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.

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 17	PHA		BOS	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
2	8 (3)	Apr 24	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
3	13 (4)	Apr 29	PHA	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	17 (3)	May 5	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
5	19 (1)	May 10	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-6	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	22 (2)	May 13	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
7	27 (4)	May 18	PHA	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
8	29 (1)	May 20	PHA	@	DET	W,14-12	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	32 (2)	May 23	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
10	35 (2)	May 27 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
11	39 (3)	May 30 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,8-5	GF	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	41 (1)	Jun 2	PHA		CLE	W,5-1	CG	0	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
13	44 (2)	Jun 8	PHA		DET	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
14	48 (3)	Jun 13	PHA		SLB	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	51 (2)	Jun 17	PHA		CHW	L,6-8	GS	0	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	57 (5)	Jun 23 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	61 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	63 (1)	Jun 29	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-9		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	66 (2)	Jul 3 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-7		0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	70 (3)	Jul 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,8-9	GS	0	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
21	75 (4)	Jul 11	PHA	@	DET	L,8-14	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	79 (3)	Jul 15	PHA	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	84 (4)	Jul 21	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
24	88 (3)	Jul 26	PHA		CLE	W,6-5	GF	0	7.0	1	4	0	5	1
25	92 (3)	Jul 29	PHA		DET	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	96 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
27	101 (4)	Aug 8	PHA		CHW	W,4-1	GS	0	6.1	0	3	0	3	0
28	106 (4)	Aug 12	PHA		BOS	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
29	111 (4)	Aug 19	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	0	5.1	0	2	0	2	0
30	112	Aug 20	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	115 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-5	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	118 (2)	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	W,12-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	120 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,1-0	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	121	Sep 1 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
35	124 (2)	Sep 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,5-6	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	127 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	0	6	0	6	0
37	130 (2)	Sep 9	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	GS	0	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
38	133 (2)	Sep 13	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
39	137 (3)	Sep 20	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
40	149 (11)	Oct 3 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	0	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
							40gm		257.0	7	71	2	80	2