move and Jimmy promised not to jump. The same thing happened to Thomas. He was offered a like salary from the same club, but made up his mind to live up to his written agreement with Fisher.
(Los Angeles Herald, 17 August 1905) - PORTLAND UNABLE TO HIT JIMMY WHALEN - San Francisco Defeats the Local Team by the Score of 2 to 0 - By Associated Press. PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 16. - Jlmmy Whalen's pitching was too much for the locals today and the visitors came out victorious by shutting the local club out without a run. It was Whalen also who delivered the necessary hit that scored the two runs acquired by the visitors. He came to bat In the seventh with the sacks full and two men out and laced one to right field scoring Nealon and Spencer.
(Los Angeles Herald, 12 November 1905) - Whalen Wants Car Fare! Jimmy Whalen of the Seals, who was sold to the New York Nationals, is kicking on the terms. He is satisfied with the salary question, but avers that he will not budge an inch toward the metropolis of the western hemisphere until the genial Clark Griffith comes across with a round-trip ticket between 'Frisco and New York. Griffith turned down Jimmy's application for a one way ticket and now Whalen insists upon a round-trip punch-out.
In 1905, the San Francisco Examiner published an exposé of gambling at Recreation Park. While the facts deal with 1905, one can assume that the 1903 season had many of the same types of things going on. "Frequently when a stranger goes up to bet he is told that all the money is taken on the side on which he wishes to bet. No matter how he offers to increase or diminish the odds, he is not permitted to place his money. Then the game results just as the bookmakers knew it would. They and their friends reap their harvest accordingly. And now Jimmy Whalen freely confesses that he was offered $400 to throw a game. "'Yes, I was offered $400 to lose a game,' said Whalen yesterday. 'I refused to consider the proposition. The man who made me the offer was a man I played for about six years ago [probably Ed Struve, who "owned" Watsonville, but secretly financed by Harris]. The game upon which the attempted bribe was based was played earlier in the season of this year.'"
(San Francisco Call, 25 February 1905) - HART CAN HAVE ANY SEAL FOR ONE SILVER DOLLAR - Uncle Hank Offers Chicago Magnate Pick of His Players for Releasing Jimmy Whalen. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.— President. Hart of the Chicago National League Club will have the best baseball investment on record at the opening of the 1906 season. He will have his choice of one player of the entire baseball club of San Francisco for $1. It all came about this way: Chicago drafted Pitcher Whalen from San Francisco. Manager Harris of the coast club recently came to the realization that he was much in need of a twirler for this season. Accordingly he asked Hart for Whalen's release, returning the draft price. As Chicago had eight pitchers, Hart consented to the release. Harris then notified the Chicago magnate that he could have his choice of any player on the San Francisco team next fall for $1. All the Cubs will leave to-morrow night for California, where they will train for a month.
(Morning Press, 21 November 1905) - TOZER OUT FOR THE WORLD'S RECORD - Ralph Tozer of the Seraphs will attempt to break the world’s pitching record Wednesday afternoon. To break the record of the Pacific coast It will be necessary for him to pitch three innings without allowing a score. To break the world's record he will have to pitch six. Tozer’s present record is forty-three Innings pitched without a run, Jimmy Whalen's coast record is two innings better, and Chesbro of the New York Americans has one three innings better than that. Tozer would have made the effort yesterday had it not been that he had pitched the game the day before and was afraid of his arm. Whalen made his record the first of the present season by pitching five nine-innings games without a run. Chesbro set the record at forty-eight when he was with the Pittsburg Nationals in 1903.—Los Angelts Express.
(December 2, 1905 Sporting News) - Whalen Has a Grievance
Special to the Sporting News. New York, November 29.— Jimmy Whalen, one of Griffin’s new twisters from the Pacific Coast, has announced that he will go to the “bush” leagues next season unless the New York Club pays his expenses both ways from and back to California. He has signed for a good salary and it has never been the custom for major league teams to pay travelling expenses until after the players report, Whalen will have to buy his own ticket.
