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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1901 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1901 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	May 13	PHA	@	BLA	L,5-14	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	19 (4)	May 18	PHA	@	WSH	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
3	22 (2)	May 23	PHA	@	CHW	L,9-11	GS	0	2.2	0	2	1	3	0
4	25 (2)	May 27	PHA	@	MLA	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
5	28 (2)	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	33 (4)	Jun 3	PHA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
7	36 (2)	Jun 8	PHA		DET	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
8	40 (3)	Jun 13	PHA		MLA	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	43 (2)	Jun 18	PHA		CLE	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	47 (3)	Jun 22	PHA		CHW	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
11	51 (3)	Jun 27	PHA	@	BLA	L,5-9	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	54 (2)	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	T,13-13	GS	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	57 (2)	Jul 4	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
14	60 (2)	Jul 8	PHA		BLA	L,7-8	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
15	62 (1)	Jul 11	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	65 (2)	Jul 15	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
17	68 (2)	Jul 19	PHA	@	MLA	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	71 (2)	Jul 22	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	0	4	0	4	1
19	74 (2)	Jul 25	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
20	76 (1)	Jul 30	PHA	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	80 (3)	Aug 3	PHA		BOS	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	84 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
23	88 (3)	Aug 9 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
24	92 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
25	95 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS	0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	110 (14)	Sep 1	PHA	@	MLA	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
27	114 (3)	Sep 4	PHA	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
28	118 (3)	Sep 7	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
29	122 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	PHA	@	BLA	L,3-4	CG	0	8.2	0	2	0	2	0
30	126 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	PHA		BLA	W,3-2	GS	0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	127	Sep 16	PHA		BLA	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
32	131 (3)	Sep 23	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
33	134 (2)	Sep 26	PHA		MLA	L,3-10	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
							33gm		261.0	6	63	5	74	2