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Edward A. Walsh (1881-1959) PA487 |
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1946. As a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, “Big Ed” Walsh averaged 24 victories a year during a seven-year span, 1906-12. He twice pitched over 400 innings in a single season. In 1908, he won 40 games, pitched 11 shutouts, and won both games of a doubleheader as a starting pitcher. Walsh finished his playing career in 1920 with a 1.82 earned run average. He was born nearby in Plains on May 14, 1881.
NMain Stat Carey St., Plains. Luzerne County Pennsylvania.
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