(San Francisco Call, 3 August 1907) - Byrnes says that all the Californians in the tristate league rare playing like real champions. Jimmy Whalen and Rube Vickers are pitching for Williamsport, the leading nine of the league. Both men have wonderful records and the fans go crazy every time they start.
(San Francisco Call, 14 October 1907) - SHUTS OUT SAN FRANCISCO - Jimmy Whalen Pitches Clever Game - and Only Allows Four Hits - ALAMEDA, Oct. 13.— James Whalen, better known as "Jimmy the Whale," twirled for the Oaklands of the state league in their game this afternoon at Recreation park with San Francisco and what he did to the opposing batsmen made them act foolish and feel the same way. James shut out the San Franciscos, allowed four hits and sent six of the club swingers back to the bench by the atmosphere route. The victors made three runs in the first inning and after that the San Franciscos played a game that resembled pushball more than baseball. The score: San Francisco 0 - Oakland 8.
(Sacramento Union, 13 June 1908) - Has Jimmy Whalen jumped to the Pacific Coast league? This was the question that was worrying the management and players of the Sacramento baseball team yesterday. Whalen lives in San Francisco and played with the Seals In the Pacific Coast league until he was drafted by the New York Nationals in 1906. Whalen did not do any work for the New Yorks, but was farmed out to Montreal in 1906, and last year was again farmed to Williamsport, Pa. This year he came to California and joined Sacramento and has been doing great work in the box. If “The Whale” has jumped it will be because a liberal advance in salary has been given him, and a desire to play with the home team, in the city where he has a friend in nearly every fan attending the games there. Unless the salary offered is much higher than Sacramento could pay him, he will be condemned for jumping, and many patrons of the game think he should have given the local management a chance to come to the figures before handing them a “cold bunch” on the eve of departure to fill dates.
(Sacramento Union, 18 June 1908) - Jimmy Whalen, Senators’ Star Twirler, Who Has Turned Down the Seals. WHALEN SAYS HE Will REMAIN Capricious Twirler Again Experiences Change of Mind and Decides to Stay. Jimmy Whalen has again changed his mind and will remain with the Sacramento baseball club. This is the latest report, and “The Whale’’ is expected to stand by the latest switch. He has told Manager Curtin that he will finish out the season with him according to contract, which runs until November 15th, and all thoughts of “jumping” are behind him now. This is good news.
(Sacramento Union, 26 September 1908) - Jimmy Whalen After San Francisco Globe Prize - Jimmy Whalen, who is equally as well known as “Jimmy de Whale,” is presented this morning as a candidate for votes. Jimmy is not running for office, but he counts his friends by hundreds, and as a popular baseball player and pitcher he is a topnotcher. Just to show how popular he is, he has been entered in the San Francisco Globe prize contest, and after its close “de Whale” expects to own the “chug car'' or have one of the “round-the-world” trip tickets stowed away in his “jeans." Whalen is a native son, born in San Francisco. He has been in the baseball “limelight” several years, and is considered the real goods in the State league. He is now pitching for the Sacramento baseball team, and his work has been great throughout the season. Whalen went East a few years ago in the fast company, and while he was in the running made good, and could have remained there. California looked too good for the native son to remain so far away, and Bill Curtin signed him with the Senators. Whalen is one of the most popular players in the business, and should poll one of the top votes when the ballots are counted.
(Sacramento Union, 12 November 1908) - All other members of the team are natives of California. Of the real native sons, four hail from San Francisco—Jimmy Byrnes, Jimmy Whalen (known to society as William Whalen), Joe Nealon, and Heinie Jansing all being from the Golden Gate burg, and from the Mission district. Fred Raymer, a native of Missouri, having been born in Kansas City, is the exception.
(Sacramento Union, 11 April 1909) - THE WHALE TURNS DOWN OUTLAW OFFER - “Yes, I have received a telephone offer from the state league to join the Oakland team, and a salary of $3000 has been placed before me,” said Jimmy Whalen last night, when asked if the rumor was true that he had received such an offer. “I’ll remain with the Sacramento team, and you can put that in black type. Curtin and Graham have been the real thing with me and I’ll stand with them. No Oakland for me.”
