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	22-10 / in Starts: 14-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	27 (14-6-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (19-14-8)

Most Driven In
A Strunk	1
S McInnis	1
J Barry	1
W Schang	0

Most Driven In By
E Collins	1
T Daley	1
R Oldring	1
E Murphy	0

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	498	3 (2)	Apr 18	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	499	4	Apr 20 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-2	8-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.61	-0.029	1.12	-0.03%	-0.64	P
3	500	7 (2)	Apr 22	PHA	@	BOS	T,9-9	0-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	501	10 (2)	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	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	502	14 (3)	May 2	PHA		BOS	W,5-2	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.400	.500	.900	9	1.29	0.163	3.45	0.26%	1.81	P
6	503	18 (3)	May 8	PHA	@	WSH	T,9-9	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.167	.286	.333	.619	9						P
7	504	22 (3)	May 14	PHA		CLE	W,1-0	CG(13)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.200	.273	.300	.573	9	2.48	0.026	7.09	0.05%	-0.38	P
8	505	28 (5)	May 21	PHA		DET	L,4-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.273	.300	.573	9						P
9	506	30 (1)	May 23	PHA		DET	W,8-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.231	.250	.481	9	1.78	-0.078	6.99	-0.19%	-0.61	P
10	507	34 (3)	May 28	PHA		SLB	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		1		.214	.267	.286	.552	9	.40	-0.002	1.38	0.00%	0.32	P
Jun		Gtm	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
11	508	39 (4)	Jun 1 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-8	6-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.188	.235	.250	.485	9	1.04	-0.050	4.61	-0.13%	-0.17	P
12	509	47 (7)	Jun 8	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	0-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.176	.222	.235	.458	9						P
13	510	52 (4)	Jun 13	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-8	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.176	.222	.235	.458	9						P
14	511	55 (2)	Jun 16	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.176	.222	.235	.458	9						P
15	512	57 (1)	Jun 18	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.176	.263	.235	.498	9						P
16	513	61 (3)	Jun 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.143	.217	.190	.408	9						P
17	514	68 (6)	Jun 29 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0		.174	.296	.217	.514	9	.10	0.012	.61	0.05%	0.71	P
Jul		Gtm	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
18	515	74 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,5-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.174	.296	.217	.514	9						P
19	516	77 (2)	Jul 8	PHA		DET	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.154	.267	.192	.459	9	.24	-0.017	1.69	-0.07%	-0.39	P
20	517	84 (6)	Jul 18 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.138	.242	.172	.415	9	.83	-0.062	5.90	-0.26%	-0.69	P
21	518	91 (6)	Jul 25	PHA	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		1	0	2				0		.156	.250	.219	.469	9						P
22	519	97 (5)	Jul 31	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-7	0-GF(10)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.147	.237	.206	.443	9						P
Aug		Gtm	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
23	520	100 (2)	Aug 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,8-9	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.250	.222	.472	9	1.14	-0.049	3.84	-0.10%	-0.34	P
24	521	105 (4)	Aug 9	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.175	.250	.225	.475	9						P
25	522	112 (6)	Aug 18 (2)	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.163	.234	.209	.443	9	.75	-0.057	.69	-0.03%	-0.39	P
26	523	117 (4)	Aug 24 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.152	.220	.196	.416	9	.53	-0.031	.39	-0.01%	-0.68	P
27	524	123 (5)	Aug 28	PHA		CHW	L,6-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.149	.216	.191	.407	9	.38	-0.009	.11	0.00%	-0.19	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	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
28	525	127 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.143	.208	.184	.391	9	1.02	-0.052	.13	0.00%	-0.42	P
29	526	132 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-7	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.140	.204	.180	.384	9						P
30	527	135 (2)	Sep 9	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.130	.190	.167	.356	9						P
31	528	141 (5)	Sep 17	PHA	@	DET	W,8-3	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.127	.186	.164	.350	9						P
32	529	143 (1)	Sep 19	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.123	.180	.158	.338	9	1.65	-0.073	.65	-0.02%	-0.46	P
33	530	147 (3)	Sep 24	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.138	.194	.172	.366	9	1.68	0.112	2.06	0.08%	1.10	P
34	531	157 (9)	Oct 6	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	4-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.153	.206	.186	.393	9	2.08	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
							22-10		70	59	6	9	2	0	0	5	4	0	15	0	7		0		1		.153	.206	.186	.393		1.03	-0.113	2.76	-0.42%	-0.92

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