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Highlander · 06-22-2022, 06:35 PM

Ed Walsh- The top pick of the NY Giants in the 1901 draft, Walsh spent his whole career as a Giant. He played from 1902-1916, retiring at age 35.

Ed's numbers were-

231-175 (52nd in wins), 9 Saves, 3706.1 IP (68th), 2.46 ERA (21st), 1.14 WHIP (31st...strangely the only player to finish with this WHIP), 1941 K, 4.7 K/9, 77.6 WAR (35th)

From 1904-1913, Ed won 20+ games 8 times, leading the league twice. He didn't lead the league in categories very often, but always put up strong numbers that must have fallen just short. His best year was 1906, when he went 26-13 with a 1.63 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 170 Ks and 7.9 WAR in 352.1 IP. He led the league that year in wins, WHIP and WAR....but not ERA. I'll get to who led the league that year in the future! It was NOT a HOFer.

Walsh won a Gold Glove, was named to 5 All-Star teams and won one Cy Young Award. In his first year of eligibility, 1922, he was voted into the HOF with 96.1% of the vote. He didn't have the awards many other HOFers have, but that run of 20-win seasons plus the 2.46 career ERA are hard to ignore.

06-22-2022, 06:35 PM	#43
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Ed Walsh- The top pick of the NY Giants in the 1901 draft, Walsh spent his whole career as a Giant. He played from 1902-1916, retiring at age 35. Ed's numbers were- 231-175 (52nd in wins), 9 Saves, 3706.1 IP (68th), 2.46 ERA (21st), 1.14 WHIP (31st...strangely the only player to finish with this WHIP), 1941 K, 4.7 K/9, 77.6 WAR (35th) From 1904-1913, Ed won 20+ games 8 times, leading the league twice. He didn't lead the league in categories very often, but always put up strong numbers that must have fallen just short. His best year was 1906, when he went 26-13 with a 1.63 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 170 Ks and 7.9 WAR in 352.1 IP. He led the league that year in wins, WHIP and WAR....but not ERA. I'll get to who led the league that year in the future! It was NOT a HOFer. Walsh won a Gold Glove, was named to 5 All-Star teams and won one Cy Young Award. In his first year of eligibility, 1922, he was voted into the HOF with 96.1% of the vote. He didn't have the awards many other HOFers have, but that run of 20-win seasons plus the 2.46 career ERA are hard to ignore. __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879