(Sacramento Union, 14 April 1910) - JIMMY WHALEN MAY OUIT SENATORS - Applies to Chico Team for Job After Being Fined and Suspended. - Word was received from Chico last night that Jimmy Whalen, who was suspended from the Coast league for two weeks without pay, and fined $50 for having assaulted Umpire Finney last Saturday, had applied to several well-known baseball men of Chico for a position as manager of the baseball team of that city. Whether Whalen wanted to play with Chico during the time that he is under the suspension or is going to quit organized ball, could not be ascertained last night. Manager Charley Graham of the Senators said that he had heard nothing regarding Whalen’s leaving the Sacramento team. President Thomas Graham of the Coast league announced his decision in Whalen’s case on Tuesday night and devotees of the game consider that Jimmy was let off very light. Under the rules of the National and American leagues a player who assaults an umpire is immediately suspended for the entire season.
(San Francisco Call, 16 April 1910) - JIMMY WHALEN OUT OF THE GAME - President Graham Refuses to Reinstate Sacramento Twirler Who Hit Umpire - [Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO, April l5.— The efforts made by the Sacramento baseball club to have President Graham of the Coast league remove a suspension order against Jimmy Whalen, who was punished for striking Umpire Finney, have proved a failure. President Graham wired the club today that he would not modify or change the ruling in the case. With Whalen out of the game the Senators are shy, on twirlers.
(San Francisco Call, 8 May 1911) - Poor Jimmy Whalen, who was recently injured while working out in Tacoma, looks to be through with the game for good. His doctors have advised him that he can never play ball again, so the league managers have got together and decided to give Jimmy a monster benefit on some open date during the present month or next month. All teams of the league will lend talent and the affair promises to be a great one. Whalen was one of the best ball players San Francisco ever turned out. He has been pitching ball for 16 years, and just 10 years ago he helped the San Francisco Wasps win the pennant. Whalen was released by Sacramento to the Tacoma club this season.
(Los Angeles Herald, 19 May 1911) - This is "Whalen day” in the Coast league, and the three games on the schedule will be played for the benefit of Jimmy Whalen one of the most popular boys who ever wore a Coast league uniform. A percentage of the gross receipts at Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington park will be turned into the fund being raised for the benefit of Whalen, the exact percentage to be determined at a confernce of the magnates after the total receipts are known. Whalen will get the lion's share of the receipts, regardless of the amount, but will get a larger percentage if the amount is small, as the magnates are determined that a substantial sum shall be raised. Whalen broke his ankle in four places while sliding into the home plate recently in a game at Tacoma and the injury terminated his diamond career. Like most ball players, Whalen had not set aside a rainy day fund, and the accident leaves him in poor financial condition. The league magnates and Players agreed that a benefit game would be the most substantial manner of showing their appreciation of the former Coast leaguer and the suggestion was instantly approved. Today was selected as the day for splitting the receipts. It is expected that a fund of $5000 or $6000 will be realized, and this will be sufficient for Whalen to set himself up in some sort of business.
(San Francisco Call, 24 June 1911) - JIMMY WHALEN IS OUT [Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO. June, 23.— Jimmy Whalen, former coast league pitcher and hero of many a hard fought battle on the ball diamond, has discarded the crutches he has been using for several weeks and is now about town with a cane. Whalen says he will be back in the harness again and tends to sign with one of the Coast league teams. He broke his leg in a game at Tacoma in the Northwest league a few weeks ago and was released at once by Tacoma.
(San Francisco Call, 28 July 1911) - Happy Hogan Signs Up Jimmy Whalen - [Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO, July 27.—Happy Hogan announced today that he had the signature of Jimmy Whalen, former Sacramento pitcher, to a Vernon contract. Whalen will appear in uniform here tomorrow and will pitch as soon as he is in condition. Hogan believes Whalen will round into old time form soon. Whalen is able to use his leg again after being on crutches for some time as the result, of an accident at Tacoma early in the season. Whalen has pitched in the coast league for years, but early this year was traded to Tacoma by Sacramento. He sustained a broken leg in the first game he pitched.
