George Bradley

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George Bradley
Pitcher/Third baseman
Born: July 13, 1852
Reading, Pennsylvania
Died: October 2, 1931 (aged 79)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 1875
for the St. Louis Brown Stockings
Final game
August 8, 1888
for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
W-L Record     171-151
ERA     2.42
CG     302
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • July 15, 1876: Pitched first official no-hitter
  • 1876: Set record for most shutouts in a season (16)
For the baseball umpire, see Foghorn Bradley. For the naval officer, see George Bradley (Medal of Honor recipient).

George Washington Bradley (July 13, 1852 - October 2, 1931), named for the first U.S. President, and nicknamed "Grin", was a National League pitcher and infielder in Major League Baseball. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1]

Bradley was the first man to pitch an official no-hit, no-run game in major league history.[2] He pitched for St. Louis in the club's victory over Hartford on July 15, 1876. The score ended 2-0 without a hit being allowed by Bradley. That same year he threw 16 shutouts over the course of the season, setting a record that has not been broken.[2] Bradley was involved in professional baseball for thirty years, nineteen of them with the Philadelphia Athletics. He helped the A's win the championship of 1883.

He served as a player-manager in 1887 for the minor league Nashville Blues of the Southern League.[3]

He became a Philadelphia police officer following baseball. He died in Philadelphia[1] at his home. At the time of his death he was retired on a pension from the police department which he had received beginning in September 1931. Bradley was interred at the Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c George Bradley Stats. Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
  2. ^ a b Ivor-Campbell, Fred. George Bradley. BaseballLibrary.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
  3. ^ Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Nashville Blues." Nashville Sounds. April 26, 2004. Retrieved on March 22, 2008.
  • Philadelphia Public Ledger, Sunday Morning, Oct. 4, 1931, P.6
  • MacMillan Baseball Encyclopedia Digital Edition (1996)

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Preceded by
First Champion		 National League ERA Champion
1876		 Succeeded by
Tommy Bond