[chucksabr]

McNurr Retires

One of the top pitchers in Baseball League history has retired from the game. Gearróc McNurr has played since the Spalding contingent passed through Birmingham back in '79. He was one of the original Hawthorns from its origins in 1880, pitching WBA to the BA Cup semifinals in 1883 and 1885. He joined the club in their initial foray into the League in '88 and stayed on with them for another nine brilliant seasons, winning twenty in 1891, the first League pitcher ever to do so, and twenty two in 1894, the club's only season in the lower level, missing nary a start all the while. After having the temerity to age into his fortieth year, he was dispatched to the Magpies of Notts County, where he had a tremendous June in 1897, winning six of six starts for his final accomplishment, which was pitching the Magpies back into the top flight for 1898. McNurr will be well remembered, and equally missed.