(San Bernardino News, 20 January 1912) - Last year (1911) Jimmy Whalen signed with Tacoma, but broke his leg during spring practice and was out of the game during the season.
(Sacramento Union, 18 July 1912) - WHALEN RELEASED BY HAPPY HOGAN AND VETERAN SEEKS PLACE - LOS ANGELES, July 17. — Jimmy Whalen, veteran pitcher on the Pacific coast was unconditionally released today by Happy Hogan, manager of the Vernon Coast League club and one of the best known players in the western country Is now looking for a berth. Whalen was successively a member of the San Francisco, Fresno, Tacoma, Sacramento and Vernon teams. He was a conspicuous figure on the San Francisco team which won the pennant in 1901. Whalen pitching almost every other day was the potent factor that enabled the San Francisco club to win. Whalen was carried by the Vernon club this season in the hope that he would be able to show something, but it was evident from the start that Jim had lost his former effectiveness as far as the Pacific Coast league is concerned. Hogan, who wanted him more than anything else to stop a batting rally, found him powerless to act when called upon. Whalen has not decided what he will do.
(Sacramento Union, 29 July 1912) - JIMMY WHALEN HAS DEEEAT PASSED HIM BY GALTS - Dutch Auer Is Feature of Hern’s Team in 3-1 Victory Over Stockton Outfit. - Special to the Union. STOCKTON, July 28.—Galt took the lead in the State league today by defeating Stockton by a 3 to 1 score. Jimmy Whalen was on the mound for Stockton, and pitched a good game, but had one bad inning in the seventh, and all his good work went for naught. Dutch Auer, the San Francisco Coast League catcher, working behind the plate for Galt, drove In two runs In the seventh, scoring Greenlaw and Johnson with a three-bagger.
(Sacramento Union, 9 June 1913) - JIMMY WHALEN IS DRIVEN OFF SLAB BY DEMON OLIVES - Marysville Tailenders Left on Short End of Sand Lot Score Marked by Hits Galore. Special to the Union. OROVILLE (Butte Co.), June 8.— Jimmy Whalen, one time star coast twirler, tried to come back today as chief hurler for the Marysville Giants, but after he had allowed eleven hits and seven runs in five innings he was derricked and passed into baseball oblivion. Harris succeeded him and did somewhat better. Orovllle won, 12 to 8.
(Sacramento Union, 20 November 1913) - Burglar Gets a Base on Balls - Diamond instinct of Capitol Policeman Proves Undoing in Robber Chase. Jimmy Whalen, Capitol policeman, (former Pacific Coast star) almost caught a burglar last night. But for the fact that he forgot that he had a “smoke wagon” on his hip he might have winged the prowler. But he fell into his old habits of the diamond and thereby lost his quarry. It was this about midnight Jimmy was standing in the shade of one of the sheltering palms and saw the figure of a man flit across the walk. The figure did not look good to Jimmy. “Where are you going ‘bo'?” he lilted in flute-like tones. “Bo” started down the walk on a run when Whalen called to him, and Jimmy started to sprint after his man. The gardeners are fixing a walk in the park and left a pile of stones standing by. Jimmy forgot all about his ”44” when he saw the pile of stones and, picking up an armful of rocks, started hurling at the fleeing man. “Bam” went a spitter. “Whang” went one high and on the inside. Then Jimmy shot a fast one, but missed and Mister Burglar overran third and heat it out N street towards Ninth. “Guess I’ve lost my control or I would have got that bird,” said Jimmy after the chase was ended.
(Sacramento Union, 13 February 1914) - MRS. JIMMY WHALEN SUCCUMBS TO OPERATION - Mrs. Jimmy Whalen, wife of Jimmy Whalen, formerly one of the most popular pitchers of the Sacramento baseball club, died yesterday in a San Francisco hospital as a result of an operation on her head. Up to the time of the operation she was In excellent health, and appeared to be doing well up to yesterday morning when a relapse was suffered that proved fatal.
