Eddie Plank

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 31, 1875 in Gettysburg, PA us

Died: February 24, 1926 in Gettysburg, PA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA

High School: Gettysburg Academy (Gettysburg, PA)

School: Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)

Debut: May 13, 1901 (Age 25-255d, 2,272nd in major league history)
vs. BLA 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: August 6, 1917 (Age 41-340d)
vs. WSH 10.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Eddie Plank's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Edward Stewart Plank

Nicknames: Gettysburg Eddie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

90.9

326

194

ERA

2.35

623

529

4495.2

2246

WHIP

1.119

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-5 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1905	WS g1	Oct 9	PHA		NYG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.71	-0.164	89.47	-5.32%	-1.16	P
2	1905	WS g4	Oct 13	PHA	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.02	-0.012	63.99	-0.06%	0.05	P
1911 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	1911	WS g2	Oct 16	PHA		NYG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.68	-0.056	35.34	-1.60%	-0.67	P
4	1911	WS g5	Oct 25	PHA	@	NYG	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
1913 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1913	WS g2	Oct 8	PHA		NYG	L,0-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.21	-0.220	115.12	-6.33%	-0.73	P
6	1913	WS g5	Oct 11	PHA	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.47	-0.037	18.18	-0.92%	-0.47	P
1914 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1914	WS g2	Oct 10	PHA		BSN	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.55	-0.026	27.47	-0.72%	-0.16	P
									18	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0				0		.111	.111	.111	.222

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