James Francis Galvin would earn the nickname "Pud" over the course of his baseball career for his uncanny ability to make hitters look like "pudding."
Born on Christmas Day 1856 in St. Louis, Galvin would go on to make his debut as a teenager in the National Association for his hometown Brown Stockings in 1875. Four years later, Pud would surface in the National League pitching for the Buffalo Bisons and begin one of the most workmanlike careers baseball has ever seen.