(Los Angeles Herald, 12 January 1915) - Jim Whalen, Once Coast League Star, Dies in Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12 - Jimmy Whalen, former Coast league pitcher for San Francisco, Sacramento and the old Tacoma team, died here today, following an operation in a local hospital. Whalen was popular with Coast league fans and was at one time a leading pitcher. “Hank" Harris, the manager who developed Whalen, died yesterday in San Francisco.
(Morning Press, 13 January 1915) - Jimmy Whalen, Ball Player - SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12. Jimmy Whalen, for years a member of the pitching staff of the San Francisco Pacific coast league club, died early today at a local hospital. He had been ill for about a month with Bright’s Disease. Whalen also played with the Tacoma team and had been up in one of the major leagues for a short time. Whalen survived by one day Henry Harris, one time manager of the San Franclsco Seals, who was for much of Whalen’s success as a pitcher. Harris died yesterday In San Francisco.
Jerome Martin Koosman (b. December 23, 1942) is a former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985. He is best known for being a member of the Miracle Mets team that won the 1969 World Series.
After leading all International League pitchers in strikeouts in 1967, Koosman broke into the Mets’ rotation in 1968. He posted a 19-12 record with seven shutouts, 178 strikeouts and a 2.08 earned run average. Koosman was named to the 1968 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster and finished runner-up to Johnny Bench for the National League Rookie of the Year honors.
In 1969 Koosman posted a 17-9 record with a 2.28 ERA and 180 strikeouts in making a second All-Star appearance. That year, he was a member of the Mets team that unexpectedly won the National League East title (both leagues had split into two divisions after expanding from ten teams to 12) after not only finishing dead last in five of their first seven seasons, but also trailing the Chicago Cubs for much of this season, by as many as 9½ games on August 13.
In 1976 he had possibly his best season ever, establishing career bests with 21 wins (against 10 losses) and 200 strikeouts. He also finished runner-up to Randy Jones for the NL Cy Young Award. In 1977, the Mets traded Seaver to the Reds. The remainder of the team deteriorated, especially Koosman who slumped to 8-20, finishing tied with Phil Niekro for most losses in the NL. After a 3-15 season in 1978 Koosman, seeing no imminent improvement to the team, was traded to the Minnesota Twins at his request.
On April 13, 1984 Koosman gave up a double to Pete Rose for his 4000th hit.
Koosman has the third most wins in Mets history (140) behind only Tom Seaver (198) and Dwight Gooden (157).
In May 2009, Koosman pleaded guilty to misdemeanor federal tax evasion after failing to pay up to $90,000 in federal income taxes for 2002, 2003, and 2004. Koosman admitted to being "suckered" by anti-tax rhetoric. On September 3, 2009, he was sentenced to six months in prison.
MLB debut - April 14, 1967, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance - August 21, 1985, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 222–209
ERA - 3.36
Strikeouts - 2,556
Teams:
New York Mets (1967–1978)
Minnesota Twins (1979–1981)
Chicago White Sox (1981–1983)
Philadelphia Phillies (1984–1985)
Career highlights and awards:
2× All-Star (1968, 1969)
World Series champion (1969)
New York Mets Hall of Fame
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On June 18, 1972, I had a no-hitter until the Phillies Larry Bowa broke it up with a double leading off the top of the ninth. I finished the game with a one-hit complete game shutout.
On June 19, 1972, Larry Dierker threw a one-hit complete game shutout against the New York Mets. The only hit Larry allowed was a leadoff single in the third inning by Mets catcher Duffy Dyer.
James Russell Howard III (born March 26, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey goalie who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Howard was runner up in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy following the 2009–10 NHL season as the NHL's rookie of the year.
On April 14, 2010, Howard played in his first NHL playoff game, a 3–2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. On April 20, he recorded his first career playoff shutout, making 29 saves in a 3–0 win over the Coyotes. The Coyotes were eliminated by the Red Wings when Howard's first NHL playoff series went to seven games. The Detroit Red Wings were then eliminated by the San Jose Sharks in five games. Howard recorded a 2.75 goals against average with a .915 save percentage during the postseason.
