Ed Walsh

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 193lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: May 19, 1881 in Plains, PA us

Died: May 26, 1959 in Pompano Beach, FL

Buried: Forest Lawn North Cemetery, Pompano Beach, FL

School: Fordham University (New York, NY)

Last Game: September 11, 1917 (Age 36-115d)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

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

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Edward Augustine Walsh

Nicknames: Big Ed

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Relatives: Father of Ed Walsh

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

66.5

195

126

ERA

1.82

430

315

2964.1

1736

WHIP

1.000

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1902	21	-2.5	Meriden	CTST	D		16	5	.762	2.32	3.22	22	21					190.1	137	68	49		48							0.972	6.5		2.3
1903	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-A		20	15	.571	2.21	3.19	40	35					293.0	219	104	72		80		77					1.020	6.7		2.5
1903	22	-2.6	Newark	EL	A		9	5	.643	2.31	3.16	19	14					116.2	87	41	30		35		77					1.046	6.7		2.7	5.9	2.20
1903	22	-1.3	Meriden	CTST	D		11	10	.524	2.14	3.22	21	21					176.1	132	63	42		45							1.004	6.7		2.3
1904	23	-4.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	3	.667	2.60	3.66	18	8	10	6	1	1	110.2	90	45	32	1	32		57	3	0	5	438	1.102	7.3	0.1	2.6	4.6	1.78
1905	24	-3.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	3	.727	2.17	3.49	22	13	7	9	1	0	136.2	121	53	33	0	29		71	3	0	7	538	1.098	8.0	0.0	1.9	4.7	2.45
1906	25	-3.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	17	13	.567	1.88	2.68	41	31	8	24	10	2	278.1	215	83	58	1	58		171	7	0	11	1058	0.981	7.0	0.0	1.9	5.5	2.95
1907	26	-2.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	24	18	.571	1.60	2.56	56	46	10	37	5	4	422.1	341	120	75	3	87		206	8	0	14	1622	1.013	7.3	0.1	1.9	4.4	2.37
1908	27	-1.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	40	15	.727	1.42	2.15	66	49	16	42	11	6	464.0	343	111	73	2	56		269	9	2	10	1755	0.860	6.7	0.0	1.1	5.2	4.80
1909	28	0.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	11	.577	1.41	2.03	31	28	3	20	8	2	230.1	166	52	36	0	50		127	4	3	4	871	0.938	6.5	0.0	2.0	5.0	2.54
1910	29	2.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	18	20	.474	1.27	2.12	45	36	7	33	7	5	369.2	242	87	52	5	61		258	4	2	6	1359	0.820	5.9	0.1	1.5	6.3	4.23
1911	30	3.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	27	18	.600	2.22	3.05	56	37	19	33	5	4	368.2	327	125	91	4	72		255	7	1	8	1449	1.082	8.0	0.1	1.8	6.2	3.54
1912	31	4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	27	17	.614	2.15	2.86	62	41	20	32	6	10	393.0	332	125	94	6	94		254	1	0	2	1532	1.084	7.6	0.1	2.2	5.8	2.70
1913	32	6.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	3	.727	2.58	3.41	16	14	2	7	1	1	97.2	91	37	28	1	39		34	4	0	7	412	1.331	8.4	0.1	3.6	3.1	0.87
1914	33	8.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	3	.400	2.82	3.83	8	5	1	3	1	0	44.2	33	19	14	0	20		15	1	0	1	177	1.187	6.6	0.0	4.0	3.0	0.75
1915	34	8.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	0	1.000	1.33	1.33	3	3	0	3	1	0	27.0	19	4	4	0	7		12	0	0	0	101	0.963	6.3	0.0	2.3	4.0	1.71
1916	35	9.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	1	.000	2.70	8.10	2	1	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	1	0	3		3	0	0	0	17	2.100	10.8	0.0	8.1	8.1	1.00
1917	36	8.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	1	.000	3.50	4.50	4	3	1	1	0	0	18.0	22	9	7	0	9		4	1	1	1	82	1.722	11.0	0.0	4.5	2.0	0.44

1919	38	11.6	Milwaukee	AA	AA		2	2	.500	3.80	5.48	4	4					21.1	22	13	9		8							1.406	9.3		3.4
1920	39	12.9	Bridgeport	EL	A		1	1	.500	3.27	3.68	3						22.0	22	9	8		6							1.273	9.0		2.5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		195	126	.607	1.82	2.65	430	315	105	250	57	35	2964.1	2346	873	598	23	617		1736	52	9	76	11411	1.000	7.1	0.1	1.9	5.3	2.81
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		39	23	.629	2.36	3.32	69	60					526.2	400	194	138		142		77					1.029	6.8		2.4
All Levels (18 Seasons)							234	149	.611	1.90	2.75	499	375	105	250	57	35	3491.0	2746	1067	736	23	759		1813	52	9	76	11411	1.004	7.1		2.0

AA (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	3.80	5.48	4	4					21.1	22	13	9		8							1.406	9.3		3.4
A (2 seasons)					Minors		10	6	.625	2.47	3.25	22	14					138.2	109	50	38		41		77					1.082	7.1		2.7
D (2 seasons)					Minors		27	15	.643	2.23	3.22	43	42					366.2	269	131	91		93							0.987	6.6		2.3