Ed Walsh (Jr.)
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| Ed Walsh (Jr.) | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: February 11, 1905 | ||
| Died: October 31, 1937 (aged 32) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 4, 1928 for the Chicago White Sox |
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| Final game | ||
| September 25, 1932 for the Chicago White Sox |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 11-24 | |
| Earned Run Average | 5.57 | |
| Strikeouts | 107 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
Edward Arthur Walsh (February 11, 1905 – October 31, 1937) was a former Major League Baseball pitcher from Meriden, Connecticut, and son of Hall of Famer Ed Walsh. He played four seasons in the Majors, all with Chicago White Sox, from 1928 through 1932.[1]
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[edit] Career
After his graduation from the University of Notre Dame, where he also played College baseball, he joined the Chicago White Sox, the team that his father had become famous playing for years earlier.[2] Over the first two years of his career, he spent most of time as a starting pitcher, with infrequent performances out of the bullpen. He found little success though, as his ERA totals were 4.96, and 5.65, with a combined record of 10-28 for the 1928 and 1929 seasons. The following year, he was no longer part of the pitching rotation, and spent most of his time as a relief pitcher, appearing in 37 games, also without much success. After the 1930 season, he only had one more showing with the Sox and the Majors, pitching in four games in 1932.[1]
[edit] Death
Before the 1933 season, he was bought by Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League[2], where he has the claim to fame for stopping young Joe Dimaggio's minor league record 61 game hitting streak.[3][4] He suddenly became ill in late 1937, and he returned to his parent's home in Meriden, where he lapsed into a coma and died at the age of 32. It was determined that he had suffered from an acute heart ailment caused by chronic rheumatism.[2] He was interred at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Meridan.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Ed Walsh Jr's Stats. retrosheet.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b c Ed Walsh Jr's Obituary. The New York Times, Monday, November 1st, 1937. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ The Baseball Biography Project: Ed Walsh. by Stuart Schimler @ SABR.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ DiMaggio’s 61-Game Hitting Streak, Pacific Coast League. by Dennis Gaffney. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