Howard was also a 2010 Calder Memorial Trophy finalist, but was runner-up to Buffalo's Tyler Myers. Howard won the 2010 Detroit Red Wings-Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Rookie of the Year Award.
Howard recorded a 21 save shutout in Detroit's season opener against the Anaheim Ducks to kick off the 2010–11 NHL season. On February 28, 2011, Howard signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings worth $2.25 million per season. The Red Wings lost in seven games to the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the playoffs.
On January 23, 2012, in the Red Wings 49th game, Jimmy Howard recorded his 30th win of the season, before the All-Star break. The win was Detroit's 17th consecutive home victory and kept them in first place in the standings. Howard would win only five more games after the All-Star break, because of a broken finger on his stick hand suffered on February 3, 2012, that made him miss eight games, and a reoccurring groin injury later in the season that scratched him in seven other games.
During the lockout-shortened 2012–13 NHL season, Howard recorded a 21–13–7 record as the Red Wings eventually clinched their 22nd consecutive playoff berth. On April 16, 2013, Howard signed a six-year, $31.8 million contract extension with the Red Wings.
During the 2014–15 NHL season, Howard recorded a 16–7–7 record, with a 2.11 GAA and a .921 save percentage prior to the All-Star break. Howard was named to the NHL All-Star Game, however he was unable to participate due to suffering a groin tear on January 10, in a game against the Washington Capitals, and missed five weeks of the season. Following his return from his injury, Howard recorded a 7–6–4 record, with 2.99 GAA and a .896 save percentage.
Howard's performance declined further in the 2015-16 season, and youngster Petr Mrazek got more starts throughout the season than Howard. However, on April 6, 2016, Howard recorded his 22nd shutout victory in franchise history against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 game at Joe Louis Arena moving him to fourth.
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Dylan Floro (Cal State Fullerton) pitched the Titans one step closer to a conference title with a complete game shutout against UC Riverside Sunday, earning the sophomore Big West Baseball Pitcher of the Week kudos.
The right-hander used 102 pitches to keep the Highlanders off the board in a 6-0 victory to secure the series sweep. Floro allowed just six hits and two walks, striking out two to extend his streak without surrendering an earned run to 17 2/3 innings.
Floro did not let a Highlander runner get past second base in his just second career start. He also pitched an inning of relief on Friday, getting the Titans out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh with a strikeout and a groundout. An eighth-inning error by his second baseman led to an unearned run.
Photo by Matt Brown & courtesy Cal State Fullerton Athletics.
Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Max was throwing nasty stuff, striking out 9 Brewers in 6 shutout innings. The Braves evened up the series with a 3-0 win, and now head back to Atlanta for the next two games.
American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
The Canadiens captured a 5-0 shutout win over the Bruins in Game 7 on Monday and advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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The California Angels met the Baltimore Orioles in a game @ Camden Yards on August 25, 1996. This was Dennis Springer's first Major League shutout. The batter is Cal Ripken, Jr. as Eddie Murray waits on deck. Check out the box score @ www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B08170BOS1996.htm. I posted an earlier version of this picture. This version was scanned from the original slide then processed through Photoshop CC 2014, Topaz Labs software and onOne software.
James Russell Howard III (born March 26, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey goalie who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Howard was runner up in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy following the 2009–10 NHL season as the NHL's rookie of the year.
On April 14, 2010, Howard played in his first NHL playoff game, a 3–2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. On April 20, he recorded his first career playoff shutout, making 29 saves in a 3–0 win over the Coyotes. The Coyotes were eliminated by the Red Wings when Howard's first NHL playoff series went to seven games. The Detroit Red Wings were then eliminated by the San Jose Sharks in five games. Howard recorded a 2.75 goals against average with a .915 save percentage during the postseason.
Howard was also a 2010 Calder Memorial Trophy finalist, but was runner-up to Buffalo's Tyler Myers. Howard won the 2010 Detroit Red Wings-Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Rookie of the Year Award.
Howard recorded a 21 save shutout in Detroit's season opener against the Anaheim Ducks to kick off the 2010–11 NHL season. On February 28, 2011, Howard signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings worth $2.25 million per season. The Red Wings lost in seven games to the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the playoffs.
