Jack Chesbro

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Chesbro's Moments in the Sun 3 Trivia 4 Transactions 5 External Links

Overall Career

John Dwight "Happy Jack" Chesbro (born on June 5, 1874, in North Adams, MA), was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 12, 1899, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chesbro was an early spitball ace whose 1904 performance with the New York Highlanders still rates among the game's most remarkable seasons. He started 51 games, completed 48 and was the victor in 41 while hurling 455 innings. From 1901 to 1906, he won 154 games - an average of 25 per season. Hurling for pennant winners in Pittsburgh and New York, Chesbro was a league leader in winning percentage three times; wins, appearances and games started twice each; and once each in complete games, innings and shutouts.

Chesbro had a 11-year career as a right handed pitcher. He finished with 198 wins, 1265 Ks and a 2.68 ERA in 2896.2 IP.

Chesbro's Moments in the Sun

• Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1946

• In 1904 he led the AL in wins (41), games, innings, and complete games. His 41 wins were 45% of the New Yorkers total for that season.

Trivia

• Hall of Famer pitched the last game of his career for the Red Sox.
• On April 20, 1903, Jack Chesbro pitched the very first game in the history of the New York Yankees, then known as the Highlanders.
• Hit a home run on his birthday on 6/5/1906

Transactions

• December 8, 1899: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 players and $25,000 cash to the Louisville Colonels for 12 other players including Honus Wagner.
• March 9, 1900: Assigned to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Louisville Colonels.
• Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Highlanders.
• September 11, 1909: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the New York Highlanders.

External Links

• Jack Chesbro: Hall of Fame Page
• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis