[Highlander]

Ed Plank- Gettysburg Eddie made his debut with the A's in 1901 and stayed with them his whole career until his retirement in 1911 at age 35. He had a much shorter career than in real life, as he went until 1917. He had no big injuries, so his reasons for retiring are not exactly clear. His final year was his worst, but not so bad that he couldn't potentially bounce back.

Plank's career numbers were-

218-152 (T-68th in wins), 1 Save, 3458.1 IP (97th), 2.46 ERA (20th), 1.11 WHIP (T-11th), 1696 Ks, 4.4 K/9, 72.9 WAR (T-51st)

Despite a relatively short career of just 11 seasons, Plank made the most of them. He won 20+ games 8 times and led the league 4 times. He led the league in Ks 3 times and WAR 4 times. There are a few possibilities for his best season.....In 1904, he went 24-12 with a 2.05 ERA, .96 WHIP, 214 Ks and 8.8 WAR in 346 IP. In 1906, he went 24-13 with a 1.77 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 194 Ks and 8.6 WAR in 355.2 IP. He also had a league leading 10 shut outs that year. That is tied for the most ever in a season in the Replay League.

Eddie never won a championship, but was an 8-time All Star and 2-time Cy Young Award winner. Even though he had just an 11 year career, it was enough to have him be inducted to the HOF in his first year with 89.3% of the vote.