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Jack Chesbro

Birthdate:

6/5/1874

Died:

11/6/1931

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

North Adams, MA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Jack Chesbro, New York Yankees pitcher, following through after throwing a baseball against White Sox 1909 Photo SUMMARY
Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Jack Chesbro of the American League's New York Yankees, following through after throwing a baseball, standing in profile in front of bleachers on the field at South Side Park, located at West 37th Street, South Princeton Avenue, West Pershing Road (formerly West 39th Street), and South Wentworth Avenue in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. SDN-055108, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Top spitball pitcher of all-time. Chesbro won 41 games in 1904; the most wins by any pitcher in one year in this century. He lost only 12 games that year and had an ERA of 1.82. Jack Chesbro won over 20 games- 5 different years. Pitched 57 career shutouts and had a career record of 198-132; .600 pct.; started 332 games and completed 260. Lifetime ERA of 2.68. Jack Chesbro only pitched 10 years but his 1904 record puts him in the history books as the greatest year for any pitcher in this century. Spitball Jack Chesbro Baseball Historian presents Famous Baseball Players

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1899	PIT (NL)	19	17	6	9	0	15	0	149.0	165	99	68	3	59	0	28	5	11	0	4.11
1900	PIT (NL)	32	26	15	13	1	20	3	215.2	220	123	88	4	79	0	56	7	12	0	3.67
1901	PIT (NL)	36	28	21	10	1	26	6	287.2	261	104	76	4	52	0	129	5	14	0	2.38
1902	PIT (NL)	35	33	28	6	1	31	8	286.1	242	81	69	1	62	0	136	3	21	1	2.17
1903	NYY (AL)	40	36	21	15	0	33	1	324.2	300	140	100	7	74	0	147	5	9	1	2.77
1904	NYY (AL)	55	51	41	12	0	48	6	454.2	338	128	92	4	88	0	239	9	7	0	1.82
1905	NYY (AL)	41	38	19	15	0	24	3	303.1	262	125	74	5	71	0	156	7	6	0	2.20
1906	NYY (AL)	49	42	23	17	1	24	4	325.0	314	138	107	2	75	0	152	7	10	0	2.96
1907	NYY (AL)	30	25	10	10	0	17	1	206.0	192	83	58	0	46	0	78	3	6	0	2.53
1908	NYY (AL)	45	31	14	20	1	20	3	288.2	271	133	94	6	67	0	124	11	14	0	2.93
1909	NYY (AL)	9	4	0	4	0	2	0	49.2	70	51	35	2	13	0	17	0	3	0	6.34
1909	BOS (AL)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	7	4	3	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	4.50
12 years		392	332	198	132	5	260	35	2896.2	2642	1209	864	39	690	0	1265	62	113	2	2.68

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1899	PIT (NL)	19	58	3	9	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.155	.197	SLG
1900	PIT (NL)	32	85	10	15	4	1	0	9	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.231	SLG
1901	PIT (NL)	36	116	9	25	5	1	1	8	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	.216	.242	SLG
1902	PIT (NL)	35	112	11	20	3	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	.179	.200	SLG
1903	NYY (AL)	40	124	8	23	4	0	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.185	.198	SLG
1904	NYY (AL)	56	174	17	41	9	3	1	17	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	.236	.253	SLG
1905	NYY (AL)	41	112	6	21	6	3	0	10	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	.188	.202	SLG
1906	NYY (AL)	49	125	10	26	2	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.214	SLG
1907	NYY (AL)	30	76	1	15	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.197	SLG
1908	NYY (AL)	45	102	8	18	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.176	.184	SLG
1909	NYY (AL)	9	17	1	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	SLG
1909	BOS (AL)	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	SLG
12 years		393	1103	85	217	37	13	5	82	25	0	5	0	0	2	21	0	.197	.216	.SLG

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