On January 23, 2012, in the Red Wings 49th game, Jimmy Howard recorded his 30th win of the season, before the All-Star break. The win was Detroit's 17th consecutive home victory and kept them in first place in the standings. Howard would win only five more games after the All-Star break, because of a broken finger on his stick hand suffered on February 3, 2012, that made him miss eight games, and a reoccurring groin injury later in the season that scratched him in seven other games.
During the lockout-shortened 2012–13 NHL season, Howard recorded a 21–13–7 record as the Red Wings eventually clinched their 22nd consecutive playoff berth. On April 16, 2013, Howard signed a six-year, $31.8 million contract extension with the Red Wings.
During the 2014–15 NHL season, Howard recorded a 16–7–7 record, with a 2.11 GAA and a .921 save percentage prior to the All-Star break. Howard was named to the NHL All-Star Game, however he was unable to participate due to suffering a groin tear on January 10, in a game against the Washington Capitals, and missed five weeks of the season. Following his return from his injury, Howard recorded a 7–6–4 record, with 2.99 GAA and a .896 save percentage.
Howard's performance declined further in the 2015-16 season, and youngster Petr Mrazek got more starts throughout the season than Howard. However, on April 6, 2016, Howard recorded his 22nd shutout victory in franchise history against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 game at Joe Louis Arena moving him to fourth.
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Harry William "Hal" Krause (b. July 12, 1888 – d. October 23, 1940) was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of five seasons (1908–1912) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps. He led the American League in earned run average in 1909 while playing for Philadelphia. For his career, he compiled a 36–26 record, with a 2.50 ERA and 289 strikeouts. Krause made an immediate impact in the major leagues. He started out 1909 with a 10-game winning streak, which included six shutouts. He finished the season 18–8 with a league-leading 1.39 ERA. It is the lowest ERA ever for an American League rookie. Krause didn't pitch as often or as well in 1910 and 1911. He had arm trouble early in 1910 which forced him to miss some time, but pitched well enough in 1911 that he was considered for use in the 1911 World Series, although he wasn't needed. The 1912 Reach Guide credits him with helping carry the pitching burden for the 1911 team while stars Jack Coombs and Chief Bender were less effective than usual early in the season. In 1912, he came down with a sore arm, pitched badly in six games, and then went to the minor league Toledo Mud Hens. Krause won a total of 249 games in the PCL over 16 seasons. He is also a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. In October 1940, Krause was involved in a car accident. He died eight days later. He was survived by his wife, Marie.
(14 October 1940) - LINK to newspaper article - Harry Krause Badly Hurt - www.newspapers.com/article/alameda-times-star-harry-kraus...
(24 October 1940) - LINK to newspaper article - Krause's Death Recalls Funny one - www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-krauses-dea...
Born: July 12, 1888 - San Francisco, CA
Died: October 23, 1940 - San Francisco, CA
Batted: Switch
Threw: LH
Position: P
MLB Pitching Record: 38–26
ERA: 2.50
Harry “Hal” Krause had a pretty good but short career in the major leagues. He led the American League with a 1.39 ERA in 1909 and went 18–8 that year. Overall, he had 298 K’s over his five seasons. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson once said that Harry Krause was one of the toughest pitchers he ever faced. He went on to play in the Pacific Coast League for the Portland Beavers and then the Oakland Oaks, where he pitched for 12 seasons. Krause wrapped up his 20-year minor league career in 1929 at age 40 with a 300–249 record. He later managed the Tucson Cowboys in the Arizona-Texas League in 1937 and 1938. He is a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. LINK - www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1909-1911-t206-w...
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The tobacco card set known as T206 was issued from 1909 to 1911 in cigarette and loose tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned by the American Tobacco Company. It is a landmark set in the history of baseball card collecting, due to its size, rarity, and the quality of its color lithographs. It is also known informally as the "White Border" set due to the distinctive white borders surrounding the lithographs on each card.
