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Walsh, Ed

Edward Augustine Walsh
Born: May 14, 1881, Plains, Pennsylvania
Died: May 26, 1959, Pompano Beach, Florida
Bats: 
Right
Throws: 
Right
Played For: 
Chicago White Sox (1904-1916), Boston Braves (1917)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee: 1946
Biography: 

Ed Walsh used a dominating spitball to average 24 victories a season over a seven-year span (1906-12) for the Chicago White Sox. The right-hander, who twice hurled over 400 frames in a season, is best remembered for his 1908 campaign, in which he finished with a 40-15 record, 42 complete games in 49 starts, 464 innings pitched, 11 shutouts and 269 strikeouts. Big Ed finished his career with a 195-126 record and also coached, managed and umpired.

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Did You Know: 
that Ed Walsh is credited with the lowest career Major League ERA of all time (1.82), but this number is unofficial since ERA was not accepted as a statistic by the AL until 1913?
Umpiring is like everything else. If you make the men respect you, and can prove that you know how to run the game, you won't have much trouble.