Bump Hadley

Irving Darius Hadley

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.
• School Mercersburg Academy, Brown University
• High School Lynn English High School
• Debut April 20, 1926
• Final Game September 16, 1941
• Born July 5, 1904 in Lynn, MA USA
• Died February 15, 1963 in Lynn, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Bump Hadley won 161 games in the big leagues, and appeared in three World Series. After baseball, he was an early television sportscaster.

On June 4, 1924, while pitching for Mercersburg Academy, he threw a perfect game against the Pennsylvania State Forestry School in which he struck out 26 of the 27 batters he faced.

While playing for the New York Yankees in 1937, Hadley threw a pitch that struck Mickey Cochrane, leaving him unconscious for ten days and ending his playing career.

Notable Achievements

• AL Winning Percentage Leader (1936)
• AL Games Pitched Leader (1931)
• AL Innings Pitched Leader (1933)
• 15 Wins Seasons: 2 (1930 & 1933)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 6 (1928, 1938 & 1932-1935)
• 300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 1 (1933)
• Won four World Series with the New York Yankees (1936, 1937, 1938 & 1939; he did not play in the 1938 World Series)

Related Sites

• Bump Hadley at the SABR Bio Project