The T206 set consists of 524 cards. Over 100 of the cards picture minor league players. There are also multiple cards for the same player in different poses, different uniforms, or even with different teams after being traded (since the set was issued over a period of three years). The cards measure 1 7⁄16 by 2 5⁄8 inches (3.7 cm × 6.7 cm) which is considered by many collectors to be the standard tobacco card size.
The T206 Wagner is the most valuable baseball card in existence, and even damaged examples are valued at $100,000 or more. This is in part because of Wagner's place among baseball's immortals, as he was an original Hall of Fame inductee. More importantly, it is one of the scarcest cards from the most prominent of all vintage card sets.
Link to checklist - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_reglt.html
Link to - T206 checklist / Listing all the possible backs - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_scbklt.html
Link to - T206 Resource - t206resource.com/
Link to - Back Scarcity - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_scbklt.html
James Joseph Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963) is the head football coach at the University of Michigan and a former quarterback. He played college football at Michigan for legendary Coach Bo Schembechler and played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, from 1987 to 2000. He then served as the head coach of the San Diego Toreros (2004–2006), the Stanford Cardinal (2007–2010), and the NFL's San Francisco 49ers (2011–2014). In 2015, Harbaugh returned to his alma mater, Michigan.
Harbaugh was born in Toledo, Ohio. His father, Jack, was a football coach, and the family lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, Michigan, and California. He attended high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Palo Alto, California, when his father was an assistant coach at Michigan and Stanford, respectively. After graduation from high school in Palo Alto in 1982, Harbaugh returned to Ann Arbor and enrolled at the University of Michigan and played quarterback for the Wolverines, starting for three seasons. As a fifth-year senior in 1986, he led Michigan to the 1987 Rose Bowl and was a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing third.
The Chicago Bears selected Harbaugh in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played 14 years as a quarterback in the NFL, with Chicago from 1987 to 1993, the Indianapolis Colts from 1994 to 1997, the Baltimore Ravens in 1998, and the San Diego Chargers in 1999 to 2000. He first became a regular starting quarterback in 1990 with Chicago. In 1995 with Indianapolis, he led the Colts to the AFC Championship Game, was selected to the Pro Bowl and was honored as NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
From 1994 to 2001, while still playing in the NFL, Harbaugh was an unpaid assistant coach at Western Kentucky University, where his father Jack was head coach. In 2002, he returned to the NFL as the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders. Harbaugh returned to the college ranks in 2004 as the head coach at the University of San Diego. After leading San Diego to consecutive Pioneer League championships in 2005 and 2006, he moved up to Stanford in 2007 for four seasons and led the Cardinal to two bowl berths, including the 2011 Orange Bowl. Immediately afterward, Harbaugh signed a five-year deal as head coach of the NFL San Francisco 49ers, where he led the team to the NFC Championship game in each of his first three seasons. He and his older brother, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, became the first pair of brothers to serve as head coaches in NFL history. Their teams played in a Thanksgiving Classic game in 2011 and Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013.
On December 30, 2014, Harbaugh was introduced by the University of Michigan as the school's new head football coach. On September 3, 2015, Harbaugh lost his first game as head coach of Michigan in a 24–17 road loss against Utah. It was the third time in his career he had begun a collegiate coaching stint with a loss. On September 12, 2015, Michigan won 35–7 against Oregon State, giving Harbaugh's first win with Michigan. On September 26, 2015, Harbaugh led Michigan to a 31–0 victory over #22 ranked Brigham Young University, leading Michigan to move into #22 in the A.P. Top 25. This was Michigan's first appearance in the AP Top 25 since 2013. On October 3, 2015 Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 28–0 shutout win against the Maryland Terrapins, posting back to back shutouts for the first time since 2000. The following week, Michigan beat #13 Northwestern 38–0, making the Wolverines the first team with a pair of 30-point shutouts against ranked opponents since Notre Dame's 1966 championship team. He finished his first season as the Wolverines head coach with a 10-3 record, with losses against Utah, Michigan State, Ohio State and winning the Citrus Bowl by routing #19 Florida 41-7. After being tied 7-7 in the first quarter, Michigan scored 34 unanswered points as they held Florida to just 28 yards in the second half.
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