Ed Walsh
American baseball player and coach
Died when: 78 years 12 days (936 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Edward Augustine "Big Ed" Walsh (May 14, 1881 – May 26, 1959) was an American pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball.From 1906 to 1912, he had several seasons where he was one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Injuries shortened his career.Walsh holds the record for lowest career earned run average, 1.82.He is one of two modern (post-1901) pitchers to win 40 or more games in a single season, and the last pitcher to do so.
He is the last pitcher from any team to throw more than 400 innings in a single season, a feat that he most recently accomplished in 1908.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
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