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.

1905 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1905 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 19	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
2	7 (3)	Apr 24	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
3	10 (2)	Apr 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	13 (2)	May 2	PHA		WSH	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
5	17 (3)	May 6	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
6	21 (3)	May 14	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
7	24 (2)	May 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
8	27 (2)	May 23	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
9	31 (3)	May 27	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	35 (3)	Jun 1	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	GS	0	8.2	0	3	1	4	0
11	41 (5)	Jun 8	PHA		CHW	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
12	45 (3)	Jun 14	PHA		DET	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
13	48 (2)	Jun 17	PHA		SLB	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
14	51 (2)	Jun 21	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
15	54 (2)	Jun 27	PHA	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
16	57 (2)	Jun 30	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	61 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	0	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	66 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,8-11	GS	0	4.2	0	2	0	2	0
19	69 (2)	Jul 11	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-7	GS	0	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	71 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	0	4	1	5	0
21	74 (2)	Jul 18	PHA	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	79 (4)	Jul 23	PHA	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
23	83 (3)	Jul 27	PHA	@	CHW	T,4-4	CG	0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	85 (1)	Jul 31	PHA		CHW	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	89 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	PHA		DET	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	93 (3)	Aug 8	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
27	95 (1)	Aug 12	PHA		SLB	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
28	99 (3)	Aug 17	PHA	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
29	102 (2)	Aug 20 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
30	107 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
31	111 (3)	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	0	7.1	0	4	0	4	0
32	114 (2)	Aug 30	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	119 (4)	Sep 6	PHA	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
34	122 (2)	Sep 9 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
35	126 (3)	Sep 13	PHA		BOS	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
36	130 (3)	Sep 16	PHA		BOS	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
37	134 (3)	Sep 21	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
38	138 (3)	Sep 23 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
39	142 (3)	Sep 28	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
40	144 (1)	Sep 30	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
41	147 (2)	Oct 4	PHA		SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
							41gm		347.0	24	82	6	112	0