Baseball player Fred Beebe, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, following through after throwing a baseball prior to game against Chicago Cubs 1909 Photo SUMMARY
Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Fred Beebe of the National League's St. Louis baseball team, following through after throwing a baseball, standing in foul territory in front of grandstands on the field at West Side Grounds, located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Two unidentified St. Louis players are standing in front of the bleachers in the background. SDN-054825, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Fred Beebe

A standout mound worker, Fred Beebe, a fastball pitcher, had the misfortune of pitching with lousy teams during his career. He led the entire National League with 171 strikeouts and rang up a very fine 16-10 record with a 2.93 earned run average, completed 20 of 25 starts and 9 relief appearances, spanning a resounding 230.2 innings as a rookie in 1906. Although he fell to a 7-20 record the next year, he led the league with 4 shutouts for a St. Louis Cardinals team that finished with the worst record in the NL, 52-101. Then, in 1908 he had a 5-13 record with a 2.63 ERA for a Cardinals team that was last again with a 49-105 record. In 1909 Fred Beebe had a 15-21 record, and led the league with 35 starts, working a career high 287.2 innings.

In February of 1910 he was traded to Cincinnati in a five-player deal. For the Reds Fred Beebe had a 12-14 record. He later pitched for the Phillies and Indians.