Edward Arthur (Big Ed) Walsh

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• Plains High School
• Outstanding right-handed pitcher for Chicago White Sox 1904-1916
• Pitched two victories in 1906 World Series, 1908 won 40 games
• Pitched and won both games of double-header against Boston Sept. 29, 1908
• Averaged 25 wins a season over six-year period for White Sox
• Pitching 464 innings in 1908, setting a post-1900 record
• Lifetime 1.82 ERA is also a record, finished career with Boston in 1917
• 1946 elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY
• Inducted into PA Sports Hall of Fame in 2002

Ed Walsh was an outstanding right-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox from 1904-1916. He won 40 games in 1908 and had two victories in the 1906 World Series. He pitched and won both games of a double-header against Boston on Sept. 29, 1908, allowing only one run. One of the early spitball pitchers, he averaged 25 wins a season over a six-year period for the White Sox and twice pitched over 400 innings in a season. His 464 innings in 1908 set a post-1900 record. His lifetime 1.82 ERA is also a record. He finished his major league career with Boston in 1917. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1946.